allotmentgirls

Two girls and an allotment… get mucky at the weekend!

   Aug 20

Potatoes!

Woohoo… after not planting any potatoes this year we dug up 8.5kg today! Last year’s remnant decided to sprout up in our seedbed of leeks, so we have no leeks, just potatoes… can’t complain Tomatoes are looking great, all green so far, but hopefully a bit of sunshine this week will have the glowing red! [...]

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   May 07

Our ‘Candid Charm’

Well we do like to think we’re rather charming, but today we planted our Cauliflower ‘Candid Charm’ We have never grown cauliflower before, so we’re a little nervous… we have read we need to fold the leaves over the florets as they grow, so they’ll need a little more care than our ‘shove it in [...]

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   May 27

Back from hols, with a list!

We’re back from Barbados, but sadly no trip to the allotment due to all the rain. We have decided what we’ll be growing though! In no particular order: Leeks Onions Garlic Radish Lettuce Endive French Beans Courgette Cauliflower Broccoli Cabbage Potatoes Carrots Parsnips Beetroot Asparagus and herbs… Salvia (sage) Bay Basil Peppermint Coriander Thyme Chives [...]

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