Marigoldmania
Marigolds are blooming at the moment, we cut some to make an arrangement for the dinner table…
Read MoreGreat First Impression
The overalls got their first outing today. It was a very hot day and there were questions from some friends over whether we had gone commando, but a lady does not reveal such things! Met the treasurer of the allotment today and attempts to look like we knew what we were doing failed when Siobhan stood on a newly planted marigold while speaking to him and didn’t notice – he had to point it out! Bought some plants left over from other allotment owners to help us get started. Planted today: Tomatoes (two types) Sweetcorn Purple Sprouting Broccoli Chilli (two types) Our allotment is starting to look quite professional now – we even have bottles on...
Read MorePicket Fence, Overalls and The Growing Position!
Second trip to the garden centre today to get more plants/ seeds and other essentials including cute white panels to make a picket fence around our herb garden! Every girl needs one! First part of our ‘allotment girl’ uniform also arrived – some rather fetching overalls that I am sure we will be modelling on the site soon. There was much hilarity gained from the discovery of the term ‘growing position’ on the instructions of some of the seeds. I think we are developing ‘allotment humour’ – should we be worried? Planted today: Applemint Marigolds Beans (two types) Radishes (two...
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