allotmentgirls

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

   May 12

New weeds for 2008!

Although we aspire to need and tidy rows of gorgeous looking veg, neatly trimmed herbs and abundant fruit bushes, we just haven’t got that!! So here are some of our perfectly cultivated weeds!! Groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus) is everywhere – we have some fine specimens, all grow naturally in rows straighter than anything we grow on [...]

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   Jul 10

Tackling the Triffids!

We’ve been rather neglectful of our plot over the last couple of weeks and we’ve been fair-weather gardeners while the heavy rain has been pouring down. Today was the day to tackle the triffids! We made a good start, but there are weeds everywhere… including some massive alliums growing out of our stinky bin bags!! [...]

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