Fun on the Plot!
We had a lovely evening up on the plot this evening… plenty of digging, weeding and larking about
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Today was a perfect Spring day… warm sunshine, birds tweeting and much happiness from allotmenteers! Peering beneath the groundsheets we found the Rhubarb has survived and is looking rather healthy… with a bit of luck we’ll be over-run with it – we love it! Perhaps we shouldn’t mention that, it’ll be our summer equivalent of the allotment-owners courgette glut! We had a good old digging and weeding session (as always!), and planted some radishes (Scarlet Globe), lettuce (Tom Thumb), spinach, rocket and salad leaves – from the old seed stash though so whether they come to anything will be a miracle, especially as we forgot the bird scarers again. ...
Read MoreSiobhan’s Whoppers!
Just look at Siobhan’s whoppers! Oh, that’s the courgettes we’re talking about by the way The courgettes are doing so well – we cut these two today and we have at least another five growing. Just imagine if Tony hadn’t killed the second plant!!
Read MoreMarigoldmania
Marigolds are blooming at the moment, we cut some to make an arrangement for the dinner table…
Read MoreSiobhan gets rid of the bindweed
Today we tried to tackle the weeds, in particular the bindweed… such pretty flowers, but a nightmare around our corn!! Any suggestions on getting rid of this will be much appreciated!! But it seems that hard graft and digging out the roots is the only way to go… Siobhan is wearing the Floral Raw Edge Top from our merchandise...
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