I had started keeping records of what was sown/transplanted/potted on/harvested and when, however I became lax and forgot to keep this up. My father had allotments and we kept records over 30 yea...
The allotment over the last couple of years has not been as well maintained as it should have been. However, I hope that period is over. April saw some nice weather for getting down to the plot. ...
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We bought seed potatoes this year from the potato day held at the Harper Adams University. 1st Earlies Accent Sharpes Express Winston Red Duke of York Maris Bard Casablanca Amandine 2nd Earlies S...
I look forward to reading seed catalogues and deciding which varieties to grow. I decided to go with Nickys Nursery for the bulk of this year’s seed order because of their variety on offer of c...
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Record keeping for this year is non-existent, again! Although I do have some sowing dates. Labels also aren’t all that up-to-date. There were labels with the potatoes, but they’ve been earthe...
Potato List 2015 First Earlies Allians Casablanca Chopin Colleen Duke of York Franceline Lady Christl Red Duke of York Sharpe’s Express Winston not this year – was sold out within an hour of ...
I have neglected this blog in recent years but I’m still passionate about the allotment gardening. I am so glad to still have this site online and happy to see it has been a value to some of yo...
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We were away for the festive period coming home on the 2nd of January in the dark. A neighbour said that there were tiles and slates missing from the house roof and that the greenhouse had been d...
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We had some mixed success with the onion family. Garlic was a bit on the small side, but we did have some decent onions (from sets I think). Leeks have been good, none have bolted (so far). Roots...
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Brassicas Had mixed success with brassicas this year. Many seedlings succumbed to clubroot, noticed when we were transplanting. Caterpillars were vigilantly removed, and occasionally fed to the g...
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