A quick visit down the allotment resulted in a whole wheelbarrows worth of produce. I KNOW the pumpkins fill most of the space, but that was the intention, the Tallest had specifically requested some that were of carvable proportions, and this year we have finally delivered.
Sweetcorn is a favourite in our household (minus Mr GT) [...]
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Last of the Pumpkins
Posted in Allotment, Produce, Selfsufficiency, tagged autumn, butternut squash, harvest, pumpkins, Sweetcorn on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Good Potato Crop
Posted in Allotment, tagged Allotment, cara, harvesting, potatoes on September 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the few things that has remained unaffected by the last months worth of neglect is the potatoes.
Mr GT was down the allotment for a couple of hours today and lifted two rows of spuds, the barrow was full to overflowing and some of them were as big as a swede. Once we have [...]
Potato Blight
Posted in Allotment, Selfsufficiency, tagged Allotment, blight, potatoes on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When it finally got to my main crop potatoes. I have dome really well this year, the earlies even managed to get to the point where they died back rather than getting the blight.
So this morning is off to the allotment armed with shears to cut back all the top growth and put it on [...]
Barbeque Summer My A**e!
Posted in Allotment, Aside, weather, tagged hail, hoeing, rain, weather, weeding on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, so perhaps I am being a little harsh, and I have to admit that this is really only the second week that we have had persistantly bad weather, but still…it does get on your nerves rather doesn’t it?
I’ve had two stir crazy kids, particularly in the cases of the Smallest who isn’t able to [...]
Back to normal again
Posted in Allotment, Frugality, Produce, Selfsufficiency, tagged Allotment, Produce on June 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The distinct lack of posts has been due to actually having a social life!
And having finally returned from what will be the last engagement for a few weeks things may return to their normal pace.
Prior to going away for our first ever weekend without the children, the allotment was given some serious attention, and was [...]
The Allotment awaits
Posted in Allotment, Selfsufficiency, tagged Allotment, broccoli, chard, courgette, french beans, parsnips, pumpkin, spinach beet, swedes on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Off to get the Smalls up after this post, and as the weather is dry and fortunately not too windy a la yesterday when we had gusts strong enough to blow the Smallest off her feet!
There is much to be done sown the plot as Hubby and I are off for a well deserved weekend [...]
The rain has finally worked its magic…
Posted in Allotment, tagged Allotment, Broad Beans on May 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
At long last, we have finally had a lasting fall of rain, and it has truly breathed life into the garden and plot, it has been fantastic to not have to use the sprinkler in the garden for the last couple of days, and the allotment has finally had a growth spurt, and things are [...]
Allotment, bare but beautiful…
Posted in Allotment, tagged Allotment on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re off there this morning to ‘re-home’ the scarecrows, and to see whether yesterdays all too brief downpower has encouraged more than just the weeds to grow!
Globe Artichokes
Posted in Allotment, Gardening, Produce, Selfsufficiency, tagged Allotment, Globe Artichoke, perrenial, seeds, sowing on April 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On the odd occasion I do get to stray away from only planting the things that we eat as a family and get to have a ’splurge’ on a packet of seeds. This years little treat was a packet of Globe Artichoke seeds.
Something I have fallen in love with ever since an exchange trip to [...]
Peas in
Posted in Allotment, Food, Gardening, Produce, Selfsufficiency, tagged Borlotti, Cucumbers, Lettuce, peas, Sweetcorn on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tallest seen here posing with the row of peas that she helped plant up and stake in.
We’ll go back to the allotment tomorrow to have a recce to see how many succumed to the bloody pigeons that seem to wait undetected while us foolish gardeners plant the fruits of our labours into the ground, only [...]
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