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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Did I say I was overzealous?
Posted in Gardening, Kids!, Produce, Selfsufficiency, tagged Kids!, peas, sowing on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, so leading on from my last post, I was extoling the virtues of having a mini-me on hand to help with all the sowing that has to be done at this time of year…what I omitted was the anecdote that goes along with the last lot of peas.
The Tallest and I were out in [...]
Successional Sowing
Posted in Allotment, Gardening, Selfsufficiency, tagged children, seeds, sowing on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the Tallest grows older, I have very quickly realised that she can be a real help when it comes to all the sowing that needs to be done at this time of year.
As she is only three the amount of time that she is engaged by planting seeds is limited, and to my surprised [...]
Weight Loss and (too much?) Activity
Posted in Allotment, Coeliac, Food, Produce, Selfsufficiency, Uncategorized, tagged Allotment, Coeliac, seeds, sowing, weight loss on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, posts have been a little thin on the ground, but then again so have I…
My diagnosis with Coeliac Disease around three years ago seemed to be the answer to my constant battle with maintaining a healthy weight. And for a while this was so, but 11 months after having my second baby, the weight [...]
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