May 2008

Community Allotmenting – War or Peace?

May 25, 2008
Community Allotmenting - War or Peace?

One of the plots adjacent to mine is run on a community basis and I find it fascinating to see how well it flourishes. I would expect utter chaos but it’s a very well ordered plot. I haven’t spotted a Gantt chart pinned up on the shed wall with tasks and timelines allocated to individuals [...]

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Carrot Torment

May 13, 2008
Carrot Torment

I’m on the edge with my carrots. Three squandered seed packs later, I’m wondering whether to just walk away and forget that the sweet, orange roots ever existed in my life. A trip to Petersham Nursery on Sunday gave me another option: Now 50p may seem a little steep for an individual carrot, even in [...]

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Wot no Grandkids?

May 9, 2008
Wot no Grandkids?

My parents arrived today, searching for grandkids as predicted. Finding the flat childless, they were persuaded to walk along to the allotment in search of productivity. There I handed them a fork each and set them off at either end of the row of manky cabbages in a horticultural dig out. Mum won of course, [...]

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Revision Excuses

May 6, 2008
Revision Excuses

I’m supposed to be at home revising for my exams, now a mere 2 weeks away, so of course the shed absolutely had to be painted today. When that was finished I planted the beans outside, resulting in more teeth sucking from the old timers who absolutely refuse to gamble on the last frost date [...]

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Month in Pictures – April

May 5, 2008
Month in Pictures - April

Progress report for April What a crazy month its been, at the beginning I was so worried about the broad beans that I resorted to exhaling over them in an attempt to thaw the snow cover and by the end of the month I was blistering in the sun. I’ve planted out loads of the [...]

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