August 2008

Little Helper

August 25, 2008
Little Helper

I escaped to the coast for most of the bank holiday to get some essential swimming prep under my belt, but today I was free to catch up on some much needed admin on the plot. All the spuds have been dug and bagged, the mid summer peas have been ripped up and the gasping [...]

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Aroma of Vinegar

August 10, 2008
Aroma of Vinegar

I think I wasted my time this morning lighting a new stick of patchouli and lemon incense. The mornings trip to the lotty resulted in a monstrous glut that could only mean an afternoon spent preparing chutney and a house oozing the homely charm of hot spicy vinegar. There are a couple of cauliflowers in [...]

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Gardeners Question Time

August 6, 2008
Gardeners Question Time

I haven’t been down to the plot for a few days so there was a good quantity of produce waiting for my arrival: Doesn’t that look delicious? In addition I filled a canvas sack with more beans and a stack of chard but it didn’t look quite so photogenic. I’m going to make herbed summer [...]

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Potato Quartet

August 2, 2008
Potato Quartet

My Dad has been hoping to use me as a blight early warning station, assuming that I’d be hit before the spores were carried northward in the breeze, but as it turned out he was able to alert me first. The fungal foray started in Yorkshire. To be on the safe side I’ve dug up [...]

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Month in Pictures – July

August 2, 2008
Month in Pictures - July

Blimey, July is a busy month. I’ve been on the plot almost every day and yet don’t seem to have done anything constructive. The time is taken up by watering and picking crops (not that I’m complaining), with precious little time for making any last minute sowings. I haven’t had much time for blogging recently [...]

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