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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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Month in Pictures – June

July 4, 2008
Month in Pictures - June

So June has been and gone and I can’t believe I managed to miss the summer solstice. I was pleased to discover while putting together this months – Month in Pictures, that I was at least on the plot on the 21st – sowing more carrots. If the summer solstice is also known as midsummers [...]

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Month In Pictures – May

June 15, 2008
Month In Pictures - May
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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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Month in Pictures – March

March 30, 2008
Month in Pictures - March

Progress report for March. March has been a wash out weather wise and we even managed a bit of snow. A little creative jiggery pokery with my annual leave arrangements has enabled me to make the most of the very occasional dry spell to get on the plot and the results have been satisfying: All [...]

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Month In Pictures – February

March 1, 2008
Month In Pictures - February

Progress report for February. The weather was remarkably mild and I enjoyed a good few sunny weekends on the plot. The peach was planted and tentatively pruned to within an inch of it’s life. Paths and a seed bed were constructed in a fashion. The Hellebore flowered beautifully and provided a lovely welcome to all [...]

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Month in Pictures – January

January 31, 2008
Month in Pictures - January

This month was all about the shed, I fell in love with this place – a true room of my own. Most of my plotting time was spent inside looking out but I did manage to complete a few shambolic construction projects, and sow some early seeds in between brewing the tea.

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Month in Pictures – December

December 31, 2007
Month in Pictures - December

December was taken up by the stress and joy of the shed! It was also the month that the allotment actually began to warrant its name. Cloches and crops were popping up, left, right and centre.

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