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     A theft on the Allotment!
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted December 9, 2019

    A theft on the Allotment!

    We finished coppicing the hazel today and started (and finished!) doing the same to the willows. They are now looking quite stark but will start putting out new shoots in the spring. The [...]

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     Busy day at the Allotment
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted December 2, 2019

    Busy day at the Allotment

    After a few dreich days, Thursday was sunny but chilly. On the bright side, we had plenty to do to keep us warm. We started on the annual coppicing of the hazel that we grow as a windbreak on the [...]

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     Keeping warm – allotment style.
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted November 24, 2019

    Keeping warm – allotment style.

    On Thursday, we kept warm by energetically barrowing leaves onto the bare beds to act as a mulch over winter. The thick layer will protect the soil from the winter weather, provide shelter for [...]

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     Bright but chilly on the Allotment
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted November 18, 2019

    Bright but chilly on the Allotment

    Well, the sun was shining on Thursday, but we had to be energetic to keep warm so no changes there. Our comfrey has been disappearing in a sea of Innula, Helianthemum and Valerian so we had a [...]

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     A visitor to the Allotment
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted November 12, 2019

    A visitor to the Allotment

    A damp and chilly day on Thursday but a good turn-out of volunteers none the less and we set to with a couple of breaks under shelter when the rain came on. The soil is wet after all the rain, [...]

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     Tidying up the Allotment
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted November 4, 2019

    Tidying up the Allotment

    Today we worked on the repair of the compost bins.  Ours are made from pallets and, unfortunately, three had rotted and needed replaced. In winter, most of the plot is in shade until early [...]

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     Unexpected job on the Allotment
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted October 28, 2019

    Unexpected job on the Allotment

    The plan for today didn’t happen as we found a tunnel in the compost heap and ended up clearing out the heap and found the cause – a family of very cute little mice in the corner. They [...]

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     Who or what ate the parsley?
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    By pamwhittle
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted October 18, 2019

    Who or what ate the parsley?

    A chilly start again but there was plenty of hard work to keep us warm. The weeding of the beds continues and the clearance of the comfrey bed where the comfrey plants have disappeared in a [...]

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     Chilly but still autumn raspberries on the allotment
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    By pamwhittle
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted October 15, 2019

    Chilly but still autumn raspberries on the allotment

    A chilly day on the allotment but no rain so we were able to get all the work done starting with the planting of the onion sets. These will be ready in early summer so a little earlier than [...]

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     Allotment update
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    By adminjul
    In Allotment, Blog
    Posted October 7, 2019

    Allotment update

    The cold nights of the last few days have finished the courgettes and squashes.  The sweetcorn has finished cropping and we have done well this year with cobs and the mini corn.  It was off to [...]

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