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• On Your Marks Get SET Grow!

  

  Well readers I have had a very busy week, my time mainly split between the allotment and work, I made the stupid mistake on Monday of doing 7 hours down the plo... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• I Love It When a Plan Comes Together (cue the Music!)

  One thing I like to be is organised, think it’s a chef thing, but this year like last I have put together a planting plan for the allotment. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Quick Garlic Update.

  

  My garlic is looking really healthy this year; I planted my garlic last November so was in the ground when we had the cold snap in the beginning of February.... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Seed Update...

  

  Just to give you an update on the seeds sown, the leeks are doing well and look good the tomatoes are romping away and at this rate they will be fruiting in May! Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• St David's Day Daffodil & Egg Shells

  

  Day off today so spent the morning down the plot,weeded around the raspberries and the loganberries and putting the ash from last week’s bonfire round the... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Sign's That Spring is on the Way.

  

  Haven’t had much time this week to get up the plot, today I only managed to do 2 hours but in that time I did manage to get a bit more done on the floor round b... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 GARDENING

• Compost Area 2.0

  

  The last few days have been a bit on the hectic side, it’s consisted of allotment in the morning till mid-afternoon then work in the evening till late, but I... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Getting the Show on the Road...

  

  Well the weather has been a bit kinder this week and I have managed to get down the plot a few times between work and home life. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 GARDENING

• Disaster Strikes!

  

  I am devastated. My seed potatoes which I thought were in a frost free place got attacked by frost over the weekend. It must have been the -9 we had on... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 GARDENING

• My Comfort Food.

  

  When I think of comfort food I think of soup, yes, yes I know all you women out there are now saying not a chance it has to be “CHOCOLATE” but there is somethin... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING

• Whihdrawal Symptoms!

  

  Well its day 8 of my holiday which I took to get some jobs done down the allotment and so far because of the weather I have spent a total of 3 hours there, so... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 GARDENING

• Chomping at the Bit!

  

  well like the rest of the UK today I awoke to see a blanket of white which as a gardener this isnt much fun I am chomping at the bit to get down the plot and an... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Onion Seed V Sets Part 2.

  

  Oh dear oh dear the onion seeds are not doing particularly well due to the intervention of my 3 year old daughter. I have my onion seeds sitting nicely on the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 GARDENING

• Scone in 60 Seconds(ish)!

  

  My favorite sister-in-law popped over today with my youngest niece as we are on our holi-bubbles and doing a spot of decorating she brought over a lovely soup... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Chitting, Digging, Barking & Pottering

  

  Today sees the first day of a 2 week holiday from work, so it has been a day for pottering, and getting all those jobs that you have wanted to do but just... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 GARDENING

• BROADening My Pallet…....

  

  When I was a boy I was always given broad beans to eat I HATED them my farther loves them which is why we had them so often, and a consequence of this I... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Seed Vs Set's

  

  This year I have had a go a growing onions from seed, I have never done this before I have always gone down the route of sets and put them in end of march... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Fruitilicious for 2012

  

  I have always had a bit of a love hate relationship with growing fruit I love it, it HATES me! In fact the first thing I ever grew myself was fruit,... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 GARDENING

• Cavalo Nero with a Twist....

  

  Today I managed to get down to the plot again as I need to get the paths sorted before the new season is upon us, I was taking a well-earned Tea break when my... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 GARDENING

• Barking Mad!

  

  Have spent a lot of time lately reading a lot of gardening blogs and they all have one thing in common…………..LETS GET CRACKING, so today I went to the plot to... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 GARDENING