Archive for the ‘Horticulture’ Category

Monthly update

Latest round of pictures from the allotment, showing the nearly completed digging, the aftermath of the storms, a new acquisition, food and a pile of sh*t.

January 28, 2007 · teejay · No Comments
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Shovelling Sh*t

Had a load of manure dropped at the allotment today and had to move it to the compost bins. That was good warm work. Also pulled down what remained of the shed greenhouse. The standalone green house stood up to the gales really well. Tomorrow I go for my blood and eye tests.

January 21, 2007 · teejay · No Comments
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Boxing day digging

As I have said I spent Boxing day digging at the allotment. Most of the plot is bare and very little is growing, so this makes it a good time to to the digging (as well as burning off all the calories consumed on Christmas Day). As we can start expecting frosts, the digging is [...]

December 30, 2006 · teejay · No Comments
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Fruits of our labours

At last – months of hard work has produced some results. We are now seeing some fruits of the land. Yes, we have now started harvesting the allotment. First to be picked was the beetroot (more have been planted as it tastes so much nicer than the stuff bought in supermarkets.). Now it’s spinach and [...]

July 31, 2006 · teejay · No Comments
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Allotment update

It’s been a while since I lasted updated you, not too much has happened got new job and worked on allotment. Just so you can see, I’ve taken a few update pics. We have rotavated both sides and got some brassicas (savoy cabbage, kale, purple sprouting, swede – yes it’s related to cabbage – spinach [...]

July 8, 2006 · teejay · No Comments
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Garden's coming on

Spent the weekend digging, hoeing and planting and the place is looking a lot better. To give you an idea, here are some before’s

May 30, 2006 · teejay · No Comments
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Free lettuce

4 hours digging at the allotment and got given some free lettuce plants, as well as an offer for some free leeks. At this rate we’ll not need to buy any seeds .

May 14, 2006 · teejay · No Comments
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Vegtable gardening

On Saturday I got an allotment. For those of you who don’t know, this a a plot of land that you rent and can do some gardening in it. It is usually veg and fruit, but I have seen some that are

May 2, 2006 · teejay · No Comments
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