Sunday dawned cold but sunny, making a welcome change from the dull grey we have been treated to recently. I knew, when I got the allotment, that there was a danger of me being so distracted by my bright new shiny toy that my first love would be neglected. My determination not to allow this…
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I am not, by nature, a patient person. During my childhood and early adulthood phrases such as “bull at a gate” and “burning the candle at both ends” were used liberally to describe my behaviour by my nearest and dearest. Since getting ill over a decade ago my biggest challenge has been unlearning my tendency…
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I suppose it was inevitable really. Having spent more time up at the allotment – mostly in a fine drizzle – I’ve decided I need to leave a little more space at the rear of the plot, both for the utility area (compost bins, comfrey, log pile) and for a seating area. It’s not really…
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Yesterday I finally got round to some serious seed sowing, and have now totally filled the shelf thingy that is cluttering up the dining room – south facing patio doors, so prime seed-nursery real estate. Edibles: Dwarf Runner Bean ‘Pickwick’ Garlic chives Baby sweetcorn Courgette F1 Hybrid ‘Soleil’ Butternut Squash Pretties: Zinnia ‘Red Spider’ Zinnia…
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My excuse for not posting for months (and months) is that, in my guise as a web designer, I kept intending to put together a site that included my garden blogging, but which also held a calendar for me to leave reminders for myself on and record what I did when. But I kept getting…
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