The wet theme continues…so still no work on the plot. It’s incredibly frustrating! I’ve got a week off over Easter and I’m hoping the weather will be drier for then so I can get some work done. I still need to turn about 30% of my plot into beds, plant […]
This update has theme music….get those maracas moving & start humming Guatanamera because I have: …3 habaneros, oh yes! and 2 jalapenos….(repeat to fade) Makes up for the fact that my carefully pre-soaked boltardy were probably drowned rather than soaked and my sweetpeas are cursed. I’ve got some cosmos coming up and […]
It’s getting warmer….and drier!! Whoop!! The broad beans are looking happy and bigger. Managed to turn over the potato bed, my first proper digging of the season and I left […]
This is my first stab at what I will be growing this year: Potatoes: Duke of York (balcony), Charlotte and Desiree – all now chitting in the kitchen Garlic: Marco (balcony + to go out on plot) Brassicas: Broccoli (in plot, looking sad), Cabbage – Durham Early, Red Drumhead, Cauliflower […]
I’ve been meaning to start one of these for a while. New Year, new start, so I’ll see how long I keep this up! I’ve wanted an allotment for years – but it turns out that a lot of other people in Surbiton do too. I got my plot in […]
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