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Allotment news...
by Caryll Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:37 pm
A boring thread, but despite the weather, things aren't going too badly.
The lavender plants - all 6 surviving so far, although still tiny. Should be pretty good for next summer! (I know they're hard to see).
Potatoes (front) and marrows/courgettes/pumpkin.
Potatoes & worker!
Cabbages, cauliflowers, kale (sorry, they're not easy to see as they're all covered with netting to stop the birds!).
The lavender plants - all 6 surviving so far, although still tiny. Should be pretty good for next summer! (I know they're hard to see).
Potatoes (front) and marrows/courgettes/pumpkin.
Potatoes & worker!
Cabbages, cauliflowers, kale (sorry, they're not easy to see as they're all covered with netting to stop the birds!).
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by Caroline Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:14 pm
It's looking great, the potatoes look like they are coming on well.
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by Caryll Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:34 pm
Everything's well behind, unfortunately. We should be ready to pick the spuds by now!
The rotavator broke & we had to get a new one - at £300 we had to save up, so the planting was really delayed! We lost a few plants that I'd started in the garden greenhouse because they needed to be in deeper soil, but we'll probably manage to cultivate two thirds of the plot this year. Better than nothing!
The big thing was netting the cabbages, kale & cauliflowers - takes ages!
The rotavator broke & we had to get a new one - at £300 we had to save up, so the planting was really delayed! We lost a few plants that I'd started in the garden greenhouse because they needed to be in deeper soil, but we'll probably manage to cultivate two thirds of the plot this year. Better than nothing!
The big thing was netting the cabbages, kale & cauliflowers - takes ages!
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by Caroline Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:39 am
It is a lot of work isn't it. Two thirds isn't too bad 
The home grown veg always tastes better.
I remember when I was young eating the peas out of the pod in the garden and leaving the pod attached to the plant
The home grown veg always tastes better. I remember when I was young eating the peas out of the pod in the garden and leaving the pod attached to the plant
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by Shisa Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:46 am
That is brilliant. I always admire a veg patch. Lots of hard work.
I can't get things to grow. If I plant it, it dies. Even potted plants die when I re-pot.
Give me a sick or ailing animal and I can pull from death door but plants...
I can't get things to grow. If I plant it, it dies. Even potted plants die when I re-pot.
Give me a sick or ailing animal and I can pull from death door but plants...
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