Today was a momentous day. A day to rival any other day. A day where nothing can go wrong. Maybe I am overselling this.... But today has been a very productive. We have worked intensively on the new plot, making three new beds and digging over nearly half the plot. We arrived down at the... Continue Reading →
Busy times
So its Thursday evening. It has been a very long week and the weather is terrible. Good news is that the skip arrived at the allotment this morning and the huge pile of rubbish from our new plot is gone! Plan for Saturday is as follows: box in bed for chicken food crops (by the... Continue Reading →
The skip
I got a message from Cliff from the allotment site saying a skip is arriving on Thursday morning to help me and two other tennants remove the enormous piles of rubbish left by the previous Tennant. This tennantoves from plot to plot leaving a trail of destruction and mountains of rubbish behind him. The other... Continue Reading →
Great works at the allotment
Today I dragged my husband down to the allotment to do some digging. The new plot desperately needs to be dug, partly to get rid of the weeds and partly to level out the ground which looks like the dark side of the moon, craters everywhere! We fed the chickens and admired the continued efforts... Continue Reading →
A glorious morning
Up early to sort out the chickens this morning. The air is crisp with just a hint of frost, the autumn sun is shining and the young cockerels are attempting to perfect their call. No one else was on site when I arrived, making the allotment seem even more removed from the hustle and bustle... Continue Reading →
The reason why having an allotment can save you from a total breakdown
Work was difficult today. It was okish this morning but took a huge dive this afternoon. I am drowning in paperwork for next week and have no idea how I will get it all done in time. Stress levels are rising rapidly. Until I get down to the allotment. Well, more accurately, about 10 minutes... Continue Reading →
Plans for next spring
An unexpected half day at work left me with a glorious opportunity to spend an extra couple of hours at the allotment! With two plots we now have an extra half plot for growing crops (allowing half a plot for the extension of the chicken coop and associated greens for the chickens to eat over... Continue Reading →
Autumn thoughts
Particularly during autumn, in the last few days of sunshine, the allotment beautifully captures the last gasps of summer. The majority of the plants are finished producing (beans, berries etc), and the winter crops are newly in (leeks, potatoes, parsnips and onions). The fruit trees only retain a few pears or apples. Large parts of... Continue Reading →
An egg-cellent way to relax
There is simply nothing better than coming home after work, changing into scruffs and pottering down to the allotment to feed the chickens. This is especially good when the autumn sun is out after hiding behind rain clouds all day! Today, my husband has had a day off (long overdue) and my arrival home is... Continue Reading →
A new plot and a new blog
So it seemed to me that it was about time I wrote about my allotment. After spending months aggrevating my friends on Facebook with endless photos of vegetables, fruit and views of my plot - my belated apologies to you all! In April we took over our plot in an allotment site just around the... Continue Reading →
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