Adventures in the life of an English allotment
Yesterday I went down to the allotment after work to feed the chickens and do some work. The weather is absolutely glorious at the moment and I spent several minutes enjoying the sunshine before I got to work. The chickens were distinctly unimpressed with being fed after 12pm despite there being tons of food in... Continue Reading →
Today was a very busy day down the allotment - we had to make the most of the rare sunshine before it pours with rain again! Whilst I ran to and from the allotment repeatedly as I kept forgetting to pick up key bits - an outdoor brush, rake, egg boxes, you name it! While... Continue Reading →
This morning we again pottered down to the allotment ready for a couple of hours work in the sunshine. Although the weather was finally clear, it will take several days of sunshine before the allotment stops being a bog and dries enough to properly dig over. Both of us got spectacularly stuck at various points... Continue Reading →
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 →
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