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Free compost
Posted by Deborah James on October 2, 2007 9:23 PM
Apologies to regular readers for my low blog count of late.
It's been a hectic few months away from the allotment, which unfortunately has struggled to recover from the summer's heavy rains...causing waterlogging which in turn unleashed a monstrous explosion in the slug population.
In fact I have to admit I'm dreading going down to the Vale and finding out just how bad it is ...the last I knew the tomatoes were coming on strong but pretty much everything else had been destroyed - either rotted by mini-floods or munched by the gastropods.
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Allotments just keep getting more popular
Posted by me on August 9, 2007 4:40 PM
Debbie's off for a bit turning over foreign soils - but those allotmentholders left behind have been celebrating massive growth in the number of people getting involved in their hobby.
Today's Liverpool Daily Post has the details and it also sent a video journalist down to the Allerton allotments - click here to see the results.
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A fighting chance
Posted by Deborah James on July 19, 2007 10:24 AM
I've taken an executive decision and chopped down the artichokes.
I only realised when the sun shone for a few hours yesterday that at 8ft tall they were blocking every last crack of light from the tomatoes - which are having a hard enough time coping after April's drought followed by recent downpours of Biblical proportions.
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And the rain came down…
Posted by Deborah James on July 15, 2007 6:10 PM
Well it’s bad – but it’s not disastrous.
While three weeks of torrential rain has thrashed parts of the country to within an inch of its life, all we’ve lost is a few plants – including about half the mid-season potato crop (the glass is always half full).
In truth, we’re probably among the luckiest allotment holders in the north...
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Dig for Victory!
Posted by Deborah James on June 6, 2007 1:12 AM
Down the allotment is off on holiday today – for a week of sun and cultural explorations in Berlin where, a quick Wikipedia search reveals, this impressive photo was taken:
The image (right) shows Berliners cultivating vegetables by the ruins of Germany’s former parliament building the Reichstag, in June 1946.
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Bank Holiday blues
Posted by Deborah James on May 28, 2007 10:29 AM
What is it with the weather this Bank Holiday?
I know one of the boasts of the British allotment holder is meant to be that we are happy to brave it come rain, snow or shine.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m glad of the downpours – saves me hours of filling watering cans from the plot's various butts and tin baths.
But come off it – HAIL? In May?!
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