Author Archives: Adam

Back of the Net……..

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Adam

Another glorious day, the weather has certainly be kind to me lately. Every time I get in the mood to go down to the plot and do some work the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Today was … Continue reading →

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Emergence on Planet Earth……..

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Adam

Another fantastically sunny day in Canterbury and what better than a good work out down the allotment. No plans to sow or plant anything today but still had a big area of ground in the middle of the plot that needed to be … Continue reading →

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Budding Sensation……..

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Adam

On a glorious sunny day where better a place is there to be, than outside in the garden? Everything in full go mode. All the trees have buds emerging, flowers have opened up like Daffodils and its just an explosion … Continue reading →

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Spring into action……..

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Adam

Well today was a very exciting day in the PlottingUp camp, for today we have planted our first crop of spuds and sown our first seeds directly into the ground. I’d like to think of it as a mile stone … Continue reading →

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Poly Tunnel Vision……..

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Adam

Beautiful clear sunny day, a bit on the chilly side but perfect for getting down to the plot and getting on with some work if it wasn’t for the fact that I feel like crap. Started with a mind splitting … Continue reading →

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Here comes the science bit……..

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Adam

Picked up my delivery of Biochar this morning. One free 1.5kg bag for agreeing to take part in the http://www.bigbiocharexperiment.co.uk/ and another 10kg bag from making a £40 donation through http://www.peoplefund.it/oxfordbiochar/ a crowd funding website that was linked from http://www.energyshare.com/. Plan to get down the … Continue reading →

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First Failure……..

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Adam

Well the decision to pot on the cauliflower seedlings was an error. None of them made. It was obviously too early. The leeks and onions are faring that much better either. I have the feeling that the central heating is … Continue reading →

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Potting On……..

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Adam

Not sure if its the right thing to do but that’s sort of the point isn’t it. To experiment and learn. Anyway I’m talking about cauliflowers. The seeds I planted a few weeks back have germinated (well most of them … Continue reading →

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EuroFreeze……..

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Adam

With Europe gripped by a massive freeze the likes of which has not been seen for 30 years we here in Blighty are just teetering on the fringe. So with snow forecast for the weekend my decision to hold off … Continue reading →

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Site Update……..

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Adam

Just a quick post to say that the list of things I plan to grow this year has been updated on the Veggin Out Page.

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