Category Archives: growing

Looking Ahead……..

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Adam

Well it’s the end of July and it’s been a strange 1st year for me and the allotment to say the least. The weather has been against us, we’ve had the slug invasion and it’s generally been a struggle to … Continue reading →

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End of season Clearance ……..

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Adam

Having struggled to find time over the last month or so to get down the plot regularly I’ve certainly failed to stay on top of a few things, weeding being the main one. The weather certainly hasn’t helped. Loads of … Continue reading →

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Running Away ……..

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Adam

Well the weather has been horrendous lately supposedly caused by the “Jetstream” being too far south. Basically I’m making excuses for my lack of time spent down the plot. So managed to get down for a hour yesterday as had … Continue reading →

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Not enough hours in the day……..

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Adam

Have been really struggling of late to find time to get down the allotment or to contribute to this blog, what with being really busy at work and also at home with my studies. I did manage to get down … Continue reading →

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Earthed Up……..

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Adam

Only dropped by for a quick check this weekend to see how everything was coming along and check that everything done last weekend was still as i’d left it. With lots of sunshine and showers over the last week it … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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