Category Archives: planting

The Waiting Game………

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Adam

Well, D Day has come and gone and Vicky and I are still waiting for our little bundle of joy to arrive. We have though been able to get on with the remodelling of the back garden, which now in … Continue reading →

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Sizing up ……..

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Adam

Another glorious sunny day yesterday so Vicky and I decided to make the most of it and took a drive down the coast to Rye for a few drinks and a spot of lunch ( I was drinking, Vicky was … Continue reading →

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The Heat is on ……..

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Adam

What a belter of a day Yesterday was!! After the promise of good weather for the weekend all week saturday turned out to be a bit hit and miss so luckily we just did a bit of running about and … Continue reading →

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What the weekends were made for……..

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Adam

What a fabulous weekend that was. For the first time it actually felt like spring. So much so that we managed a whole day down on the plot in glorious sunshine. Perfect working weather. And so what did we manage … Continue reading →

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Spring, Are you there?……..

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Adam

Well Easter is out of the way and we had a fabulous bank holiday weekend down in Wiltshire; glorious sunshine, no rain but still on the chilly side. It’s Wednesday night and I’ve been busy potting on some of our … Continue reading →

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Home grown……..

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Adam

Toms and cues are coming up a treat on Vicky’s window cill. Rocket is racing away and the beans are showing no signs of slowing down. Think we are on for a good year this year. More time and planning … Continue reading →

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Time to Sow……..

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Adam

Saturday 16th February 2013. A very important day for the plotting up team (yeah that’s right. Now it’s a team effort) because today we have sowed our first crops of the year. While we wait for our recent order to … Continue reading →

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If at first you suck with seed, try try again……..

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Adam

So far things haven’t quite gone as I’d have hoped and it feels like most of the time I sit down to write something on this blog I’m generally moaning. Either it’s the weather or the slugs ate everything or … Continue reading →

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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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I’ll have a Pea please Bob……..

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Adam

Well it’s may day bank holiday weekend and the weather is still pretty miserable here in Canterbury but hopefully it will stay dry for the remainder of the weekend so I’m off down the allotment tomorrow to plant a second … Continue reading →

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