Category Archives: seeds

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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Chitty Chitty Spud Spud ……..

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Adam

It’s that time of year again rapidly approaching. Yep that’s right. Potato planting time. Traditionally I’m told its what you do at Easter but I’m going to Wiltshire for the long bank holiday weekend and so have planned to plant … 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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The Fallen……..

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Adam
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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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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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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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