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31.3.26

How to clear an Allotment, ‘To Dig or to No Dig’

This week I have just paid for my second year on the allotment £25 which is so incredibly reasonable I still can not believe it. I should rather say my wife paid as I never have any cash in the house. This reminded me of how much I have been able to get done in…

Spring Seeding

The weather has cleared up for a few days, and the allotmenteers have come out of hibernation. I think this spell of fine weather, 260C today combined with the Easter Holidays (not for me sadly) has meant that the allotment has been filled with people the last few times I have been up. Now this…

Rhubarb

There is nothing better in my opinion than growing and cooking something for yourself. It just so happened that this evening everything has come together perfectly, the weather was just the right level of springtime warmth. Still needing to wear a coat and scarf to walk to the allotment, but once there it is just…