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The Annual Allotment BBQ!

Saturday 17th of August is our annual allotment BBQ.  The tent was set up and we even had loos for the ladies! We all brought some food but there was already lots there.  This is the 6th year it...

Wow Bumper Crop of Blackcurrants

My blackcurrants have proven their worth.  I have so far 12lb of blackcurrants and no room in my tiny freezer for more. It has taken me about 7 plus hours just to pick them all and there are...

July and Crops are Finally Ready

July is almost over and I am very happy with my results so far.  I have had a few broccoli, lots of kale, some lettuce and onions and now 1.5lb of plump blackcurrants. Summer is tough this year...

June 8th to 24th Thoughts and Tasks

This week has seen some success with my onions starting to be ready.  Some failures with my beans and most other peoples having been caught in a particularly nasty frost the last Saturday in May....

Summer is Finally Here. Yay!

Well after a very prolonged and cold winter summer has finally arrived.  Even now though the wind has a sharp edge to it. I have been spending some time most days on my plot either planting...