We travelled down to the garden center first thing in the morning to purchase some berry bushes for the back of the allotment, giving us a nice edible border. Getting carried away and not being satisfied with the produce at our closest garden center we did visit two garden centers....
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Day 1 on the allotment adventure
De-weeding
It’s off to a flying start! I was up early raring to go with a flask of coffee, a sandwich and my tools in hand. Today is the day to de-weed the plot and get it ready for planting. I mean, we don’t have a shed, a good source of...
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Day 0 on the allotment adventure
Let the fun begin
So my mother and I had a call to say that we are now the proud owners of our first ever alloment pitch. We registered for one just over a year ago, with the intention to have an alloment in time for her retirement. This happened. Literally on the day...
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