We hadn't planned to do anything to our allotment today. We've both spent hours and hours sifting through EBay, Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace etc. to find a shed and water butt because we're getting fed up of walking to the water tap constantly. But no joy. So we weren't going to...
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Day 2 on the allotment adventure
Unsuccessful shed strip
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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