Lucy on January 28th, 2009

Oh chit!
Sorry, it had to be done.
Yes, I’ve already started chitting these second early Charlotte potatoes. Actually, I bought them a couple of weeks ago and put them out to chit a few days after. I wanted to improve on last year’s efforts - I bought three or so bags of seed potatoes, proceeded to [...]

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Lucy on December 4th, 2008

I finally managed to get down to the allotment this afternoon. The sun was out, and despite the fact that the frost still hadn’t melted in the shady spots, I thought it was a good opportunity to get down there. Our allotment site is quite exposed; it’s located right on the outer edges of our [...]

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Lucy on October 9th, 2008

The carrots are finished, the cabbages are finished, the kale is growing (albeit slowly) and the blackberries are few and far between now.
With everything that’s happened I haven’t had a chance to really sit down and think about planning the winter ahead. We have leeks in at the allotment, but they won’t be ready until [...]

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Lucy on September 1st, 2008

 A beautiful dragonfly (or damselfly?) has been hanging around the Smallest Smallholding lately. Just managed to snap this pic before it sped off again.
Thanks all for the encouragement. I did send in my CV, but unfortunately I don’t think it’ll go any further. Spoke to the agency today and they said that a fair amount [...]

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