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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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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