My Allotment Diary for July 2006

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Allotment Growing for Sunday, 30th July 06

Harvesting Potatoes and Green Manure

Yet more harvesting of potatoes and re-stocking with green manure seeds. ...more

Allotment Growing for Friday, 28th July 06

New Green Compost Bin

The new compost bin arrives and I am now in the Posh Bin club! ...more

Allotment Growing for Friday, 28th July 06

Low Calorie Potatoes - Honestly

Harvesting potatoes and an Andalusian bull has appeared on the site (almost) ...more

Allotment Growing for Wednesday, 26th July 06

Growing and Showing Prize Veg, Stand at Nantwich Show

Show growing and competitions, harvesting calabrese and the first runner beans of the season. A small rant about how we can help the planet more. ...more

Allotment Growing for Sunday, 23rd July 06

Planting Cauliflowers and Harvesting Potatoes Arran Pilot

Planted last attempt at cauliflowers, loads of leeks and harvested the Arran Pilot. ...more

Allotment Growing for Friday, 21st July 06

Pumpkin, Squash and French Beans

Sharing water, going slowly mad and harvesting squash. It's all go on the plot! ...more

Allotment Growing for Thursday, 20th July 06

Merry Tiller the Broad Beans Bed and Clearing First Early Potatoes

Watering continues as does the hot weather and I'm still working a late shift when it's cool. Clearing the early potatoes and various. ...more

Allotment Growing for Wednesday, 19th July 06

RHS Gold Medal at Tatton Park For Crewe NVS Chairman

Gold medal at Tatton and I'm the first one onto the plot this morning (technically). Plus a potential dissertation for a sociology doctorate. ...more

Allotment Growing for Sunday, 16th July 06

Pigeon Problems to Pumpkins, Last of the Broad Beans

Coping with warm weather, berserk pumpkins and courgettes and clearing the broad beans. ...more

Allotment Growing for Friday, 14th July 06

Watering and Weeding plus a Plumbing Problem

Watering and weeding plus how great my plumbing skills are not. ...more

Allotment Growing for Wednesday, 12th July 06

Brassica Problems and Harvesting Potatoes

Analysing what went wrong with the brassicas, watering the plots and it's good to share. ...more

Allotment Growing for Tuesday, 11th July 06

Composting and Growing Cauliflowers from a Master

Growing cauliflowers explained by the master! Composting an joining the posh bin set. ...more

Allotment Growing for Sunday, 9th July 06

Freezing Broad Beans, Harvesting Onions and Garlic

Someone's very happy tonight! Sowing beans and carrots and freezing broad beans. ...more

Allotment Growing for Friday, 7th July 06

Allotment Competition Results

Allotment Competition results in and harvesting broad beans as the pumpkin makes a takeover bid for the entire plot! ...more

Allotment Growing for Wednesday, 5th July 06

Crowded Greenhouse, Weeds Growing and Pity the Pigeon

A new use for comfrey tea, sorting overcrowded greenhouse and tidying up on plot 29 plus those pigeons still causing trouble. ...more

Allotment Growing for Sunday, 2nd July 06

Comfrey Tea or Liquid Feed , Mercy for the Pigeon

Too hot and then the rain came. Feeding with comfrey liquid and I catch a pigeon. ...more

Allotment Growing for Saturday, 1st July 06

Brassica Protection Cage from the Pigeons

Building another protection cage for the brassicas before the pigeons eat the lot. ...more

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