My Allotment Diary for September 2006

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Allotment Growing for Saturday, 30th September 06

Greenhouse Door, Strawberries, Beetroot and Tomatoes

The greenhouse finally has a door that opens and closes, still a little being harvested and some smashing offers in the allotment shop ...more

Allotment Growing for Sunday, 24th September 06

Weeding, Leeks, Strawberries, Chutneys and Jams

Computer disasters, partying on the plot and harvesting strawberries as I tackle the weeds ...more

Allotment Growing for Thursday, 21st September 06

National Vegetable Society Meeting and Harvesting Tomatoes

Been quite a busy week with meetings about rhubarb, meetings about the new NVS web site and finally down to the plot to get yet more tomatoes, clear some weeds and worry about the wind. ...more

Allotment Growing for Monday, 18th September 06

Botrytis in Tomatoes and Chutney Making

Tomatoes struck by botrytis and chutney making on the home front. ...more

Allotment Growing for Sunday, 17th September 06

Cutting Greenhouse Glass and Composting

Tidying up the building site, cutting greenhouse glass and filling the compost bins. ...more

Allotment Growing for Friday, 15th September 06

Greenhouse Glass Danger and the NVS Web Site

The greenhouse nearly kills me and I'm not joking plus the web site I've been working on for a month finally goes live. ...more

Allotment Growing for Tuesday, 12th September 06

Constructing the Greenhouses

Yet more greenhouse building but the smaller one is very nearly finished and the big one a little further off completion. So now I have two greenhouses! ...more

Allotment Growing for Monday, 11th September 06

Greenhouse Construction and Harvesting Sweetcorn and Tomatoes

More on the greenhouse construction, Val harvesting sweetcorn and tomatoes and letters from the police regarding the intruders. ...more

Allotment Growing for Friday, 8th September 06

More Greenhouse Construction

Still building the mother of all greenhouses and taking down the greenhouse next door ready to transport it to the plot. ...more

Allotment Growing for Thursday, 7th September 06

Allotment Thief Breaks into Sheds

Bill the burglar pays a visit to the site but seems to have left empty handed, thank goodness. The greenhouse gets glazed, well mostly glazed and I meet a trusting glazier plus discover how prices of greenhouse bits can vary. ...more

Allotment Growing for Sunday, 3rd September 06

Greenhouse Building Help from Friends

More greenhouse building with a lot of help from my friends. Now it's ready for the glass. ...more

Allotment Growing for Saturday, 2nd September 06

Storing the Harvest and Raising the Greenhouse

The famous greenhouse starts to come together with a lot of help from my friends. On the home front, the kitchen is now a food preparation factory. ...more

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