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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Crazy weather for November

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The weather is still really warm for November (2.5degC) was the lowest last week. There hasn't been any rain for a while but it's be...
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Sunday, 13 November 2011

Bad Camouflage

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Whilst tidying up the chard - clearing dodgy-looking leaves and removing a couple of plants - I found three of these bright green caterpilla...
Saturday, 12 November 2011

Hot November

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We haven't visited the plot for a couple of weekends but wanted to get up there to do some digging today. It's been rainy and dull ...
Thursday, 3 November 2011

Next Year's spuds and onions ordered

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We've placed our order for next year from Thompson and Morgan. We've opted for these potato varieties: Potato 'Kes...
Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Halloween

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We had a lovely Halloween dinner: Layered beetroot, potato, carrot and tofu chunks in a cheesy sauce - so delicious and colourful (we used ...
Sunday, 30 October 2011

More Tidying

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Another sunny morning meant more weeding and tidying up on the plot. No signs of life in the broad beans yet. I ventured into the sprout ca...
Monday, 24 October 2011

Sloe Gin

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As expected there weren't enough sloes in the hedge by our plot so we picked ours from Hungerford Common where there were loads. Some of...
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Sunday, 23 October 2011

Enjoying the sunshine

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And it was lovely being able to sit in the sun with a coffee again! Look at that blue sky - gorgeous! This bee was enjoying warming itsel...
Saturday, 22 October 2011

Digging and Clearing

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Had a lovely 4 hours on the plot this morning in the sunshine. The temperature had reached -1 and the beans, courgette and tomato plants al...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Pickled Cucumber

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We pickled (sweet pickled) the cucumbers. The chopped cucumber was left in salt overnight to remove some of the water. Pickled in about a ...