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June 28, 2016June 29, 2016Zoe

Mid summer update

June 18, 2014June 18, 2014Zoe

Filling up and filling out

June 11, 2014June 11, 2014Zoe

Strawberries and alliums

September 11, 2012September 11, 2012Zoe

Allotment grafting

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012Zoe

Win some, lose some

August 2, 2012August 2, 2012Zoe

Blight and other problems

July 9, 2012July 9, 2012Zoe

Tackling the wilderness

October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Zoe

Leek rust

August 11, 2009August 11, 2009Zoe

Tomato blight

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I’m a designer and illustrator who is passionate about gardening and in particular growing fruit and vegetables on my allotment.

On the home page, you can read about my allotment. There are posts about what and how I grow, how I combat pests and diseases, and how I store and preserve my harvests, along with as many photos as possible.

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We took a chance in planting the first of our potatoes yesterday evening, as the weather was so lovely. I say ‘we’ - the most I did was take this photo 😅. These are Ratte which I’ve not tried before. Looking forward to harvesting them already. I wasn’t completely idle, I sowed a row of carrot seed and spring onions, did a bit of hoeing, and made a start on pulling out some of the kale. Some of it is about to flower (which I’ll leave for the bees) but mostly it’s been demolished by the pigeons. It’s just so nice to be pottering around the plot of an evening. 🌤🌱🥔
First bunch of spring onions of the year. They were sown last autumn sometime, I can’t remember exactly, but they’ve been in the ground all winter. Amazing they’ve survived. I love them stirred into scrambled eggs with a bit of cheese. 😋
Desperate to get these beauties in the ground. Had planned it for today, but then life and the weather had other plans 😏. Hopefully we’ll get down there a couple of evenings this week, the weather looks much more promising in the days ahead. Have you planted your spuds yet? 🥔🥔🥔 #potatoeschitting #allotmentuk #sprouting #veggardening #growyourownfood
Competition giveaway.
Tomato babies, keeping warm inside, well away from the snow and frost out there 🥶. They’re tiny yet compared to some people’s, but that’s okay, it’s not a race and I don’t have the luxury of a greenhouse to grow them in, so they can take their sweet time while the weather sorts itself out.
Forced rhubarb - one of nature’s more colourful offerings. 💖

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broad bean harvest
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sweet williams June
strawberry punnet
brussels plants
parsnip harvest
tulips harvest
sweetpea flowers
tools
alliums
sunflower seed head
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autumn flower bed
beetroot
broad bean seed
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rhubarb harvest
leeks
broad beans
garlic harvest
Bess n beans
sprouts
courgettes
top plot May29
sunflower1
allotment top end June
garlic basket
bucket o' squash2
top plot + shed
First sweetcorn
yin yang beans
red raspberries
mange-tout
plum harvest
garlic harvest

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