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Last Minute Jobs

1 year ago by Katie

As I write this I'm currently sitting in bed, looking out my window at a field full of sheep (and two Herdwicks)... you guessed it, I'm back in Wales! This time I'm here for 10 whole days and I couldn't be more happy. However, before I left the allotment I wan...

A few little jobs

2 years ago by Katie

It's already the middle of January and a quick visit to the allotment for the first time this year revealed a rather sad looking plot. I'm very late in getting the allotment ready for Spring this time around... Ideally I'd like to get all the vegetables beds d...

Christmas Dinner Harvest

2 years ago by Katie

Christmas day past us by like a delightful little whirlwind surrounded by love and laughter with the entire family (except Charles of course!) It was so nice to see my two little nephews and baby niece enjoying Christmas and the adults had a pretty good time t...

An Eventful Afternoon

2 years ago by Katie

The jobs on my to do list have been the same for a few weeks now and the monthly jobs tend to just roll over onto the next month making the lists even bigger... Time has been limited lately and as you all know the allotment has been put on the back burner whil...

A Frosty Morning

2 years ago by Katie

We've been blessed with glorious sunshine for the past few weeks now and April has lacked it's famous showers, it looked like Summer had started early until those dreaded frosts arrived... Luckily for me I don't have any vulnerable seedlings planted out yet an...

A Family Effort

3 years ago by Katie

When you grow your own produce there are days when you have to plan your meals around what is ready which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, the best thing about Winter veg is the option of picking whenever you want, the vegetables often stay stored in t...

Carrots and Cabbages

3 years ago by Katie

Carrots are one of those staple vegetables and although they are cheap to buy in the shops you just can't beat homegrown ones. I was sent up the allotment to harvest a few bits for our roast dinner and I was a little bit excited to see how my carrots were doin...

Busy Bee in the Bean Bed

3 years ago by Katie

My to-do list just seems to be getting longer and longer and I'm continuously adding more to it everyday! Not that I'm complaining at all, I love being busy and it sure helps to keep my mind off Wales, plus it means that I can spend time in one of favourite pl...

Videos

April 2016 - Potatoes, Carrots, Onions and Radish

3 years ago by Katie

The Best Kind of Therapy

3 years ago by Katie

A busy and productive afternoon spent on Plot 15c and boy have I missed it! I went armed with my allotment journal and a long list of things to do, as well as the video camera to start filming the next episode of 'Katie's Allotment' for the Youtube channel. Th...

Homegrown Goodies

4 years ago by Katie

I feel a strawberry glut coming on very soon and I'm not complaining, the jam cupboard is running low and you can't beat homemade strawberry and elderflower jam! I took my special little basket up the allotment on Sunday to harvest some strawberries for puddin...

Videos

April 2015- Potato Day (carrots and pond too!)

4 years ago by Katie

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Last Minute Jobs

A few little jobs

Christmas Dinner Harvest

An Eventful Afternoon

A Frosty Morning

A Family Effort

Carrots and Cabbages

Busy Bee in the Bean Bed

April 2016 - Potatoes, Carrots, Onions and Radish

The Best Kind of Therapy

Homegrown Goodies

April 2015- Potato Day (carrots and pond too!)

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