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I went to have an overall check and to pick gooseberries, but did not manage to do much: there was a new rat trapped in the cage, and all my energies were drained by planning for disposal. One useful thing I did though: as shallots grow in a bunch around the set you plant, they…

It was really hot tonight, and I was alone, which meant that the water pressure was ok, and watering was not such a stressful job. Really enjoyable after a full four days without gardening… I transplanted more tomatoes, some soya bean plants, weeded here and there, added a couple more humming lines, which seem to…

Should have been in Switzerland for work but I had to cancel so I found myself with half a day of the weekend free for the allotment, perfect to catch up, and blimey there were things to do: where to start? Maybe with the fascinating purple mangetout that are in season now, or the carrot…

I went to water tonight, as tomorrow I am having a day off at Wimbledon and it is unlikely that I can make it over the weekend. Gloom on the brassica patch is confirmed, but yesterday’s poor soft fruit crop was just because it was the wrong day: I get enough red fruits for two…

Condolences accepted as 90% of the brassica seedlings transplanted yesterday have wilted away. I was so happy they looked healthy and strong…To boot, I am bloody tired again and dragging myself home I tripped, so today’s rather meager crop of strawberries and raspberries went crushing in the middle of the road. — Post From My…

Being that a good number of the people I know are collapsing with tiredness, including myself, I am not doing a lot at the allotment lately. However, I am picking strawberry every other day, and on Friday night we got the first raspberry as well. Broadbeans are cropping, albeit not too heavily and so is…

Cleared the weeds that had covered it once again, now that it’s time to plant out. Sowed some more carrots, as it seems that the previous batch are actually growing, then it was time to go, after picking today’s strawberries and some spinach. Wonder whether I shoud put plastic bags around the spinach flowers, to…