Category Archives: The Weald Allotment

Little things mean a lot.

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

       ty Strange how for some people small places have a special charm. Like my sheds, I couldn’t live without them, one in the garden, one on the allotment. I used to travel a lot in Variety when I … Continue reading →

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Fun on the allotment…

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

                                The more incongruous the better…                         but then our first crops             … Continue reading →

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Proud to say one whole onion!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Nothing like growing things on one’s allotment, our first crop, one hearty onion! Sam and Sally, the resident scarecrows, are not at all impressed.      Paul and Posie are not bothered either, but then they are young and prefer … Continue reading →

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Planting up the fruit and veggies

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

 New strawberries   Sadie dibs in the new seeds  Courgettes potted up  Watering the plants Spring on the allotment Spring is begging for attention, time to dig in the new strawberry plants, for Sadie to dib in the new seeds. soon the … Continue reading →

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Tadpoles, spent artichokes and sunflower heads on The Weald Allotment.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

   Survival Tadpoles struggle for survival in their watery world, making their way from their transparent bubbles into a savage world full of predators. Lets hope they survive and gradually metamorphoise into tiny frogs, those mournful eyes forever intent on … Continue reading →

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Nonsense, newts, stand up comedy and no open mic!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Popped over to the allotment yesterday morning  to discover a huge newt eating all my tadpoles! I had to rescue some in a bucket, then I  met a new allotment holder  who begged for some frog spawn! So two oldies … Continue reading →

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Transformation and not a fairy godmother in sight!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

.        This is the allotment before we got started in September 2011 But now we are proud of the fact we changed our new starter plot from a field with a leaky pond to a viable concern … Continue reading →

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No poetry today – potting sheds, winter veg and adopting a Dormouse!

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

I was on Radio Sussex with Joe Talbot’s ‘Dig It’ programme  today asking about moving my asparagus from the garden to  the allotment. They are brilliant at answering questions and today there was a piece about adopting a dormouse from … Continue reading →

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From Carol Ann Duffy to broad beans!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Went up to see Carol Ann Duffy reading from her new book  ’Bees’  at the Southbank, she loves the hum of domestic of life and I am sure if she had time she would love having an allotment. But now a … Continue reading →

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A woman’s work is never done!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

10th October A quick allotment update! Our small field with a leaky pond on 1st September has turned into paths and beds. The pond is already a safe haven for hibernating news, slow worms under surrounding stones and two frogs! … Continue reading →

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