Tag Archives: greenhouse

Back home!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by batmanhasanallotment

After a wonderful summer diversion in Sweden, Germany and Ethiopia, we’re now back in England. Just four hours after our flight touched down, we went down to the plot to see what had happened to all our little plants. Luckily we … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged beans, beetroot, courgette, cucumber, flowers, greenhouse, GYO, lotsofpictures, peas, redcurrants, squash | Leave a comment

“The Great British Summer”

Posted on June 9, 2015 by batmanhasanallotment

The last few weeks have been an excellent example of British summer weather. Late May was cool, with quite a bit of rain and drizzle. June started out very cool, with nights dipping below 5°C. This was compounded by gale … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged apple, friends, greenhouse, GYO, hops, june, kale, potatoes, psb, seedlings, strawberries, summer, tomato | 1 Comment

Spring Cleaning.

Posted on May 5, 2015 by batmanhasanallotment

I think our first year on the plot was pretty successful overall – we planted things, we grew things and then we ate things. However, we struggled with some of our more tender crops, and lost a fair few plants … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up.

Posted on October 18, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

Lately it’s been very rainy, and we’re both very busy with work, friends and other hobbies. This means we just dashed down a few times, grabbed some tomatoes and courgettes and went back home. Today we spent a rare sunny … Continue reading →

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Back on the Plot!

Posted on August 12, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

And I’m loving it as much as ever. While Ian updated me about his adventures, he forgot to mention how amazing the plot as a whole looked! 5 weeks have really made a difference, and by now, every spot is … Continue reading →

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Busy sunny days!

Posted on June 1, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

After a week of rain we got some glorious sunshine this weekend, and used our time well. We’ve finally completed the move to the greenhouse, potted up all our chilis, planted out our squashes and courgettes and moved all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged beans, chili, flowers, fruit, greenhouse, GYO, lotsofpictures, may, seedlings, spring, squash, tomato | Leave a comment

Moving House.

Posted on May 11, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

This title doesn’t refer to us – Ian and I are still in the same flat as ever. However, half of our tomato seedlings are big and strong, so we decided to move them to the greenhouse on the allotment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged chard, greenhouse, may, radishes, rhubarb, seedlings, spinach, spring, strawberries | 2 Comments

One Fine Day.

Posted on February 19, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

We finally had our long-awaited dry day today, and managed to get quite a lot done. First on the agenda were some necessary repairs. The recent storms have broken two more greenhouse panes (after we just managed to replace the … Continue reading →

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