Tag Archives: GYO

Preserving Summer.

Posted on August 8, 2015 by batmanhasanallotment

I’m very lucky to have a good friend who enjoys canning and preserving just as much as I do, and we usually have a few days a year where we share the work and the spoils.  After harvesting a good … Continue reading →

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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 →

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“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 →

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Indoor Allotmenteering.

Posted on October 29, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

With the current weather, we’re limited to indoor work. We’re drying our chili and herb harvest. And we’re making lots of plans for next year! Again, we’ve stuck with our four bed crop rotation. This mean we have four beds, … 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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Autumn Glory

Posted on September 12, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

Now that the school year has started, I’m firmly back in Birmingham, and therefore also on the plot. We’re in the middle of a rich harvest, with lots of crops ripening at once. I’ve discovered a tiny melon in the … Continue reading →

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Harvest Feast

Posted on August 14, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

My lovely friend is leaving the country, and as a goodbye dinner, I made a selection of mezze from our allotment harvest. We had rosemary roast potatoes (no recipe needed), pitta bread (store bought) and butternut squash falafel. Soak 1 … 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 →

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Busy Weekends!

Posted on April 24, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

With the lovely spring weather, we’re getting the plot ready for our many, many seedlings. Our flat is still overrun by tomato, cucumber, pepper and chili seedlings. We started out with some very popular varieties: Gardener’s Delight and Nectar cherry … Continue reading →

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April Plans

Posted on April 11, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

April is a month of rapid change – after the spring equinox and the change to daylight saving time the plants benefit from longer days and Ian and I benefit from the long evenings. These allow us to tend to … Continue reading →

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