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How to plant asparagus

February 2, 2012
by F&F
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How to plant asparagus
If you've got the time to hang around for three years, plant asparagus now for a wonderful harvest of the king of vegetables.
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Feeding the allotment

January 31, 2012
by F&F
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Feeding the allotment
It's time to feed the soil at the new allotment.
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The wonderful new allotment

January 24, 2012
by F&F
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The wonderful new allotment
Meet the wonderful new F&F allotment, and all the strange and wonderful fruits that will grow on it.
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Autumn at things{we}make

October 12, 2010
by clairetweet
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Claire Sutton bounds around her beautiful garden with customary enthusiasm.
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Wot no plot?

September 23, 2010
by F&F
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Fed up of waiting around for an allotment? No garden of your own? Don't panic - here's a list of gardens and organisations just waiting for your green fingers.
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{Green Lane Allotments} May

May 29, 2010
by F&F
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All the plants on the plot went on strike this month to protest against the poor growing conditions. Until the weather improved they just refused to make any growth. Seedlings that had popped their heads through on the plot just refused to come out o
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{Green Lane Allotments} April round-up

April 30, 2010
by F&F
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Things are really springing into life on the plot. The few days of lovely weather was the trigger the plants were waiting for. It also spurred us into action. Grass paths have been mowed for the first time this year and the permanently planted fruit
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{Green Lane Allotments} February

February 28, 2010
by F&F
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Although we’ve been held back by the weather, there are some jobs which just had to be completed this month. We applied a second spraying of winter wash, which will hopefully keep some of the fruit tree pests at bay. Winter washes are based on plant
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{Green Lane Allotments} January round-up

January 29, 2010
by F&F
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The snow and freezing cold weather has restricted our visits to the allotment to gathering winter vegetables. This lack of activity gave us the ideal opportunity to plan for the coming season and finalise seed orders. Now we have everything that we n
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{Green Lane Allotments} January 2010

January 3, 2010
by F&F
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December announced its arrival with the first real frost of the year. The onset of the cold weather meant it was essential that all necessary frost protection was in place. Outside the bay tree – at the moment more of a small bush – has been draped w
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{Green Lane Allotments} November 2009

November 21, 2009
by F&F
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A new month and it seems like an entirely different country. Autumn now seems to be heading inexorably towards winter as posts in our weather blog show. We made just a flying visit to the plot to harvest a few vegetables and make sure plants in the g
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{Green Lane Allotments} November #1

November 15, 2009
by F&F
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On the plot and in the garden we have continued the big tidy-up. Weeds continue to grow and so dealing with them is still a major chore. Whitefly are everywhere and are constantly being disturbed by our activities. This year they have arrived fairly
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