Well, since the last post so much has happened in the allotment. Most events were captured and will be in video clips soon.
So, One man and his dig. Season 1: Episode 1 - Spring. This will be released soon! Look out for it!

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At least it’s predictable. Arrive at the allotment in the sun. Do some work. In this case planting 2nd earlies potatoes , Edzell Blue, and a bit of raking the seed beds; then it rains. Hide in shed and tidy it, then wait. Too wet for further raking - so […]

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7:00 Sunday. Bright sun, but cold. The allotment is mainly brown.
8:30 Sunday. it’s all white.
17:00 Sunday. It’s brown again.
Thus was my plot on April 9. Planning to put in second early spuds the area turned into a Winter Wonderland. Luckily the video blog will show all the beauty of fresh snow in spring. This […]

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OK, this is really for testing my blog feed… However!
Today, amongst the rain, hail and sleet I’ve had to remove my compost heap. A big brown rat has managed to get in and live in it. Despite Rat poison this pest continues to rumage around.
So today I removed eveything, remounted the bin on solid […]

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This week it’s been difficult to do anything really useful on the allotment. If the snow didn’t settle, the biting northly wind preventing too much time outside then it’s so wet!
But I cut the grass around the plot!
And pruned the berries slightly to give the plants a jolt.
As the clocks change this weekend I […]

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Since Christmas 2007 I’ve been taking regular short clips of progress on the allotment. 3 months on and it’s still mainly brown soil. I have done a lot of building and digging so I hope it’s all worth it.
The first part of the video diary will be posted everywhere soon. But HERE first.
Please look out […]

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