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Allotment Update November 2015

November is here, bringing with it plenty of cold, rain and foggy weather. But just a few weeks ago we were enjoying some beautifully sunny days. With the evening drawing in these brighter, drier, days gave me some much needed extra time to prepare the allotment for the winter and get some ground dug before it freezes solid till spring!

Even O enjoyed getting his gloves on and helping me, luckily he is quite happy to get mucky and wet although we did have to limit our time there as it was quite chilly with the wind that whips around the corner of the mountain we are on.

toddler digging in allotment

Here is a little allotment update video that shows you everything we have achieved up until the beginning of October and explaining some of our plans for going forward to next year.

In the weeks since making this video we have also had our first mini harvest! I pulled up a few of the winter radishes. The outside looks a bit scabby, probably due to the lack of rain, and it looks like they have been chewed a little by the slugs but the inside is perfectly crisp and watery just how they should be. This variety is quite large, about the size of a golf ball, and can be eaten raw in salads although they are a bit hot for my liking.

They can also be eaten cooked in stirfries or even in stews in place of turnip, the heat disappears when cooked. I diced them up into really small cubes and added them to a sausage and bean casserole by browning them with the onions first to soften them a little before adding the rest of the ingredients. My kids love this casserole and it’s a really frugal recipe, I can share it with you all if you’d like.

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It’s amazing how much plenty of sun, rain and a few weeks patience can do to really bring on plants. Even the onions are starting to shoot up now. We are still awaiting the garlic though.
onion shoots

allotment update Novenber 2015

It’s so satisfying to see the luscious greenery and thinking “I grew that”! Although after the horrendous weather we’ve had this week, I’m dreading going down over the weekend just in case none of it has survived. But if they have managed to stand up to this weeks battering winds and rain I’m sure they will cope against anything the rest of the winter will be able to throw at us!

How are you coping with the weather Storm Abigail is throwing at us?

23 Comments CATEGORIES // Home and Garden, the allotment TAGGED: allotment gardening, grow your own

We Have a New Allotment!

On Sunday I hinted upon the fact that I had some news! Even if you haven’t seen that post, I’m pretty sure the title of this post gives it away!

This is our 3rd allotment now. Sadly we had to give up the other two for various reasons but the land this one is on is owned by a friend, so we should be pretty safe to stay here unless she moves house, or has enough of me pottering about!

This new allotment is miles better than our old two it is extra spacious, easy to get to, is facing south west and gets sun pretty much all day! It doesn’t look like much, apart from the mountain side field that it is, but hopefully by next summer it will be filled with lots of pretty, and tasty, fruits and vegetables!

I have so many plans of what I want to grow. I’ve already ordered some seeds from the Real Seed website for vegetables I can plant over the next few months, including beans, onions, radishes and cabbage. It will take a lot of work to get the ground even a bit ready for planting, but the work has already started. Lee and I did some strimming today. FYI a strimmer harness is not the most flattering of accessories when you have big boobs ๐Ÿ˜‰

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9 Comments CATEGORIES // Food, outdoors, the allotment TAGGED: frugal, fruit and vegetables, grow your own

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