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Recently, I lost most of my redcurrant crop to a pesky pigeon or three. Admittedly there are other potential culprits too, including blackbirds and thrushes. I …
Recently, I lost most of my redcurrant crop to a pesky pigeon or three. Admittedly there are other potential culprits too, including blackbirds and thrushes. I …
One thing we all agree on is that every year is different on the allotment. The main reason for this is the one thing we can’t control of course and that is …
Few things taste better than a ripe raspberry picked on a warm day and eaten from the hand. To my mind strawberries are great but raspberries are better. They …
It is amazing what a few days of sunshine can do! After weeks of dreary weather, the good weather near the end of February resulted in allotment sites across …
Raspberries grow best in a well-drained but moisture retentive, fertile soil in a sunny position. Ideally, the soil should be slightly acid with a pH of 6-6.5. …
Ah well summer is nearly over and it’s September already – how time flies!! Wonder if we will be in for an ‘indian summer’ – who knows but how great …
Now with the beginning of spring surely the weather has got to improve as March didn’t turn out as we would have hoped. With the days starting to draw …