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Surprising even himself, this rocker is defying all sterotypes in a bid to prove that potatoes, carrots and cabbage can be cool
Posted at 12:11pm Thursday 9th April 2009
You'll never forget where the allotment key is... ever again
Let's not beat around the bush. Barbara likes to hold a grudge.
Posted at 9:42pm Thursday 2nd April 2009
Spring enthusiasm
There's one thing you can guarantee with great midweek weather: It'll be crap by the weekend.
Posted at 10:54am Thursday 26th March 2009
It's been a long time...
Most people said I would lose interest within six months... the digging, the withered crops, all the result of hours of back-breaking work.
Posted at 5:59pm Monday 24th November 2008
If you are a beginner with garlic...
I foolishly sat on my backside watching classic goals on YouTube this morning as the winter sun blazed over the allotment. I had it in my mind the weather offer hours of friendly rays into the afternoon.
Posted at 3:37pm Sunday 2nd November 2008
Time for a breather
The soil is either frozen rock hard or so sodden you’re ankle deep within two steps of walking onto the plot at the moment.
Posted at 9:11am Friday 3rd October 2008
Uncomfortably incompetent
I am now 30-years-old - thanks, for the card – and starting to get worried by the world.
Posted at 10:36am Wednesday 24th September 2008
Allotment
I am starting to wonder whether a ‘hands off’ approach to the allotment is the best way forward.
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