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  @politicscurator That is a lovely looking plot - have fun!

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  There’s a chance of frost here tomorrow night and the potatoes are beyond banking up any further, so the fleece is out. They recover from a light frosting but that set them back last year and these are more exposed #allotment

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  Bees and beans #allotment

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  Ooo look, it’s happening! #allotment

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  This week I’ve been popping to the allotment for half an hour or so before work to try to keep up with the sheer quantity of stuff that needs planting out now. Savoy cabbage, kale, chard and celeriac are now in. Tomatoes will go out this weekend - should be warm enough for them!

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  The #allotment is doing its thing 😀 The potatoes are through, and the new asparagus is putting up little fronds.

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  @Irisfreundin The pollinators can pass through that netting

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  @Broadfork Completely missed this, sorry! But yes I did and all three butts filled up almost instantly - a testament to how wrong it was going before.

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  @fedops Yes, passed on to me by my parents. It has an aluminium frame with feet that push into the soil - very robust and incredibly useful.

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  @sjaakkeuvelaar Sympathies

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  @Broadfork It was in the bag, and considerably weightier than a seed potato. I’ve been diddled 😆

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  @Broadfork Here’s hoping!

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  @sjaakkeuvelaar Aw, that’s a long wait but it’ll be worth it.

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  The asparagus arrived! #allotment

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  Now what is repeatedly pulling up the same two strawberry plants? I replanted them yesterday, not for the first time, and here we are again… Looks like I’ll be mulching and netting this morning. #allotment

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  I actually planted my potatoes on Good Friday this year. One of my potatoes was really a stone. Make of that what you will. #allotment (These are Charlotte. Also going in today were Red Duke of York and Casablanca. Picasso and Sarpo Mira to follow.)

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  I’ve had this #allotment plot for five years now and I’m heading into my sixth growing season. As a sign of my commitment I’ve decided to take it to the next level and plant an asparagus bed. Started preparing it today. Also sowed some peas.

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  I don’t have a greenhouse and I am banned from taking over the windowsills and kitchen table but the seeds are germinating well with this arrangement. Onions, leeks, chard and brassicas so far. #allotment

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  These skies #allotment