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MORE PICKINGS FROM THE ALLOTMENT

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Todays picking from the allotment.

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A few potatoes, carrots and Dwarf  French beans

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A couple of days rain and the ground 

on the allotment is still very dry 

on the surface.

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DWARF FRENCH BEANS : SPRITE

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DWARF FRENCH BEANS : SPRITE

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I am harvesting my 
Dwarf French Beans (SPRITE)
on a daily basis from my first row,
 luckily they freeze well, 
so the majority will be topped 
& tailed and put down in the freezer.
Last years crop we finished eating
the end of March this year.
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My second row are full of flowers,
so not long to go before they start 
forming beans.

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DWARF FRENCH BEAN : SPRITE   (topped & tailed)

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Every day the Sweet Corn 

grows taller with 

plenty of cobs forming.

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SWEET CORN  SWIFT F1

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SWEET CORN  SWIFT F1

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SWEET CORN  SWIFT F1

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SHALLOTS HARVEST : DRYING IN THE SUN

Carrots Showing Through.

Protection for Cauliflowers.

Sweet Corn Cobs Forming.

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My shallots lifted and 

drying in the sun

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Autumn King 2 Carrots 

sown just over two weeks ago

showing through.

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 Autumn King 2 Carrots sown mid June doing well

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My last row of carrots are normally 

sown in the first couple of weeks of August 

and let them over winter pulling as required.

This variety of carrot have never let me down.

Last years sowings I finished pulling 

in March of this year with very little damage

caused by slugs. You cannot beat the flavour

of freshly pulled carrots.

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Last of last years crop pulled in March of this year

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Cauliflowers doing well growing under 

netting to prevent the dreaded 

Cabbage White butterflies 

from laying their eggs.

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Protection from the dreaded Cabbage White Butterfly

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Sweet Corn cobs forming

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SWEET CORN : SWIFT F1

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Sweetcorn " SWIFT " F1

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I grew this variety last year and had a very 

good crop of sweet, tender sweetcorn. 

Many of which I put down in the freezer.

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SHALLOTS READY TO HARVEST

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Shallots ready for harvesting.
 

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SHALLOTS SOON BE READY FOR LIFTING

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Also my Peas, French Beans, 

Beetroot and Potatoes.

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Dwarf French Beans 

(SPRITE)

Topped and tailed 

ready for the freezer.

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Dwarf French Beans (SPRITE) 

A heavy cropper and very good for freezing.

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Todays Harvest On The Allotment

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A few photos from the allotment,  

we could do will a drop of rain 

as the ground is looking dry.

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Todays harvest from the allotment..

Carrot : AUTUMN KING 11

Potatoes : MARIS BARD

Peas : ONWARD

Dwarf French Beans : SPRITE

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Second row of Onward Peas ready for picking

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Dwarf French beans SPRITE ready to start picking

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Dwarf French beans looking healthy

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Unfortunately my Sweet corn 

has been hit again, quite a number

have been damaged.

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Overall things 

are not looking to bad.

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You can always find a few weeds to pull.

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Ps.....

Remember I always have...….

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