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#allotment

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Mike

The verdicts in the trial of the two children who killed my friend are now out.
The full report, with most of the horrors, is in the link below.

Bhim & his wife had three allotment plots opposite mine. We often used to talk about growing stuff, world politics, his life story (he came to England in '48 and worked on the railway in Kent before owning factories in Leicester).

He was one of the few genuinely kind, gentle, people around. I know this is always said of the dead, but in Bhim's case it was true.

My wife got to know his wife very well when she had surgery and needed some company at home. She's carrying on with one of his plots.

I spoke to Bhim and introduced him to one of my granddaughters, on the day of his death.

The local community know there were other children involved in the attack, but charges couldn't be brought.

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"Two teenagers found guilty of manslaughter of 80-year-old man in Leicestershire park"

theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Two teenagers found guilty of manslaughter of 80-year-old man in Leicestershire parkBy Mark Brown
#leicester#leicestershire#allotment
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Brownster

Picture of my rather lovely well worn and thumbed copy of 'Grow Your Own Vegetables' by Joy Larkcom. Has anyone else got an old favourite that they keep going back to? I only wish they made this in a spiral bound or at least threaded copy! This book is just the cats pyjamas, she has so much research and advice crammed in it.
More weeding done at the allotment and back home opted to sow more broad beans in pots as we have quite a few mice down there... #allotment #growyourown #gardening

Picture of my old gardening book showing its well worn and thumbed edges, plus pages that have come loose.
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Yvan

Good bit of work done down the #allotment plots to finish off the day. Got the two spare compost bays cleared of the inevitable collection of junk that appears in any spare space, and got all the home green waste and food waste into one of them... the other is ready to have the municipal compost loaded into it another day.

Strimmed outside the front and back fence-lines... I like to keep a bit of a DMZ clearspace around the plot.

And planted out those seedlings we picked up earlier. Kept the dwarf peas as three bunches in the centre of the bed and popped 5 kohlrabi either side. The spring onions went in as a between-row sowing in the carrot area, where we have two rows of carrots planted recently with a row of coriander between, then there is this row of spring onions, then the next succession of carrots will be two more rows next along in this space, with another row of coriander between. This section of the bed will have an enviromesh enclosure.

A long raised bed, there is a row of spindly spring onions planted in the foreground, then along the bed a bit to the right is a small netted enclosure with some small seedlings in it. In the near foreground the bed has a couple of planks across the surface. There are woodchip paths either side and another raised bed behind is full of garlic.
Three pallet built compost bays in a row, lined with blue plastic. The far left one has a full front on it of two half pallets. The middle one seems mainly empty with some objects in it, the near right one has a low layer of material in it with a post stuck in the middle... the left two have a half-height half-pallet front on them. There are canes stored in either end of the whole structure, and some timber stored on top spanning mainly the left two bays. Behind is a rough grassy field.
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Yvan

Well, had been a bit of a day already!

Got the hire van.

Headed home, a bit of a palaver with some accident closing the A47.

On the way picked up timber for the front and back plot fences. It's good feeling able to spend a little.

Picked up Kat and all the cardboard and compost material sat at home waiting to be transported.

Unloaded at the #allotment where we emptied various bulk-bags to put in the van along with trugs, shovel, spade, and fork.

Headed to Skylark - wow, never seen it so busy, the grey contingent out in force - and browsed plants... got a couple of thymes and oreganos for the raised bed at home, and some spring onions, khol rabi (have never grown it), and peas for the allotment. Plus a restock of bird seed and some parsnip and flower seeds.

Visited the Big Free Compost Mountain and loaded about 1.5 tonne into the van.

Now home, a breather, a couple of Polish smoked sausage and mayo sandwiches with plenty of volunteer polytunnel rocket.

Now back to the plots!

A shopping basket with various small plants in it.
Looking into the back of a van with three part filled bulk bags in it, tops flopped closed hiding their content, and then at the back four blue trugs with dark looking composty material in them.
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Mike

I don't recall mentioning yesterday's very successful #allotment trip.

I've put our first early potatoes in - Charlotte again, they're reliable and have a good taste.
The first peas & carrots are in the ground.
I've sown more broad beans and parsnips.
The last of the onion sets are in at long last.
A couple of dahlia bulbs have gone in - I'm not hopeful as they were very cheap.

Sacha has finished weeding the new strawberries,and is now looking at one of her flower beds.

The committee have turned the water on to the water troughs, so I can now water the seeds that have been in for a while (my water butt is very empty).

It was a glorious day to be outside here in the English East Midlands - and lots of other plot holders seemed to agree - I don't think I've seen so many people on the site in a very long time.

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Yvan

Managed to squeeze in an evening #allotment trip, from just before 5pm to just after 7pm… so just a little one. Chose to walk it, wanted something slower paced than cycling… and it was a nice walk there in the sun.

The primary objective was to get the sleeper base for the greenhouse squared off and staked in place. A little less trivial than expected, mainly as it turned out one of the original sleepers was about 35mm longer than the other. Daft of me to expect old railway sleepers to be uniform of course. So I had to hand-saw 35mm off a sleeper, but then it was still a bit out so had to then repeat and hand-saw about 7mm off too.

But we have it squared up now and one end is properly screwed in. Not sure why I'm trying to cyclone-proof the greenhouse base with metal stakes half a metre into the ground, but here we are. 🤷🏻

A bit more chip spread, starting on "leaf mould alley".

Burnt some waste timber.

Planted a row of coriander seeds between the carrot rows, and a row of mizuna.

Looking down through the glassless aluminium frame of a greenhouse to the railway sleeper base it is sat on. There is a yellow angle iron post in each corner, protruding above the base in the near end, and flush with it in the far end, plus two yellow angle iron brace towards the far end on each long edge binding a long sleeper with a part sleeper. There is roughly mounded dirt to the centre of the space and random allotment junk surrounding.
Looking down at one end of railway sleeper base of a greenhouse, from a position inside the greenhouse at the other end. The dirt to the centre is rough and mounded, the aluminium greenhouse frame lacks glass. There are yellow angle iron posts in each far corner, flush with the top of the sleepers. And two pieces of angle iron on the top of each side towards the end binding a shorter bit of sleeper to longer ones. Other allotment detritus surrounds.
Three black plastic "dalek" composters sat on the ground between a metal frame to the right and the side of a shed to the left. The far two compostors are on freshly laid woodchip, and the near one is on dirt as the woodchip hasn't spread so far.
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Jo Rhodes

Was feeling this morning like we've been neglecting the community allotment this year. We've been short staffed and some of our regular volunteers have been unwell. I had a lovely afternoon down there potting up many things that had self seeded accompanied by lots of buzzing bees loving the lungwort and honey berry flowers. Now have many pots of strawberries, chives, foxgloves to pass on and lots of things are growing happily so all ok. 🐝🌱😃 #gardening #permaculture #Allotment #AllotmentLife

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Amber Griffiths

Finally managed to get to allotment for first time in a month or so, expecting chaos and destruction, met with 3 frogs chilling in the pond in the sunshine, and all this abundance... came away grateful for my past self for bothering to plant stuff all those months ago.

Big pile of leeks and some mustard greens
2 spears of purple asparagus poking up from soil
Small polytunnel with big bright tulips in full bloom, dotted in between garlic and mustard greens which are all quite lush
Far too much purple sprouting broccoli absolutely covering 3 plants
#allotment
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Yvan

I'm sad that the #allotment isn't getting the time I wanted to give it this week before I start full time work next week. Alas the car is a priority and has turned out to be more time and work than I'd envisaged. Though I'm learning as I go and enjoying the side-quest in a way, as frustrating as it has been (and I need to get back to that now really! At least it is sunny in the farm yard where I'm doing the work.)

We did nip by on a slight detour back from the MOT yesterday and watered the seeds and things, and lightly tidied here and there.

I was pleased to observe that the turned and combined heaps of last year's compost is cooking away above 60°C... very satisfying.

The pear trees on the edge of the new plot has bursting into masses of enthusiastic flower, but I forgot to take a photo.

We harvested radishes, rocket, dill, and mustard leaves but I was too bushed after car fettling yesterday to cook so they're a table display item for the moment lol.

An analogue thermometer dial stuck into compost and reading just over 60°C.
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Richard Rollinson

Beet Bear is awake now, and eager to start the season. He was out showing off his new wheelbarrow and gardening tools. He then came in to the greenhouse to help me get started on transplanting tomatoes.Seeds started on March 11th and now ready to pot up in to 4 inch/100mm pots. Got 12 done today with many more to do tomorrow. No sun and chilly temps mean I have to run the heater in there for now, but needs must...
#BeetBear
#gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#Zone6b
#tomatoes
@gardening

A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. In his lap is a blue Sharpie marker and some Popsicle sticks are on the bench in front of him. To his right is a tomato plant freshly potted up in to a 4 inch plastic pot. To his left is a silicone 6 pack of other tomato plants ready for transplanting. Behind him, on the green house bench is a tub of potting mix and a stack of pots. There is also a trowel in the tub.
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls stands looking to the left of the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He is pushing his "bear-sized" wheel barrow full of gardening tools. He stands amongst some newly sprouted lillies and a hyacinth in flower is just behind him.
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Jo Rhodes

Got given a batch of very old fruit and veg seeds and done some germination testing (most have 50 - 70% germination rates which is pretty good). Thought I'd just plant these globe artichoke seeds and give them a try. Seeds are allegedly best sown before 2017. I soaked them for a few days in water and then put in a covered seed tray in my car to act as a mini greenhouse. 2 weeks later half have come up. It really does annoy me the hype from seed sellers that you must use new seeds - it is true for some veg but for most things it really isn't! For anyone concerned about where I'm going to plant a dozen globe artichokes which will grow into enormous plants.. will give most away through our #CommunityFridge and keep one. #permaculture #GrowYourOwn #Allotment #AllotmentLife

Close up image of two very small globe artichoke seedlings just emerging from soil in a seed tray of compost. Each seedling with two leaves which are bright green about 4 mm long and 3 mm wide.
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rooftopjaxx

A short row of spuds between the tree rings inside of the row of field beans which are just showing. Covered with torn green alkanet leaves and stalks, and then mulched with raked back leaf litter which had covered the bed over winter and arborist waste to hill it up a bit.
#Allotment

Alkanet leaves cover the row between two young fruit trees
Hilled up with mulch
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