Month: June 2019
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The rain won’t stop us
Believe it or not, we have only had the allotment two weeks but we are powering ahead. The rain certainly hasn’t stopped us. This weekend we concentrated on turning over the soil on the right side of the allotment. Unfortunately, the patch of soil is a little lower quality in comparison to the left due…
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Transformation… Tuesday?
So as somewhat expected I am a little late with the allotment update, but it certainly looks a lot different to how it did last week! The rain has hindered us somewhat, but we have still managed to plough on. On Saturday we concentrated on removing the patch of weeds on the right side of…
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All in a days work
Today was our first day on the allotment. We were quite lucky in that we didn’t need to be put on a waiting list, we only signed up yesterday! We decided that the best way to clear the allotment was in columns, starting from left to right. I concentrated on removing the smaller weeds and…
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Strawberry & Raspberry Mix Jam Recipe
Here is a simple recipe for a small batch of mixed jam. This should make two jars or about 700g-750g of jam. Ingredients:– 200g of strawberries– 200g of raspberries– 200g of granulated sugar– 180g of pectin sugar– 50ml of lemon juice Equipment:– Two metal pans, one for the jam and one for sterilising the jars–…