Grow Your Own Magazine

Its been a crazy 7mths. Havent been able to get to the allotment alot since i first posted on our blog because we have been busy.... getting married getting pregnant with baby number 4 , decorating, school committees and parent and toddler group committees... the list goes on and on.

But the last 2 weeks we have made an effort to get down there and so far we have made 1 raised bed for us (planted spinanch, beetroot and lettuce) and 1 small bed for the girls just to dig around...

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Day one at the allotment was the hardest days work Ive ever done! From the picture you can see, its overgrown, weeds and rubbish everywhere! but we cracked on, pulling up parsnips and potatoes, which were rotten, Jerusalem artichoke's, horse radish, spring onions and garlic!! None of which we could take home and eat!! The girls had a great time, digging holes and finding the biggest worms i have ever seen... yuk! Something i will have to get used to!

After nearly 4 hours of hard work,...

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