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Today I sowed 10 seeds of Kelvedon Wonder into a large pot, which I placed into my tent greenhouse so the birds wouldn't be able to get to them.

Cut the front lawn and tidied up the borders just in time for the fore casted rain!

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The digging at the new allotment continues, weather permitting. The heaped up bramble cuttings and pile of ‘turves’ are growing bigger but the cleared area still does not resemble a vegetable plot.

The only way I can clear the 'grass' is to get a garden fork drive it under the roots of a clump of grass and weeds; then rock the roots loose with the fork and then toss them onto the ‘dug’ area until the soil dries on the roots. Lastly before I leave the plot I pick up the...

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Sowed:
3 lettuce [1a] and 3 onion [1w]

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Today I placed my 10 sunflowers, 10 Kelvedon wonder peas, 10 Alderman peas, 10 Greenhurst peas and 10 sweetcorn that I have been growing indoors into my tent greenhouse that I have erected in my back garden.

Tiddied up my lawn borders ready for seed sowing.

Checked on the garlic that I'm growing in pots, ready to be planted out into allotment as soon as I can/weather allows me to. They all have roots coming out of the bottom of the pots.

Checked my stock...

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Decided to map out my moon trial and start the ball rolling tonight.
Going to use 4 seed types:
For the root: onion - Ailsa Craig
Leaf: lettuce, Lollo Rossa
Fruit: tomato, Roma
Flower: Broccoli Calabrese

The aim is to sow 3 seeds on the 'correct' night, and 3 on the 'wrong opposite' night.

So, today is a leaf day. I will sow 3 lettuce [correct] and 3 onions [wrong - opposite].

The next set will go in on the 19th,...

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