Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption
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KILLITnGRILLIT
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Houston we have lift off.....................Just been for my 2nd look at my 1/2 allotment, the young lady who had the full length has had to curtail it somewhat due to a bad back !
From the foreground up to the rasp canes is all mine, after she has removed the tatties, what tatties you may ask ? They are around 5-6 inch in height and are covered with couch grass and mares tails 
She also wants me to leave the J Artichokes in the foreground until she has harvested them too. I`ll be seiving the ground to find any she has missed, you better believe it !!
The view is southerly and I have, behind a huge willow and a sycamore(chainsaw job I think !!), a small burn for water just 4-5 mtrs to the rear.
We have some lovely neighbours/squatters and I shall endeavour to look after them.......
You do not know how happy I am to get a wee toe hold here, I should have had a full allotment back in April/May, but the owner, who was growing weeds at the time decided as there was an interloper after his plot, just rotovated it and filled it with tatties 
Still I am thankful for this small step towards a smaller waistline and better veggies and I will keep you all informed.
YEEEEEEE HA !!!!!!!!
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gil
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That's great news, KnG. Always very exciting when you get new ground to break, especially with fruit and veg as the end result.
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KILLITnGRILLIT
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You don`t know the half of it, the other allotments have a book, A4 size with 4 pages of people names waiting for one
I`m at the bottom of page 4 !!
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judith
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Excellent news. Plenty of time left for late-season and winter veggies if you get cracking.
And if you look after the squatters, they will look after the slugs for you. 
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KILLITnGRILLIT
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Spinach and purple sprouting brocolli are first on the list, if I can keep the woodpigeon off them !
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cassy
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Brilliant! Enjoy!
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Greenfoot
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Goodbye perfectly manicured nails............ 
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vanessa
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Greenfoot, that's exactly what I was thinking!! Perfect, WHITE finger nails? What are they?
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KILLITnGRILLIT
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......my Daughters, a holiday present from her Aunt.
Mine are getting grubby today as I`m off for a bit of digging
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