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Nick writes… The idea behind having use of this plot on the Cainscross Allotment site is to have a base. Somewhere to observe, somewhere to learn from, perhaps design planting ideas. There’s a greenhouse to use, some tools and a compost bin. Among those that came along on Sunday we had a couple of tours [...] We have several nuclear power stations near us on the Severn, and evil EDF is trying to build a new one, Hinkley C. I plan to join a 24 hour blockade protest there in March on the anniversary of the Fukoshima disaster. Usually I base my objection to nuclear power on the terrifying danger of [...] At long last I’m putting what I learned on my PDC course to use and have mapped both front and back gardens. I’ll post progress here as the plans come together and hopefully then to fruition. Some major negotiation likely with kids and Karen, but all part of the process! I’ll be opening my garden [...] Having sort of finished a stressful project yesterday I was in an indulgent mood. My ramblings, as they often do, took me into Wilkinsons (the shop in the Merrywalks centre). They have lots of exciting and cheap plants in. I KNOW that cheap plants, like everything else, usually means that the environment or even human [...] So, on January 1st 2012, I pruned my soft fruit bushes weeded my nine-month-old asparagus bed (only 15 months to go until first harvest!) transplanted lovely self-sown borage plants – it looks like I’ll have lots of huge borage plants for the bees again this summer harvested a tiny cauliflower …then back at home I [...] |
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