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Chair of #Dorking Allotment Assoc and Westcott Gardeners' Club | Grower of 677lbs pumpkins | 27 yrs in digital | Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor

A bit of cover for the #giantmarrow - just been a

A bit of cover for the #giantmarrow - just been a bit below average temps lately, so hoping to keep it greenhouse happy.
#giantveg #allotment

Giant marrow plant is free. 233.7 Baggs 2025 #allo

Giant marrow plant is free.
233.7 Baggs 2025
#allotment #giantveg

And I've no idea why two beautiful #hydrangeas wer

And I've no idea why two beautiful #hydrangeas were reduced to £10 each, but they have exactly the succession colour I'm looking for out front after the end of spring bulb season and arrival of leaves on the cherry blossom #partialshade

I only went for 2 bags of compost. Stumbled across

I only went for 2 bags of compost. Stumbled across the £2 and £3 @hilliergardencentres reductions on summer flowers.
#gladiolis #echinacea #crocosmia

Comfrey is another useful weed and the ladybirds a

Comfrey is another useful weed and the ladybirds are also fans of it.
#ladybirds #comfrey #allotment

Gonna have to trim the nettles this weekend as rea

Gonna have to trim the nettles this weekend as reaching seed head stage, but I let it grow for the ladybirds and peacock butterflies. There were 26 ladybirds in there when I arrived earlier. Good for the orchard and my neighbouring plots. #allotment

Giant marrow bed ready for planting out. Will expa

Giant marrow bed ready for planting out. Will expand it with the vine season as usual with #giantveg. Given it a good soaking once before manure mulch and once afterwards to lock in moisture and let the sun warm it up.
#allotment

A quick hour turned into 3 hours... I must be gett

A quick hour turned into 3 hours... I must be getting better 😂 Sweetcorn planted out, grid fashion as full size corn and will need pollinating. At the back will go some Crown Prince squashes I have in the greenhouse, they can grow up last year's netting and through the corn. #allotment #allotmentlife #growyourownfood

A quick hour of manure unloading at the plot befor

A quick hour of manure unloading at the plot before it gets too warm outside.
#allotment

Created a new insta account for the village garden

Created a new insta account for the village gardeners club @westcottgardenersclub - loaded with a few historical flower show photos of yesteryear. Embedded into the club website as a gallery page. Next to encourage member participation.
#westcottflowershow #westcottsurrey #surreyhills #gardeningclub

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