Down on the Allotment

Matron grows vegetables and fruit in a Hampshire garden. I've been growing veggies since I was knee high to a grasshopper. Some traditional varieties and old favourites as well as new ideas. I share my garden with my allotment assistant Daisy the Labrador. On Twitter as @MatronsVeggies

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Pumpkin progress

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Finally one of my pumpkins seems to be viable. I’ve had a lot of failures this year but this looks like a go-er!  Not the best shape but I’l...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Trials and tribulations

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 Well the second pollinated female pumpkin also failed.  It is late in the season but in the last week I have any number of females now wait...
Saturday, July 27, 2024

Giant Pumpkin update

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 All was going well until last week when my pumpkin started to shrink. It didn’t look viable and had started to abort.  Good job that I had ...

Pickling Walnuts Part 2

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  After soaking in brine for a week, I drained the walnuts and let them soak in fresh brine for another week.  After this I left them out in...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Pickling walnuts ; Part 1

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 I found a walnut tree last weekend. These green walnuts are just about right for pickling.  Green walnuts should still be soft inside with ...
Thursday, July 04, 2024

Pumpkin pollination update

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So a couple of days ago the female flower opened one morning.  I only had a few hours to hand pollinate with pollen from a male flower.  The...
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Giant pumpkin update

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 After several weeks of unseasonal cold weather my giant pumpkin is gradually coming to life.  I’ve added a foliar feed of some diluted Epso...
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Giant Pumpkin project 2024

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A few years ago I had some success growing a giant pumpkin which I entered in the RHS London show.  Won a prize!  Anyway I decided to give i...
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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Drowning in cucumbers

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 Still here! Everything is growing so fast these past few weeks. Long hot days have seen a lot of activity inside and outside the greenhouse...
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Saturday, October 30, 2021

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 I'm still here! Not sure if this blogger platform is still here or not, but here goes.   I decided to dig one of my 'Tahiti' pu...
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Monday, August 17, 2020

Success with Peaches

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 Hooray!  Matron is still here!  I thought blogger had threatened to delete all posts on this platform, I thought I was going to loose every...
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I was born 20 yards from our allotment. My parents used to 'dig for victory' and never got out of the habit. I grew up on an allotment, so growing veggies is a way of life. I am also qualified as a dog behaviourist and I have set up my own business, www.blackdogdna.com
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