7th October 2011 – At Allotment Plot at MERL, there was an overload of sound at the Plot. The sounds penetrated and reverberated across the garden. Magpies were conspiring in the trees, planes moving along flight paths, teenagers screaming and shouting involved in the action of sport in a field beyond the hedge, sirens wailing, [...]
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October 29, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Compost, Digging, Hyperobject, Plot
Social Tagging: Artichoke • Autumnal • Compost • Fluxist • Frog • Frost • Human Discontent • over wintering • Squash • Sweet Potato • Tree Products
Filed under: Allotments, Compost, Digging, Hyperobject, Plot
Social Tagging: Artichoke • Autumnal • Compost • Fluxist • Frog • Frost • Human Discontent • over wintering • Squash • Sweet Potato • Tree Products
October 3, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, News, Object
Social Tagging: Atlas • Cultivation Field • Dead Bee • Global Warming • Greenland • Lawn • Oak Tree • Plant Regeneration
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, News, Object
Social Tagging: Atlas • Cultivation Field • Dead Bee • Global Warming • Greenland • Lawn • Oak Tree • Plant Regeneration
20th September 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – Harvest: Oriental Greens Tai Sai = 2oz = 50g; 1 x Courgette Patriot F1 = 12oz = 350g; 1 x Squash Green Hokkaido = 6oz = 170g; 1 x Squash Green Hokkaido = 13oz = 370g; 1 x Squash Green Hokkaido = 1lb 2oz = 510g; 1 [...]
September 18, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Blight, Compost, Harvest, Object
Social Tagging: Allotments • Commodities • Compost • Objects • Squash • Tomato • Zombie
Filed under: Allotments, Blight, Compost, Harvest, Object
Social Tagging: Allotments • Commodities • Compost • Objects • Squash • Tomato • Zombie
2nd September 2011 – Allotment Plot at MERL – For the human it was a very warm day, in an exterior context, such as the garden, but not if placed in an interior, where it seemed much cooler and autumnal. Ella Montt crouched next to the Plot. Her body moved slowly around the edge, redefining [...]
September 2, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Blight, Compost, Crop Failure, Fence, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Blight • Cultivation Field • Fence • Harvest • Practical Planting Practice • Weather
Filed under: Allotments, Blight, Compost, Crop Failure, Fence, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Blight • Cultivation Field • Fence • Harvest • Practical Planting Practice • Weather
18th August 2011 – Allotment Plot at MERL – Torrential rain delayed and limited Plot interaction. Ella Montt assessed the cultivation field considering the Plot, and then searched in her bag for packets of seeds. Ella Montt broadcasted seeds on to the soil in the place that had been emptied of Potatoes the week before. [...]
August 17, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Compost, Harvest, Root
Social Tagging: Balfour Potatoes • Companion Planting • Harvest • Soil • Worms
Filed under: Allotments, Compost, Harvest, Root
Social Tagging: Balfour Potatoes • Companion Planting • Harvest • Soil • Worms
7 August 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – Harvest: Tomato Gardener’s Delight = 3oz = 80g; Beetroot Bolivar = 1lb 4oz = 580g; Potato Madeleine 12lb 15oz = 5.9kg. 8 August 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – Harvest: Runner Bean Enorma = 2oz = 60g; Potato Madeline 4lb = 1.82kg; Beetroot Bolivar = 1lb 8oz [...]
August 6, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Plant
Social Tagging: Allotments • Green • Harvest • Self-Seeded • Wild
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Plant
Social Tagging: Allotments • Green • Harvest • Self-Seeded • Wild
3rd August 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – Ella Montt almost randomly broadcasted a mix of seeds in the cleared area where the Peas had previously been. The area was still surrounded by shading netting. The mix of seeds consisted of Carrot Amsterdam Forcing, Calabrese Baumont F1, Cabbage Wintergreen, and Oriental Tai sai. It was [...]
August 3, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Harvest • MERL • Plot 326 • Rain
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Harvest • MERL • Plot 326 • Rain
20th July 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – Harvest: 4 x Courgettes = 1lb 13oz = 640g; Shallots Red Sun = 1lb 7oz = 640g; Peas = Ezeta’s Krombek Blauwschokker = 10.5oz = 290g, Oregon Sugar Pod II = 2oz = 40g, a mix of Kelvedon Wonder, Ambassador and Meteor = 3oz = 80g. 21st [...]
July 17, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Fence, Frame, Gate, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Bamboo • Comfrey • Fence • Frame • Gate • Harvest • Plot
Filed under: Allotments, Fence, Frame, Gate, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Bamboo • Comfrey • Fence • Frame • Gate • Harvest • Plot
10th July 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – Harvest: Peas Ezeta’s Krombek Blauwschokker = 5oz = 150g, Oregon Sugar Pod II = 5.5oz = 160g, a mix of Kelvedon Wonder, Ambassador and Meteor = 1lb 3oz = 550g. 12th July 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – R&P helped to erect some of the fence around [...]
July 6, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Bamboo • Captain Swing • Harvest • Wood Imps
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Bamboo • Captain Swing • Harvest • Wood Imps
23rd June 2011 – Allotment Plot at MERL – One of the Comfrey plants in the Brick Composter was starting to grow out of the Composter. Comfrey can be harvested regularly through the growing season to be used as a plant food and as a compost activator. Ella Montt adjusted some of the Climbing Beans [...]
June 26, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Garlic • Harvest • Plant Life • Plot 326 • Rain • Sweet Potato
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Garlic • Harvest • Plant Life • Plot 326 • Rain • Sweet Potato
11th June 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – It was necessary to harvest the Garlic, Onions, and the rest of the Broad Beans. Garlic and onions were dug out of the soil. The remainders of the over-wintered Spinach that had gone to seed were removed. Last night there had been a hail storm followed by [...]
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