8th August 2012 – Allotment Plot 326 – The day became warmer and warmer and more humid. Ella Montt arrived at the Plot and found that next door at plot 325 most of the wild plant foliage had been cut down and removed, apart from at the far end where it had been left standing. [...]
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August 24, 2012 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Plant, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Balfour Potatoes • Harvest
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Plant, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Balfour Potatoes • Harvest
March 25, 2012 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Drought, Global Warming, Object, Plant
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Mulch • Precipitation
Filed under: Allotments, Drought, Global Warming, Object, Plant
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Mulch • Precipitation
In the human settlement of Reading, the month of March 2012 was without Precipitation apart from on the 4th March. Even before the month was over it was possible for Ella Montt to gaze in to the crystal ball and see that the forecast contained no evidence that Precipitation would occur in that time period. [...]
December 21, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: 99%, Allotments, Compost Capitalism, Copost Capitalism, Occupy, Planet, Plant
Social Tagging: Compost Capitalism • Earth • Kelper 22-b • Plant • Seti • Wholly Mammoth • William Morris
Filed under: 99%, Allotments, Compost Capitalism, Copost Capitalism, Occupy, Planet, Plant
Social Tagging: Compost Capitalism • Earth • Kelper 22-b • Plant • Seti • Wholly Mammoth • William Morris
1st December 2011, at Allotment Plot at MERL, the sky was dull and grey, but in the garden at MERL, birds were singing. Ella Mott had been alerted to the fact that the Island was suffering from lack of moisture. Although it had rained lightly recently, this was not enough and the soil if you [...]
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 [...]
May 23, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Plant, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Harvest • Plant • Plot • Sweet Potato • Transplant
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, Plant, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Harvest • Plant • Plot • Sweet Potato • Transplant
19th May 2011 – Another transplant was performed. The sprouting Sweet Potato and Comfrey that had been growing roots in the studio left the holding area and transported to Allotment Plot at MERL. Other plants were also relocated from the fixed up greenhouse to new positions on the Plot. These plants were: 1 x Melon [...]
May 18, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Aesthetic, Allotments, Event, Plant, Planting, Root
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Event • Plant Life • Plot • Seedlings • William Morris
Filed under: Aesthetic, Allotments, Event, Plant, Planting, Root
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Event • Plant Life • Plot • Seedlings • William Morris
11th May 2011 – In the studio, the cultivation of Comfrey and Sweet Potato plants in glass jars continues. The Sweet Potato’s rhizomatic roots were accumulating in to an amazing mass at one end of the tuber, whilst at the other end of the tuber the vine leaves also sprouted. Soon it will be time [...]
April 18, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Fence, Plant, Planting, Plot
Social Tagging: Comfrey • Compost • Plant • Plot • Seeds
Filed under: Allotments, Fence, Plant, Planting, Plot
Social Tagging: Comfrey • Compost • Plant • Plot • Seeds
Tuesday 12th April 2011 – At Allotment Plot 326, digging of an area of ground was completed. Seeds were then planted as follows: Leeks Almera, Kale Red Russian Curled, Beetroot Bolivar, Carrot Amsterdam Forcing, and Carrot Rothild. Ella Montt noted that both a Carrot fly deterrent barrier and also a Heavy Metal collection of CD’s [...]
March 13, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Plant, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Bob Flowerdew • Chit • Potato • Studio • Sweet Potato
Filed under: Allotments, Plant, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Bob Flowerdew • Chit • Potato • Studio • Sweet Potato
A potato is a tuber. Deleuze and Guattari define tubers as rhizomes. The Potato, Solanum Tuberosum, (as opposed to the Sweet Potato) is part of the Nightshades family. The potato as a plant has a long history. It originates from Peru. Humans discovered the potato and begun to cultivate it at least 7,000 years ago. [...]
January 30, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Plant, Planting, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Fruit Bushes • Fruit Trees • Planting • Plot • Plot 326
Filed under: Allotments, Plant, Planting, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Fruit Bushes • Fruit Trees • Planting • Plot • Plot 326
At Allotment Plot 326 on January 14th 2011, Ella Montt planted some fruit bushes and trees. The temperature on that day was almost balmy. In the designated planting area the ground was dug to try to remove any bramble roots. Holes were then excavated and the roots of the trees and bushes were grounded and [...]
November 28, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Artwork, Plant, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Art • Plant • Plot
Filed under: Allotments, Artwork, Plant, Plot
Social Tagging: Allotments • Art • Plant • Plot
25/11/2010 – Ella Montt headed from the University to the Allotment Plot at MERL by bike. Optimistic bright sunshine earlier in the morning had given way to a blanket of dull grey cloud and the temperature plummeted, making the bike ride far from exhilarating, as the sharpness of the cold hit the body in motion. [...]
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