Month: July 2010

  • Garlic Harvest a Performance

    Allotment (1) took place on 8 July 2010 at Allotment Plot @MERLReading; the Garlic and Radar Onions were harvested. Please note this action was filmed as a Performance and will be shown in exhibition format at a later date. Before the performance Ella Montt was sitting in the shade of the Mulberry tree and made…

  • Garlic Harvest Event at Allotment Plot

    Allotment (1) Thursday 8th July 11am – 2pm at Allotment Plot in the garden at MERL. Garlic harvesting and Art conversation, bring your own lunch.

  • Drought at the Plot and Berlin

    On 1 July, after returning from a visit to the Berlin Biennale, the Allotment Plot experienced a quick hoe down. The ground was exceptionally dry, the BBC weather person reported it was the driest first half of the year since 1929! Seaweed water was applied in a form of soaking action. Some of the plants…

  • Broadbeans and Peas uprooted

    On the 18/06/2010 at the Allotment Plot the Broadbeans and Peas were over and out. The remaining produce was harvested. The plants were uprooted. The last Pea pods harvested weighed 60grams = 2oz once shelled = 1oz Peas = 20grams. The last Broadbean pods harvested weighed 9oz = 250grams once shelled = 2oz = 60grams.…