putting the glass in....working from the bottom up! be organised.....

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This is a video of the progress on the allotment, on Saturday 7th March 2009. I have planted 3 more fruit bushes - Blackberry, Gooseberry, Black Current and a row of beetroot.

I have created a wigwam for the beans, if you go tot he blog you will find a 'tutorial' in pictures of how I did it.

I also prepared the ground for the Cloche.

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Progress on the allotment on Sunday 15th March 2009. Planted more early potatoes, carrots and onions and setup the cloche poly-tunnel

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We have taken over a derelict allotment and are busy restoring it. This video records our eventually successful attempt to build a greenhouse and fruit cage. The allotment is in Sunniside, Gateshead, in the North East of England.

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