Cultivated beds

Garlic

Strimmed headland

View across the plots

Progress at the #allotment this afternoon. Still need to get main crop potatoes in though 😁

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UK woman fears being stranded in Spain over new Home Office border rules Natasha Cochrane de la Rosa was refused boarding on flight to London because she was not aware of the rule change

Those Brexit benefits keep in giving. UK woman fears being stranded in Spain over new Home Office border rules www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Shallot bed.

Prepped beds

Dwarf pyramid apple Worcester Permain

Finally joining hands on the apples

Shallots finally coming through, plus garlic, and the beds in one plot looking better. Apple blossom coming in the dwarf pyramid apples, and I finally managed to start joining hands with some of the apple trees for support #allotmentlife

Furrows for potatoes

Well rotted horse manure

Potato bed complete

Garlic bed

A few hours up the plot getting the second early seed potatoes in. Earlier this week international Kidney and Charlotte in. Today Kestrel and Nicola. Desiree, Nadine and King Edward still to go. Some using comfrey, others with beautiful well rotted manure #allotmentlife

It shouldn’t take a war for Britain to wake up to the need for food security | Tim Lang Everyone has a part to play in reducing our reliance on imported foods, but ministers must provide incentives, says Tim Lang of the Centre for Food Policy

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Now do the same but for capitalism.

Pete Hegseth’s holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?

A decent read on the frothing loony bin that is the USA and its government 🙄 Pete Hegseth’s holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I recognise the stamp third one down, had some fragments of late Saxon pottery to the west of Old Sarum like that. Going to take a punt and say @salisburymuseum.bsky.social ?

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Can only hope that when it comes to midterm elections old Yamtits doesn't try to cancel them as they are, erm, at war.

The juxtaposition on the news was telling. Especially poignant with Trump's slashing of science funding 🤬

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More graft up the plot 😊

Some nice days on the Isle of Purbeck

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First rhubarb of the year soo made a swiss tart 😋

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The magi

Cathedral interior

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Took Pina and George to @nationaltrust.org.uk Petworth House today. Some quite incredible artwork.

One nation. Under a silly sod.

Ey up! Excellent lead into While My Guitar Gently Weeps, though!

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Some survey at Cranborne Chase this week with @archsoton50.bsky.social students, with a great collection of round barrows nearby #tombtuesday