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		<title>Christmas Harvest</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/12/christmas-harvest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we first started growing our own, one of our annual targets was to have our own parsnips to roast on Christmas Day.  As we have become more experienced, and had access to more space, other harvests have become important.  &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/12/christmas-harvest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/12/christmas-harvest/' addthis:title='Christmas Harvest ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Pumpkins</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/08/pumpkins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most years we have a small household competition to see which of us can grow the biggest pumpkin.  These contests are often decided by a growing disaster, such as a broken growing tip or the plant that inexplicably started to &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/08/pumpkins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/08/pumpkins/' addthis:title='Pumpkins ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The joy of allotments &#8211; growing</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/07/the-joy-of-allotments-growing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2020 10:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As ever the months of June and July have seen progress in the allotments zipping along.  Seeds sown in open ground have germinated and rapidly turned into sturdy young plants and the seeds sown under cover earlier in the year &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/07/the-joy-of-allotments-growing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/07/the-joy-of-allotments-growing/' addthis:title='The joy of allotments &#8211; growing ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>New Allotment Update May 2020</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/05/new-allotment-update-may-2020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 09:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our last allotment update mentioned the wet weather of the winter and early spring, but since then we have had almost unbroken sunshine, with records being not just broken but smashed.  As most of us have been confined to homes, gardens &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/05/new-allotment-update-may-2020/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/05/new-allotment-update-may-2020/' addthis:title='New Allotment Update May 2020 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>New Allotment Update March 2020</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/03/new-allotment-update-march-2020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/?p=1445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over a pretty soggy winter and early spring we have been doing the groundwork on our newest allotment plot. Over the past few weeks as the threat of Coronavirus has loomed ever larger over the country, investing time and effort &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/03/new-allotment-update-march-2020/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2020/03/new-allotment-update-march-2020/' addthis:title='New Allotment Update March 2020 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>New allotment update August 2019</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2019/08/new-allotment-update-august-2019/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 08:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past month or so, we have been putting some effort into getting the newest part of our allotment into production, by getting some summer and autumn crops into the ground.  So far we&#8217;ve only got about a third &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2019/08/new-allotment-update-august-2019/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2019/08/new-allotment-update-august-2019/' addthis:title='New allotment update August 2019 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>A Third (half) Plot</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2019/07/a-third-half-plot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 07:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/?p=1325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 5 pole plot, between our two existing half plots has become available and rather than see it become a haven for weeds, the seeds of which are blown across our plots and the rest of the site, we have &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2019/07/a-third-half-plot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2019/07/a-third-half-plot/' addthis:title='A Third (half) Plot ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Parsnips</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/12/christmas-parsnips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2016 14:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is about tradition for many people and one of ours is digging the Christmas parsnips.  Despite talk of the flavour improving after frosts, we tend to find that ours don&#8217;t like the fairly wet autumns that we&#8217;ve experienced recently. &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/12/christmas-parsnips/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/12/christmas-parsnips/' addthis:title='Christmas Parsnips ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Gigantomo</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/09/gigantomo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2016 17:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The giant pumpkin may not have been that giant, but we&#8217;ve had rather more success with giant tomatoes.  the cultivar that we&#8217;ve been trying is Gigantomo. It became apparent quite early in the year that there was a good deal &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/09/gigantomo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/09/gigantomo/' addthis:title='Gigantomo ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Giant Pumpkin</title>
		<link>http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/09/giant-pumpkin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 11:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Davis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the allotment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been trying to grow a giant pumpkin this year, but think that we&#8217;re going to have to concede that &#8220;Shrimpy&#8221; isn&#8217;t going to be a record breaker.  the plant took off quite nicely and we tried to trim off the &#8230; <a href="http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/09/giant-pumpkin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.redkiteadvice.co.uk/2016/09/giant-pumpkin/' addthis:title='Giant Pumpkin ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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