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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 02/07/2026

It's a bit messy, but there's a sea of broad beans in there! I think I'm going to go for even more rows next year!! Love them! #BroadBeans #HomeGardening #GardenLife #VegetableGarden #GardeningLove #PlantMore #GardeningGoals #GreenThumb 🌱

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 02/07/2026

Despite using plenty of mulch, we're having a hard time keeping moisture in the raised beds. Luckily, the dill, oregano, and thyme are doing well! 🌱✨ #MulchMatters #RaisedGardenBeds #MoistureRetention #HerbGarden #Dill #Oregano #Thyme #GardeningTips 🌱✨

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 04/06/2026

Recently trimmed our garden palm! Looking lovely now she has split into three at the top! Flowering too!

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 03/06/2026

Proud of our 12 years of organic allotment gardening!

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 02/06/2026

Chives and cabbage looking wonderful!

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 01/06/2026

The cabbages were desperate to get out of the tunnel and into the ground! #allotment

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 02/05/2026

The apple blossom 🌸 Stunning every time 🌸

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 01/05/2026

I don’t usually water potatoes, but they’re not doing a lot so I thought I’d give them a help in hand! #allotment

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 01/05/2026

Broad beans are coming on brilliantly, but there’s a few gaps so I’ve popped a few more in-between. I’m sure they’ll catch up. #allotmentlife

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 29/04/2026

A few shots from the plot. Everything is springing into life and it's super satisfying when the beds begin to fill again!

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 28/04/2026

I did an ai image for this space, certainly great for ideas! #gardenideas

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 27/04/2026

Getting back into the little and often routine! Work is so busy but it does wonders for my mental health to get away from my desk for an hour! #allotmentlife

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 17/04/2026

The pergola is back in action and thanks to Andy's skills, we have a reliable roof! #garden #gardenpergola

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 16/04/2026

Meet Norman & Nora. They're still learning to be good at the allotment! #allotmentdogs

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 31/03/2026

A quiet hour in nature can steady a noisy mind. Sarah 🌻

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 27/03/2026

Sow in small batches. Succession beats overwhelm. Plant a row every couple of weeks instead of all at once. Better harvests, less waste. Sarah 🌻

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 25/03/2026

When you see a redwood, you have to touch it - right? #JephsonGardens #LeamingtonSpa

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 24/03/2026

Start where you are. Plant what you can. You don’t need a perfect plot. Use the space you’ve got and improve it bit by bit. Sarah 🌻

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 23/03/2026

Have held off this year but we have now sown, peppers, chillies, cauliflowers, chamomile, aubergine, beetroot, cabbage, chard, zinnia, marrow and sunflowers. Some of them just a punt with old seeds. More to come!

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 22/03/2026

The onion sets are in, I've covered them over for now to stop the birds tugging them out. As soon as they're established, I'll use the covers elsewhere. I'm growing around 150 including Red Winter, Senshyu Yellow & Radar 🧅

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 21/03/2026

The spuds are just about sprouting, I'll be putting them in soon! #growyourown #allotmentlife

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 20/03/2026

Ten minutes of weeding now saves an hour later. Do a small section at a time and don’t let it build up. It’s easier to maintain than rescue. Sarah 🌻

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 17/03/2026

Little and often works in gardens and in life. Ten minutes most days beats one big push once a month. Sarah 🌻

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 13/03/2026

Label your seeds properly. Future you will be grateful. Date them. Variety name. Sowing location. You won’t remember otherwise! Sarah 🌻

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 10/03/2026

Grow this slow work. So is healing! Progress in the garden is steady, not dramatic, just like healing ourselves! Sarah 🌻 #healingjourney #natureforhealing

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 03/03/2026

It's been 17 years since we caught the gardening bug!! #toddlergardening #gardeningbug

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 16/02/2026

The strimmer came out for the first time this year!

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 01/08/2025

August – Oh my! The first of August is here, and I’m in a strange state of limbo at the moment. The kids finished school and college way back on June 18th... Read more... www.diggingtheearth.org.uk/2025/08/01/a... Link in Bio

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 18/04/2025

Raised bed progress! I’ve straightened them up with a few lines of string and spread cardboard into the first two topped with hay. #Raisedbedgardening #England #Allotment #Growyourownvegetables #Derbyshire

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 08/03/2025

It’s been a week of tunnel prep (around the day job). #allotmentlife

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 21/02/2025

A few days in Suffolk this week and wow, what a display of snowdrops at Thornham Walks! 🌱

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 07/02/2025

Got to be done! I’m dreaming of sunny mornings and coffee outside!

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 01/02/2025

A spot of bed prep this morning. I’m gradually making more and more of the plot no dig, but not quite enough organic material for the lot of it just yet! As you can see in the background, the storms have hit hard 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 01/02/2025

Lovely walk first thing around our local #Harwick ponds

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 27/11/2024

I now have a new page on the blog dedicated to The Children's Guide to Vegetable Gardening. Here, you can find additional resources to supplement the guide for FREE! www.diggingtheearth.org.uk/resources #AllotmentLife #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGardening #AllotmentUK #DiggingTheEarth #GrowYourOwnFood

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 19/11/2024

Overwintering Veg’ - What to Grow and How to Care for Them www.diggingtheearth.org.uk/2024/11/19/o...

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 17/11/2024

The herb area has a lovely covering of hay mulch. Time to move on to the fruit bushes! #allotment #mulch #hay

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Digging the Earth @diggingtheearth.org.uk · 17/11/2024

Using #Gardening to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder (#SAD) #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder www.diggingtheearth.org.uk/2024/11/05/u...

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