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Allotment life @thegoodlifeainteasy and chicken-keeping

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October 24, 2017August 14, 2018

I’m Rachel. I grow vegetables and love chickens.

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I thought I’d slowly introduce you to all the flowers in our garden. Well actually I thought who better to introduce you than my leading ladies. So here’s Miss Honey, showing you our favourite pink dahlias. We hope you enjoy our new little flower feature 🥰 Clockwise left to right: Wizard of Oz, Crazy Love, Purple Gem (Semi cactus),Burlesca, Dahlegria Tricolore*, Blue Bird. I’ll always show you on my stories to make it clearer and save them. 💕 *kindly gifted by @seedpantry. #mygardentoday #mygarden #dahlia #dahlias #chickensofinstagram #chickens #backyardhens #cutflowers #flowerstagram #flowerpower #blooms #gardenersofig #gardening #gardeninspo #gardeninspiration #garden_styles #gardenblogger #homegrown #gardenlife #greenthumb #chickensaspets #chickensandflowers

I just wanted to round off #nationalallotmentweek with a very simple message: get outside and enjoy it. Allotments are incredible places and I feel very fortunate to be part of this amazing gardening community. But we have to keep sharing our passion - to our children and our grandchildren. Because this world needs green spaces. We need insects and bees. And we need people gardening in the smallest of spaces - pots of green splashed around our cities. And, as ironic as it is sharing this message on social media, we sometimes need to remember to turn off our phones and enjoy it - something I’m definitely trying to do more now Arlo is watching me! So get out there and dig up potatoes with your children or grandchildren. Go on a worm hunt. Sit and count the butterflies. Get ready to plant some spring bulbs. We’ve got this - because you guys are the best.💕 Have a lovely weekend - I’m going to sit and watch the hens with Arlo and a cup of tea. 😉 #allotment #allotmentlife #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #organicgardening #gardenblogger #gardenersofinstagram #greenthumb #growfoodnotlawns #sustainable #homegrownfood #gardenersworld #sustainableliving #veggiegarden #organicgardener #growyourfood #growfood #ilovegardening #girlswhogarden

The lady of shallots. 😉 For some reason I’ve always had success growing shallots, but I can’t grow onions to save my life. Next year I’m inspired by @rekha.garden.kitchen to start my onions from seed instead of sets, so we’ll see if I can finally crack the onion curse! Is there a crop you never have any success growing?! #shallots #allotment #allotmentlife #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #organicgardening #gardenblogger #gardenersofinstagram #greenthumb #growfoodnotlawns #sustainable #homegrownfood #gardenersworld #sustainableliving #veggiegarden #organicgardener #growyourfood #growfood #ilovegardening #girlswhogarden

I had a few concerned messages from people on my last allotment tour that this squash had succumbed to mildew, so I thought I’d properly introduce you to my ‘silver dust’ winter squash. The leaves are meant to be like this, I promise! 😜 It’s actually quite a compact plant and could be grown in a big garden pot, and the foliage is a beautiful silver. I have two plants, each with three squash currently - but the plant can produce up to six/seven so we’ll see what happens now that it’s kicking on! I hope they taste nice because I love how pretty it looks and would like to use it as more of a feature next year. Have you ever grown it before? Seeds @thompsonmorgan1855. Tomato boots (I’m in love) kindly #gifted from @muckbootco. Christmas socks, model’s own 😉 #allotment #allotmentlife #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #squash #gardenersofinstagram #greenthumb #growfoodnotlawns #homegrownfood #gardenersworld #backyardgarden #veggiegarden #organicgardener #growyourfood #growfood #ilovegardening

I should have a series of photos dedicated to my faithful allotment basket because it gets about, and this time collecting berries for breakfast. There’s an abundance of blackberries at the back of our plot, and the all gold and polka raspberries are starting to fruit. I really recommend polka as a variety. I’m going to be better at freezing and storing them their year for warming winter porridges. It doesn’t feel like August today so we’re curled up watching the rain, trying to be thankful that this weather is good for the garden. We’ve had a couple of lovely busy weekends recently but I’m looking forward to a quiet one where I can get some jobs done - I am aware it’s only Wednesday 😆 Hope your week is kind and the weather is better where you are?! 🙈 #raspberries #homegrownfruit #allotment #allotmentlife #nationalallotmentweek #growyourownfood #harvest #freshfruit #growfood #growsomething #greenfingers #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #ilovegardening #gardenblogger #gardenersofinstagram #gyo

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