Kate Corder

Tag: Allotments

  • Snowfall – Winter on the Allotment

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    Winter arrived at the Allotment in the form of snowfall during the night of the 17th December 2009. The snow was beautiful in it’s natural state creating an unexpected winter wonderland, however the streets and pavements of Reading became a treacherous mess for human activity. On Monday 22nd December further snowfall in and around Reading…

  • ‘Allotment Act – Groundwork’

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    Last week on Thursday, it was a good day for digging on the allotment plot at MERL. The weather was perfect, not to cold, with bright sunshine after recent rain. It was a day of excavation, a discovery mission to find out what was buried in the earth (not just worms, also rocks and artifacts).…

  • Allotment Plot

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    The plot thickens. A uniform is most sort after for the Community Gardener and will be under construction sometime soon….. Herbs were planted at the Allotment Plot at MERL; sage, garlic chives, mint, roots scavenged from the somewhat altered Herb Garden at the Fine Art Department. Digital images were taken of peas, broad beans, onions,…

  • Garlic

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    There has been rain over the last few days and some sunshine. The soil at the allotment has softened with the moisture. Today I planted two rows of garlic, each clove approximately 15-20cms apart. I used two types of garlic. The first type was Thermidrome,  one bulb that contained 14 cloves and the other type…

  • Plotting the space

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    Last week I measured out a space approximately 3×5 meters at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) on Redwood Road, Reading. The space was marked with sticks and strings. This week the turf will be removed to reveal the plot I will be using for my allotment. The plot will function as an artwork,…