Dave Bowers

Keen gardener, Allotmenteer, Veg grower on Instagram,with a You Tube channel 'daveonthePlot'. Follow me on my journey in Essex working on my plots. Good & bad

[Dave Bowers @daveontheplot]

Weed membrane down and more pumpkins went in last week 😊

[Dave Bowers @daveontheplot]

Spent my only day off again this week at the allotments. So peaceful but mentally rewarding 😌 #MentalHealthMatters #allotment #life #digging #tree #pruning #sorting #prep #mentalhealth #Fresh #air #relaxing #rewarding #satisfying #allotmentuk #growyourown

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Seedlings coming up nicely in polytunnel under fleece due to the cold nights we are still experiencing #fleece #polytunnellife #Seedlings #germination #tomato #plants #cherry #beefsteak #yellow #salad #cosmos #flowers #grownfromseed #growyourown #allotment #polytunnel

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Everything is coming together nicely now in the polytunnel 😊 #onions #garlic #Broccoli #peas #mangetout #petitpois #tomatoes #cucumbers #marigolds #nasturtiums #cosmos #rudbeckia #allotments #allotmentlife #polytunnellife #polytunnel #growing #grownfromseed

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Got the strawberry plants in now 😊 #strawberry #plants #growyourown #fruit #vegetables #organic #food #save #money #risingcostofliving #vegetablegarden

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Yes i have some marrows and courgettes outside as have so many at this moment 🤗🤣 neighbours are pleased #marrows #courgettes #glut #vegetable #garden #allotment #allotmentuk #CostOfLivingCrisis #helping #others #happythursday #cloudy #rain #food #grownfromseed #growyourown

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Onions nearly ready now, starting to go over. Picked 6 yesterday for dinner and they were fantastic 😋 #allotment #garden #at #home #CostOfLivingCrisis #vegetable #bed #onions #cut #costs #harvesting #grownfromsets #cooking #organically #grown #vegpatch #feed #yourfamily

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Broccoli 🥦 bed in the front garden. A small amount of caterpillar damage due to high winds blowing my netting off few times this month. But getting ontop of it. First time growing Broccoli this yr #Broccoli #vegpatch #CostOfLivingCrisis #allotment #garden #athome #happythursday

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Our aubergines are slightly behind this year, so hoping to get some off these plants this year! Especially as they are 85p each now to buy 🙄 #aubergines #allotment #garden #vegetable #plants #vegpatch #athome @cut #costs #CostOfLivingCrisis #food #shop #highcosts #grownfromseed

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Kale bed....black tuscany & curly varieties. Both taste amazing de-stalked, seasoned & drizzled with olive oil then baked on a tray in the oven until crispy. 😋 #kale #oven #baked #crispy #home #allotment #vegpatch #grownfromseed #CostOfLivingCrisis #cutcosts #highinflation

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Big daddy tomatoes 🍅 😋 first time growing these ones. They look amazing #Tomatoes #beefsteak #size #large #homegrown #grownfromseed #CostOfLivingCrisis #save #money #growyourownfood #cutcosts #high #inflation #allotment #vegetable #garden #vegpatch #thankyou #everyone

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More courgettes coming 😋 #home #allotment #vegetable #garden #athome #grownfromseed #courgettes #plants #growyourown #food #CostOfLivingCrisis #savemoney #organically #grown #healthier #grownnotflown #ThankYou #forfollowing #likes #happythursday

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One of the pumpkins 🎃 we've planted at home, the varieties are casper, Atlantic giaint, mammoth gold, connecticut field & luna ( something) 🤣 fingers crossed they all do well #pumpkins #pumpkinpatch #Halloween #grownfromseed #growyourown #vegetablegarden #athome #HappyMonday

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The side vegetable garden at home is looking busy now, packed with 5 varieties of pumpkins, mash potato squashes, marrows, courgettes, gourds, tomatoes including self seeded ones 😊 all with cosmos, lilies, dahlias & sunflowers planted amongst them #vegetable #garden #athome

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The tomatoes are thriving up against the wall in the side vegetable garden at home. We've planted several varieties, mountain magic cherry toms, roma, ailsa craig, tigerella, moneymaker, gardeners delight, shirlet, cour di bue, black russian plus 2 beefsteak varieties #tomatoes

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Gotta love a lily or 2 in the garden #flowers #lilies #lily #pink #frontgarden #bouquet #flower #FlowersOfTwitter #HappyMonday #Thanks #forfollows 😊

[Dave Bowers @daveontheplot]

Stringless runner beans polestar variety growing in a tub at home in the back garden. #runnerbeans #organic #growing #nopesticides #homegarden #vegetable #patch #grownfromseed #growyourownfood #savemoney #cutcosts #thankyou #forlikes #following #growveganywhere #happyplace

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Marrows doing well in the side vegetable garden at home. The mother in law will be happy 😊 #marrow #grownfromseed #growyourown #vegetable #garden #home #organically #grown #CostOfLivingCrisis #feed #yourfamily #cheaply #freshfood #vegpatch #HappyMonday #thankforfollows