Everything is starting to grow now, Poataoes are looking good have had some earlies already and tons of strawberries
The greenhouse watering system, just add water
the pond, theres a frog hiding under the big slab hope he likes slugs.
Spinach, I love it.
First signs of life, a baby cucumber
the mystery berries turned out to be redcurrants
my first potatoes, think they were pentland Javelins. Its true what they say, I cooked them within an hour of digging them up which was exciting enough they taste like heaven
The first Cabbage, planted back in November has been eaten and its true what they say, I have never tasted a cabbage that good before.
The potatoes are well away as are the beans and peas and I have already had some strawberries
Tomatoes are looking good but most of the young brassicas have been attacked by pigeons, so elaborate netting has been installed.
weeds weeds weeds, as everything else takes off so do the weeds, think I will get a flame thrower
Potatoes
Me and ‘Duncan’ the cabbage
Yummy
Easter Weekend saw the arrival of a skip and just about everyone turned up to help tidy up the site, at last I have got rid of all that carpet. once the skip was full a huge bonfire saw to the rest including the deralict shed on the adjacent plot.
All of my spuds have been planted and some are starting to show only a couple of weeks later
I have planted all sorts of things with varying results leeks look good, tomatoes, okra, pumpkins and squash are all comming through. lettuce has started to appear and my broad beans are a couple of inches tall, no sign of the peas, peppers or herbs guess I am a bit impatient.
I will post a plan of where everyting is going when I get a chance
Potatoes after a couple of weeks
Broad Beans
Baby Berries
Onions and garlic
Tomatoes Sprouts and Courgettes
I Guess this month is the calm before the storm the staging in the greenhouse has been built, Cant wait to get planting
at least the birds seem happy nibbling my nuts
The lovely couple I met the first day I came to look around the allotments have kindly given me about 25 raspberry canes which are now planted
Snow followed by lots of rain hasn’t stopped the biggest erection yet……. the greenhouse.
9 bags of concrete mix to support the base and a couple of days off work and its done. All that tramping about in the wet soil has turned the surrounding area into a bog, cant wait for it to dry up so I can tidy up
A Touch of Frost
My Birthday Present (I am spoilt)
Garlic and onions coming on
Business as usual, been digging out as much of the bindweed as possible and burning it.
Planted some Rhubarb and some asparagus and went a bit mad buying seed potatoes which are busy chitting in the coldest room in the house, our bedroom
A few other bargains, got some strawberry plants 3 in each bag for £1.50 I potted them up and they have doubled in size over the weekend
After a lot of digging and weeding things are starting to take shape
Bindweed Spaghetti…. wonder what its like with cheese
Thought I had better protect the cabbages so I have covered them with fleece I just hope the slugs dont think its a party tent
I have dug over the lumpy bit and was quite relieved not to unearth anything sinister however I did find a tooth and some bits of clay pipe
This is how it looked when I took it on, Nicely Carpeted and surrounded by nettles. the main problem is bindweed and lots of it… best get digging…
After taking on the allotment last month I have spent any spare time I have staring at the ground and digging out handfuls of weeds, the good points are that I have built a shed, planted some onion sets, garlic and some spring cabbage.
Thats a lot of manure, Its taken me the best part of 2 days to move it from the path to the plot
Signs of Life, an onion reaches for the sky
The cabbages are in
This is how its looking now… A long way to go
The new shed has been built
