31st October 2011

In a couple of weeks i will have had my allotment for a year it's gone so fast!!

I spent Saturday morning helping allotment Amy with her new plot it's much bigger than mine meaning she can grow so much more :):) it was a really good morning i took callum with me lots of hard work and we cleared a nice area
Sunday morning arrived and my arms,shoulders and upper back were really aching bad but had to try and ignore it as Pete had arranged a delivery of free horse manure
the afternoon arrived and the call came so i rushed down to my allotment with callum and waited ,didn't have to wait too long he backed his truck down to my plot and dumped it .... omg there was loads didn't have a clue where i was supposed to put it all it was very well rotted dry and crumbly :)
i rang Pete and told him to get down to the allotment and help he came with an extra wheelbarrow ,i was a bit worried as it was totally blocking the path to everyones plots!! we soon moved it though and lucky for us another plot holder came so we gave them some here are some pictures of my plot covered with about 4 inches of horse manure

I went back today to try and dig a little bit in but gave up in the end and planted my blackcurrant bushes instead  hope they do well will be a couple of years yet before they fruit bit hard to see but there are two in a line

i took down some of the netting on my plot too as it was stretched right across my plot but most things have been picked so just left the area where the brussel sprouts are spent over two hurs there :)

14th October

Went to the allotment yesterday haven't had time to go down for a proper dig around :(
Me and Callum popped down after school last week to collect the last 3 pumpkins that were ripe brought them home quite pleased with all 4

Yesterday had a good clearing session dug up the pumpkin and courgette plants they have all finished now then had to move to the other side of my allotment as some fat balding workmen were shouting abuse from the road like have you got oat for note grrrrr then went to remove my runner bean supports and dug them all up i left the roots in as they are good for the soil
Had a chat with another plot holder which made the fat balding men shut up!!!
Everything was damp even had to wear my wellies haven't worn them in such a long time it smelt really damp too reminded me of when i went to view my allotment for the first time which will be a year ago in 4 weeks!!!!
I still have parsnips, Brussels sprouts, 1 cabbage ,celery, leeks and swede left to pick it's looking very empty now, next year i'll know to sow spring cabbages and cauliflowers
Hoping to get my car back soon as i need to have a very good weed and dig around!!!