I have been to the allotment 2 days in a row I am doing well :)
I took my son callum with me yesterday all he did was sneeze (man flu) I took down my butternut squash and patty pan squash I've been trying to get down to plant them for a few days but they are finally in the ground now and covered with a mini poly tunnel until they flower I also planted some celery plants in my blue tubs as the plot is now full and I had nowhere to put them.
I also dragged the netting out of the shed to cover the strawberries they are green at the moment but they are sure to turn red when I'm not there and I don't want the birds to get their greedy beaks on them!!
Today I was on my own I thought I would get lots done I noticed yesterday in some of the netted cages where the cabbages are there were a few weeds I was hoping to give everything a good weed....but it didn't happen as there was lots of interest in my new mini poly tunnel lots of chatting and not much work done not that I mind too much :)
The weather was a bit strange it was a cloudy a little muggy and couldn't make up it's mind if it was going to rain or not!!
I was given some tiny calabrese plants that I've brought home to pot up I'm hoping some of the potatoes will be out of the way before they get too big.
Yesterday I had a feel for first earlies there were some good size ones so this morning I decided to dig up 3 plants they were a good size and tasted so nice :)
I did manage to get a little weeding done and was careful today where I sat as yesterday I parked my bottom on a large thistle....OUCH!!
I gave everything a good watering after throwing a tantrum with the hose ......my sandy soil dries out very quickly and then decided to head home for lunch
maybe ill get a chance to pop down tomorrow to do some weeding
Monday, 17 June 2013
Saturday, 1 June 2013
1st June 2013
My allotment is filling up now and Ive still got lots to plant!!
I went down yesterday to plant some cauliflowers, cabbage runner beans and my brit pop popcorn.
The runner beans have been really bad for germination this year i need 10 plants and i have only managed to take down 5... i have another 6 in the greenhouse but they are being grown for someone else ..... i just hope i get some more through soon!!
We didn't have enough time yesterday to get that much done so we went down again today when i say we i mean myself and my 14 yr old son
Today the main task was to get rid of all the tiny weed seedlings that have appeared everywhere, this was easy enough in empty areas but going between onions beetroot and parsnips was a nightmare ...stupid weeds!!
I had hoped to build a tall brassica cage today for a couple of brussel sprouts and a couple of broccoli plants i don't grow many...this will be the 3rd year trying to grow sprouts they just get clubroot and refuse to grow sprouts big enough to eat so this will be the last time i try and grow them besides they take up too much room for too long. I am growing a couple of purple sprouting broccoli plants but they will be grown elsewhere so they are out of the way when i need to put in the potatoes next spring.
i have lots of swede plants at home waiting for bigger pots id love to just plant them at the allotment to get them out of the way but they need to have a big strong root system before planting on my allotment because of the clubroot ,i have some kohl rabi which i may take down earlier as they aren't in the ground as long so don't get affected as much.
I keep watching allotment you tube videos and reading other peoples blogs and facebook pages and all are saying it will be a good year for fruit ...i agree the blackcurrants are full of berries and the blackberry which seems to have doubled in size since last week!! the raspberries at home are doing very well too.
We left the allotment looking all neat and tidy after two hours,hopefully i'll get a chance on monday to return and plant some more things,tomorrow i'll be in the greenhouse sorting out the bedding plants :)
I went down yesterday to plant some cauliflowers, cabbage runner beans and my brit pop popcorn.
The runner beans have been really bad for germination this year i need 10 plants and i have only managed to take down 5... i have another 6 in the greenhouse but they are being grown for someone else ..... i just hope i get some more through soon!!
We didn't have enough time yesterday to get that much done so we went down again today when i say we i mean myself and my 14 yr old son
Today the main task was to get rid of all the tiny weed seedlings that have appeared everywhere, this was easy enough in empty areas but going between onions beetroot and parsnips was a nightmare ...stupid weeds!!
I had hoped to build a tall brassica cage today for a couple of brussel sprouts and a couple of broccoli plants i don't grow many...this will be the 3rd year trying to grow sprouts they just get clubroot and refuse to grow sprouts big enough to eat so this will be the last time i try and grow them besides they take up too much room for too long. I am growing a couple of purple sprouting broccoli plants but they will be grown elsewhere so they are out of the way when i need to put in the potatoes next spring.
i have lots of swede plants at home waiting for bigger pots id love to just plant them at the allotment to get them out of the way but they need to have a big strong root system before planting on my allotment because of the clubroot ,i have some kohl rabi which i may take down earlier as they aren't in the ground as long so don't get affected as much.
I keep watching allotment you tube videos and reading other peoples blogs and facebook pages and all are saying it will be a good year for fruit ...i agree the blackcurrants are full of berries and the blackberry which seems to have doubled in size since last week!! the raspberries at home are doing very well too.
We left the allotment looking all neat and tidy after two hours,hopefully i'll get a chance on monday to return and plant some more things,tomorrow i'll be in the greenhouse sorting out the bedding plants :)
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