Pulled a row of mix salads that had been picked for the last month and were now past their best, freed the kohl rabi and lettuces on both sides to develop more. Popped in a couple of rows of chard to replace it, should have plenty of room once the...
Yesterday was our biggest ever crop! Did a big tidy up and weed today, no seeds were planted but I did finish planting all of the Christmas Potatoes 1kg x Christmas harvest seed potato Maris Peer and CHARLOTTE CHRISTMAS SEED POTATOES
This is my first day working the allotment for a few days, although I’ve cropped more frequently and it was wonderful to really get stuck into some real work. The first job, that was desperately needed, was to brush up all the wind fall apples from the orchard and give...
Major cropping day today, all headed for the dinner tables and tomorrow’s smoothies and salad Jon cropped the potatoes. Then Jon trimmed all of the chives but one (left for cropping) they will soon regrow nice and fresh. The tidy of the chives left the rest of the bed clear...
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I’ve been focusing on the Britain In Bloom competition for the last couple of days and spent another hour this morning mowing the paths, it looked pretty good! I finally got some serious time to dedicate to my own plot today and that meant starting to turn my attention towards...
I’m not feeling too well today and it was raining, so I popped into Tesco, always anticipating a potential gardening bargain from there and I was not disappointed. I managed to buy 10 large planters for £10, perfect for late carrots and I bought a couple of packets of fly...
Cropped the last of the onions today, most of the allotmenteers are complaining of losing their crops to the onion fly, so can’t be too careful! Cleared the old strawberry bed now the crop is finished and stored the plants in the pallet fence Steph did some of the planting...
Back on the allotment for the first time in a few days, did a massive crop! Picked my first carrots While I’m away for a few days, Jon will be planting a few new seeds in place of some oriental salad that for some reason has failed to thrive. Chicory...