Sunday, 24 April 2011
20 April 2011
Put rest of potatoes in - Cara, Vales Emerald & King Edward. Had to lose the parking area as didn't have enought room!
Thursday, 7 April 2011
April
Potatoes - First earlies under glass - 2 of the 18 I put in early March have shown through - covered them back over!
Last weekend - put in rest of first earlies - 16 I think - I've put these 2 across my 4 foot raised beds as I will be digging these up later than the first lot I put in.
Rest of potatoes still chitting in the garage - will put them in this month.
Onion Sets - The ones I put in last autumn have had a few failures so I've replaced these. I put a 6m row in 2 weeks ago on top allotment and then 2 more bags arrived from T&M that I'd forgotten I'd ordered (last August surprise) so I've put them in last weekend - I'll have to count them - must be over 100!
Parsnips - 1 row sowed - never done them before
Carrots - Early Nantes sowed
Peas - 2 inch tall in toilet roll inners in greenhouse
Tomatoes - Sungold and Sun Cherry all doing well - 6 to 8" tall. Have sowed some Ailsa Craig about 10 days ago too.
Leeks - 2 lots in greenhouse
Last weekend - put in rest of first earlies - 16 I think - I've put these 2 across my 4 foot raised beds as I will be digging these up later than the first lot I put in.
Rest of potatoes still chitting in the garage - will put them in this month.
Onion Sets - The ones I put in last autumn have had a few failures so I've replaced these. I put a 6m row in 2 weeks ago on top allotment and then 2 more bags arrived from T&M that I'd forgotten I'd ordered (last August surprise) so I've put them in last weekend - I'll have to count them - must be over 100!
Parsnips - 1 row sowed - never done them before
Carrots - Early Nantes sowed
Peas - 2 inch tall in toilet roll inners in greenhouse
Tomatoes - Sungold and Sun Cherry all doing well - 6 to 8" tall. Have sowed some Ailsa Craig about 10 days ago too.
Leeks - 2 lots in greenhouse
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Monday, 31 January 2011
2011 - January nearly over
Went up to allotment yesterday and did some more weeding. I'm a bit behind my schedule this year but plenty of time still to catch up and get everything prepared (I hope).
The autumn raspberries have spread everywhere so stated to get rid of some (donated to new allotment holder, gave him some strawberries too) and found my eldest daughter's parrot tulips. I've moved them nearer the front of the plot and split the bulbs where they were big enough - hoping for a nice display this year!
I want to get some carrots in soon under glass - this worked quite well last year. I've got some 4 foot square old aluminium framed windows which are just the right width for my raised beds. They even have small window openings for ventilation if needed!
The autumn raspberries have spread everywhere so stated to get rid of some (donated to new allotment holder, gave him some strawberries too) and found my eldest daughter's parrot tulips. I've moved them nearer the front of the plot and split the bulbs where they were big enough - hoping for a nice display this year!
I want to get some carrots in soon under glass - this worked quite well last year. I've got some 4 foot square old aluminium framed windows which are just the right width for my raised beds. They even have small window openings for ventilation if needed!
Monday, 17 January 2011
2011
Bed 4 repaired and prepared. Bed 3 prepared. Bed 8 prepared and covered with glass panels in preparation for Early Potatoes.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
July
Well July is here again and I'm actually on top of the weeds (for now!).
I've dug up 8 earlies so far - had some lovely meals. The peas are great as are the broad beans. Had a few onions too and a couple of courgettes. Everything else is growing well. The strawberries have been phenomenal this year - loads more to pick...
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