Start of the holidays

Today was the second day of the holidays and I got down to the plot for a couple of hours.  This holiday I am doing a lot of work both at the allotment and also at home in the front garden.  We are digging up a lot of the bed at the front and will use some of the slabs and stone at the plot.

Today though I did the following:

Tidied up the broad beans! they are finished now.  They did ok but not as well as I had hoped.

Picked some runner beans.  Only have 3 plants this year, also not a good year for them.

Dug up some more new potatoes.  Have a few plants left then a bit of a wait for the main crop. Done well this year, will plant more new ones next year...

Picked a tub full of black currants. They've done ok although been a little taken over by the weeds.  Next year am going to work on the fruit bed.

Picked a few more shallots, they have been excellent this year. Might do more next year

One large courgette from the plot as well.

So a good day. I also started work on the path by the side of the plot to make sure that it is getting neater.  Using some bricks etc as well.  We're getting there this year and the plot is looking better. Not perfect but definitely an improvement on last year.