Photo update from Sat 21

Photos show the new paved area, the start of my digging around the fruit bed and the replanting of one of my gooseberry bushes.

Path finished

Today I finished the path at the allotment. Photos will follow. I also planted out some garlic, not too hopefull aa it should have gone out in November really. Started digging over the fruit bed area and moved one of the gooseberry bushes and de-weeded it as well.

All in all a lovely day to be outside and at the plot. I was joined my my 2 eldest as well and they enjoyed breaking up some of the crazy paving with a hammer. In fact, they enjoyed it a little too much...

Will post photos later this week

Hard Landscaping

This afternoon was mainly hard landscaping at the allotment.  I am trying to sort out the bottom right corner as it regularly gets wet and boggy.  I am using the crazy paving I found at home under the front garden to have a solid path or area.  Also created a small cold frame just with bricks and an old window at the moment - It might be the first of a few in that area.

As well as the paved area I also spent some time moving strawberries from one bed to another - the current bed has got a bit of a couch grass problem and needs digging over.  Hoping to get down there tomorrow as well to finish off the path.

A little tidy

Popped down for an hour or so to do a little tidy and take a load of rubbish to the tip.

Quite muddy down there at the moment so not too much to do in terms of the beds but am trying to sort out the messy corners..

Anyway it was just nice to be outside today

First visit of the year

Well it's been a long time since my last visit, and my last post... But today I popped down for 30 mins to basically see what needed doing and to get some cabbage and leeks.

My list of jobs is as follows.

Getting rid of the rubbish...

Finishing the path

Putting a new lock on the shed

When a bit drier digging over the fruit bush bed

Planting some new fruit bushes and raspberry canes

That should do for the next few months...

Hoping to get down next week to at least do the tidy up.

Allotment show

Well Sunday is our allotment show and for the first time I am having a go at entering a few vegetables.

I'm going for the onions,  shallots, runner beans and a plate of 4 vegetables. I might also put a cabbage in.  Tomorrow is going to be preparation day.  I've never done onions before so hopefully YouTube will help.

I'll post pictures of the vegetables tomorrow.

Potatoes...

Have dug up my main crop now as am back at school next week and wanted to get them sorted before.

If I am being honest it's a bit of a disappointing year for the main crop, although there were a lot of potatoes a fair few have been eaten by things,  either slugs or red ants.  We have got a few though so not all lost.

Next year I think I will try and do more in raised beds as the new potatoes did really well... Not everything can go well and our onion harvest has been amazing large this year.

The images show the potatoes before storage and the bed they came from.