Hi, cant believe I havent posted on here since June. Must have put all my crop updates straight onto facebook. Promise I will start to blog more on here! plus been annoying some facebook friends with my allotment updates so posting on here will mean people who want to follow will follow, and people who dont, well can just keep on f.b. lol!
The January storms brought down my shed, fortunately next door saved all my gardening tools and looked after them.
Kev helpded me restore the shed last weekend to a new (more sheltered) spot at the bottom of the plot.
And today, I purchased two Gooseberry bushes, and planted them at the bottom of the plot near the shed. Also found part of a old brick wall, think it looks good. Going to shift some soil from elsewhere on the plot and make a small raised bed above the mini wall. put a few herbs or something to grow there.
So what came first the chicken or the egg? Couldnt believe my eyes when I saw this empty egg shell in the middle of my plot. no sign of any filling, wonder if it was a fox?
Got a old seed packet of carrots (out of date) but not wanting to waste i slung them in. Its quite early for most carrots but these Early Nantes variety can be sown from January so hopefully may get a crop. if nothing shows come march, then ill sling an in date packet in!
Quite surprised (Below) at how well these Leeks have done seeing as i didnt chuck these in till late Summer. The earlier sown ones have all been eaten and were massive, these are babys but really tasty (mum actually prefers my smaller leeks)
The messy part of the plot! the Sprouts really have been a poor crop this winter, one of the worst crops ive had, theyve been small. But, what I have had have been tasty. Need to dig a trench and fill with manure and top soil this year and make sure I spread the sprout seeds out better.
The middle bed below, are the Onions and Garlic that I planted in October. ill dig out the varieties later.
And below... Planted two rows of Broad Beans today. i dug two trenches, and filled with manure, then top soil. Giant Exhibition is the variety I've sown.
Also dug over the middle section, but the ground is quite water logged at the moment, so it aint easy.
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