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Title: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: nilly71 on July 22, 2009, 09:14:05
This was taken 4th June

(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/P163001_04-06-09.jpg)

18th July

(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/P124501_18-07-09.jpg)

My first full year so i'm excited about everything that grows ;D

Neil
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: saddad on July 22, 2009, 09:26:33
They'll be at the top by the end of the month...  :)
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: lushy86 on July 22, 2009, 09:30:48
Well done Neil, that looks fab!  My first year too - I share your excitement  :)

Lushy x
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: cornykev on July 22, 2009, 17:12:38
Nice one neil.    ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: nilly71 on July 23, 2009, 08:12:37
Thanks :)

This was taken yesterday and about the same angle as the first picture, but included part of my finger ;D
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/P1401_22-07-09.jpg)

Spuds seem happy enough, just have to wait and see how many there are under there ::)

Neil
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: kt. on July 23, 2009, 08:14:08
I have neglected my plot of weeding and boy what a difference a few weeks makes..... ::) ::)
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: shirlton on July 23, 2009, 08:39:54
I bet you are reall chuffed eh! Neil
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: nilly71 on July 23, 2009, 18:24:37
Quote from: ktlawson on July 23, 2009, 08:14:08
I have neglected my plot of weeding and boy what a difference a few weeks makes..... ::) ::)

I know what you mean, it's mad how quick they grow.

Quote from: shirlton on July 23, 2009, 08:39:54
I bet you are reall chuffed eh! Neil

Yes ;D
I'm a bit disapointed with some of the stuff that didn't germinate, especially the corn. I only got 12 out of 30 odd.

Neil
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: nilly71 on July 23, 2009, 19:28:16
This was what it looked like at the same angle about a month after i started clearing, 18.09.08
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/18092008666.jpg)

Neil
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: Bells plot on July 24, 2009, 22:44:56
wow i thought my plot was bad when i got it 3 months ago but with a bit of hard work its amazing what you can do,awesome neil hopefully mine will look as good next year.
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: 1066 on July 25, 2009, 06:12:39
Fantastic achievement Neil! Are there any to pick yet ?
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: nilly71 on July 25, 2009, 20:30:14
Quote from: Bells plot on July 24, 2009, 22:44:56
wow i thought my plot was bad when i got it 3 months ago but with a bit of hard work its amazing what you can do,awesome neil hopefully mine will look as good next year.

It's great to take pictures as it's so easy to forget how bad it really was. Here is a link to one of my earlier threads that shows what the whole plot looked like http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,46168.msg462478.html#msg462478

Quote from: 1066 on July 25, 2009, 06:12:39
Fantastic achievement Neil! Are there any to pick yet ?

I've been picking loads of french beans (mostly purple) there are a couple of runner beans, loads of butterbeans but i have to wait for them to develope into beans and the bollotti beans stalks have gone mad, they have about 6 stalks from one seed, so there should be loads of beans at some point.
Onions, Garlic, carrots, cauliflowers, cabbages and some potatoes, just waiting for the main patatoes to develope.
I have no fruit left on the bushes as the birds got them all, but i wasn't going to let them develope as it's their first year.

Neil
Title: Re: What a difference a few weeks make
Post by: 1066 on July 27, 2009, 09:00:02
Fresh beans are just great. My dwarf have been chucking them out for a few weeks now, but my climbing are a bit slow. I'm hoping my purple climbing beans get going soon!
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