Allotments 4 All

Planted some onion sets and planted a pear tree on the allotment and picked some brussels

Planted two lines of shallots and dug up the rest of my nips about 60 of them, washed,blanched and froze kmost of them, going to the lottie in a mo to plant some onions that I have growing in pots.  ;D ;D ;D

First time in a couple of weeks I have actually been able to do anything as ground has been so wet.

Anyway finished digging the beds over - so all ready for the season. Although as I am taking on an additional plot - more digging to come. Its a good job I enjoy it.

Planted my shallots - a bit late I know but I didn't want to put them out ahead of the really bad weather.

Cut down the autumn raspberries.

Tidied around the fruit bushes.

And began clearance on the corner of the plot which has been neglected. Now have a pile of old carpet/rubbish including a load of broken glass that I need to ferry to the tip. Will cover this area for a year or so before i start to cultivate it.

finished planting the ailsa craig onion seedlings, transplanted 168 livingstone daisy seedlings and that's only half of the ones I have growing  :o ;D

added some more kitchen waste to the bean trench

Planted 4 rows of Red Baron onion sets (was going to do seeds only this year but ciouldn't resist this bag in Poundland!).

Dug out some more couch and bindweed. :( Picked some sprouts for tea.

Your not the only one caroline , planted red brunswick onion seed at christmas and stuon onion sets today

Helped son clear his overgrown plot...had a huge bramble bonfire, it was a bit blustery though and I managed to singe all of one side of my hair and an eyebrow off!  ::)

I've just trusted my 15 year old daughter to trim my hair for me...I only had it cut on Friday! She did a good job! ::) ;D ;D ;D

Planted four fruit trees at Marlborough Park allotment.

Dropped off an old table for the shed at Allen Park allotment, put a strip of membrane down the path way. :)

cleaned out the hens
planted 6 raspberry canes
weeded the peas
turned over the compost heap
started a new compost heap
made a strawberry bed where the old shed was and planted 30 strawberrys
some digging and weeding
gathered all the big stones
planted 2 rows of garlic
pricked out a tray of purple sprouting

Thanks Suzanne you've just reminded me...must cut down Autumn raspberries!
Today i was working on the bed for more autumn raspberries but when i got half way down my nice patch of sandy soil ran out and became the clay the rest of my plot is like and it is too sticky to dig and weed!

filled and leveled one of my bean trenches

Sowed toms, greyhound cabbage and sunflowers.  ;D ;D ;D

Had another dig at our daughter Bunjy's plot. She will be coming up tomorrow so it will be a nice surprise for her to see that she hasn't got so much to do. Marked and mucked the patch for the sweetcorn, Bagged up some dried weeds for the tip.

transplanted teasels, planted some more spicy salad leaves, transplanted some dicentra spectabilis cuttings I took, so pleased they've started growing  ;D

Didn't think Teasles would transplant Manics...  ???

sorry, saddad, from seeds in the 10 free packs from t&m  ;D

You are lucky you know what teasels are.  What are dicentra spectabilis, if they are good I want some.  Ignorant from Enfield.  Are teasels what they make hair brushes from!!!.

They used to use them in textiles to raise the Nap on cloth... (Teasles)
:)

dicentra is 'bleedin' heart, beautiful shrub and the first time I've been able to get cuttings from them..tried to upload a pic and it's too flippin' big  ;D