Month: May 2015

Greenhouse day! 

Ev-e-ry-thing came out, the ground was forked over & fluffed and some optimistic bits of bindweed were hoiked out and then…it was ready. I have been so looking forward to this moment. After some much-needed advice on greenhouse planting from Lionel I’ve planted out 11 tomatoes so far, 7 on […]

Up on #100

Still no parsnips. But I’ve made good progress elsewhere. The bottom bit has been dug and sifted to just over a spade’s depth and I’ve removed as much horsetail as I could see – not easy given it has black roots! It’s now housing 6 celeriac and 36 onions, with a […]

Munty frame preparation

I’ve started digging on too many fronts so none are finished.  The roughly dug squash bed is coming along well and hopefully there will be a woodchip delivery soon so I can make a couple of paths. I’ve bought some extra stakes and poles to make a munty frame* at […]

I’ve started digging a new bed for the squashes and some space at the bottom of #100 to put the onions out. They are all ready for the World Beyond the Greenhouse. The trays of celeriac, beetroot and chicory have been chucked outside in an all new shanty town area […]

Digging

I’ve started digging a new bed for the squashes and some space at the bottom of #100 to put the onions out. This is the goal for this weekend as I think they are all ready for the World Beyond the Greenhouse. The trays of celeriac, beetroot and chicory have […]

Pigeon defences

Well, no real problems from the 50mph winds. A few of the broad beans are bent over, but that’s no big thing. Most of my time has been spent on […]

Bike boxes don’t fit in Maud very well, not even with the roof off. I tried one in there, realised I couldn’t see anything to the left or use the handbrake and decided not to chance my luck. There are students living near the allotment site, and honestly, they are […]

Ooh the excitement!

There’s been a manure delivery! Very fresh stuff, steamy and boiling hot in the middle. That was all the incentive I needed to sort out my compost bins. After emptying, I shifted a couple of bins out of the way so any hedgerow birds could have a wormy breakfast. I’d been […]