Fantastic weather and fantastic tennis
This is a great start to summer! And I’ve a copy of Joy Larkom’s ‘Grow your own vegetables’ to read through too. There have been a few changes at the […]
Knight with shiny watering cans
I’ve not been at all well this week, so Him Indoors has been mostly in charge of watering… Despite him saying he might kill things he seems to have done a really good job and everything (bar the dismal garlic) is on the move – we’ve had 2 litres of […]
Sun stops play
This is more like half an update – other stuff got in the way of going to the plot yesterday, and this morning I got quite sunburned so have come […]
Penalties of fresh manure
It turns out I could fit another 24 strawberry plants in the top fruit bed, so now there are 50 amongst the redcurrants and gooseberry, all tucked up in straw […]
Return of the mojo
My allotment mojo is back – hurrah!! I was worried for a bit it had gone for good. I am in the doghouse at home though, for forgetting the time tonight and failing to make good my promise to make fruit salad for Him Indoors… I spent 3 hours at […]
I am Eeyore-ish
Very little progress – disappointing, but I was so fed up with the interminable digging that I thought I’d have a break from the plot for a week. Work has been a bit demanding too. The things I have done – potted on seedlings and germinated 15 sweetcorn for a […]
Red ant dance
Golden purslane wins the super speedy seed award – it was up the next day. I also have swedes (about 30 by the looks of the tray) and chicory and marketmore cucumbers. I’ll have a happy hour of fiddling about with seedlings tonight – they are so wispy I’ll need […]
Presenting…Barbie
Not a huge amount to report – I’m still digging, and a bit worried now that the clay is about to set like concrete and that’s it for the year. […]
