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New Allotment ...OMG...Part 3...

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  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Hoping to get to plot next week but lots of road closures due to  resurfacing work , tried last week but they where literally putting the tarmac down in front of allotment entrance 
    Very windy yesterday and today not stopped raining and lots to do before winter 
  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172
    Thanks  was hoping to go to plot today but rained all day
    Hampshire Gardener
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Good day at allotment , got 4 large beds ready for O/H on Sunday to plant onions , Shallots and garlic 
    I had covered these beds with weeds surpresent membrane , they have worked brillantly , 
    Obviously a few other jobs as well and harvested some leeks , turnips , red cabbage and the last of the gladioli 
    G/H went down to 1.9 last night 
    Hope all’s well with everybody  :)
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Good day at allotment 
    O/H planted Shallots , onions & garlic, will need a few more to fill the 4 beds I prepared and few other little jobs done 

    I cut the Autumn Raspberries down , weeded and mulched
    Then cut the fruited summer raspberries out and weeded , one post broken and a couple of wires broken 
    Now have a huge pile for burning 

    As ever a few more jobs to do but coming 
  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172
    GWRS that sounds good lot done, had a little burn up the other day and part filled fire  bin all ready
    Went to the plot as well today done some strimming and pruning of the brambles hands a bit sore from brambles and some ****** at the brambles filled garden bin for that
    Cleared the sweetcorn stems the other day burned some bits of them,  took some of the beans down,  have lined the compost bin with thick weed matting and an using it need to do the wood slats at the front yet
    Hampshire Gardener
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Another full day at plot , lots done between us , worn out now 
    strawberry and ruhbard beds tidied up 
    Horse manure put on summer raspberry and asparagus beds 
    General weeding 
    Burnt all the prunings 


  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Hello , couple of hours at allotment this morning , sunny and showers managed to weed and cover a big bed 
  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267
    We had a working party day yesterday, did lots around the site. We are next to a wood so the trees were cut back along the hedge 

    Do you guys have winter jobs to do. I've started to replace the fence with neighboring plot. 
  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172
    That is good GWRS  - I may go tomorrow
    Went took apart a pallet today for the slats for the front of the compost bin found a good thick pallet so should last a while
    Went around Homebase as closing brought some seeds, easy paths and bits discounted
    Hampshire Gardener
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Zoomer , always seem to have winter jobs to do 
    Top of list is 2 new Apple trees but need to get there planting sites ready 

    Our site had a working day , putting Road scrapings on road ruts , worked well , unfortunately could help as on holiday 

    We have started to have horse manure with wood shavings delivered again , looks good stuff 
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