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
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
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
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
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
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Very windy yesterday and today not stopped raining and lots to do before winter
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
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
strawberry and ruhbard beds tidied up
Horse manure put on summer raspberry and asparagus beds
General weeding
Burnt all the prunings
Do you guys have winter jobs to do. I've started to replace the fence with neighboring plot.
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