Gardengirl, can’t really understand why people put “ rubbish “ in allotments Anyway Spent today mending all the broken fence post , still need to do some fence repairs Need to get on with the pruning , noticed today broad beans coming up under clouch Bought some seed potatoes from Wilkos yesterday , first Earlies and main crop plus some more Shallots Really mild 10 degrees but cold weather coming back soon
Weather ok again so me & o/h repaired the fence , took longer than we thought but job done Dug a few leeks up , Jureslum artichokes and some horseradish roots
This was the last day for The Sheffield University Diary 📔 so sending off on Monday Liked idea of keeping some sort of record so last week bought a 5 year Diary
Hears to another interesting Year on the Allotment everybody 🍓🥕
I went to a potato day too Zoomer yesterday where was yours? Mine Whitchurch Hampshire - same price 20p spuds brought potatoes for buckets and garden raised bed lots of different 8 lots, some new ones, ones to make pink mash and purple mash and normal white potatoes -will by allotment ones when sorted out where going and from allotment shop
Very windy today so pruned the kerria front garden filled the garden waste bin lots of brown bits, also sorted out some potatoes into egg boxes and potted up some asparagus root things we bought at the potato day for Woolston garden now in plastic gh
Plots in my area was used as a tip at one time when less people wanted allotments and I guess they needed somewhere
I am going to make a plan of what to grow and where on the plot and was thinking of including Jerusalem artichokes this year, are they difficult to grow, how high do they grow and do they flower, I'm given to understand they are related to the sunflower family.
They need a full sun area they grow about 2 metres high have small sunflowers on them when large roots - not difficult to grow - have you tried eating them before or do you want to grow them as a screen / wind break?
I am going to dig some up soon if you would like some sent to you?
Talking about potatoes,Did you know that Jersey royals (1 st harvest are the best as they have been sown using local seaweed as fertiliser. I found this out when on holiday in jersey last year happy Gardening
Jolly G. I've also found that spuds grow well when seaweed is used as a fertiliser. I'm currently making some from seaweed washed up on our local beach. Should be ready in a few weeks, it's also good as a foilage spray for vegs and flowers.
I'm going to grow some spuds in bags this year and will mix it in with the compost.
GWRS. Spuds, onions and shallots went on sale here at Wilko's on Saturday, I was lucky to get shallots when I went in today such was the speed at which they have sold. Red shallots had sold out totally.
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Anyway Spent today mending all the broken fence post , still need to do some fence repairs
Need to get on with the pruning , noticed today broad beans coming up under clouch
Bought some seed potatoes from Wilkos yesterday , first Earlies and main crop plus some more Shallots
Really mild 10 degrees but cold weather coming back soon
Went to a potato fair this morning. Seed potatoes could be bought singularly for 20p so came away with three organic varieties and 15 spuds.
Dug a few leeks up , Jureslum artichokes and some horseradish roots
This was the last day for The Sheffield University Diary 📔 so sending off on Monday
Liked idea of keeping some sort of record so last week bought a 5 year Diary
Hears to another interesting Year on the Allotment everybody 🍓🥕
I am going to make a plan of what to grow and where on the plot and was thinking of including Jerusalem artichokes this year, are they difficult to grow, how high do they grow and do they flower, I'm given to understand they are related to the sunflower family.
Was going to grow Jerusalem Artichokes as a winter veg. It sounds low maintance. Would love some tubers, happy to pay for postage.
happy Gardening
Jolly G
I'm going to grow some spuds in bags this year and will mix it in with the compost.
GWRS. Spuds, onions and shallots went on sale here at Wilko's on Saturday, I was lucky to get shallots when I went in today such was the speed at which they have sold. Red shallots had sold out totally.