Zoomer , agree a cheeky rabbit 🐇, that why we put a fence around plus the odd hare But can’t stop the pheasant / partridge flying in
Really windy today so no garden or allotment , hoping to go to plot tomorrow, need to get Leeks & outdoor tomatoes 🍅 in I hope the phased return goes well , stay safe
First time allotment grower here. I waited a year to get the patch. It’s a small plot in the city and less than 10 minutes walk from my house. I was excited to get started when I accepted the plot. And then we went into lockdown. Everything stopped. The allotment closed.
I returned today to an overgrown mess covered in high grass and what looks like an artichoke plant so I did a big sigh and then rolled up the sleeves. I managed to clear a patch and plant some red and white swirl beetroot, coloured beetroot and radishes.
I have courgettes, tomato, pumpkin, various salads, squash, sweet corn, spring onions, kale and spinach plantlets growing in pots that I’ll plant out once I get the plot under control.
The ground was like iron today so I am hoping for some rain.
I’m late to the game and learning/making this up as I go along. I’ll be happy with a small harvest - just one home grown Summer salad would be lovely.
DJF , welcome , it’s handy with the site being so close , is it a big site and do you have water there ?
treat it as a long term project
Going to our plot shortly o/h is going to put leeks in , already got bed ready and I’m going to prepare small beds for outside tomato 🍅 but we have to drive there Stay safe
Hello all, I am back again - phone and internet went down on Thursday after they were changing box on pole a right pain they did not tell us about the box change before doing it
Been to plot lot more digging and putting in bed areas and looking after chickens - so many people out and about now lots up allotment some are up there for hours - hot day today
Hello DJF welcome to the forum great you got an allotment plot and brilliant you look at it to take bit at a time with clearing and you got some plants growing - some times watering the soil before digging for a while can help with digging. Where abouts are you?
Been to plot this morning and planted tomatoes 🍅 , French beans & marigolds Watered as ever , very hot This afternoon cut back lawn and watered , a bit cloudy now
Tied back a couple of red current stems. Weeded the carrots and spring onions. Watered everything. In the garden cut back the dead tulip and daffodil leaves. Now had enough. 😓
Full day at plots yesterday, finally planted all outside crops, courgette, toms, late Brassica plugs etc. Still have some greenhouse Toms to put in, but early crops of rocket & radish need clearing so I can plant the other half up with the rest of the summer crops.
Long day at plot , having a beer before dinner on front lawn 7 barrow loads of bark chippings , paths finished filled 3 water cubes up , never watered as much so early in the year Weeded 4 beds Dug up some of garlic , main crop looks nearly ready as well Somebody gave us 4 outdoor cucumbers to plant Plus a few other jobs Done Grass roads being cut tomorrow , so going up Saturday to finish weeding Cheers everybody 🍺😇
I've only been able to get to the plot to water this week, sometimes that's a good thing, seedlings and plants in the GH are doing welled and not being overpowered with to much TLC.
A flock of pigeons were disturbed yesterday though, I so them take off as I arrived at the plot, all the brassica's had there leaves missing not sure they can be saved, does that mean they won't recover even if I cover the plants with chicken wire, I'm thinking now pigeons ate the kohi rabi and not rabbits:( what should I do, any suggestions are welcome.
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need to get Leeks & outdoor tomatoes 🍅 in
I hope the phased return goes well , stay safe
First time allotment grower here. I waited a year to get the patch. It’s a small plot in the city and less than 10 minutes walk from my house. I was excited to get started when I accepted the plot. And then we went into lockdown. Everything stopped. The allotment closed.
I returned today to an overgrown mess covered in high grass and what looks like an artichoke plant so I did a big sigh and then rolled up the sleeves. I managed to clear a patch and plant some red and white swirl beetroot, coloured beetroot and radishes.
I have courgettes, tomato, pumpkin, various salads, squash, sweet corn, spring onions, kale and spinach plantlets growing in pots that I’ll plant out once I get the plot under control.
The ground was like iron today so I am hoping for some rain.
All the best.
Stay safe
Watered as ever , very hot
This afternoon cut back lawn and watered , a bit cloudy now
In the garden cut back the dead tulip and daffodil leaves. Now had enough. 😓
7 barrow loads of bark chippings , paths finished
filled 3 water cubes up , never watered as much so early in the year
Weeded 4 beds
Dug up some of garlic , main crop looks nearly ready as well
Somebody gave us 4 outdoor cucumbers to plant
Plus a few other jobs Done
Grass roads being cut tomorrow , so going up Saturday to finish weeding
Cheers everybody 🍺😇
I've only been able to get to the plot to water this week, sometimes that's a good thing, seedlings and plants in the GH are doing welled and not being overpowered with to much TLC.
A flock of pigeons were disturbed yesterday though, I so them take off as I arrived at the plot, all the brassica's had there leaves missing