Got to plot this morning for a couple of hours , planted a tyre with Oregano , took 2 pots of cyclamen from home to plant , unfortunately most had rotted prepared 2 beds for planting Going again tomorrow for a couple of hours
I managed a couple of hours too. I dug out & barrowed 4 lots of soil from the communal compost area. There is a lot of rubbish in it, bits of plastic, wire etc., but it's easy to pull out. I am using it at the base of the deep beds, with bought in soil on top. Just hope it works ok. Brought home some more spuds from store, a dug parsnips, they are beginning to grow so I need to use them up.
Full day at the plots, dug out the rest of one compost bin, to add to the 2nd raspberry bed. Finished applying the wood treatment . Did some other digging. I still need more topsoil though, I probably should have bought a bulk bag but by the time you add delivery costs, it's not much cheaper than buying bags.
Yesterday at plot , loads of jobs done , repair to old shed , used fire bin , bark chippings for paths , replaced a fence post , pruned fig , connected water butts at back of new shed etc Next couple days showers & very windy , hoping to have a day there on Friday , soon will have all the little jobs done If weather improves might think about sewing seeds in g/h next week
Managed to do some strimming on Tuesday in the nice sunshine some of it done. think I will strim the strawberry area so new growth can come though better when drier
Hi, not posted for a while. Everyone sounds busy on their plots. I've reawakened mine. Not been there for a while due to ill health. Took a couple of weekends but it's taking shape again.
@Gardengirl.. Ha, the communal compost was an idea by the chairman who took over from me. We were having a lot of issues with complaints from the neighbouring houses about bonfires, so , they created two large bays with pallets on part of a plot that was never very good. Unfortunately in spite of all the instructions people put all sorts of cr*p in them. However if you dig deeper down, there is actually a lot of good soil in there. I have used some of this in the bottom of my raised beds and I am topping off with good compost and some bought in topsoil. I am hoping not too much weed comes through.
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Personally I would write to my local MP , Councillors & Crime Commissioner
prepared 2 beds for planting
Going again tomorrow for a couple of hours
Brought home some more spuds from store, a dug parsnips, they are beginning to grow so I need to use them up.
Next couple days showers & very windy , hoping to have a day there on Friday , soon will have all the little jobs done
If weather improves might think about sewing seeds in g/h next week
@GWRS I may think about doing some seeds shortly
@Allotment boy a communal compost area sounds interesting
@Mr. Vine Eye that sounds terrible - is there another site you could sign up for?
Discovered we have 70 people on the waiting list.