Oh yes I have to confess I have read that too, but that gives the length of the rod. But it is used as a square measure so why are plots long & thin not square? I think it goes back to the old strip system of agriculture, fields were divided into long strips, people were allocated various strips on the field, they were not adjoining so no one would get all the prime land. A furlong is a furrow length, the distance the ox plough, would go before they needed a rest, then turn to go back the other way. An acre is the area a good ploughman could do in a day. People who say the old imperial system was not logical have no idea why these things came about. 🙂
Also that applies to why plots are long and narrow, ploughing and turning circle of a team of oxen. You would plough your strip, but the turn at the end would go around your neighbours strip to your next one, meaning every other plot belonged to another family.
Made a new Asparagus bed with added grit, topsoil &manure. 3×5 new crowns planted. Planted Broad bean plants that I had raised in root trainers, & hardened off earlier. A bit cream crackered now.
Finally planted the First and second early spuds. I don't think I have been this late with them for years. Hoping this cold will have gone away by the time the tops are through.
Also planted first earlies today O/H sewed parsnips & beetroot but covered them with fleece Again watered plot , very dry Have had several Hail storms to day , hope it warms up soon
Was weird weather today, bit sun, rain, snow/hail loads the sun again decided not to do spuds this year still old ones in ground on plot, few in pots garden
We were at plot on Thursday afternoon and saw the temp site rep and council allotment officer going round checking plots went up road did not come near our plot so should be ok, I was strimming off plot paths around plot at time
Interesting info about allotments and measurements most plots are longer than wide I do know of one that is only 25 square metres near where we go past to other end of site to our plot
Have bought some broad bean seeds just going to sow direct, not sown any seeds just yet think this is the latest I have ever been
watched beechgrove last week amazing what the garden looked like when no one looked after it
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A bit cream crackered now.
O/H sewed parsnips & beetroot but covered them with fleece
Again watered plot , very dry
Have had several Hail storms to day , hope it warms up soon
decided not to do spuds this year still old ones in ground on plot, few in pots garden
We were at plot on Thursday afternoon and saw the temp site rep and council allotment officer going round checking plots went up road did not come near our plot so should be ok, I was strimming off plot paths around plot at time
Interesting info about allotments and measurements most plots are longer than wide I do know of one that is only 25 square metres near where we go past to other end of site to our plot
Have bought some broad bean seeds just going to sow direct, not sown any seeds just yet think this is the latest I have ever been
watched beechgrove last week amazing what the garden looked like when no one looked after it
Off to allotment tomorrow morning