Angel thanks - only have potatoes growing I hope ................ they have not come though the soil yet, still lots of digging and clearing to go on my plot, had it a month now
Yep nothing like the big allotment challenge but then knew it would not be that easy
At home got things growing will be planting out beans this week and going to Stansted garden show on Saturday near Chichester so will get some inspiration and other stuff
My plot is going ok. Sweet corn French beans and runner beans are a bit wind swept but holding on. Fruit bushes are fantastic hope birds don't get caught up in the nets. Garlic won't be long for harvesting. I picked a few strawberries today they are so nice. Broad beans have a bit of black fly but I will sort that out with a bit of washing up liquid.
Spent the afternoon on the plot, it's taking twice as long to do things, so my thoughts are with you Gg and your sore muscles. I take lots of breaks and today it was nice and sunny so it was good to take in the rays. I can't yet do any digging but covered area's after digging, last August, with muck and black plastic , so just uncovering bits at a time and planting up. Letting the worms do all the work is so much easier.
Planted out runner beans, more pea's, chard, pumkin and stuff in the GH. Pea weevil has been nibbling at the pea's already out!
I have been a big slack on the allotment side of things . Well, saying that, I have been at the chicken one loads but that was because one of my girls has gone broody so I have been working on a cage for her to snap her out of it. My back was in pieces by the time I'd finished
I have 5 large gooseberry plants there full of fruit I need to get some champagne yeast - you can tell what my plans are for those!
I need to go to the other one, broad beans are ready for picking, a few strawberries and hopefully a few new potatoes We need to get cracking on getting the fruit cage up too.
Hi All, had a lovely day at Abbey Gardens, it is stunning. Met the owner too, she was very lovely. Took lots of photos so will put them on Facebook Walked down to the plot with OH when we got back to see if all was well, Hope to spend this evening up there tonight to finish off digging the bed ready for the squash to go in.
Went to Stansted garden show yesterday (near Chichester) and Katie from Youtube Lavender and Leeks had a stall so got to meet her and see her dad and mum talked about my plot and hers and I brought a few bits - a crook, a string holding frame and some bulldog clips, me 5.2 but Katie is so much taller, I brought a few bits from other stalls
Here is the bits from Katie's stall
Been to the allotment today nice hot and sunny, we cleared 3 metres of top growth so we can see the soil, still the digging to go, this is in a different area on the plot as I want to make a temporary bed for left over veg and flowers plants as lots of seedlings germinated and I want to keep them all
Trimmed some grass down, so want them to strim the plot but not done yet
Noticed a large pile of bark chipping so will be bagging some tomorrow
Hi Garden Girl, glad you had a nice day out. I like the string holder!
Went to the plot yesterday for a few hours, re potted and staked a load of tomato plants. Dug in some more manure and planted some assorted squashes, marigolds and kale. One of the plot holders with chickens accepts "donations" for his surplus eggs, which we had for breakfast yesterday, they were lovely and fresh, glad I have an egg supplier now, no more supermarket eggs!!
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Angel thanks - only have potatoes growing I hope ................ they have not come though the soil yet, still lots of digging and clearing to go on my plot, had it a month now
Yep nothing like the big allotment challenge but then knew it would not be that easy
At home got things growing will be planting out beans this week and going to Stansted garden show on Saturday near Chichester so will get some inspiration and other stuff
Angel how is your plot?
My plot is going ok. Sweet corn French beans and runner beans are a bit wind swept but holding on. Fruit bushes are fantastic hope birds don't get caught up in the nets. Garlic won't be long for harvesting. I picked a few strawberries today they are so nice. Broad beans have a bit of black fly but I will sort that out with a bit of washing up liquid.
Happy anniversary, Ginagibbs.
Spent the afternoon on the plot, it's taking twice as long to do things, so my thoughts are with you Gg and your sore muscles. I take lots of breaks and today it was nice and sunny so it was good to take in the rays. I can't yet do any digging but covered area's after digging, last August, with muck and black plastic , so just uncovering bits at a time and planting up. Letting the worms do all the work is so much easier.
Planted out runner beans, more pea's, chard, pumkin and stuff in the GH. Pea weevil has been nibbling at the pea's already out!
I have been a big slack on the allotment side of things
. Well, saying that, I have been at the chicken one loads but that was because one of my girls has gone broody so I have been working on a cage for her to snap her out of it. My back was in pieces by the time I'd finished 
I have 5 large gooseberry plants there full of fruit
I need to get some champagne yeast - you can tell what my plans are for those!
I need to go to the other one, broad beans are ready for picking, a few strawberries and hopefully a few new potatoes
We need to get cracking on getting the fruit cage up too.
Hello Zoomer44 hope you are recovering ok, things are tough when muscle strength down - my muscles are recovering now so may get to the plot Sunday
Fruitcake great your broad beans are ready my just starting to get beans at home
I have finally manage to upload a video to Youtube so this is it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOOrnsXirpQ
Hi All, had a lovely day at Abbey Gardens, it is stunning. Met the owner too, she was very lovely. Took lots of photos so will put them on Facebook
Walked down to the plot with OH when we got back to see if all was well, Hope to spend this evening up there tonight to finish off digging the bed ready for the squash to go in.
Hello
Went to Stansted garden show yesterday (near Chichester) and Katie from Youtube Lavender and Leeks had a stall so got to meet her and see her dad and mum talked about my plot and hers and I brought a few bits - a crook, a string holding frame and some bulldog clips, me 5.2 but Katie is so much taller, I brought a few bits from other stalls
Here is the bits from Katie's stall
Been to the allotment today nice hot and sunny, we cleared 3 metres of top growth so we can see the soil, still the digging to go, this is in a different area on the plot as I want to make a temporary bed for left over veg and flowers plants as lots of seedlings germinated and I want to keep them all
Trimmed some grass down, so want them to strim the plot but not done yet
Noticed a large pile of bark chipping so will be bagging some tomorrow
How are your plots doing?
Hi Garden Girl, glad you had a nice day out. I like the string holder!
Went to the plot yesterday for a few hours, re potted and staked a load of tomato plants. Dug in some more manure and planted some assorted squashes, marigolds and kale. One of the plot holders with chickens accepts "donations" for his surplus eggs, which we had for breakfast yesterday, they were lovely and fresh, glad I have an egg supplier now, no more supermarket eggs!!
Hello Ginagibbs great about the eggs nice and fresh, sounds as though you got quite a bit done yeah
You can buy a string holder from her shop if you like http://www.lavenderandleeks.co.uk/shop/page/3/
Cool Edd