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New allotment OMG...Part 2...

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  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267
    I'm pleased with my autumn planting of onions, garlic and shallots. The back up one's have also done well, I dont' know were to plant then all. 

    It's still to cold here to plant out spuds and with snow forecast for Easter, they aren't going to be planted out anytime soon.

    I like this time of year though, everything is coming back to life, looking forward to a harvest of cherries this year, ready with fleece to cover them this time.
  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172
    Collected some pallets today for next week as for the garden project we will be buildig a compost bin
    Went to plot took one pallet apart in carpark to use slats for my compost bins, took to plot had to detour as plot neighbour having a bonfire in carpark in a metal drum and other plot person sitting watching fire
    Path all muddy as rained again soil still bit wet
    going to get to plot tomorrow for digging
    Hampshire Gardener
  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172
    Went to the plot yesterday lots of digging done
    Today went to the plot spotted a yellow butterfly on way in at plot did some strimming and edging and digging and also went to the tip really nice sunny day today
    Quite a bit done
    Hampshire Gardener
  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267
    Gg Spring is such a nice time of the year, everything is waking up.

    Just got home from Aberdeen, ever so cold up there. Aubergines, toms, chillies and peppers have germinated at home. Hoping to get to the plot tomorrow and will get to see if anything has germinated in the GH.

    I've subscribed to a different growing mag, the pull was 20 packets of seeds with first subscription. Seeds have arrived and I'm really pleased with them, only two/three  varieties which I wouldn't grow.          
  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267
    Despite the cold weather quite a few seeds have germinated, kale, peas, chard and some flowers. Still to cold for anything to germinate outdoors though.

    Aldi are selling garden stuff over Easter. Bought some chilli plants, £1.69 for six seedlings.

    Hoping to plant salad and 1st earlies out this weekend. 

    Has anyone else planted out their spuds.
  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172
    Zommer not planted spuds yet may leave it another 2 weeks as the area is not ready up the allotment and the soil really wet with all this rain - great seeing little seedlings

    Starting tomato seeds again as did not germinate as out in plastic gh and seed areas went mouldy - more seeds up in loo roll tubes and peat pots
    Hampshire Gardener
  • It just seems too soggy here. I've got broad beans, peas and potatoes all waiting to go but I think it'll be next weekend at the earliest before the weather is good enough.
    “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
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  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    I did get some Broad Beans out but no chance of spuds yet to wet to do final ground prep.
    AB Still learning

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