Gardengirl , congratulations on Station award , must be real pleasing for all the volunteers
Been up to plot today , stained storage shed , really needed doing , also sorted out roses over the arches , took me a bit longer than thought but pleased with results
Gg. Some parts of my plot are looking a little over grown.
I've some autumn/winter jobs to do. Some will make the plot less high maintance, the stumpery was one, with permanent planting, bulbs and flowers to attract pollinators, ferns to cover the ground.
Was going to extend rubbarb patch with new varieties to extend the season.
I've acquired alot if flagstones so the plan is to make more paths to cut down on grass paths, will be mindful of the wildlife though, I heard grasshoppers last year so will keep some grassy area's.
Some baby frogs hopped out from a pile of decomposing vegetation under plastic at the weekend.
thought I would share my progress at my newly acquired allotment (which I became the proud owner of at the start of August).
The plot had been left empty for at least a year or so and was in a scary, weedy state......
And now.......
Trying to get as much done before the weather gets worse. It’s been hard but thoroughly enjoyable work...mostly digging And weeding but I’m sure itll be worth it in the end!
Zoomer , I don’t dig my Dalias up , just cut them down after first frost and mulch them , if we had a really bad winter it might finish them off but that is the chance I take
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Gardengirl , congratulations on Station award , must be real pleasing for all the volunteers
Been up to plot today , stained storage shed , really needed doing , also sorted out roses over the arches , took me a bit longer than thought but pleased with results
I trust alls well
Gg. Some parts of my plot are looking a little over grown.
I've some autumn/winter jobs to do. Some will make the plot less high maintance, the stumpery was one, with permanent planting, bulbs and flowers to attract pollinators, ferns to cover the ground.
Was going to extend rubbarb patch with new varieties to extend the season.
I've acquired alot if flagstones so the plan is to make more paths to cut down on grass paths, will be mindful of the wildlife though, I heard grasshoppers last year so will keep some grassy area's.
Some baby frogs hopped out from a pile of decomposing vegetation under plastic at the weekend.
Zoomer , plans sound really good
I decided at the start not to have grass paths and some flower ? beds
hi everyone
thought I would share my progress at my newly acquired allotment (which I became the proud owner of at the start of August).
The plot had been left empty for at least a year or so and was in a scary, weedy state......
And now.......
Trying to get as much done before the weather gets worse. It’s been hard but thoroughly enjoyable work...mostly digging And weeding but I’m sure itll be worth it in the end!
Excellent progress, Caroline. It"s a good plan to get as much done this side of Christmas, if the weather turns cold the ground soon freezes.
Caroline , great start looking good already , have you managed to plant anything?
Might go to plot tomorrow and stain main shed , depends on weather
Gg. I thought grass paths was the way to go until the strimmer broke...?...
I had some flower beds this year but they were mainly annuals and bulbs like, dafs, iris, gladioli and alliums.
Dahlia's are still doing well but high maintanence, will need to dig them up soon.
Just potted up some ranunculus...!
Zoomer , I don’t dig my Dalias up , just cut them down after first frost and mulch them , if we had a really bad winter it might finish them off but that is the chance I take
Picture from last year and just as good this year
GWRS. I have quite alot of different varieties and add to them each yr, would hate to lose them..
I'm getting better at storing them too. ..and split them this year to make more plants..