Plot Update August 10th
It’s been awhile since I last went down to the plot between work and having things on every weekend. Lisa has kept the produce coming and kept on top of the plot on the afternoons after work so its still Read More …
Life on a UK allotment
It’s been awhile since I last went down to the plot between work and having things on every weekend. Lisa has kept the produce coming and kept on top of the plot on the afternoons after work so its still Read More …
Finally all beds planted up this evening. Last on the list were the Courgette, Squash and Pumpkin plants in the bed vacated by the Garlic last week and the salad bed which is covered in polythene. Peas are starting to Read More …
Garlic harvested which was planted back in October and plenty of it but not as good as we were expecting. Could be interesting finding somewhere convenient for it to dry now.Bed will be dug over and some Squashes and Courgettes Read More …
Due to the month lost recovering after back procedure we were up against it this year for planting. Usually things catch up though by late summer so over the last few weeks we have been weeding, prepping the beds, sowing Read More …
Garlic already planted in November and has started peaking through the soil already. Was very happy with both the white and red onions harvests last year so have gone for the same varieties again this year. Stuttgarter Giant and Red Read More …
Harvested the final potatoes for this year and will publish a final tally for reference for next year in another post. Also last of the runner beans, courgettes and some swedes. Also retired the runner beans and cleared the bed, Read More …
Winding down now and Lisa ventured own to the plot and brought back a trug of Corn, Courgettes, Runner Beans and a Cabbage. Turns out the Highland Red Potatoes have red flesh (sort of) in the end too!
Lisa visited the plot this evening while I was attempting to recover the ipad from IOS8(!) and returned with these goodies: The first corn of the season, not perfect but not bad for a first try 🙂 Some courgettes, a Read More …
Forgot to add in the previous potato post that we harvested 5.516Kg of Maris Peer second early potatoes and also 2.175Kg of Highland Red Burgundy but we still have 1 bin to empty of those so that figure will probably Read More …
A few hours this afternoon to harvest some more produce including the Purple Majesty potatoes, wind things down and begin preparing for winter. The cloches were dismantled and frames stacked ready to be anchored once the last two brassica protection Read More …