Sunday 6 May 2012

Sunshine...warmth...and NO RAIN!!!!!!!

Well for the first time since Easter we actually go through a WHOLE day without any rain at all so i am very impressed...and not only did it not rain but it was also quite warm so I managed to get some work done down the allotment in quite pleasant conditions!

Although we had some rain Friday and Saturday it was light  and so the standing water has finally drained down into the ground and left the soil workable if still a little heavy.

I figured I would just give a bit of a picture post today as I am really tired now...it's not overly exciting but I am very happy with what I got done today!!

Allotment neighbours




Kate was down the allotment too today...mainly re-sowing seeds that hadn't germinated...lots of other plotters were taking advantage of the good weather too!! (Yes the photo is the wrong way but apparently this is the way blogger liked it!!
potatoes all over the allotment



I weeded a little around the onions...mainly getting out potatoes that were growing...I'm amazed how many are coming up in the old potato patch...I don't think I left this many in...maybe the potato fairy visited the last time I had finished the digging!!
freshly dug allotment



I managed to get in some carrots and turnips today...I didn't bother to water them in as they really didn't need it...now just keep my fingers crossed for a good germination rate!!
Potaotes and allotments



Some of the potatoes in the actual potato bed of 2012 are starting to show themselves...not many yet but enough to make me hopeful that they haven't rotted away underground with all the recent rain!



The strawberries finally got out of their temporary home and into the ground on the allotment so now my strawberry patch is ready to start doing it's thing!!





Also managed to get in the cabbage seedling that I was given a couple of weeks ago. These have been hardened off well so now I hope that they survive. They are a summer cabbage but I don't know which variety.










So that was today's progress...now I sit here and write about it I can't imagine why it took me 4 hours...although I did also help Kate out and till some of her ground for her...though I have to admit it wasn't a large area she wanted doing.

Yesterday I went down and re-sowed some parsnips, butter-nut squash, courgettes, cucumbers, bell peppers and chilli peppers as none of these had germinated...hoping to get better luck this time.

Well that's what I have managed to get done so far this weekend...if the weather is nice tomorrow I will get a bit more done as it's bank holiday so I'm not at work tomorrow afternoon...if not I can be content that I haven't wasted the good weather!!

14 comments:

  1. On our site those who had potatoes popping through suffered the penaltly of the tops frosting so I'm glad we were a bit later.

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    1. We haven't been hit hard with bad frosts Sue so i guess we have been lucky...but then again there aren't many potatoes showing through yet either...maybe people are learning to plant a little later my end. I hill mine up as they grow...this way I don't risk losing the tops if we get a late frost (at least that's the theory)

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  2. You've managed to get more done than me. A lot of my allotment is still underwater but the weeds are thriving!

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    1. Isn't it funny how the weeds thrive no matter how wet/dry or hot/cold it is....Why can't our crops grow like the weeds????

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  3. It's nice to have had some good weather over the bank holiday, though I didn't make it to the plot as we were stuck at home decorating. A couple of jobs got done in the garden though so the good weather wasn't wasted altogether. I really need to get down there soon though as I haven't sown my parsnips yet, I'm going to miss the boat if I don't hurry up.

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    1. I had sown my parsnips but had no joy so I have started again...fingers crossed that I get some germinate this time!!

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  4. good for you!! sounds like a productive weekend! we still have to wait about 2 wks till danger of frost is over...tonights forecast is low 30's...I am ready to be back in my garden! i so enjoy this hobby!!

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    1. I hate it when I can't get outside to do things....I love my allotment and garden..being outdoors is so much more invigorating than being stuck inside!

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  5. it's always nice when all the possible weather conditions work together to make for a perfect day. Blogger sure is a pain in the butt sometimes :)

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    1. It is Ann...lets face it it doesn't happen very often.....Blogger can be a pain...but I will cope with the hardship of it flipping my pictures.

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  6. You deserve a day of sunshine after all that foul weather you've been having - fingers crossed the rain stays away!

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    1. Well the rain hasn't stayed away...but it is starting too share it's time with the sunshine!

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  7. A whole dry day!! Wasn't it exciting?!????

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    1. I was VERY excited SM...I'd forgotten what dry earth felt like.

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