Sunday 1 March 2015

As March rolls in.......

So March arrived very quickly and it won't be long now before I am really getting stuck in to the garden and the allotment....not quite yet though as it is still quite cold and there really isn't much I can be doing.

So here is what I am starting with this year...



how's the allotment looking as winter turns to spring??
From the path near the greenhouse looking up.


how's the allotment looking as winter turns to spring??
From the top near the shed looking down.


winter digging...hard work but well worth it come spring!!
Nicely dug at the end of last season!!


winter digging...hard work but well worth it come spring!!
Potato bed was dug over at the end of last year.


Garlic stands proud after the winter.
Garlic has come through in a lovely straight line!!
Not looking too bad is it?? I think I am in a pretty good place this year. I got three quarters of my land winter dug...the only bit that wasn't was some with brassicas in that are still in the ground and you can see a little of this just to the right of the above photo. The potatoes will be going in there this year so that isn't such a great deal as it will be cleared and trenches dug and manured at the time of planting!

I have already bought my main crop potato but have yet to get me earlies and here is something some you may be able to help me with. I over bought on my earlies last year and had a bag left over which are still netted in the greenhouse. Will these do any good if I plant them this year?? I really do hate waste but don't want to plant them if I'm not going to get a crop from them!!

As for the garden...well it's a bit of a different story.....


Winter gardens, shabby grass, desolate beds.
Front garden.


Winter gardens, shabby grass, desolate beds.
Back garden.
From the photos above it doesn't look too bad does it?? But on closer inspection this is what you get...


Winter gardens, shabby grass, desolate beds.
Messy front beds.


Winter gardens, shabby grass, desolate beds.
Messy rockery.
As you can see it isn't that great...it shouldn't take me too long to sort out though and the nice thing about it being the garden at home is I can pop out whenever I get a little time. Add to that the fact that the days are getting longer and it's only 4 weeks until we move the clocks it shouldn't be too long before I can get out after work too!!

Of course this isn't my biggest dilemma...but I'll save that for another post!!
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6 comments:

  1. I think both the allotment and the garden are in good shape. My plot rarely gets a winter dig so we start by playing catch up every year. I don't know why we never get round to it, time just seems to run away with us.

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  2. everything is looking good to me. Here all we see is snow. If it ever stops snowing it'll probably take till June to melt off all the snow we have

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  3. wow, i still have a foot of snow on the ground and snowing right now, again. looks great tanya...

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  4. It's looking like you're off to a good start. I wish it would get warm enough around here so I could dig up the ground in the winter. The ground here freezes solid.

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  5. It's looking good and ready to go.
    I would expect that the old potatoes from last year would have long shoots and be soft - if not I wonder why not,. If you don;t want to risk a poor crop or none I'd go for fresh seed potatoes. Just a gut feeling,

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  6. Dear Tanya, It is cold here too with another snow storm on the way Thurs.. I think this will be it for the year though. I am looking forward to the sunshine.
    xoxo Catherine

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