Need a reminder of the neglected field that was once my allotment??
The strawberry bed is a complete mess and also needs re-locating, I'm not sure if it is too late now this year. Advice on the timing would be welcome. |
Here is the first part I tackled, all the new potatoes are out of the ground and they were a truly bumper crop this year. In their place i have the garlic and onions to be planted. |
So as you can see I have made a bit of a start here...the potatoes came out the weeknd before last and then the ground was dug over and weeded in preparation for the roots on Sunday. However that's not all I have done this week....what I now have is beginning to really resemble my allotment again and is making me feel a lot better about the weather changing so quickly.
So you can see to the back here that I have weeded and winter dug the roots bed where the veggies have been harvested. I will be putting some broad beans in here and pulling the beetroot soon too, |
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The brassica bed still needs a tidy up and I need to get the sweetcorn pulled up! |
And then of course there are still the old potatoes to be dug and the strawberries I mentioned earlier to be sorted. Oh and the raspberry canes need cutting back, the pond area sorting out...and...and...and.
Okay I'm stopping there before I burst the bubble I am in about how much I have got done this week. I think I have tackled the hardest areas first though so hopefully (fingers crossed) everything from here on out will be childs play!!
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It doesn't take long for everything to run away from you, does it? You've done some great work this week though, you'll soon have it all under control again.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about having it under control 'soon' Jo...I think thats a little optimistic..lol
DeleteThat all sounds like a lot of hard work. How is your back holding up to all that digging?
ReplyDeleteBack seriously aching tpals......took a few days off the heavy stuff to recover..
Deletelots of work, I'm exhausted just reading it all :)
ReplyDeleteNot nearly as exhausted as me Ann!!
DeleteIt's been a bit soggy for working on the plot here. You have done quite a lot to yours, was the digging really heavy? As for the strawberries unless you can dig up the plants and put them in pots and keep them somewhere I wouldn't start moving the plants into a new bed until early spring.
ReplyDeleteThe digging was pretty heavy Sue but with having got so little done I really couldn't face leaving it until next year. Thanks for the strawberry advice...I think I will leave them until early spring then...at least that gives me a little more breathing space.
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