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The sweetcorn is looking good.......
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![]() As you can see from this and the following pictures, after three months rain we've had a couple of weeks decent weather and nearly everything has picked up. The sweetcorn is looking good....... ![]() ........ and the tomatoes are finally doing something. ![]() Celery as well.................. ![]() .............. and the leeks. ![]() Even the grapes are trying to make an impression. They may have left it a bit late but depends how long a summer we now have. ![]() Plums too have suddenly appeared from nowhere. unfortunately, if the squirrels have their way, they'll disappear just as quickly. ![]() Another decent crop picked too.
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![]() Been a while since the weather was kind enough to allow two consecutive days down the allotment,................. and we now have a friend keeping an eye on the weeding! ![]() As you can see by the compost heap there was an awful lot of weeding to be done. ![]() We cut some of the comfrey back and laid it as a mulch on the tomatoes. It's supposed to be good to let comfrey decompose back into the soil as it's packed full of nutrients. ![]() Pretty much given up on the pumpkin. Something's been having a go at it but we'll leave it and see if it picks up at all. ![]() These two photos show that the other bed of tomatoes isn't doing as bad as you might expect either. ![]() Potatoes too aren't completely a washout. ![]() Beans are a long way behind where they should be but if the weather suddenly improved for a prolonged spell............................... ![]() Planted some celeriac today. See how that takes to the cold and wet!! ![]() Celery seems to OK though................. ![]() .......... as do the leeks. ![]() The boysenberry in the fruit cage appears to be trying to make a bid for freedom. No point cutting it back as it is absolutely loaded with fruit. ![]() The wild garden area has, well, lived up to it's name though not many of the wild-flower seeds we sowed seem to have grown. ![]() I'll finish off with a couple of general shots across the allotments from the car park area as it's such a sunny day. The surrounding trees and the fact it overlooks the cemetery gives it quite a peaceful air. ![]() Well we couldn't really leave it any longer, we had to see what sort of state the plot was in after weeks of rain.Some of the crops obviously thrive on it - the fruit cage was completely overgrown. ![]() The grapevine was looking robustly healthy too. ![]() Sweetcorn appears to be OK as well. ![]() As for the rhubarb................................ ![]() Some of the leeks however seem to be turning into marine plants........... ![]() ....... and the trout farm is rapidly nearing a reality. ![]() But we did salvage quite a few onions. ![]() Not bad here either. So we'll just have to bear the brunt of the weather and carry on. Who knows, August and September might be scorchers!!!!!!!! ![]() I so wanted to start my very first blog entry with "Captain's log.............................." but where the allotment's concerned I'm not The Captain. In fact I only qualify as "First Mate," by virtue of there being just the two of us; albeit with occasional, very much appreciated, help from a small crew of Taylor, Sabel and Debney. Todays visit was primarily to place and fill the three new water-butts we recently purchased, at enormous expense, from a Birmingham cleaning company. However, as is so often the case, we managed to get more done than expected; in no small measure due to the fact it didn't rain, for the first time in a week. ![]() Janice planted 96 leeks in an hour. With the Olympics coming up this must be some sort of record. Apparently the best way to plant leeks is to place them directly into a small hole but not to actually fill it in. Gently water over the leeks and allow the soil to collapse into the hole, helping to firm the leeks into place. Then, when it rains, the holes will gradually fill with soil. ![]() As can be seen by this picture, the top corner of our plot suffers a little from bad drainage. A seam of clay goes about 20 feet through the plot, curving round as it does so leaving an area that, after heavy rain is suitable for trout farming. |
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