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![]() Went down the plot on Saturday 15th June and also today, 18th June. Total of about six or seven hours. Lots of weeding done but also prepared beds and planted various crops; like the celery, left and below. Also filled all the water butts. ![]() Picked the garlic and then prepared the bed. ![]() Left and below are photos of how the other beds are doing. Some seem to be more advanced than others but overall, considering the atrocious spring we had, things aren't too bad. ![]() Artichoke is coming on nicely again this year. Shame it's almost impossible to eat. ![]() Cut back the comfrey (left and below) and filled up the comfrey-juice bucket. Remainder went on the compost heap (below). ![]() Beetroot is doing very well. ![]() Onions look a little scrawny but I guess they're doing OK. ![]() Blueberries in the bathtub are doing alright too. ![]() A few general pictures just to finish off. ![]() The shed definitely needs tidying up!
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![]() 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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