[Nige2Plots]

Went up this morning and chatted for an hour and went home! In essence nothing!

[kevinp]

I spent a couple of hours with a little tiding up and then I weeded two of the onion beds and re-netted the cabbages to stop those blasted pheasants eating all my greens. Its a pity its still very early in the year as I would love to do more but no point until all the bad weather is over.

[A. Fallowfield]

I spent a couple of hours with a little tiding up and then I weeded two of the onion beds and re-netted the cabbages to stop those blasted pheasants eating all my greens. Its a pity its still very early in the year as I would love to do more but no point until all the bad weather is over.

Ah. roast pheasant with a liitle cabbage!

[Half a plot man]

Back up the allotment today, were very lucky and have a regular pile of woodchip mulch dropped off so I raided that and mulched fruit bushes. Cleared the shed out and made plans for raised beds, 6 in total approx 3mtr x 1.2mtr .

[purplebean]

We ventured down the garden to work out the drop over the space for the greenhouse (we live on a hill). Over a run of 10ft the ground drops 40cm (yes i know I am missing metric and imperial but hey I'm a woman  ). At least we now know how big a wall we need to build so that we can put the greenhouse up.

We now have a plan for the rasied beds, bean frame and greenhouse just need to actually get in the garden and put it in to action.

I took a couple of photos so I might start a progress thread to add to over the year if anyone is interested in seeing the progress and it might give me the push I need to actually get the hard work done

[Half a plot man]

Had a bonfire, some drinks and mince pies!

That's the allotment spirit

Looks like you all had fun!!!!

[andy135]

I managed to recover the roofing felt from my shed and fix it back in place. Looks like I'l have to start saving up for a few rolls of new stuff and recover the whole shed.

[dexyblue]

Thanks Learner, I cant wait for warmer weather 

[Paul Plots]

Thanks Learner, I cant wait for warmer weather 

You're welcome.... 

                                ...........warmer weather! Oh yes please!! 

[kenny199]

Started digging in the green manure today or should I say black manure.The over wintering phacelia was well and truly frosted.Its done its job and kept the weeds away over winter,I ask no more.I was nice to see fellow plotties busy doing things,must have been thirty plus working away.Must have been a sun thing.Talking of sun ,was building new raised bed last week sun rise has been about 8am ,quarter past 7 when I got there looked east at orange sky and silhoetted against it was a scarecrow framed by a fruit cage.It was a real picture.

[Junie]

Enoying deciding what to grow next year, writing down seeds to order, making labels and planning plantings etc on my iCal!

[Zippy]

Finished planting out the strawberry bed; 10 x 4 feet.  Topped up the leamould bin from some black-bagged overflow ones. Got away before the rain set in.

[Kagganz]

Yesterday went to say 'hello' to my goldfish,

got both feet stuck in the mud, got one foot out (minus wellie) and fell over....... 
 

[Gwiz]

Did something similar in among the manure, but didn't lose the welly.

Shovelled a whole lot of sh sh sh manure around.
It's a dirty job, and so on.........

[peapod]

Garlic finally in,  the soil brilliantly workable, the frosts have broken it down really well.
More leaf mulch on the beds, collected and stacked bricks ready for a new raised carrot bed.

Few hours down there tomorrow before work starts again on Wed