[angelavdavis]

Picked up some grass clippings from a freecycler today and delivered to the old plot, ready to use for the new plot when we get back next week.  When I arrived at the site, a local gardening company had left - four bags of grass clippings!  So, I grabbed another one!

[jrko]

planted up my toms in the greenhouse - trying canes this year instead of string/wire and MUST pinch out side growth.  6 beefstake 5 plum and 1 tumbler

Tomorrow I'll move the aubergines, peppers & chillies to their final spot

[NN2Blue]

Had a great time yesterday.. Planted out my courgettes, summer squashes, my delicious Gem-squash (from africa) Hubbards and a few leftover garlic plants that were in pots.

Some small chillies, toms and egg plant that are not growing fast in the home GH so planted out in the GH at the plot which gets more sun. Hopefully they might grow now..

I also planted out some garlic into my nursery area that I have been growing on from seed (bulbils). This seed was harvested by a friend from seed last year and I planted a few months ago - potted on once and as they are all growing well I decided to plant them out to grow. They will take a few years of planting, reaping, drying and replanting again. They will eventually get big cloves after about 3 years of nurturing... well so I'm told!

I'm on my second year of that Malarkey!  Last year the tiny bulbils grew into larger bulbils; I'm expecting more of the same this year.  The  bulbils were collected from  the stems of the garlic plants. However, the plants from the cloves from Y1 that I grew and saved from last year are looking very happy this year! All this from four heads purchased at Waitrose!

[gavinjconway]

Hi NN2B - yep thats what I was told.. 3 years to get the plant to grow as proper bulbs with normal cloves of garlic.. 

[richrua]

thank goodness for warm sunny days. Such a difference. Let the growing commence at last.

I planted out my brussels sprouts and kale under a vast net.

Sadly, after all the effort I put into bringing these on from seed and potting up, I believe I will probably lose them to cutworm. Happens every year to me.......

[shoozie]

thank goodness for warm sunny days. Such a difference. Let the growing commence at last.

I planted out my brussels sprouts and kale under a vast net.

Sadly, after all the effort I put into bringing these on from seed and potting up, I believe I will probably lose them to cutworm. Happens every year to me.......

Did you read trillium's tip about planting a pencil thick stick up against the stem?  I've tried it after 2 casualties - no more losses so far 

[richrua]

thank goodness for warm sunny days. Such a difference. Let the growing commence at last.

I planted out my brussels sprouts and kale under a vast net.

Sadly, after all the effort I put into bringing these on from seed and potting up, I believe I will probably lose them to cutworm. Happens every year to me.......

Did you read trillium's tip about planting a pencil thick stick up against the stem?  I've tried it after 2 casualties - no more losses so far 

that sounds good. thanks i will try that! thanks a million     :o)

[grendel]

relaid 16 paving slabs after I found the slab I had started from on the old paving was slightly tilted and affecting my levels, all good now though, waiting out the hottest part of the day, then back to lay more slabs.
Grendel

[Martyg]

Planted out my marrow plants.
Everything springing to life!!
Inspected some slug damage  more pellets needed.
Weeded and dug more
Sunbathed and relaxed too.
Considering only had plot 3 months max looks like it is going to be productive year.

[allotment-bill]

planted out my sweetcorn as were about 14 inch's tall in my cold frame and cant shut it down of a night so made a nice big cloche to go over them all so they wont suffer ,all so had to do the same for my granddaughters pumpkin as it had formed a nice fruit on it and is quite big all ready ,

[gavinjconway]

I think I may have burned my courgettes and squashes today in the hot sun... they were loosley cloched with open ended plastic roof sheeting but still seem too hot... so I watered them, raised the bottoms off the beds with some planks and added some enviromesh to shade them a bit. Will check tomorrow.. May have to buy more seed quickly!!

[AnneB]

Went up after work and it was glorious at the plot.

The unwanted pond has dried up - fantastic.

I planted my experimental Sturon onion sets (37p from Wilkinsons) in the space where the failed onions from seed should have been.  Late I know, but we shall see.
Noted that the garlic is now looking stupendous, following sprinkling of Slug gone sheeps wool pellets.  They were looking a bit yellow at the end of the leaves. So although the pellets seem to be useless at keeping off slugs, they are quite good as plant food.

My poor crimson flowered broad beans are so stressed due to slug damage that they have started flowering even though they are only 6 inches tall.  Spread some slug pellets (the organic OK variety) and see if that helps, but afraid it is looking terminal.  Wondering if it is too late to start again now.

All the stuff at home actually outside to begin hardening off.

[mumofstig]

Dug up the invading couch grass from the path at the back of the pea bed and put some new wood edging in and then added another string to the pea supports.

[LeeR]

Planted some marigolds in between the broad beans to try and encourage in the hover flies (in hope that their larvae in turn eat the black fly).  Changed batteries in the rabbit scarer and listened to the Cuckoo.

[IainC]

I got my allotment today so I've started digging up a small area!