[gavinjconway]

There will be banners and all sorts...     

This is how I transport my fence panels... also take note of the low suspension... there are 20 450 x 450 thick flags in the boot!!

[DigIt]

Looks typical Macc weather, Gavin. Snow everywhere.....

No doubt an interesting drive on the 'Cat and Fiddle' road.

[DigIt]

A week has gone by, and here I am back at the allotment today.
It's very wet now at the bottom of the field, you can actually see the water flowing out of the first row of plots. Glad I'm higher up on row 5!

The Gage, Blackberries and Strawberries arrived this week, so today, I have done a bit of prep work spreading and mixing in a general fertiliser plus bonemeal for the Gage in between hail showers. Also top dressed the rhubarb with a general fertiliser.

Completed marking out the central pathway across plots 96&97 and marked out where the strawberry bed will be.

[gavinjconway]

Looks typical Macc weather, Gavin. Snow everywhere.....

No doubt an interesting drive on the 'Cat and Fiddle' road.

Cat n Fiddle road was closed today for a while.. but not too much around the town area now... had rain and sleet today which has melted a lot.


I have updated my lottie website so my progress can be seen by clicking my profile web-link..

[Paul Plots]

Keep at it Gavin!! It's great to hear and see how you're getting on even if I'm not right now. 

[gavinjconway]

Delivered 10 poly carb roof sheets from a friends conservatory... will make a huge cold frame one day!! 

[lizzie1982]

Today i went to the plot at 10.30am.
The sun was shining but the floor was slippy with ice.
I got to my allotment and was shocked at what I found.
My greenhouse was in pieces and the frame was twisted and attached to my next door neighbours greenhouse 

I have/had a poly-carbonate greenhouse, it was a 6x8. I managed to unattach it from next doors' greenhouse, and managed to pile up the panels.
The frame is beyond repair, but the panels are ok so i'm either going to sell them on ebay, or keep them and try and build my own shed/greenhouse combo.
The ground was too hard to dig, but my hot vimto tasted good

[Judd]

Just looked at your website gavinjconway,brilliant :blink: It made me want to rush up to mine.
A bit late today though

[gavinjconway]

     :blink:

[Paul Plots]

Delivered 10 poly carb roof sheets from a friends conservatory... will make a huge cold frame one day!! 

I have planned the very same thing with our old ones............one fine day

[gavinjconway]

I'm in 2 minds... I could make a roofed storage shed / area or some cold frames... I also have some clear roof corrugated sheeting so do have a few options. I've never used a cold frame or clotches so will have to read up and see how and when etc to use them.. then decide what to use where. I also inherited a few folded over steel mesh frames about 2' long x 18" high that I assume if I cover with the corry sheeting I can make them into clotches. Just have to think what can do what and where.. The 10 poly carb sheets are large - about 10' x 4' so have a lot to work with. off to Google clotches and cold frames now!!

[seedman]

Had a look at your web site gavin you have done really well good luck for next year.

lizzie1982, sorry to hear your bad news about your green house  , went on my lottie yesterday to check things out everthing ok

[snowdrops]

Today i went to the plot at 10.30am.
The sun was shining but the floor was slippy with ice.
I got to my allotment and was shocked at what I found.
My greenhouse was in pieces and the frame was twisted and attached to my next door neighbours greenhouse 

I have/had a poly-carbonate greenhouse, it was a 6x8. I managed to unattach it from next doors' greenhouse, and managed to pile up the panels.
The frame is beyond repair, but the panels are ok so i'm either going to sell them on ebay, or keep them and try and build my own shed/greenhouse combo.
The ground was too hard to dig, but my hot vimto tasted good

That is a shame Lizzie  must be a big blow for you.

[DigIt]

A week has gone by, and here I am back at the allotment today.
It's very wet now at the bottom of the field, you can actually see the water flowing out of the first row of plots. Glad I'm higher up on row 5!

The Gage, Blackberries and Strawberries arrived this week, so today, I have done a bit of prep work spreading and mixing in a general fertiliser plus bonemeal for the Gage in between hail showers. Also top dressed the rhubarb with a general fertiliser.

Completed marking out the central pathway across plots 96&97 and marked out where the strawberry bed will be.

Gage, blackberries and strawberries planted. Not ideal conditions by any stretch of the imagination but the forecast was less than impressive, so after the showers (which weren't mentioned on the forecast), I managed to get out and plant them.  

Strawberry bed laid out and covered with mypex sheeting and strawberries planted through it.

 

[DigIt]

Today i went to the plot at 10.30am.
The sun was shining but the floor was slippy with ice.
I got to my allotment and was shocked at what I found.
My greenhouse was in pieces and the frame was twisted and attached to my next door neighbours greenhouse 

I have/had a poly-carbonate greenhouse, it was a 6x8. I managed to unattach it from next doors' greenhouse, and managed to pile up the panels.
The frame is beyond repair, but the panels are ok so i'm either going to sell them on ebay, or keep them and try and build my own shed/greenhouse combo.
The ground was too hard to dig, but my hot vimto tasted good

That is a shame Lizzie  must be a big blow for you.

Not good at all Lizzie 

We really seem to have got away lightly down here in Cornwall