[DigIt]

After a breezy wet night (bucket and some plastic plant pots went flying), morning has brought a warm pleasant day. So onto the allotment.

Lightly forked in the manure that was spread yesterday evening, taking out another flush of dock seedlings in the process.
Had a quick tidy up of old leaves around the overwinter cauli and winter cabbage.

Came home with several sprigs of rosemary for infusing some olive oil, 2 small red cabbage, 1 winter cabbage and a beetroot.
 

[clairebeau]

My first week on my new plot and my first day nursing a hangover there! 

It had rained heavily in the night, puddles everywhere on my journey so when I got to the site I realised today wasn't a day to continue with my massive dig project. I pottered about and tried to work out what is what and what changes I can make in the future.
Found lots of Rhubarb crowns (leaving everything this year and will split next year if too big) and also that the runner bean plants are laden with jewels!!  Alas not diamonds but purple and black magic beans. So we collect some to save for next years sowing.
Harvested:
Swiss Chard 'bright lights'
Leeks
Beetroot
Apples and pears (windfalls but perfect)

[MJS]

Not on the plot, but we went to the allotment AGM, didn't quite come to blows, but there were certainly some stirrers there!

[totalnovice]

Finally got around to clearing out the green house  and glad i left it because i got an extra crop of late but gorgeous cherry toms!! Cut back the raspberries both autumn and summer (think i got all the right canes  . spread some old compost, spread some sand, picked up and composted the last of the apples.... Genrally tidied up and pottered about.... basked in a glorious blood red sunset which faded to a spectaular purple, i was quite sad to leave.

[angelavdavis]

Another beautiful day here on the South Coast.  We got down to the plot at approximately 11.30 and the wind had died down.  It was blue sky and sunshine here - quite warm in the sun so a fleece was all that was needed - no coats here!

We got the onions in at last, put in some chard and spinach plants we had started off in one bed and put in some broad bean plants in the legume bed.  Currently we have some cabbages maturing in this bed which will be out by Christmas ready for the new beans and peas to be sown in spring. 

We also covered out peach trees to protect the foliage and put grease bands on our fruit trees. 

I also picked raspberries again!  Cropped leeks, brussel sprouts and chard.

Hubby extended the herb bed and we moved a few herbs from the existing bed to give them more room.  We planted some small herb plants I had started from cuttings ready for next summer.

I fed the chinese gooseberry in the greenhouse which has 20+ fruits on it as it was looking a little hungry.

[Paul Plots]

I spent part of the day hunting for paving slabs in the new garden, lifting them and moving them to make a new path through the lawns.

I planted several clumps of Lily of the Valley and one or two other things hoping they will survive the move.

[dexyblue]

Not been there much since my Dad took ill in September, so think I will be paying catchup next season as there are not enough daylight hours in my day spare at the moment  but my Dad is my priority

[Paul Plots]

Not been there much since my Dad took ill in September, so think I will be paying catchup next season as there are not enough daylight hours in my day spare at the moment  but my Dad is my priority

Good to see you have your priorities right.... not everyone does.

I sympathise... life can be a balancing act at times. I too have a plot that is missing me but it must wait for now.

[jmc1949]

Not been there much since my Dad took ill in September, so think I will be paying catchup next season as there are not enough daylight hours in my day spare at the moment  but my Dad is my priority

Sorry to hear your Dad's not well, but family come before allotments.

Today I spent a couple of hours putting the compost bin in it's new place in the garden. I moved it to a better site. so I don't have to look at it when I'm sitting out on the patio next summer (weather and time permitting). 

[rowlandwells]

woke up to a very frosty morning and thought i must plough up my Lottie where ime going to set my spuds next year so the frost can do its job

so got the no cab  tractor started put a warm coat and wellies on went down the Lottie fixed up the plough away we go

then disaster struck it jammed in gear and stopped o my god!! what do i do now stuck in the middle of the Lottie panic stations please god let me fix it took the oil cap off wriggled a bar in the gear box that released what ever was jammed thank god 

competed all the ploughing needed now  let nature do its work  returned  home tractor running OK and back in shed 

[Hesse2509]

woke up to a very frosty morning and thought i must plough up my Lottie where ime going to set my spuds next year so the frost can do its job

so got the no cab  tractor started put a warm coat and wellies on went down the Lottie fixed up the plough away we go

then disaster struck it jammed in gear and stopped o my god!! what do i do now stuck in the middle of the Lottie panic stations please god let me fix it took the oil cap off wriggled a bar in the gear box that released what ever was jammed thank god 

competed all the ploughing needed now  let nature do its work  returned  home tractor running OK and back in shed 

Crikey how big is your plot? Surely a small holding more than a lottie?

[grendel]

I too have not managed to get to the plot for the last few weekends, an illness in the family has meant I have been too busy, fortunately theres not much to be done as its quite wet at the plots.
Grendel

[DigIt]

After a foul day of high winds and rain, there was a window of opportunity this afternoon to get up to the allotment. No damage done to mine or the other plots, phew!

Came away with a handful of leeks and some rosemary.

(7pm yesterday it was 8C, at 1am it was 10C, at 3pm only 6C, what a place we live in )

[Vit]

Landscaping  in progress :blink:

[sunshineband]

Left work earlier enough for it still to be light so popped down to the plot to make sure it had withstood the winds... all OK thank goodness.

Brought some sage home for tomorrow's chicken and  areally big winter radish, which 'd knock yer socks of it's that hot.

Noticed a new pile of woodchip been delivered nearby - good, not so far to walk - so will have some at the weekend to top up the paths.

Also got some leaves so just two big binfuls needed to cover over the rhubarb, so will be pretty busy if the weather is dry