[Thrift]

In the last few days I have cleared the veg beds and planted lettuce, beans and radishes.

I unearthed quite a glut of carrots from last year and notice that the chard which was planted in the autumn has taken off - quite pleased about that! It seems it was worth doing after all. 

Also, emptied the compost bin  and spread it around. At last I'm regaining some interest after such a long winter.

[miggs]

Did about 3hrs of digging earlier today and then lots of hoeing. When I got there I also got a nice surprise....my spuds are through.

[Annen]

Watered, watered, watered.
Of the 14 giant single sunflowers planted out, 2 have bitten the dust.  But all the sweet peas are still ok.

[blackberryjam]

Watered and planted peas, back tomorrow with hubby to do some weeding, there's dandelions everywhere   

[devon]

My new piece of kit arrived this week a petrol strimmer . Previous battery strimmer deemed too weak as we have two plots. Husband stood back and let me do everything. I think he thought I would fail but I was determined not to . So yesterday went to the allotment and strimmed one plot husband came up to check on me but I was well a way . I dont think I will get a chance today as he will have to test drive it now
 

[mjpalin]

Quick visit for me this morning, as we have guests arriving later and the house needs cleaning! Potted up yet more Strawberry plants - now have 60 to find a home for and the Strawberry beds are all full :-(

[mrgrower]

Repaired the shed door.
Did a little video blog that I will put on my youtube channel.
Planted out my runner beans.
Weeded the potato patch.
And back filled a drainage trench I dug.

[grendel]

Quick visit with the one again repaired rotovator (the flywheel key had bent throwing the timing) weeded the strawberry / raspberry bed (full of ivy! ) a 2 foot x 2 foot section yielded 40 odd strawberry plants, came home, soaked their roots then potted them up.
Grendel

[scenic]

Savoys and cauli's planted out and netted. Beetroot and spinach rows sown. Fleeced a lengthy for pak choi and carrots.

[Beetroot queen]

Watered tunnel and plots, then someone offered us some free mushroom compost which I earthed the spuds up with, then I came home and read spuds don't like it 

Weeded any path ways. And chatted and chatted a bit more, opposes didn't get much done 

[snowdrops]

Sowed another 3 rows of parsnips -Gladiator. 2 rows of carrots Flakee,1 row of peas Green shaft & 1 of mange tout snow something or other. Came home & cut the grass.

[sunshineband]

Really aching after several hours of work today

- weeded the mini tunnel
- sowed parsnips (Panache) carrots (AK2 and Nelson)
-planted out the bush sunflower plants and the germinated other ones
- dug up the last of the golden leeks, dug in masses of compost ready for the climbing beans (Mr Sunny put up the bean frame)
- Mr Sunny planted the dahlia tubers and some of the gladioli we have overwintered
- weeded the autumn planted onions
- planted out the spring sown onions
- took down the broccoli /sprout cage, and thought hard about a design that will still do the job but be less wind resistant
- weeded the spring cabbages
- harvested the small carrots that have overwintered, and cut a decent cabbage to go with dinner tonight


ate our sandwiches, watched the blue tits and worried about the lack of bees on such a lovely day

[Annen]

Planted out the mangetout.
Re-sowed turnip seeds, something ate the last row.
Watered,watered,watered.
Picked some sprouting broccolli, dug up some green onions for a stir fry. First produce of the year, I think.
Also sold lots of plants in the allotment shop.

[pigguns]

Took 18 yr old to stain shed, she got bored after 15 mins, but then she happily painted my compost bin blue instead 
week 4 of the new allotment- it's like time team, unearthing bricks and strange wooden frames under nettle and wondering what on earth was there before....
Remade my pathways, pulled up all the slug-attracting wooden path edging, dug dandylions, cut grass and mulched grass paths with the cuttings.
It's all good 

[devonbarmygardener]

Painted the garden fence - well one side of it anyway!