[Ashurstman]

Continued to clear and prepare this year's potato beds for next year's crops(not potatoes) by planting green manure. Tidied up the edges at the top of the beds and put in autumn spuds in the greenhouse. Planted some more spring onions to over winter.

[RJR_38]

Dug, and dug and dug. Practically cleared the main jungle now. Found 2 huge sheets of corrugated metal half an inch down which were not fun to try and get up  the soil on top looked to be amazing natural rotted compost though so at least the soil for the blackberry should be good!

Have to say I ache a bit now - I probably shouldn't have done quite as much as I did (over 4 hours non stop) but I got into my support mode and was determined to finish :/

[mjpalin]

Planted some bargain strawberries I picked up in Homebase at the weekend. O/h did the watering - he just got enough pressure through the hose from the water butt to water the sweetcorn at the other end of the plot.

[diospyros]

I don't have possession of my plot - may I be excused for saying what I have done towards the day I actually get it... today I firmed up a barter arrangement whereby in October I get blackcurrant cuttings and raspberry suckers in exchange for some ornamentals and the pruning of an apple tree!

[mjpalin]

I did some weedkilling around the edges of the plot (well away from any neighbours or anything we're growing)
Other half started to fix one of the raised beds which needs a bit of love and attention.

[Annen]

didn't go  decorating the spare room instead 

[Sparkyrog]

Rotorvated the old chicken run for winter onions and spring cabbage ! DRY as a chip to 125 mm 

[compostqueen]

Oh dear, stuck indoors decorating on a lovely day like today. You have my sympathies. I'd be going mad

I was on the plot most of the day tackling some weeding. Soil dry as dust, but I dare say it won't stay that way for long

Came away with sweetcorn, beetroots, carrots, red onions and Charlottes.  Oh and yet more courgettes 

[RJR_38]

Well I only lasted 20-30 mins down there tools left scattered everywhere and I can't even remember if I shut the shed door. I had planned to harvest lots of ripe cherry Toms and some beetroot. Will have to go and do some one handed tidying of equipment and harvesting tomorrow. Everything else I had planned to do will just have to wait a while sadly

[Sparkyrog]

Well I only lasted 20-30 mins down there tools left scattered everywhere and I can't even remember if I shut the shed door. I had planned to harvest lots of ripe cherry Toms and some beetroot. Will have to go and do some one handed tidying of equipment and harvesting tomorrow. Everything else I had planned to do will just have to wait a while sadly

Ouch what Happened?

[RJR_38]

There is a thread on chatting on the plot (so I don't get told off for diverting this one)

[mjpalin]

two very quick visits for us today (it's friday and the wine was calling)!
Visit one was just to pick runner beans for dinner, and visit two was to water the beans once the sun had gone in and to refill the water-butt.

[Godhelm]

Sowed 189 modules of overwintering onions (2 seeds per module). Some general tidying and weeding. Son trimmed grass edges around beds. Harvested tomatoes, beans, squash, cucamelons, cucumbers, lettuce. Checked on calabrese which is heading up. Despaired at holes in cabbages.

[Flowertot]

Approached my plot with trepidation after 2 weeks on hols and encountered a jungle!    spent the whole morning weeding and cutting off very mildewy leaves on courgette and pumpkin plants.  There is a lot more to do and too many caterpillars on my broccoli.  Cheered myself up by picking a large bunch of zinnias, dahlias and cosmos for the house 

[mjpalin]

Spent 2 hours giving the strawberry bed a good clear out, and potting up a few more runners.
It now looks much better :-) and ready for winter.

Watered the end of plot that the hosepipe doesn't reach, and spent 30 mins talking to the new plot neighbour .. trying not to be annoyed that he emailed the secretary last weekend about taking on the plot, when i've spent the last 6 weeks trying to decide whether to or not :-(