What I did on the plot today - 2013

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1950 on: July 19, 2013, 22:27 »
You BQ Digging ?  :ohmy:


I can dig  ::) but no i supervised and dad dug  :tongue2:

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1951 on: July 19, 2013, 22:47 »
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1952 on: July 19, 2013, 23:29 »
Sprayed the weeds on the paths around my plot

Watered a few new seedlings

Did a rain dance

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1953 on: July 20, 2013, 11:29 »
popped to the plot on my now weekly visits, went to both plots, accumulated 1 1/2 buckets of peas and assorted beans, potatoes, onions, garlic and some artichokes.
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1954 on: July 20, 2013, 15:12 »
Hubby dashed up to collect something at lunchtime and seemed to have got lost.

Three hours later he arrived back  :ohmy: he's dug in florists buckets in most of the beds to help the watering. Put in two posts. Put some slabs dividers in beds, cleared the peas out and re-dug both beds plus re-dug broad bean bed and put in netting poles. The cabbage and swede will go in tonight now.

It was far too hot to be up there up hes male and knows better  :lol: no sun cream but he did for the first time ever wear a cap or is that what i spy on top of a post in one picture  :wacko:  ::) he must be hot as hes in the back garden under the hose.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1955 on: July 20, 2013, 18:08 »
Finally got cooler weather and the time to dig over a bed and plant out the next batch of Calabrese  :), harvested and gave everything a good soaking.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1956 on: July 20, 2013, 18:55 »
Weeded, weeded and weeded.  Then watered, chatted, watered and then I watered.
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1957 on: July 20, 2013, 19:35 »
Weeded, watered and cropped 8 beetroot (our very first veggies from our lotty  :D)

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1958 on: July 20, 2013, 19:51 »
Had a blooming marvellous if slightly mixed day on the allotment, did LOTS of weeding, but in the process hoed off a couple of really good squash plants which was dissapointing. I have still got about 70 left, so I will manage.

However, did get 3 lovely Lavender plants planted (£2.99 each, bargain), lots of Rocket transplanted (we'll see how it goes), and 2 Chou D'Aubenton perennial Kale plants planted (Can't tell you how excited I am about these! Very rare, randomly found on Gumtree, other websites are available).

Accidentally threw my new builders bucket in the dyke and had to rescue it (note to self: check that the piece of string you are using to hoik water out of the dyke is ONE piece!). A £1 bargain, will remember the shop next year when I need buckets for Tomatoes.

Chatted with the other plot holders, one lent me 2 of his bottom less buckets to protect my Chou D'aubenton, very valuable!

I even took some photos, in fact lots of photos, BUT can I find the blinking cable? Can I heck. May well be at work which is no use to anyone.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1959 on: July 20, 2013, 22:47 »
Dug up Onions and Garlic and left them to dry.  Watered and sprayed for blight.  Harvested - Beetroot, Spinich, Lettuce, Spring Onions, Tomatoes, Courgettes, Sweet pea, Dahlias, Blackcurrents, Gooseberries, Tayberries and Strawberries.  The best harvest I have ever had happy happy person!!

Came home and made 8 pound of Blackcurrent Jam, 4 pound of Gooseberry Jam and 3 large jars of pickled beetroot.  Will make the strawberry jam tomorrow.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1960 on: July 21, 2013, 18:07 »
Made the frame for my compost bin out of pallets and put a metal roof on it. The plot is starting to change from a patch of weeds into something I am happy with  :)

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1961 on: July 21, 2013, 18:13 »
well nothing at the plot, but I spent hours this afternoon shelling peas and broad beans.
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1962 on: July 21, 2013, 20:48 »
Pruned the toms, weeded, weeded and weeded some more. And then did the bit I enjoy best - Harvesting :-)
Link to my first attempt at a diary: http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=113513.0

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Spend ytd: £293.44 (setting up plot 29 has been expensive) Harvest ytd: £163.93 (as at 8/8)

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1963 on: July 21, 2013, 21:21 »
Pulled up the onions - (now drying in the utility here at home)
Dug over the old vroad bean patch (emptied last week) and put a couple of bags of Westland well rotted manure compost in as those beans have turned the earth to dust! ::)
Emptied 2 bags of Pink Fir Apple potatoes - much better crop than the 2 bags I emptied at home so pleased with these spuds again now :D
Fed everything!! Watered the feed in gently (since it was mid afternoon) just around the roots.
Drove to tip and back with weeds.
Watered the backgarden this evening.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2013
« Reply #1964 on: July 21, 2013, 21:52 »
Hubby and daughter went up, he put in another post, sorted and attached another kicker board, dug another patch of ground.

Daughter picked all the bits and son ran up with the ipad to snap some pics.


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