[Steveharford]

Planted my International kidney earlies into tubs. Used layers of compost with chicken manure and a layer of comfrey. Put them into the tunnel where they will stay until danger of frost has passed.

[Steveharford]

Oh yes. Also dressed garlic with sulphate of potash.

[Natasha]

Planted out 33 garlics in part of the 2m x 1m area of the plot that is not currently waterlogged, in between hail showers.  A mixture of Lautrec Wight and Carcassone Wight; the Solent Wight seems to be lagging some way behind.  I overwinter them all outside in modules as they get too waterlogged otherwise.

[snowdrops]

Took my compost/ peelings etc plus the old compost & chilli plants that I cleared from the conservatory last week. All would have been well but for the wheelbarrow developing a flat tyre on the way . Moved some slabs from my neighbours plot she said I could have as she has given her plot up , also her water barrel.

[Offwego]

 Set out the beds and paths on plot 1, and also put up some willow fencing and timber  path edging . We also put up 1 cloche to warm the soil for the pea bed

As for plot 2 we  peeled off the fleece over the early potato beds , pulled two rows ready for bedding them in next weekend, then put the fleece back down to keep the soil warm. We also put a cloche on this plot to warm the runner bean bed

 We are both dog tired  but happy to get so much done in readiness  for planting

forecast heavy rain for tomorrow

[New shoot]

Finally got around to the last bit of tidy up in the greenhouse yesterday.  Had a pot inventory and threw away a lot of excess ones.  Washed the rest and all my modules and stacked them neatly back under the staging.

Ready to go now 

[Steveharford]

What I am about to do is replant some onions that rabbits have disturbed, then dig out and spread the compost heap on another area, as i saw a baby rabbit go into the heap yesterday. Hopefully that should solve the problem. Then a bit of general tidying before the rain forecast for mid day.

[grendel]

Finally despite 0 degrees and a hard frost - I got down the plot, had it all to myself until just before I left 2 hours later, strimmed the grass and weeds, used the brush cutter to shorten the raspberries (they are autumn so should be no problem) the frozen grass and weeds strimmed easily, so now everything should be ready for rotavating on the next clear day (weekend), then the beds will be covered with weed membrane and be easier for planting.
Grendel

[scenic]

Have finished pruning the raspberries, top dressed the autumns.  Waiting for more dressing to do the summers.   Carried on the rough dig.  Over half way now. Weather and work permitting ill aim for an hour or so each evening this week and hopefully will be nearly done.  Picked chard, spuds (ones i put in for Christmas but forgot about!!)  leeks, baby turnips and early rhubarb.

[Annen]

Helped in the allotment trading hut - sold 14 barrow loads of horse muck and 16 litres of paraffin, plus lots of bits and bobs, birdseed etc. Was absolutely b... freezing!

[Yana]

Took up bag full of stuff for the compost bin and promised myself I would only stay half an hour as still bunged up with a cold. Well ....... It just can't be done........ I had a walk round, noticed a few pallets had gone missing from my fruit plot at the bottom end of the site, checked the strawb runners were still firmly in the ground and Mr fox hadn't dug them up, gave the compost bin a quick tickle to mix the new stuff I had just added, dug a few parsnips and leeks for dinner tonight. Saw someone I hadn't seen for ages and got talking....... Got home nearly two hours later. Whoops. 

[blackberryjam]

Last of the beds dug over, chicken pellets sprinkled over beds. Tools cleaned , Shed tided, Just before it started to Rain.

[oldgrunge]

Fed and mulched summer raspberries, cut back and top dressed mint. Tidied greenhouse after last weeks deep clean. Potted up shallots, noticed some of the Golden Gourmet have started to go mouldy, put them in anyway. Started to prune back and repot fuchsias, a lot have had their roots chewed off by vine weevil. Noticed window cleaner has put his foot through the top of my storage box - grrrr! wait till I see him.

[teamspotty]

Digging! For some reason, digging has been a little easier despite the amount of rain, seems that stripmining (brushcutting right down to the ground) has made a difference.... Interrupted only slightly by a mass hail/sleet storm...

[teamspotty]

More digging...

Picked up some builders bags to plant potatoes in.