[Offwego]

a Busy day  :
plot 2
 took off the fleece from my early spuds - red duke of York. the birds had ripped the fleece to bits but underneath the spuds were coming through nicely- so I earthed them up and now the two rows are looking great
planted three rows of  sarpo mira  main crop spuds
planted out some parsley from the trays
weeded between the onions
plot 1- my wife , planted some parsley, built a cage over the peas, and planted some January kings cabbage, she also built a frame ready for the sweet potatoes

on my plot (3) I had yet another slow worm this one @ 250mm  was slightly smaller than the last which was nearer 350mm long . it was duly moved to the main site compost heap. This must be the sixth this year we have moved in the last few weeks . this one was curled up on the surface .

added another two buckets of coffee grounds to the compost heap and as I dig anywhere I collect the worms and re locate them in the compost dalek  so that's coming on nicely as well

[Elm street]

Planted the spuds whilst TOH cleared the area for her two blackcurrant bushes to go into!

[teamspotty]

Sowed a variety of toms/pumps/squashes from Pass the Parcel Round #3 in seed trays whilst OH planted the climbers/others in the back garden.

[Sparkyrog]

Sowed a variety of toms/pumps/squashes from Pass the Parcel Round #3 in seed trays whilst OH planted the climbers/others in the back garden.

Pumpkins already mmm

[teamspotty]

Sowed a variety of toms/pumps/squashes from Pass the Parcel Round #3 in seed trays whilst OH planted the climbers/others in the back garden.

Pumpkins already mmm

Yep, have room, and sowing indoors at the moment.

[Aled]

Dug over with a fork will rotovate later this week.
Cheers
Aled

[davetoddy]

Got all the chitted potatoes in earlies , second earlies , first main and main , had to dig extra trenches as I had too many .  My plumbing apprentice is having what I have left as he has started helping on a plot

[grendel]

Finally made it to the plot today, 8am until 12.30, ran the rotovator over the plot for the second pass gave one section a good third pass to really loosen it up, then laid some weed supressant fabric and then planted some onions and Garlic (yes I know I am running late this year).
Grendel

[Twitch]

Busy day,

Given some pallets so built a home for my spuds which are in bags as needed the room in the tunnel.
Attached some fleece just in case of any frost...

Sowed Parsnips,Carrots and beetroot, Re-potted all my Chillies and Tomatoes.

 

[teamspotty]

Sowed some more seeds from Pass the Parcel #3 and collected my seeds from the allotment to put back in the parcel.

[Urbanite]

Finished staining the raised beds, removed MORE couch, planted a small cherry tree and some more rhubarb that a fellow plot holder gave me...got a bit sunburnt.

[Offwego]

Plot 2

built a new cabbage tunnel 6m long x 750mm high x 600mm wide with water pipe hoops and debris netting ready for my cabbages to go in at the end of this month, then thought it looked very bare so I planted  12  lettuce plants in  and surrounded them in a blue carpet of slug pellets.
planted 2 very young rhubarb plants
earthed up  again my early potatoes that have grown again since yesterday
watered the potatoes , and this years apple trees & pear trees.

Ran the hoe over the plot as the weeds are coming thick and fast.

[pigguns]

Gosh twitch- liking the spud patch immensely!
Watered the peas & parsnips (both showing, BBeans & spinach and sowed an early row of this years spinach.  Oh and some salad leaves under a bit of shelter.

Slugs despatched= 4
Ladybirds spotted=2

[RJR_38]

Gosh twitch- liking the spud patch immensely!
Watered the peas & parsnips (both showing, BBeans & spinach and sowed an early row of this years spinach.  Oh and some salad leaves under a bit of shelter.

Slugs despatched= 4
Ladybirds spotted=2

Parsnips already  how have you got them growing this early in cold soil? I struggle enough in May!

[Audy70]

Busy day. Digging, sowed carrots and beetroot, planted red currant bush. The kids planted summer bulbs; hubby did the most, constructed mini-greenhouse, repaired shelves in shed, constructed leafmould bin and brought manure from the far end of the site to the plot, which I laid out and covered with weed suppressing fabric. Feeling very pleased with our few hours of work and family time