[Bee121]

Too cold,  been spoilt with all this gorgeous sun shine 
So I picked a spring cabbage aptly named April and chard for dinner.
Checked on my newly sowed tomato seeds, coming along.  My first sowings were attacked by a fly larvae and we're no good, bit of bad luck I guess 

[Bob after]

Put in 4 raised beds and manure on Top and bark chips for a path around them, only had this plot a month do things moving along nicely.  Also put in a couple of rows of Carrots and Beetroot.  Ground is solid at the moment so could do with a bit of rain! Although certainly not complaining about this lovely spring sunshine we have at the moment

[RJR_38]

Had a super productive weekend - finished clearing the 'shared gooseberry bed' at the fron of my plot (it runs across mine and neighbours plot) it was a real mess as he doesn't keep his half weeded so I have now put huge logs down the middle of it which will hopefully help prevent the creeping weeds! There will also be some space for some flowers now I think!

Then I made my runner bean 'arch' ready for a few weeks time, sowed my chitted parsnip seeds, planted out my first beetroot seedlings under a cloche tunnel, did lots more general weeding, dug over a couple of beds and gave everything a good soak as it has been so dry here which is difficult when the plants are so small still.

At home I potted on my Toms, pricked out the first sowing of lettuce, sowed my chitted sweetcorn into toilet roll tubes and glared at my brassicas which still aren't germinating very well.

[Elm street]

Moved the toms, cucs and sweet peppers to the greenhouse border.
Set up the auto irrigation system for the greenhouse.
Sowed another row of peas and hoed around the broad beans.

[chillimummy]

Moved strawberries from home to plot and planted strawberries given by another plot holder. What was patch of weeds and grass when took on plot is now my fruit bed.
Moved all the raspberries, 5 rhubarb plants and was given a gooseberry bush too.
Have some space for some more strawberries so might order some marshmello.
Dug up blackberry bush and moved that as was where potatoes will go.
Berries were not great last year and the thorns are vicious so might invest in another, probably thornless.     
 

[oldgrunge]

Planted shallots, rest of broad beans, and peas. Gave everything a good watering as it has been very dry here. This seems to be a trend now in April ( What ever happened to April showers?). Makes germination in the ground difficult.

[Beetroot Queen]

Weeded the whole fruit plot, blimey the soil is rubbish down on that plot. Its like digging rocks. Will keep throwing goodness at it, in a million years it may improve and be easier to turn

[Offwego]

I was on the allotment at 730am this morning getting some water on both plots , the went home for some breakfast
we both then went back down about 130
Plot 1

dug over again the small area that remains like concrete, set up a new water butt as the nearest one is a hike for my better half, as its one of the slimline ones we were nervous that it could tip off its stand if the water was low so we drove a stake in one side and put a line of wire around as a precaution.
Planted some kale and  cauliflowers and one  gifted celery plant
Plot 2
We dug over a useless strip above my plot sizewise around 4 ft by 7ft , weve then planted some gladioli  and will be planting other bee attracting flowers in the coming weeks.
did a load of hoeing again, the weeds are coming thick and fast

[caroline800]

planted spuds !! 

1 row Abbott
1 row Lady Christl
1 row Pink Fir Apple
1 row Jazzy
1 row Sarpo Mira
1 row Desiree

all from a mix pack
plus

5 rows Picasso - reliable regular!

and put in 3 rows of onions that should have gone in last November 

took home a few asparagus spears that have just started coming through - first year picking

[Eblana]

Planted my Roosters (12 kgs). Tidied around and watered the plants in the PT.  Weeded the strawberry bed.

[Aled]

Ok had a productive Saturday and Sunday: I have planted my carrots, beetroot, runner beans, spinach, lettuce and radishes. Potatoes in the process of chitting so will be planted this week. Tomatoes a week after.
Getting there!
Cheers
Aled

[Yana]

Didn't think my 'list' would take long but hey ho, 8 hours later.......
Sowed carrots in raised bed to avoid pesky carrot fly, covered newly planted modules of beetroot with fleece and chicken wire as the foxes are really naughty at the moment, digging everything up.
Scattered potash around strawberries and raspberries and gave light forking over and a good watering.
Watered two beds, covered with black weed suppressant and then put up 3m X 2m netted gazebos over the suppressant (this took four hours). Brassicas to be planted out on Wednesday.
Collected two or three barrow loads of stones and put where comfrey bed was to level the ground so that I can lay paving slabs there. Idea is to have a pergola over this bit (got the pergola from a friend as he was changing his garden around and didn't want it).
Looking forward to rest tomorrow 

[chillimummy]

Bought a tayberry and thornless blackberry today.
Finishing turning over area from digging up old blackberry bush yesterday. Took ages getting up all the old roots!
Planted blackberry but not sure where to put tayberry. Having a half plot means careful planning 
Need to make frame next.
Working next couple of days so back Thurs to plant potatoes and onions 

[oldgrunge]

I bought a tayberry last autumn, and still haven't decided where to put it. At the mo I've planted it in a large tub until I can sort out a permanent home.

[chillimummy]

I bought a tayberry last autumn, and still haven't decided where to put it. At the mo I've planted it in a large tub until I can sort out a permanent home.

Good idea 
Will do the same. Have space next to a very scrawny looking donated gooseberry. If it doesn't improve then will replace it!