What I did on the plot today 2015

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #540 on: May 13, 2015, 22:35 »
First crop of comfrey into the compost, watered everything very thoroughly and started on yet more digging to make space for my squashes and possibly an attempt at a munty frame.
What's a munty frame?
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Munty bean frames are life changing! :D

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #541 on: May 14, 2015, 07:59 »
First crop of comfrey into the compost, watered everything very thoroughly and started on yet more digging to make space for my squashes and possibly an attempt at a munty frame.
What's a munty frame?

It's a genius way of growing runners/climbing beans/peas - more info here: http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=50801.0 and lots more threads if you put munty frame in the search box.
« Last Edit: May 14, 2015, 11:08 by surbie100 »

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #542 on: May 14, 2015, 08:34 »
on holiday this week, so having cleared / tidied the back garden (12 tip runs) the conservatory (14 Bin bags full) yesterday was the turn of the plot, strimmed the paths, rotovated the unplanted section of the plot, and planted carrots potatoes and peas. 5 hours at the plot.
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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #543 on: May 14, 2015, 08:46 »
Nothing today unless this rain clears off.

Need to go and buy some compost and some net pegs but somehow taking two tiddlers out in this rain doesnt appeal

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #544 on: May 14, 2015, 17:46 »
Popped into a garden centre and bought 3 tomato plants to supplement the ones I have grown from seed that are a bit skinny at present. Prayed for the rain to stop ...it didn't. Hope my tomatoes courgettes and corn enjoyed their watering by the rain today......brought them back into conservatory for tonight.

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #545 on: May 14, 2015, 21:48 »
Finally planted my pea pods into pots (so the mice don't get them this year!), watered my seed trays and finished painting my garden table!
Lovely sunny day here!!

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #546 on: May 14, 2015, 22:44 »
First crop of comfrey into the compost, watered everything very thoroughly and started on yet more digging to make space for my squashes and possibly an attempt at a munty frame.
What's a munty frame?

It's a genius way of growing runners/climbing beans/peas - more info here: http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=50801.0 and lots more threads if you put munty frame in the search box.
Nice one Surbie ;) :)

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #547 on: May 15, 2015, 14:53 »
I'm beginning to lose control of the garden already  :ohmy:

I've been messing about with a comfrey press for the last couple of days but I really wasn't happy. I've given up and filled a large hot water header tank with chopped up comfrey and put some weights on top. It certainly holds a lot more comfrey than the soil pipe did and hopefully as the outlet is on the side about an inch off the bottom it shouldn't block as easy either.  :unsure:

Put up some supports for the asparagus, I'll let that grow out now, Im really not a fan and may remove the bed this winter.

« Last Edit: May 15, 2015, 15:22 by Lardman »

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #548 on: May 15, 2015, 17:11 »
Finally did it planted out sweetcorn under cloches and one courgette plant.
Hopefully the weather will be warmer soon!!

Cheers HH

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #549 on: May 15, 2015, 19:23 »
Spent a couple of hours at the plot today, finally finished the weeding of the plots. The plot's looking tidy at last. Got lots of space now for all the plants I need to transplant now. See what the weather is like over the weekend, might get the sweetcorn in and maybe the beetroot.

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #550 on: May 15, 2015, 21:24 »
I want one of those Munty-things to sit in!  :D Will have to acquire a new plot to have the room, though!

Weeded today. Planted more sweetcorn seed and more climbing beans, moved some stuff from the greenhouse to coldframe and started some zinnias in pots.
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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #551 on: May 15, 2015, 22:03 »
Planted my second set of broadbeans, keeping my fingers crossed that the mice don't find them!
pulled off the tarp on what's going to be the squash bed, dug out a few spuds and oca that I missed last year, lots of vole tunnels hoping they'll move out over night!

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #552 on: May 16, 2015, 14:32 »
Planted up another tomato (variety Greek) in a pot and put it in the communal polytunnel at the plot, ours still not finished yet.    Planted out two green peppers and two okra in daughter's polytunnel and watered the spinach and three tomatoes in there.

On our plot I watered, the ground was surprisingly dry and everything, especially the potatoes, peas and carrot beds needed it.

OH sifted more soil from the rubbish heap at the top of the plot.   This is now going more quickly as the plastic is on the polytunnel frame, although door not yet fixed on,  and the ground is drying out.

Noticed that amazingly I have got coriander and rocket to germinate.  Had no joy with these for the past 3 years!

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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #553 on: May 16, 2015, 18:25 »

More digging...but the end is in near sight...
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Re: What I did on the plot today 2015
« Reply #554 on: May 16, 2015, 19:04 »
Dug out turf to level ground for slabs for greenhouse. At work in the morning to late start but most of slabs ready for tomorrow.
Almost ready for tomorrow to start putting greenhouse up. Missing parts arrived yesterday so hoping all will go smoothly tom  ;) 
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