[Glen]

And here she is, in all her glory!!!!!!!!!!!



It arrived late yesterday afternoon and is missing a few panes, but they are easily sorted.

While i was at the lotty today i grabbed a few more pics for you!

Our winter veg bed........



Purple Sprouting Broccoli (not looking to good tho)



Green Broccoli...............



Curly Kale...............



Greens..............



Hope you like!

[Glen]

Anyone still watching?  

[AdsaM]

Too right we are Glen.  

Very interesting to us newbies.

[Clampit]

Looks like you're doing a grand job.

[garddwr]

Yes Glen still watching !

[woodburner]

Can I be cheeky and ask how many hours a week you put in on it?

[Glen]

Hi Woodburner! To be honest, when we first got the lotty my father in law and i had to dig the beds over. Keith did more hours than i did but we were there for at least 1.5 to 2 hours a day. Once the beds were dug over we were in March and thinking about planting. These days Keith is there most days (as he is now retired and a man of leisure). I have not really been round for a good session in a couple of months due to work and weather restrictions. But realistically an hour or two a day in the peak of summer to water and weed was enough to keep on top of things! Hope this helps! Glen

[Trillium]

Interesting post toppers - what are those red round things?

[woodburner]

Thanks, yes. There's hope for my plot still  
Recently cleared ground has a ton of weed seed, so needs more maintenance in the first summer or two, and I've been worrying will I be able to keep up in the summer.

[Glen]

You will be fine woodburner! Its just a matter of getting stuck in and you will be amazed how quick you clear it! You can always start small, i mean dig/plant, dig plant etc. Or go for a mamouth dig and cover the unused dug area with pond liner. Nothing grows under that stuff!

The red post toppers are Brittish Heart Foundation stress balls LOL, do the job pefectly!

Thanks all! Glen

[Glen]

Hi all, not been about much for a while. We suffered a set back with my Father in Law being taken ill. Still plodding on with the lotty though even though progress has been very slow this year as I have to juggle work, family and digging! Same as most people i guess..........

Will take some pics this weekend (if it stops raining) to show where we are this year.

Cheers, Glen

[love-my-plot]

Sorry to hear your FIL has been ill. Hope he's on the mend soon.

Fantastic thread, Glen. A real, illustrated,  A-Z of how to clear and plant a new plot! You've done really well with it & all your hard work has paid off. Well done & keep posting when you can, I love reading this thread!

[peapod]

I was wondering the other day where you were, Im sorry to hear about your FIL. Looking forward to the piccies 

[aubergine]

Glen, I love this thread,sorry to hear about father in law.Looking forward to the pics.
Aubergine

[matron]

Hope your FIL is OK. Keep up his good work.