[Herb]

Busy weekend!

We cleared another bed and put some red onion sets in.
Cleared around the asparagus bed we have discovered buried in the overgrown brambles & raspberries.
Picked up some paving slabs we got off Freecycle, and laid them to form a bit of a seating area - which will become the base for a shed when we get round to acquiring one.

Now sat in work aching. a lot!

[emptydraw]

I finally managed to get my 2x Apple trees (1x espalier and 1x step over) and fan trained plum tree into the allotment. Had to speak with the neighbouring plot holder to make sure they didnt cast any shadows on her plot (fortunately she was happy, but did mention scrumping later on this year?! Hmmmm....)
My Mum and Dad came to the rescue, with Mum emptying and tidying the shed and my Dad started building the compost bin (made from palelts).
We also got the broad beans in (grown in loo rolls at home, very strong looking plants). Also had to net them against the pheasants and pigeons.
Finally got home emptied and tidied the garden shed, cut the grass and let the chickens out for an hour to enjoy the full run of the garden!
Finally enrolled in our local Garden club, bought lime, potash, fertiliser and vermiculite.
Next up are the spuds, asparagus along with everything else, its getting to that time of year...

[Rich]

Got a barrowload of bricks and some guttering and drainpipes from my brother and took them down to the plot, arms like a gibbon after the trip back with the bricks. Got my Nadine 2nd earlies in and had a look around one of the neighbours plots to see his bees in action. Back to the plot in a few minutes to dig some muck into the maincrop spuds bed.

[pumpkinpatch]

Got the onions in, sewed peas, leaks, artichokes, sweetcorn. Thats about all iv done, dug in the muck a bit more in the potato plot but thats all 

[Daz26]

Sewed some all year round cauliflower and musselborough leeks in trays in the greenhouse. These will eventually be planted in the ground I forked out yesterday,that's if they grow. lol

[andy135]

In my 59 years I have never seen a cuckoo......................untill today. I have heard plenty but never seen one. This morning I got to the plot and as I was unlocking the shed I could hear two of them coo-ing away to each other. I looked up to the tree above me and there were two of them trotting up and down the branches trying to impress each other. They were just about ten feet above my head and were completely unaware of my presence.

There are some things with allotmenting that you just don't get with other hobby's.  

I managed to acquire a free supply of pallets today so I can now finish my compost bins.

[andy135]

Sewed some all year round cauliflower and musselborough leeks in trays in the greenhouse. These will eventually be planted in the ground I forked out yesterday,that's if they grow. lol

I sowed 24 all year round two weeks ago and they have all come through. 

[flitwickone]

planted two blackcurrant plants watered the peas and the rhubarb

[NellyCB]

Got some spuds in, some carrots and stood and glared at the big pile of "dirty" compost in the back corner that I inherited from the previous owner.

Its enormous and no use whatsoever as riddled with couch.  What should I do with it all?

[Kimberley04]

Did a full day at work, then popped onto the plot and dug four trenches in my heaviest, uncultivated clay for my potatoes. 

By the time I was digging trench number three, I just wanted to go home, but by the time I got all the spuds in, I was feeling really proud of myself !

[Paul Plots]

Planted broadbeans

[Gandan57]

Rain has stopped play. Can`t complain though, everying is up together.

I`ve been surprised at the lack of weeds so far, but I think this is what they`ve been waiting for, especially all the seeds that hopped across from next doors plot!

[gazza975526570]

Im the opposite!!

I cant believe how many weeds i have growing on the plot - just about managing to keep them under control!

Today ive created the posts and string for peas to climb up, weeded around onions sets and ive started to dig out the paths at the allotment to get rid of the grass growing as im feb up it keep creeping into my beds - i try to do it ones a year to make it easier through the summer months.

Magetout all come through now and will transplant in the next week or so.

Things are looking good and im hopefull of the best year since ive had my allotment.

[dexyblue]

Andy 135 I have seen mayt cuckoos in my time but never the feathered type 

[Plottered]

built these today....





will take some filling that big one but it might save the old back a bit