[Wombat18]

Dug over the recently cleared patch at the end of the allotment again - might sow some phacelia there to improve the soil structure a bit.  Watered, weeded, had to chuck a cabbage which was covered in caterpillers   .  Redcurrants are soooo close to being ready, will give them until this weekend before harvesting and then it's strawberry and redcurrant jam time.

[lizzie1982]

This afternoon myself and my boys weeded around the beetroots, cabbages, courgettes and onions.
We planted cauliflowers and courgettes, and netted them to stop the pesky pigeons eating them.
We also had a look in our new pond, and noticed that we have maggot looking things- which we now know are Drone Fly Larvae Apparently they are good and are a type of hover fly!
We watered the runner beans that have popped up in our greenhouse, and attached a trellis for my melon plant to grow up.

[Gandan57]

Planted out 17 outdoor tomato plants onto the plot.

Sowed spring onions, chard, beetroot and some own saved carrot seed.

Picked chard, and the very first broad beans and peas.

Whispered sweet nothings to the very slowly developing runner beans.




On viewing the photo I`m now going to have to go back tomorrow and deal with the black army I hadn`t noticed.

[Paul Plots]

Planted out 17 outdoor tomato plants onto the plot.

Sowed spring onions, chard, beetroot and some own saved carrot seed.

Picked chard, and the very first broad beans and peas.

Whispered sweet nothings to the very slowly developing runner beans.




On viewing the photo I`m now going to have to go back tomorrow and deal with the black army I hadn`t noticed.

So that's what runner beans look like when they are growing!! I was beginning to forget. 

I had planned to go and cut the paths but just as I had the time the rain swept in again. As soon as I was due to set off to cook the evening meal the sun came out.    

[Vit]

fight weeds with 21cc blade (yes, blade, like on mitresaw, not string) trimmer. a bit weak machine for something thicker than weeds, but i shouldn't complain - i've got it for 2000yen secondhand and it started from 3rd pull planted some sweet potatoes seedlings - it's time to do this here.

[skatenchips]

Having moved 1 too many bags O compost in me boot last week and knackering me back, Ive had 5 days off till last night, but on arrival as good as it was to see plants flourishing the local
"oiks" had paid our plots a visit.

One fella lost all his chicks having had the door ripped off and the poor chicks legged it till our resident foxes did the inevitable.

Another guy had his metal shed smashed up,me,well I had 2 panes of glass smashed in our GH
covering me Tommies and Peppers.

They ravaged our shed,pulling shelves down and breaking glass in a seed cabinet obviously looking for summit of value.....but thankfully we dont keep anything of value other than
well used gardening tools.

The site rep did report it to the local police and the council and you can bet the 8 or more plots that got hit will be "on guard" this coming weekend.....including me.....

Sorry I wanted to report good things but I just AINT in the mood......


Gazza

[mumofstig]

it's getting terrible isn't it 
I went to the plot to weed bed and dib in leeks but rain stopped play before I got to the leeks  

[brown thumb]

that to me at my old plot  senseless  not only broke in to the shed broke glass up set my seedlings even stamped on the water butts taps and broke them so we moved nearly gave up 8 times it happened  i could rant on more

[sunshineband]

Sadly these things happen so often.

On our site few people lock their sheds to avoid the doors being broken when they are forced open by vandals 

Did masses of weeding (from a position seated on the ground) and then got soaked to the skin as I started to harvest some of the autumn onions that have bolted so beautifully 

[grendel]

wend and did a little weeding, picked beans for tea and dug some potatoes for tea too.
Grendel

[Thephoenix572]

Combination of night shift and rain showers prevented any lottie fun today

[Potty Plotty Lotty]

Dodged the showers and weeded the paths-trying to catch them before they go to seed.

In the process dug up some remaining docks with huge roots. A dig, a gentle pull and they all came out with nothing left behind  

[sachkrimbo]

Sowed some chinese broccoli, pak choi and some frre seeds that look like rocket but are another chinese veg for stir fry.  Hung up 4 hanging baskets of flowering tomato plants.  Tried to mow the lawn, got half way and the heavens opened, looks strange but will take half the time on saturday

[Vit]

Sowed some chinese broccoli

i wonder chinese knows about this broccoli

last night was foggy - too much moisture in the air and no wind  :blink:
oh, yesterday filled up old bath tub with water. today it will be nice and warm to sit in it at lunch time

[Paul Plots]

In my hour off this afternoon I cycled like the wind (against it actually  ) towing the mower in my trailer, cut the paths (not discovering Livingstone which was a surprise), trimmed the path edges, lifted some beetroot as well as more Arran Pilot potatoes, cut some baby-leaf spinach and a lettuce.

Then pedalled off again. 

Perhaps it's my imagination that the wind is always against me?