[Paul Plots]

Even if I didn't get to the plot.......Another lot of hedge prunings through the shredder, another flower bed planted up and mulched.

[Judd]

I've spent all day in the allotment today,first of all using a Stihl saw then 3 hrs bricklaying.
I've nearly got my building finished now ,I'm putting the final roof on tomorrow .
I've just got the doors and windows to do then and I can actually make a start on the garden.
I haven't got a clue where to start :blink:

[Hesse2509]

Sorted out the guttering on my shed to run into the bath that we emptied of it's pond scum contents on Sunday, as we don't have running water until April. Spent about three quarters of an hour sieving compost off one of our heaps which will be used as potting compost come the spring.

[Paul Plots]

Not on the Lottie but........

Today I eased open the door of the greenhouse in the new garden. Out sprang some very thick, sharply barbed brambles. They had completely filled the greenhouse forcing their way out through the roof vent and even between the frame and the glazing in places.

After a while I had cut and removed enough to be able to step right inside.

A lovely old greenhouse! Three hanging baskets hiding on the floor waiting to be used, pots and pricking out tools, home-made staging, a decent watering can as well as a path and a blanket of ground-cover weeds 

Obviously the previous owner had worked hard in there over the years. I'm looking forward to getting it back into action again just as soon as I have time.

PS What does Mare's Tail look like and would it enjoy growing undisturbed in an old greenhouse and nowhere outside?  :blink:     

[brightgirls]

Been up to the allotment for an hour or so and everything is growing nicely - watching our first attempts at planting actually working to plan is lovely.

Not sure what else I should be doing now - mmmmm probably digging over the vast amounts of ground under tarpaulin... maybe next weekend. 

[Paul Plots]

Best of luck with that digging Brightgirls... weather's nice for it. 

[grendel]

not got to the allotment yet, but have trimmed the hedge in the garden down by 2 foot to bring it back to top of window height, and repaired the lead flashing on the porch that had slipped.
Grendel

[jmc1949]

Laid two thirds of narrow flag pathway between two beds.  I've almost got the plot how I want it ready for next season.

BUT I'm beginning to wonder if there are any other plot holders on our allotment (26 plots). I go 3 or 4 times a week for up to 3 hours at a time and I never see a another person. The plots aren't being tended. Perhaps I'm doing things at the wrong time of year!!!

[DigIt]

Laid two thirds of narrow flag pathway between two beds.  I've almost got the plot how I want it ready for next season.

BUT I'm beginning to wonder if there are any other plot holders on our allotment (26 plots). I go 3 or 4 times a week for up to 3 hours at a time and I never see a another person. The plots aren't being tended. Perhaps I'm doing things at the wrong time of year!!!

I often think the same, I very rarely see many people on the allotments.
That said, today's lovely autumn morning has brought out quite a few. 

I don't think there's anything wrong working on the plot at this time of year. there are always jobs to do of some sort.

D

[DigIt]

After today's visit to the allotment :

It's time to get the celebrations going, fireworks and have a drinky 

Finally cleared the weeds from the plots acquired in April/May. YAYYYY!!!!

Taken longer than anticipated after injuring both elbows early summer but its done now. Just need to level the site out a bit and spread some manure around.

Lifted a couple of Austrian Cooking Radish and 1lb of leeks.

Then headed home satisfied   

[shoozie]

Raking up leaves, leaves and more leaves.  I had hoped I might have been able to take the mower over them, but the ground is too wet

[sunshineband]

Cleared away the last of the runner bean stems, and put the canes away for next year.

Cut up the old jerusalem artichoke stems and added to the compost

Mr Sunny dug out 3m sq of our front verge so that we can plant the rose bushes our friend is giving us from her garden, as she is clearing space to grow veggies 

Weeded the whole plot length of one path, where a dandelion had generously shared its seeds a feww eeks agao and they thought they could gro in the woodchip mulch --- wrong!!!!!

[gavinjconway]

Lovely sunny day today... Made another step from a pallet and collected ups all the broken flags scattered around the plot and made a pathway to the shed..

[DigIt]

Lovely sunny day today... Made another step from a pallet and collected ups all the broken flags scattered around the plot and made a pathway to the shed..

It's coming on very well Gavin. 

Rgds
D

[carlrmj]

Spent the day making a frame on a south facing wall,so that I can grow a fig tree and a kiwi.
Cut down a large overgrown bush,planted some wallflowers
The weather here  was really grey and damp,when I put my fleece coat back on it was wet.