Six Weeks On......

[smallfrog]

theres a certain beauty in a weed free raised bed.
WELL DONE.
I feel very ashamed of my untidy patch of heaven. Do you think its like the saying you look like the dog you own. Cos i'm scruffy round the egdes oh and i have a yellow lab. You get the picture :O)

[mogs]

Hey, three scruffy, crackpot black labs here - maybe I need an oasis of calm and neat in the mayhem of three nutty dogs. Oh and I've spent that long up there these last few weeks getting it all neat and tidy - I would not like you to see my house - a bomb site - It's all about priorities and to my mind these days cleaning can wait until tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after that..................... and I will do some washing and ironing the moment we all run out of clothes!!

[cazp]

The transformation is amazing! well done!... would be nice to see an update on how it looks in the summer with all your plants in.

[Kittypickle]

Truly fabulous job and making me have a rethink of my allotment strategy, I feel the need for some order.

If allotments are like our dogs then mine has no hope as mine is a thrown together mix resulting in a scruffy looking dog. So actually rather like my allotment really then!

[smallfrog]

I would not like you to see my house - a bomb site - It's all about priorities and to my mind these days cleaning can wait until tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after that..................... and I will do some washing and ironing the moment we all run out of clothes!!

I'm glad its not just me that thinks cleaing for winter and not the rest of the year :O)

[Jimmy Glasgow]

Well done mogs, fantastic job.
At the moment i'm trying to transform my own plot. Looking at your results gives me aspiration to keep going through the pain barrier?

[klf_1956]

Well Done

A great big well done to you, seeing a transformation like that is inspiring. Top job well done again.

[mogs]

Haven't been on here for ages - but in my fifth season and still going strong - first prize last year in the local Allotment Society best plot competition so still as keen as mustard - love it, love it, love it - been nice to catch up with the stalwarts, who are still posting fabulous hints and tips - must come back more often!

[mogs]

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[Glutton4...]

WOW! That's certainly some serious work you've put in there. Something for many of us to aspire to! That looks fabulous - well done!

[WPG]

Looks fabulous Mogs!

Just out of curiosity, whats the climber in the last photo in Post 23 (above the rhubarb)?

[veggiechicken]

Looks like a grapevine!!

[mogs]

Correct - black Regent to the right and white Phoenix to the left. For the first time this year they have small grapes forming - been in two years and think they were two years old when I bought them. It will be fab if they actually go through to maturity, but I'm in Blackburn, so it's not exactly Mediterranean. I shan't be washing my feet for the grape treading fest just yet!

[bojangles]

A big well done what a big change around!! Well done in the show too. Q what happern to the woodchip paths?? Im needing to sort my paths out as there are bare mud well slowing getting coverd in weeds again!! Im not sure what to use etc.

[Two_Sheds]

paths?... bare mud well slowing getting coverd in weeds again!

Yep, bare soil won't stay bare for long. You either have to hoe every day, or cover it with something.

I've tried everything over the years, only concrete slabs last the distance. Woodchip is nice but will rot and need topping up regularly.

This year I'm trying to get clover seeded in my main path (which is otherwise full of grass seed. I don't want grass paths, because the seed spreads into the beds and grass is a pain to remove)