I went and got more horse manure today. I'm getting to the end of the well rotted stuff now, so I need to source a new supplier in order for me to carry on adding new beds. I reckon I'm only half way through what I've got left to do. I also ripped out all the thistles at the side of the greenhouse and laid them down to dry out. I'm planning to put all that in the compost heap next week, then put cardboard on the ground and adding more horse manure and have a new bed there. That spot gets partial shade, and that would be useful - all my beds so far are in full sun.
The site rep is lovely and he lent me a petrol strimmmer, as the association doesn't have one, and bless him, he said he doesn't really want it back either, so I reckon I'm going to need to find a way to repay him. I desperately need the strimmer, as the grass on the plot next door is hanging over my beds and I need to cut it all back.
I also had to fleece/net my black currants who were coming along so nicely, and about half of them have been eated by birds!! I was not happy so netting them off was definitely a priority. I didn't have much netting that was suitable, so covered the rest with fleece.
I hurt my back getting the horse manure out of the van, so that slowed me down a little, and it's quietly throbbing now so I reckon I'll have big trouble tomorrow. I was very proud to have only a couple of meters left to add to the new bed in the middle of the plot. The path is needing woodchip too, but I ran out of steam.
I have to go to the optician tomorrow to check my lenses as they don't feel right at all, so will nip into Wilko, but may well go up to the allotment after to use that strimmer, depending on how my back feels.
Then tomorrow night I'm off to a festival that I got free tickets to (yay for working for the NHS)! No drinking through, because I have lots planned for Sunday's full day on the plot
The site rep is lovely and he lent me a petrol strimmmer, as the association doesn't have one, and bless him, he said he doesn't really want it back either, so I reckon I'm going to need to find a way to repay him. I desperately need the strimmer, as the grass on the plot next door is hanging over my beds and I need to cut it all back.
I also had to fleece/net my black currants who were coming along so nicely, and about half of them have been eated by birds!! I was not happy so netting them off was definitely a priority. I didn't have much netting that was suitable, so covered the rest with fleece.
I hurt my back getting the horse manure out of the van, so that slowed me down a little, and it's quietly throbbing now so I reckon I'll have big trouble tomorrow. I was very proud to have only a couple of meters left to add to the new bed in the middle of the plot. The path is needing woodchip too, but I ran out of steam.
I have to go to the optician tomorrow to check my lenses as they don't feel right at all, so will nip into Wilko, but may well go up to the allotment after to use that strimmer, depending on how my back feels.
Then tomorrow night I'm off to a festival that I got free tickets to (yay for working for the NHS)! No drinking through, because I have lots planned for Sunday's full day on the plot
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