What I did today 2012-2014

[VirginVegGrower]

Potted my pepper plants into Morrisons pots and they can live in the polytunnel on the shelving now. Planted two tomato plants into gaps in the polytunnel - Cyril's Choice and Grushovka. Misted both poly and tunnel as they were dry and hot. I wanted humid. Broad beans are really coming on a treat now in the polytunnel. Picked some wild garlic leaves for dinner - I am making fresh pasta with roasted tomato, garlic and mozzarella sauce. Whilst I get on with that, Mr VVG is filling the second raised bed with the soil pile that we have had out back for what feels like forever. We are no longer building a raised patio area.

[rustylady]

Babysat

[VirginVegGrower]

^^^I feel for you ^^^

[Aberdeenplotter]

Unfortunately I've been having to continue preparing to vacate my plots although there is a possibility I may be able to stay on. Politicians are now on the job and I can only sit on the sidelines and hope they can put things right. Can't say any more at the moment and don't want to anyway as things may not workout. Politics are not predictable.

[Bren In Pots]

Planted out my sweet peas, wild flowers and beetroot both grown in modules then I've sown some carrot seeds. Everythings been netted to keep the cats of.

[Martin H]

Finished getting weeds out of allotment bed 6 while Mrs H painted the shed Rustic Brown.

Went to the garden centre for lunch and to see if they had any maincrop spuds left. They had loads! Selling off at £1 per 2Kg bag, so couldn't resist buying too many (3 bags). Also impulse-bought 8 cabbage plants in modules and a bay tree!

Back to the allotment to start digging bed 7.

[shepp726]

marked out and dug over 4 new beds, dug over rest of plot ready to mark out my long beds. one tired but happy man.

[PyreneesPlot]

Sowed beetroot, fennel, haricot beans (yellow and thin) lettuce, courgettes to replace the slugged ones, ditto patty pan squash, turnips, chickpeas.
Planted out aubergines and peppers, prepared ground for chillies.
Cleared and de-slugged seedling table.

[hellybore]

Watered seeds in new blowaway greenhouse - courgettes have come up! French beans about to break through. So exciting!
Sowed wildflowers in new flat patch by the shed (in front of what will be the chunky bench).
Sowed white clover on the turf settee.

[marcofez]

Decided earlier in the week to chit some seeds, just out of curiosity.
Many sprouted within 4 days and I have potted on today. I may possibly chit many of my tender plants in future, although I don't want to "faff" around to much.
The seeds were:
2 Ghost pumpkins
2 Harrier butternut squash
2 Patty pan courgette
4 Alicante tomato
2 Honeydew melon
2 Burpless tasty green cues
16 Borlotti beans
Lots of "Speedy" french beans
I still have a few more seeds chitting and want to give them a bit more time to sprout and then pot on.

[VirginVegGrower]

Sown seeds of Piacenza Savoy Cabbage, Cavolo Nero Kale and basil in pots. About to go and plant another alpine trough.

[shepp726]

hoe'd and raked over 3 beds then sown parsnips, dwarf bean (2 varieties), lettuce and planted some sprout seedlings and a rhubarb.
had to call it a day was to hot but back tonight to water.

[veggiechicken]

Went to the Village plant sale and bought a Black Mulberry, some Pineberries, Kale , miscellaneous leftovers (but none labelled Grass this year) and a smiley Tree Wizard.
And a bucket load of scrumptious Bara brith Yummy!!

[VirginVegGrower]

Planted the alpine trough, sown some night scented stocks, Brompton stocks, mixed tall stocks and nicotiana finished raised bed number 2 at last, so that's another 14 x 4' space for growing at home.

[flopsy]

divided my raised bed into 8 sections and have planted up 6 with
turnips snowball, musselburgh leeks ,beetroot detroit2, onions, turnips purple top malin, and scarlet globe radishes.
have sown some cauliflower seeds in big pot in greenhouse and sown 2 butternut squashes to see if i can grow them,
watered everything else/
bought 3 tomato plants from garden show at weekend. 2 sungold and 1 marinade. these i have potted up