What I did today 2012-2014

[Bigmallly]

Took car into garage for steering lock sorting, on way back called in @ Wilkos for some stuff...............then decided to play with one of my new toys for a couple of hours, managed to fill a builders bag with chippings............a very productive day.

[RaptorUK]

Confucious, he say, if glasshoppel puts the watel stolage containel (excuse my language)outwith the structure, you will have a nice area available for dry storage, indeed, if you clad the structure with plywood or similar, you will have a lovely shed

Not allowed to do that, have a concrete shed provided for me so can't have one on the plot, but thanks for the thought

[RaptorUK]

A nice set of pictures, you have a tidy site and what looks like beautiful soil.

Thank you, the soil does look very good and has a PH of approx 7. It's a nice down to about a foot and then sand if the post holes are representative of the rest of the plot, it's been in cultivation for a long time so it's what I would expect. Typical soil for this area is a sandy loam.

[marcofez]

Took household composting material to lottie and put on compost bin. While there, I pruned the raspberries down. Let out about 100ltrs of water from the lbc tank onto the polytunnel soil. Dug some carrots and parsnips out and was quite happy with some mooli I grew. Then off home for a cuppa!!!!

[vegboi]

I popped down to allotment turned over a bed and removed three buckets of bind weed and grass. But noticed the off patch of white mould I guess you'd call it, see pic. Anyone any ideas

Also I noticed a new fruit tree nit sure apple or pear but new leaves are brown and I noticed a white flower already. Sorry for not taking a pic just wondered if there's an issue with the tree.

Thanks

Mark


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[Zoejcksn]

There's a few of us on the committee pushing the rest to be a little tuffer. Nobody wants to be unpopular but it's not fair on everyone else. Where luckily as the committee works hard to keep the allotment in good order. Probably why I volunteered to join the committee. I'd get in touch with the council department and report them. Mansfield's not far from us. I've seen some plots on the way to Forest Town that look a lillte run down...

The forest town ones are coal authority ones and are not well used I don't think. Mine is sainsburys end of town and I intend to get in touch with the council as now is a great time for new blood to clear the Plots. But there is always an excuse of new management at Mansfield council!!


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[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Grabbed half an hour at lunchtime to begin clearing phase 2 of my growing space. Laid a large area of cardboard and weighed it down with spent compost (from last year's pepper, chilli plants, growbags). Also cut a bit of the tree down (it's in the way, it's blocking light, it's got to go).

[BertieFox]

Finished 'repairing' my ancient High Top propagator. Built new wooden base, replaced inadequate heating element with soil warming cable sandwiched between old floor tiles, built new glass top. In fact, the only old bits I used were the thermostat and neon bulbs! Never mind. It had lasted twenty years or so and now I have a nice sold replacement.

[RaptorUK]

I popped down to allotment turned over a bed and removed three buckets of bind weed and grass. But noticed the off patch of white mould I guess you'd call it, see pic. Anyone any ideas

Do you have wood chippings in that area ? I have seen similar on wood chippings where I have turned over a path that is in the wrong place.

I found this on another forum . . .

Most likely the white moldy looking stuff is either actinobacteria (aka actinomycetes) or one of the common wood rot fungi (probably white rot fungus). Neither is harmful to plants, and both are part of the microbial community in healthy soils. It's a good thing.

[Snadger]

Started building my rain harvesting system today . . .



. . . dug 3 of the 4 post holes and fitted the posts, no concrete just packed stones collected from the allotment.

Will need to dismantle the existing compost heap tomorrow to install the 4th post and hopefully get the frame for the roof on.

I imagine the white box is a 1000ltr IBC? Whats the green box for?

[RaptorUK]

I imagine the white box is a 1000ltr IBC? Whats the green box for?

Yep, correct 1000L IBC, the Green is an 800L plastic compost bin

[RaptorUK]

More progress today with my rain harvester . . .



. . . tomorrow, (weather forecast is looking even better than today) I'll tidy up underneath the structure and get my 800L compost bins assembled.

[vegboi]

Hi Raptour

Thanks for the advice there are wood chipping path around the side if the bed as a path.

Thank you

Mark


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[Bigmallly]

Made the first raised bed, put it in place then went for a meander to the stable wheelbarrow in hand. Gees,what a hike bringing it back full.............Anyhoos, dug the manure in, planted 3 rows of Shallots. Made an arch out of a couple of saplings at the north end of the bed, run some vertical string from the bed to the arch & sowed some Mangetout Bijou. A good days work all in all.

[Snadger]

Yep, correct 1000L IBC, the Green is an 800L plastic compost bin

Can I suggest you lift the IBC off the ground slightly? Just high enough to get a watering can under the tap.