What I did today - 2016

[MollyWeasley]

Newbie jumping in.

I'm still fairly new to all this (got allotment last year) so I'm still learning when to do stuff reading what you all are up to helps.

Yesterday I was doing a bit of a tidy up in the drizzle

I trimmed the hedge that borders the from of the plot
Cleared an area of ground near the shed that was nettles last year
Cleared Sunflower and and Sweetcorn Stalks from last year
Spread out some compost
Removed some of the last occupant's rubbish from the shed

The rain started pelting down and I left it there.

Mainly I was planning what I want to do this year. We picked up some early seed potatoes and onion set last weekend and I've got a bunch of seed catalogues to look through. Plotting!

[Bigmallly]

Hello Molly & welcome to the vine, looks like you have an idea of what you want to do this year.

[veggiechicken]

Hi Molly and welcome to the Grapevine. Would you like to pop over to Introduce Yourself! and tell us a bit about your allotment and your plans for this year. We're a nosy lot

[Lumpy]

Cut up the 20 saved milk bottles so I have plant labels galore.

Cut up all the 1ltr bottles so I have mini cloches and decent depth slug rings.

Potted up Penstemon, Spring Onions, Leeks (2 varieties),Chinese Cabbage (Yuki) and Fennel Herb.

[Lisasbolt]

For some reason i have collect and squeezed out another 2000 or so gold rush currant tomatoes, my excuse is that i do not know when i will grow them isolated again So i now have enough of these seeds to give everyone on the vine for the rest of their lives i still have bought ones as well!
Potted up my chitted monkey nuts, lets hope they do not get taken over by the mould.
Sat with the new gals for a while and they are getting a lot more confident, need to mix them soon.

[Snadger]

Fed the chooks some bread and mixed corn. Topped up their water. Collected four eggs. Took wheelbarrow and collected a load of hoss muck that had been dumped at the main gate. Left it in wheelbarrow until I decide where to put it. Watered spring cabbage and leeks which i have in greenhouse. Chatted for half an hour about nothing in particular with another plot holder. Went home when it got dark!

[Scoot]

Took delivery of my Wilko's Growhouse which o ordered on Friday.

Delighted it's here.

[Ryleh]

Terrible weather prevented my going to the plot yesterday so hoping for better today.

I did however discover a bunch of seedlings poking their head up to say hello which prompted me to build my grow light ahead of schedule. All set up now and I've put the lights on a timer

[bario1]

This morning I potted on six caulis that've been overwintering in my polytunnel, and sowed sixteen broad beans Aquadulce Claudia in root trainers.

[vixylix]

I've just taken delivery of the most enormous tub of BFB which I bought online - I had no idea it was so big, it might last me centuries

[Scoot]

I've just taken delivery of the most enormous tub of BFB which I bought online - I had no idea it was so big, it might last me centuries

How much and where from? If you don't mind me asking as I'm looking into getting a 25KG bag next week for £20.90 off ebay.

[Small pumpkin]

I dug over one of my raised beds. Then I built a 4 tear staging thingy. For my little tunnel.

[Gillykat]

Then I built a 4 tear staging thingy. For my little tunnel.

Ooh I like that! Hubby is pretty good at building stuff so I'll show him this pic and he could probably knock one up for me He's not a gardener at all but loves building stuff so giving him little projects like this helps him feel that the allotment is his too


*even tho' it's not.....it's mine, all mine....*

[jonny the plant pot]

Had the biggest bacon and egg sarnie on the plot
(Digging fuel )
Then sowed some radish spring onions and some parsnips then emptied one of the compost bins onto one of my new beds for the onions .
Back to my main job tomorrow so back to afternoon visits and weekend only for now .

[Small pumpkin]

A few more barrow loads of compost on to my new raised bed. Turned over the compost heap. Tidied up my herb bed. Started seed sowing.