Allotment Part 6.......Picked our first produce!!!
By amblealice
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The allotment is progressing well and everything is growing!!!!!…picked our first raddishes today…but forgot to take a pic….tsk
The dahlia beds are now dug, edged and manured ready for planting….sometime over the next 10 days or so.
The gooseberry bush has some fruit on it….enought for a mini crumble!!
One of the blueberries has some flowers on and the morello cherry has blossom out.
The strawberries are flowering away and have been covered with a net……they are for me…..not the birds !!!
First early potatoes are growing well and the main crop are showing. A cage has been put over the cauli/cabbage/sprout plants….as the local pigeons have a tendancy to pick them to pieces.
The carrots, onions, beetroot,garlic and leeks are all growing well as are the runner/climbing beans. The peas are very slow and some haven’t germinated so I’m bringing some on in pots in the propagator..
The tomato plants are in the greenhouse and growing well. The new compost bin is up and a flower border dug beside it…..to pretty up the area.
I plan to grow a clematis against the shed and a border for flowers beneath.
After the currants have fruited,….the bushes are coming out….they are old and haven’t been looked after properly…..the area beside them has been sprayed….lots of nettle, docks and couch grass to deal with!!!!…..May put a polytunnel there…..haven’t made up my mind whether to have one yet.
Another bed is planned in front of the shed……I would like to plant some scented shrubs etc., to enjoy while we are sitting in the sunshine…..when it shines that is!!!
29 May, 2010
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Wow,Louise,its looking great.Now you have got most of the heavy work out of the way,its time to enjoy ,.....so enjoy:o)) Shall I provide the cream for the strawberries?...it may have gone off though,by the time I got there,...too many buses to catch,with free bus pass ....need a fornights notice Lol.
29 May, 2010
Wow Alice it all looks great and so well organised, you`ve really worked hard to get it shipshape, I hope you enjoy the fruits of your labour, plus get some time to sit and watch it all growing........
29 May, 2010
What an achievement ... it's looking so organised ... you just can't beat the taste of home-grown ... how I miss the allotment ! Not enough hours in the day with mine and Mums gardens to maintain. : o ( ( (
29 May, 2010
Well done you have worked hard looks great...
29 May, 2010
Thank you for your kind comments....it has all grown a bit since these pics were taken.....about 2 weeks ago. I must admit to feeling very proud of what we have achieved so far.....more ideas are running through my mind as we speak....lol
29 May, 2010
Well done..I bet those Strawberrys will taste extra nice ,homegrown things usually do, enjoy....:-))
29 May, 2010
Hi Eileen.....thank you.....I will let you all know after the first bowlful....lol
29 May, 2010
what a productive place you have there AA. hope they are nice and tasty.
29 May, 2010
very neat and tidy Alice, well done,,enjoy your first crops
29 May, 2010
Have just read all your lottie reports (love the name Lou's lottie!!). These pics, to me, are beautiful, even more so considering the "rocky" start you had back at the beginning. looking forward to reading more! :-))
30 May, 2010
Thank you David, thats very encouraging....I must admit I am enjoying the challenge immensely and OH has been a great help....I think he's enjoying it too....well...he's still helping so he must be...lol
30 May, 2010
It's nice to know everything is doing well. All your hard work is paying off :o)
30 May, 2010
Thank you Hywel.....
30 May, 2010
Wow Louise, it's looking amazing - are you living there ? !! You should be well proud of your achievements. :-))
9 Jun, 2010
I sometimes feel as if I do Muddy!!!!....I'm a great believer in "if a job's worth doing, its worth doing well!!"........I'm fight a battle with weeds at the moment....particularly bindweed and creeping thistle!.......I will win this batttle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...lol
9 Jun, 2010
If I was a creeping thistle, I wouldn't argue with you ! ... lol
9 Jun, 2010
LOL !!
10 Jun, 2010
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Well done you. It all sounds so lovely - I'm quite envious.
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