Sunday 11 November 2012

Relocating sheds

Have moved the little shed, which after fettling will make a useful home for muddy wellies etc. Our plot 5 shed took quite some relocating. It wasn't easy to dismantle and once separated the panels were too heavy for Jean and I to lift. The internal cladding and even some of the larger outer sheets had to be taken off before they were light enough to move.
The old concrete coal bunker on 37 formed the foundation of the new base.







Saturday 3 November 2012

Moving sundries

I didn't realise quite how much we'd accumulated in 18 months. Everything had to be carried and barrowed to 37. Uphill and on the rough stoned road the 322 paces between plots seemed to get further with each heavy load.


Friday 19 October 2012

Upsizing, moving from plot 5 to plot 37

After all the hard work we've decided to move allotment. Plot 37 is on the same site but at 500 square metres is almost twice the size of plot 5.







Saturday 13 October 2012

October

The largest of the Turk's Turban squash is probably ripe enough to eat but still needs to cure more for storage.


Wednesday 8 August 2012

August


Didn't think to measure the sunflowers until the heads had grown so big they hung down with the weight. At that point the tallest was 11' 8". I reckon they were taller in this photo.



Spaghetti squash are doing well
 As are the Turk's Turbans

Sunday 22 July 2012

Bee Flowers

Flowers planted to help the bees seem to be working well now and make an appealing front to the plot.

Monday 11 June 2012

One Year Today


Turning plot five around in the last twelve months has been fun and a challenge. In total we made 27 trips to the tip, dug in over four tons of rotted stable muck and recently started using the compost from our first bay.