Spring

 Water Boatman

Peas are in

Due to the Corona virus pandemic the country went into partial lockdown last night.  Allotments can still be tended as exercise but in case we go into full lockdown the peas are going out.
This lot were sown as usual in short lengths of guttering.

Feb 14th

Renovate the shed

Enough oak floorboards left over to replace the rotting ship lap on the tea shed.

More hot compost

Start of another batch of quick compost.

This got a bit too hot and needed more turning

New compost bay

According to the news we've just had the wettest autumn on record. Depressions in underlying clay on the allotment site cause water to pool in certain areas and as the 12x6 tin bay was sitting in a puddle it had to be relocated.
After moving it we replaced the old pallet bays, which were rotting, with one made from 1 inch thick oak flooring rescued from a builders skip.
The new wooden bay measures 8'6 x 4'4

Hot Compost

After assembling a full stack of compostables the heap was aerated by turning every other day. It's possible to achieve usable compost in 18 days, ours took 31.