Thursday 16 April 2020

Asparagus

Fresh from the plot and cooked on the plot in a little olive oil and sea salt



Tuesday 24 March 2020

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.



Wednesday 22 January 2020

Renovate the shed

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



Thursday 16 January 2020

More hot compost

Start of another batch of quick compost.




This got a bit too hot and needed more turning





Wednesday 8 January 2020

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