new allotment planner book, going to the local nursery for netting and an oscillating hoe (the best thing EVER) and going to the plot to make further plans.
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| Andrew and the new oscillating hoe. Look at that soil, lovely |
the Purple sprouting broccoli is ready, the garlic is flourishing and the kale has bolted.
We have decided that the back of the plot is going to be home to our 2 fruit bushes, rhubarb and fruit trees. The rhubarb 'glaskins perpetual' crowns are just poking their sweet heads up through the thick mulch now and I for one am very excited. We are going to get 2 more crowns and simply fill that space up with rhubarb-y yuminess.
The damson tree is going to get a friend in the shape of a cherry 'stella' tree, we're just waiting on it arriving. The blueberries are just going to stay the way they are and the apple trees support arch is coming out now that they have established and are happy (the timber is rotting away anyway).
The seed buying started at the weekend and more last night and more this afternoon. Little but often, getting our favourite varieties for the best price and new fun types to try alongside. It's almost the most exciting time of the whole allotment year I think - this panning and anticipation.
The potatoes are chitting away in the shed - 'Pentland Javelin' first earlies.
There shall also be changes made around the shed and compost areas but I'll leave those as a surprise. Oh and we are taking a big interest in the hedgerow line behind our shed and are going to make it a better place for all the many birds and insects that live in there. All shall be revealed in time :)
Hugs
Carrie
That soil looks far mor workable than our mud!
ReplyDeleteoh thank you so much - we have worked so hard to great it like this over the past 13 years; so much compost and manure! For 'mud' though you sure do grow a huge weight in crops - it's good 'mud' :)
DeleteIt's all looking and sounding good. Happy plotting. xx
ReplyDeleteIt is, right? I am glad to say we are both very excited this year. Happy plotting to you too xx
DeleteWhat fun and how rewarding to nurture a hedgerow.
ReplyDeleteThat's what we are hoping. It's going to have to have 13 years of rubbish removed from it but there is a lot of ivy, willow, fuchsia, and other trees further back. We have hedging to add already for shelter and will be getting bulbs and maybe some native hedgerow plants then a load of old wood (that's the dream).
DeleteOoh, I want to hear more about this oscillating hoe! The place is looking beautiful -- you two impress me no end with your (nearly) year-round efforts. I had to look up what damsons are... How long does it take before your cherry produces? Looking forward to your surprises :-)
ReplyDeleteThe oscillating hoe is wonderful and we love it. It cuts through the top of the soil and whips out the weeds in both the forward motion and back. And it gets into the corners and right up to the very edges of our beds. By working in both directions it cuts the work in half.
DeleteThe root stock of the cherry is already a few years old so we ought to get some lovely fruits in a couple of years :) So exciting!
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