Harvesting Salsify, Parsnips and Sprouts
Finally escape to the plot where it has been replaced with a swamp. Harvesting salsify, sprouts and parsnips.
Yearly Archives: 2006
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Pesticide Residues in Food Crops
Started preparing beds in the greenhouses and the nice chaps from the council come through with the leaves.
Council Take the Wood Chippings!
Digging over and the council have pinched the chippings off the site!
Coldframe Saved, Leaves Swet and Carrots Harvested
Taking advantage of some sunshine to re-cover the paths although too wet to dig.
Moving the phpBB Forum and Moving Wood Chippings
Forum fixing, new toys for me and a bit of digging on plot 29 in the sunshine.
National Vegetable Society Meeting with Medwyn Williams
A really great night at the NVS meeting with a talk by Medwyn Williams and a progress report from Ford Lane Allotments.
Where are the Autumn Leaves to Make Leafmould?
Where are our leaves? Is this an evil plot or have we offended the allotment lords? And where was the sun for us today?
Preparing for Spring and Laying out the Plot
Continuing the autumn tidy up and starting the digging.
Planting Garlic as Autumn Arrives and Borlotti Beans
The nights drawing in mean less time on the plot, just when I need it. Still, managed to plant the garlic, clear a bed and get a few beans.
Clearing the Allotment Plot, Preparing for Winter
Reflections on the brassica disaster and the tidy up for winter continues.
Photo Shoot on Site and Emptying the Compost Bin
Emptying the compost bin, harvesting the cabbages and our photo shoot.
Clearing up the Allotment Plots
Time to clear up and make the allotment plots look respectable before I get a reprimand from the rep.
Harvesting Potatoes, Leafmould Stolen!
The leafmould thief has struck, more potatoes, a warm rug for the heap and Mr Mole.
Started Harvesting Potatoes
Harvesting potatoes and what happened to the week (I blinked!)
Strawberries, Cauliflowers and Cucumbers
Plans go wrong - how unusual - but did get a bit of time on the plot. Eight cucumbers, half a pound of strawberies and cauliflowers as well.
Japanese Onions, Sweetcorn Stalks and Squash
Clearing up continues, a few potatoes from the compost bin and potato blight report.
Last of the summer tomatoes, decent cauliflowers
Clearing the last of the tomatoes and accepting the summer is over, but a surprise crop of rather good cauliflowers
Preparing the Onion Bed
Preparing the onion bed and composting the summer flowers.
Greenhouse Workstation and Allotment Web site
I don't care if it rains, I'm quite dry despite the monsoon in my greenhouse fitting up my new greenhouse workstation.
Greenhouse Door, Strawberries, Beetroot and Tomatoes
The greenhouse finally has a door that opens and closes, still a little being harvested and some smashing offers in the allotment shop
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