Allotment 15th November 2009

Well I am just so excited!

There is only a small amount of digging and the edging to be done and my allotment is done!!

My paid help has done a great job and now all I have to do is get planting and keep the edges tidy and keep the grass cut!

To celebrate I went mad and moved my raspberry canes and made a start on the pea frame.

The onions and peas are all growing like mad!!

I also strung the last of the onions!


































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Allotment 7th November 2009

The revamp is almost done!

I moved my spinach and hope it is happy and was pleased to see my onions and peas coming through!































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I am so happy.....

With how quickly jim is transforming my allotment.

We reckon three hours this week and it will be all square, level and dug.

Next weekend I hope to be doing some planting and having a tidy up.
















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Now it is all going to happen!

I am paying my mate Jim to do up to twelve hours manual work on my plot! He is making the path, doing the edges and turning over all the plot including the turning of the two big extensions to the end of the plot.

In a short time he has done miles more than I would have ever achieved and, as he has years of experience, wil do a much better job!

On Sunday I managed to level a patch and planted

White onions
Spanish onions
Spring onions
Broad beans
Peas.

I am so excited as once the digging has been done there willbe no stoping me!

Photos from this weekend!



















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Not today!

I got struck down with a migraine last night and have felt shocking all day so there was no allotment work.

Still it has rained some more so hopefully next weekend, though I do feel as though a cold maybe about to start.

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Digging for gold!

Well I managed to last justover three hours!

One half of the extended bit was dug, grass removed and broken down.

The other half of the path, well I only dug half of it and is the first rough dig.

I feel a bit stiff but hope to finish the second half and get my winter onions and shallots!

I also show my two cabbages that I hope to enter in the winter show!






















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Allotment update

Well this weekend I managed to get a small area ready to plant some winter onions and shallots.

I used the area that my potatoes had been in as the ground was loose and just needed the top breaking down.

I was delighted to see that it rained in the night and I hope that we get some more so that this weekend I can get digging.

I am also excited as I may have two cabbages ready to enter in the winter show!


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The allotment

It is very dry down there and I am having a nightmare trying to straighten it all up and extend it.

The good news is that I have been given a metal frame to make a new coldframe.

I just really need it to rain real hard now, preferably in time for next Saturday so I can do some Olympic gold medal digging!

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One more test!

Then I hope to post from the allotment tomorrow.

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Photo testing

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iPhone application testing

Here we go with a test from my new toy!


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Bee nest.

My mate is building a hive to try and get this nest so he can have honey! I am not convinced it will work but worth a go! The idea of fresh honey is very appealing! I will keep my fingers crossed for him. This weekend i will update as i plan to do ten hours and get on with my new layout.

Weekend Away

I am leaving about 11am tomorrow to go to Santa Pod in Northampton fow VW Action.

It will be my last chance to get away with the 2 room luxury tent!!! I have extra blankets and everything just incase!

I have a feeling that I will be windswept, soaked with rain but most of all I will be drunk, with good mates and happy!

I may attempt to post a few photos..... but I cannot be held responsible for anything upside down or any jibba jabba that may appear!

My first ever attempt

I had a right busy weekend decorating my lounge and hanging wallpaper for the first time. I am very pleased with it all.