WE HAVE MOVED PEOPLE...

After much deliberation I am transferring this blog to the following location (please click):
Growing to Show

Rest assured this is the same person from the same place and the reason for moving is the fact it is very difficult finding the time to run two blogs now my other commitments have grown. Please stick with me guys and follow.
All the best
Adam x

Updates and Aconites...

Just a quick update this week.

New plot (now known as Plot 'S') is doing well- nearly half way dug and couch grass removed. Managed to acquire three pallets this morning which will help towards building the compost heaps. Met a nice chap whilst working 'plot S' named Lee and he kindly said we could have 8 or so paving slabs off his plot- that's one path sorted!
Went and picked up the seed potatoes we had ordered from the guild trading shed. £2.90 for 2.5kg isn't a bad deal and they come in posh nets which close tight with toggles so these will be reused later in the season to store shallots or onions- or even gladioli corms to think of it! Picked up a couple of bags of red sun shallots for 90p a bag which cant be bad. I shall plant these straight into the plot later this month.
We now have 12.5kg of spuds to plant- not looking forward to having to dig all those up at the end of the summer! We've got Lady Christl; Wilja; Charlotte; King Edward and Picasso. All are now set up to chit in seed trays and egg trays.
Went over to the other plots to check everything was ok after all the winds we've had and found three clumps of lovely winter aconites which I thought had died. Winter aconites (Eranthus) are beautiful little plants that gets every gardener thinking of spring. When we do get the sun to come out the flowers are wide open and shine brilliantly like giant buttercups!....

More room for more veggies!

It's official- we have today  taken on our third allotment.

 We had a call last night from our friend who deals with lettings to say we were next on the list and one (plot 78a) had become vacant. So without further ado we took a look this morning and we were starting work just after lunch!]The plot has been neglected (like most plots that become vacant) but it shouldn't be too bad to get on top of. Here's a pic I took this morning on our visit:-

 

We plan to clear the front area and woodchip it for somewhere to park the car(s) when we're there. This afternoon I dug a bed for the potatoes and dad started clearing some of the topgrowth at the front of the plot. Amongst the rubbish we discovered three great clumps of rhubarb which was a bonus and four small bags of well rotted horse manure- gotta be a good thing!

A few months down the line this will be full of fruit and veggies- keep checking in and watch this space...