New boots again.

I bought myself a new boots for the allotment and dog walking,my last ones didn't even last a month so hoping these last longer.

Crocus bulbs

I was cleaning my work van out and I found some crocus bulbs that I had not finished,I forgot I had them stored in the van. Some of the bulbs has gone mouldy and some had started to grow, so I filled some tubs up I got from work with compost and planted the bulbs. I know I may be a little late at planting them, but it's worth a shot and maybe get a flower or two. If we get some flowers I may leave in tubs and put along the bottom of the greenhouse,or may replant them in some large wooden containers.

Frogs

Looks like the frogs have been busy again this year,it was only a week ago when the frogs was mating. Keith had to put some Perspex over half the pond to try and keep the spawn sheltered,because we have had a few days of frost and snow. So fingers crossed everything will be ok,then we may have a few more frogs running around .

Pots I planted last year .

I planted some primrose's last year in pots just for the garden,most of them need the dead leaves taking off but doing ok. So nice to come into the garden and see some colour,will have to sort some more out for this year. Going to make some planters from some timber at the allotment,I have a wooden sledge at the plot what Keith has made for the garden. Can't put it in the front garden only because someone will walk away with it,like someone did
With our bird table we had in the garden.

Few little pets.

While I was making the walls for the new greenhouse from pallets,i had to use the some that was scattered around the plot. Only problem is that when I moved some of the pallets we found some little pets hiding,the main one was a pair of large frogs just looking at me. The newts that we have had come out of Keith's pond while he was cleaning it out,the newts had been put back and I covered the frogs back up.

More done.

Seems ages since I last posted but it was beginning of last week,I do try and blog but alway end up doing something else and say I will do it later. But anyway I've been to the little plot and done a bit of this and that, well mainly bugger all really. I've finished some of the path that leads to the leaves that I have stored,just have to get a little more bark to fill the path up

I have a few more leaves to collect and fill the little cage up,it's took loads of barrow loads up to now and still need to wet and pack it down a little more.

I also made a few more starts on the new build well the greenhouse /tunnel,I was going to use the large pallets that I had collected.But the pallets I had are not all the same apart from the length,so decided to use the smaller ones dotted around the allotment. We decided to screw sections together well 2 at a time,we have used 12 small pallets in total.


So now we have put up two rows of pallets up nearly the same length I might of measured it wrong,also worked out how we are going to do the roof with a trampoline frame. It's going to be one of those builds that change every 5 mins while building it,good job I have my little helper Keith who keeps me on the right track.

Little more done.

I sorted some old decking out to use as sides for the path towards the leaves,it will also run along side the polytunnel once it been built. I have nearly done one side of the path just have to stake it down,once the other side is done i will leave to carpet tiles down and put sheeting and bark down. Just saves us walking on the soil all of the time,then I can work out the size of the tunnel / greenhouse and flower bed at the side of the tunnel.

Whilst I had a little time spare I raked over the section the onions and garlic are trying to grow in, i got rid of the weeds and the odd onion by accident it also broke up the soil on top from being compacted down with the snow we had.

Oh we found this rat in the rat trap.