Getting ready

Getting ready for growing season and can't wait to get started, I've already put up the shelving in the greenhouse ready for trays of seeds. Also put some screen up at the window just incase we get a lot of sun,I know we have only had a few hours of sun over the weekend but it's just in case.

Recycle bits from work

At work we get a a few cardboard tubes with posters in,on each end of the tube is a white cap to stop the posters falling out. What I use the caps for is to stand the plant pots onto and hold a little water,I've found another use for them is to cut them into strips and use them to write plant and veg names on.

Quite a good weekend

Went to the allotment this weekend and had quite a good time and got a little done, still have plenty to do but at least I made a start. I borrowed a tiller to break up some of the soil and dig in some manure and compost, also had some leaf mould so I mixed that in also.

Only section I want to dig over again is the section I'm putting my spuds this year,the rest should be ok just need breaking down and raking.

I took up my last veg from 2012 which was leeks and red cabbages (small),so now just can't wait to start to grow again this year.

Did a little bit.

Went to the plot today with juke and did a few hours,had loads to do in my mind but only did a bit. But hey a little is better than nothing at all,I started by breaking some pallets up carefully then gave in and smashed some up. I'm using some of the strips for the new greenhouse roof,just so I can screw the Perspex roof to it. Then removed some sheeting from the plot which was covering some leaves up, I covered the leaves up last year to see what would happen. Some of them had rotted down but most stayed the same the same and the soils still wet,I have moved some around to dry out and will see what happens.



I also moved some logs that had been sitting near the shed and put them along the path,I put them along the path for bugs to use and as a marker to divide the plot into 3. So now i will have a rough idea if I'm using to much space in each section well that's the idea.

More muck

Picked some more muck up yesterday when I left work,I managed to bag about 10 bags up. It's a bit of a pain just doing little at time but it's better than nothing,could do with someone having a trailer or sweet talking a farmer to bring it. The horse muck is from the sons girlfriend and her Mams horses,so I can have as much as I want. I will keep collecting it and when my bin is full,I will find a section on my soil to put it on and save for next year.

Not enough time

I Went to the allotment over the weekend just to take some Perspex for another project later on,it had been snowing the ground was frozen solid. I'd waited all week to go and play and the weather spoilt it,I have trouble sometimes going during the week due to work and the dog. If I can get someone to look after him while I leave work and go straight to the plot he's not bad,if I go home and take him for his run then i go to plot he's makes himself sick\keeps going to the door looking for me\ he's up and down on the chair. It's a little cold for him just to sit and wait while I play, if I'm not going to be long I'll take him and a ball then i can throw the ball In between doing a little.

That's my reason for not going to the allotment as much as i want to,I do love him to bits and he's a right Daddy's Boy his face lights up if he knows he's going to the allotment. He's worse than the kids. Love Him Really and wouldn't change him I'll still take him and still won't get anything done.

Update on greenhouse

We have not had the weather and I've not had the time to visit the plot as much as i wanted,but the times I have I've been trying to sort the new project out. I've had a little help from Keith on building the new greenhouse,we are getting further and further each week so cant wait till its finished. The pallets we have put down for the sides do need more support to stop them from moving, now that we have put more of the frame up we can secure the bottom a bit more.

The top part that's going to support the Perspex has changed shape a few times,only because each trampoline
frame are not the same so had to adjust each one . Now that the top parts are up I've secured the bottoms with blocks to stop them from moving from side to side. So have now got get some timber sorted to screw the Perspex into on the roof,also need to get the back sorted and the entrance.