Quick visit.

Had a quick visit to the a allotment today to do a little more on the greenhouse,i wanted to do a little more but only did a little. Managed to put some timber around the frame so I can screw some Perspex onto it,also made a doorframe hopefully it will work ok once finished .

Little more planted

Got a little more planted this weekend maybe not as much as I wanted but a little,I've put broad beans straight into the ground in a line pushed them straight down and filled with compost. I've also got some planted in the greenhouse in cardboard tubes to plant out a little later on, I should get a few beans from them just for two of us to eat.




I also planted 4 rows of carrots oh yes 4 rows of carrots its the most I've done,I put two types in so two rows of each went in. On the packet it says 750 seeds in one pack and 500 in the other,don't know how many I sowed and how many got blow away with the wind. I made 4 drills sprinkled the seeds in and covered them over,I covered some with shop bought compost and some home made compost. I have found it better covering them with compost instead of just soil,not tried it with own made compost but will see what happens. The carrots I planted was Paris Market Atlas and Flyaway F1.



Getting dirty without protection on the allotment,I normally wear latex gloves while on the allotment sowing seeds and messing with compost. Only reason it stops my hands drying out and cracking,so this weekend I went naked well just my hand anyway. So for the last couple of days my hands have been sore and cracked,so next time I think I will use gloves again.


I took some small daffodils home this weekend to treat the wife,now she can't say I don't give her flowers it's the thought that counts.

Part time Gardner

Can't you tell I'm back at work because of no blogging this week,only spent a few hours at the plot due to been busy at work. Did spend a few hours on Saturday at the plot so that made up for it a little, hoping to fit a few more hours in today I hope. We have movement at the allotment with some of the seeds implanted a few weeks ago, the red cabbage / Brussels sprouts brilliant / pea onwards / sugar snap peas /and Cheltenham beetroot have all started to grow.

I may of planted a lot of my seeds early or late compared to last year and the year before sowing,but the seeds I have sowed I've only done a few out of each pack so have some spare to sow later on. The pea onward and sugar snap peas I've already sowed outside,these ones in trays are spare ones I will plant out in a few weeks.

Seeds and greenhouse.

That's it my last day of my holidays and back to work tomorrow,it's been a good week chilled out at home and been to the allotment a few times. So now it's a few hours after work and weekend,it will feel like I'm a part time gardener. So today I've sown a few more seeds and did a little more on the green house, what I've sown I've put into pots and trays. The onion Ishikura I've put into large white tub and left in the greenhouse,I'm going to grow them in tubs instead of outside to see what happens.


All year round lettuce,
Sweetcorn mini pop,
Brussels sprouts brilliant,
Turnips golden ball,
Onion Ishikura Bunching,
Winter leeks,



The work on the greenhouse I did today was I'd taken that pallet out I was going to use as a work area,then i stripped it down and put it back in as slats (Keith's idea). Also blocked the back part up with Perspex so now just have to sort the front part out and inside.

Update on greenhouse.

Had a good few day at the allotment and been cracking on a bit with the greenhouse,the roof and sides are on also the half the back is on well just the bottom half. I've put a chopped down pallet in at the back to see if I can use it as a work area,if it doesn't work I can soon take it out and make a smaller one or do without.

Been a good week

Been on holiday this week and decided I would spend a few hours at the allotment if weather was ok,it's been a bit chilly but been on to crack on with a few things. Got few things sorted this week gave the ground a dig over with a tiller,also got some seeds sowed some new and old seeds. I planted my onion sets into modular trays like i do every year,just gives the onions a good start and I find it easier this way. I didn't do this though end of last year with the over winter onions sets,i put them straight into the soil and not doing very well at all. If I do winter onions again this year I will try and do them in trays,also at the same time I planted my garlic and have no sign of them either.


I also had a good go at sorting the new build out well the greenhouse,we've managed to put some timber up across the frame to support the Perspex. Once we have done the timber we can put the roof on,then think how we are going to sort the ends out.

Oh yes it's started.

Oh yes it's started I've sowed some seeds over the last few days and I love it,looking at last couple of years I'm a little late at sowing but at least I've done some. For what I've sowed I've saved a bit for a second helping of sowing,still have a lot to sow bit will do that on the next few weeks and months. Here is a list of what I've sowed this weekend,some veg and flowers most in trays and pots and a couple in the soil.

31/3/2013
Primrose Mardigras mixed 30
Tomato garden perle 25
Sweetpea late spencer 30
Nasturtium tall mixed 24
Musselburgh leeks sprinkled
All year round cauliflower 24

2/4/13

Cabbage primo 24
Brussel sprouts fill a basket 30
Chilli slim peppers 30


Hot pepper Hungarian wax 20
Broad beans imperial long pod 30
Sweet peppers Spanish 24
Chilli peppers cayenne 12
Red cabbages drumheads sprinkle
Beetroot Cheltenham green top 20 + need outdoor sowing
Courgette green bush 12
Sweetcorn Kelvedon glory 20 +need outdoor sowing
Sugar snap peas 50 in soil + 50 in trays
Pea onwards 50 in soil +50 in trays