Mr D started to dig over last years brassica bed (lovely compacted soil with lots of grass on it atm) yesterday, whilst I erected 2 rows of pea / bean supports to join the other 2 that were already up, then planted out 2 rows each of two types of runner bean, 2 double rows of pea (early onwards), 2 types of dwarf french bean and 2 outdoor cucumbers (under cloches). Watered and fed the greenhouse, watered the courgettes under fleece on plot 2 (seem to be coming along well) and then put down some chicken manure pellets.
We're off to visit his folks today, so no allotmenteering (boo!), but Sunday I'm hoping to get some carrots into the part of the bed that Mr D dug over yesterday, and perhaps finish diggin the pea / bean bed and get another 2 support frames up and planted.
Broad beans and strawbs are now flowering, the rasps and blackcurrants seem to have flowering buds ready to burst open, and the toms seem to be coming on at a good rate of knots! Cant wait to be eating fresh fruit and veg straight from the plot!! |