Hobbit Allotment!

[taff]

errr...well done you!!

[horticultural_hobbit]

A few days in...



Here we have it, the first week or so. The hobbit half plot. my bit goes upto the wood bit behind which are the bags. There is a bit near the top, that is still a little grassy. Since taking the pic, I have removed the crunchy looking stems that are dotted around and removed some of that remaining grass.

Is really going to take some elbow grease to be dig it up. I am seriously contemplating hobbit sized and weighted tools. That may sound funny, but when one is class A weed, and knee high to a grasshopper, it might make my life easier. Trip to the garden centre for a fork, me thinks. Ma and Granddad Mike do fairly well with normal sized ones.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Pops has yet to come and play on the plot, he'll only be convinced when it starts working and has produced something. Middle sister likes making sunday dinners and taking over Ma's kitchen so gets a say as to what is grown. Baby sister has yet to form an opinion but likes to know. Ma is the spinning dervish that no one can keep up with. Grandad Mike has the tools and wisdom of his years. Me, yes, I like my tea and am the foreperson with my name on the agreement. That and I'm the one with the pseudo-scientific plan of action.

Two-sheds, thank you. That makes things clearer and more feasible.

AP, yes, I do rather like my aims, objectives and outcomes. grass is like a carpet, and coming up all right.
There will be pictures, will do that as I go along. I wouldn't be me without making notes and records.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Don't be too phased by the grass on the surface. Just skim that off with the spade as you are digging and put it in to the bottom of the trenches as you go. It will soon rot down. A new plot can be a bit daunting but if you apply the MBO principles(management by objectives) just set yourself realistic targets. Like dig over a square yard(I'm not metricised yet) per day although you will need to do more if you are going to get it all dug over before winter. Little and often is the ideal but in practice it will probably be not as much as you would like and not as often as you like because of interuptions due to bad weather or other commitments.

Do keep posting pics. It's nice to see how peeps are getting on.

[Two_Sheds]

Will be adding fishy blood and bone-yes, I know it's not brilliant. Might find some chicken poo pellets.

They're both feeds/fertilisers. It's a waste of time and money to put them on ground before you are planting up.
BFB is pretty brilliant, it's an organic, slow release, balanced fertiliser. Not vegetarian though, if that is a consideration, although I guess it's a use for a by-product.
Chicken pellets are on the alkaline side and high in nitrogen, so good for leafy veggies - brassicas.
Soil improver can go on at any time - leafmould, compost, horsemuck etc.