What I did today - 2016

[bario1]

Over the weekend I did a fair amount of work on the plot.

Finished off my pallet compost bin - it's already half full!
Got a couple of car-loads of gravel off Gumtree and backfilled half of the main drainage trench that runs through the middle of my plot - so nice not to have to constantly step over it all the time!
Cleared the cobwebby jungle of tomatoes and sweetcorn from the polytunnel - I can breathe in there again... bliss.
This morning I planted out 12 spring green seedlings, 6 in the tunnel and 6 outside, and sowed a dozen aquadulce broad bean seeds in the tunnel for an early crop.

[Jay-ell]

Been at work today so nothing on the plot however I have spent a bit of time wondering why my calendar has an entry on the first day of my week off saying "Supermodel tonight"

Pretty depressed when I worked it out.

It's on November 14th and is supposed to say "Supermoon tonight" but my phone decided to mess with my mind (again)

[Bigmallly]

Spent all day working on the pond cage but won't bore you with the details.

[Snadger]

Been at work today so nothing on the plot however I have spent a bit of time wondering why my calendar has an entry on the first day of my week off saying "Supermodel tonight"

Pretty depressed when I worked it out.

It's on November 14th and is supposed to say "Supermoon tonight" but my phone decided to mess with my mind (again)

Has you phone not got 'Pyromania day' for today..........first day of when we are allowed to have bonfires at the allotment.

Heading there later to work under the pall of smoke!

[Snadger]

Spent all day working on the pond cage but won't bore you with the details.

Why not?............I do!

[bario1]

Planted out 13 Durham Early cabbages in the tunnel for spring greens.

[Jay-ell]

Has you phone not got 'Pyromania day' for today..........first day of when we are allowed to have bonfires at the allotment.

Heading there later to work under the pall of smoke!

I think it says "Arson about". I'll be down later to smoke the place out after I've been to the dentist. Drugs and fire mix sooo well dontcha think

[Cadalot]

Ordered my walking onions

[Small pumpkin]

Cleaned out all my birdies. Painted my new shed two different colours. Then it rained, hope shed is still painted!

[Gillykat]

Made a start on clearing the plot with stuff that's dying down now. Also hacked my way through the jungle that has been the polytunnel this year I can actually get moved in there now! It was completely overgrown with trailing nasturtiums, verbena bonariensis, passion flower and some extremely tall French marigolds I kinda neglected it all a bit after my tomatoes keeled over with blight so it's nice to have it clear once more and ready for wintering plants. Then in the spring I can use it for crops once more.

Also split a big Monarda for my allotment neighbour Tony.

Going to start clearing the outside beds tomorrow.

Edited to add before & after pics: excuse the mess *blush*

[Jungle Jane]

Somethings been at my peas,there was about 6 exposed peas today,I wonder if they're all that's left,couldn't carry anymore so left me with the 6 I can't mulch over my runner beans for them to regrow next year,because I needed to plant some onion sets there (amongst the bean roots that I've left in there,they could regrow maybe?) also planted a few cloves of garlic around the edge of the onions. I've put the runner bean mulch around my Brussels sprouts,clematis & gooseberry plants.

[Gillykat]

Painted my new shed two different colours.

That's another job I want to do soon - paint the inside a light cream or white so I can actually SEE in there! Plus it'll be harder for creepy crawlies to hide....not so much spiders but wasps I barely went in the shed for the first few weeks I had the plot because I was sure I heard a very loud buzzing and I convinced myself there was a wasps nest developing (there wasn't as it turned out )

[Jay-ell]

Its november - it's burning time. Coming back from the coast in the car you could map out the allotment sites from the plumes of smoke rising above the neighbourhood.

Got to the plot at started my own little fire to clear out some of the old wood on the two plots.

Woodpile at the start


Firepit on the go


A dent in the woodpile after 2 hours burning.


Still got a bit to get through as I have a fair bit still to finish demolishing.

[Baldy]

Nipped to the plot at lunchtime - just took 10 minutes sitting in the sun. Was lovely. Even managed a bit of work when I got back 'to the office'

[Jungle Jane]

Pulled out two more tomato plants,left the support poles in there & sowed a line of meteor peas,when they grow I'l attach string to the poles for them to climb. Just two tomato plants out there now,ones right by the patio door in a sheltered spot & ones at the bottom of the garden. I've moved a few of my pots (including a sweet pepper) to next to the house where it's a bit warmer,I should've picked the green peppers,il do it now,also pruned my Buddleia down to half it's height yesterday,I read something about when it's tall windrock can disturb the roots etc it hasn't done for the last 15 years but I thought I should do it just incase....