Allotment Diary 2011 Me: 53.5 hrs He: 49.5hrs

 Another three hours up the allotment mainly spent weeding - and Mr Lottie had yet another bonfire.

 

I have mowed all the lawns

 

The fruit bushes which were hard pruned are flourishing

 

The big potato bed has been weeded

 

Not a thistle in sight - but my hands did get lots of pricks even though I was wearing gloves

 

The brassicas are flourishing.  I am quite pleased with  these as most of my neighbours have been pecked to almost extinction by the pigeons.

 

A few potato plants that I am trialing.  A neighbouring plot holder has a son who's a farmer and these are a new variety - so watch this space

 

This pumpkin on the compost heap has tripled in size in a week.  It's amazing what a drop of rain can do isn't it.

 

I am so proud of this bed which I weeded today.

It was back breaking work weeding where we had dug up some early potatoes, then I dug up a barrow load of well rotted manure to plant the squashes.

 

I weeded the rest of the early potatoes too.  I had to resort to an organic weed killer to kill the bindweed - this was infested with it and the roots ran everywhere - looks like it has succumbed.

 

Mr Lottie did a great job tackling the other side of this plot

 

Some of the broad beans are just about ready to pick, swelled by the recent rain

 

I weeded this front bed and planted more squash and courgettes.

At last I feel that I am in control of the allotment, rather than it being in control of me - and the weeds out of control at times!