Quick update!

This picture was taken a few weeks ago so I must take my camera next time I go up to the allotment!
So far, everything seems to be going ok - (haven't been up over the weekend though so who knows whats happened during the bad weather!).
Last week I harvested my first garlic as the leaves had all gone yellow - it was huge! SUCCESS!
We have had our fist few strawberries which wee sooo sweet and delicious, and also some peas and pak choi. Not bad eh?
All the raspberry canes are sprouting now and a few have flowers starting. The blackcurrant bush has lots of green berries on too so hopefully we'll have something to harvest from them even if this is their first year.
The broad beans are flowering, and the runners have a couple of buds on too. The peas are going great guns and though there aren't ever many ready at the same time, its still nice to be able to serve them up for tea!
I've gradually been thinning the carrots which are looking FAB - the guinea pigs have been enjoying the thinnings!
I have planted out the corn, the butternut squash and pumpkins - having divided the middle area of the plot into 4 narrower beds. The calabrese will be ready to go out soon - just need toi construct some protection for it first!
Anyway, its all starting to come together now at last - will pop down later to see what damage was done whilst we were away!

11th April

Today we've gone down the alottment to plant some sweet-peas!-Well my mum, did me and James played "it" and were pretending to be silly little girls!

I took a few pictures of today though!It was fun, after my mum planted the sweet-peas we went for a walk.We met a man-Him and my mum started taking and aparntly he has 8 plots!

Thats when me and James started skipping around like silly little girls!

A beautiful day!

Today the sun is shining and we've got lots done!

The parsnips have germinated on the damp kitchen roll, and half have been planted into toilet rolls, the rest I will sow directly into the raised bed up at the plot to see which way works best.
Carrots (chantenay) have been planted into a raised bed today and covered with fleece. A couple are showing through in James' bed and his radishes are all sprouting.

The cold frame and a couple of the raised beds have been moved to 1) make room for the compost bin in a sheltered spot so hopefully it won't blow away so easily! and 2) to use the space better as the area used for potatoes is slightly narrower than planned.

I have trimmed the grass edge down one side of the plot so it looks a bit tidier.

We have 2 weeks off now as it is the Easter hols, so am hoping to get lots done! I want to get the parsnips in, transfer the peas out onto the plot (got to get the supports built first!), sow some beetroot, and get the supports and netting sorted for the fruit bushes.

Check this out!!!

My nasturtiums are growing leaves,The tomatos are GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were waiting for the melon still.

A sunny day

Today my mum and James (my little brother)went up to the allotment. James planted some Iris bulbs, radishes and carrots and they covered them with a cloche to keep warm.

They went for a walk around the allotment site and a lady gave James some brussel sprouts for tea and my Mum got two rhubarb crowns so she was really pleased.

Yesterday my mum and nanna put up the new plastic greenhouse in the garden at home.

March 9th 2007

The peas,beans and sweet peas that we planted on the 27th February are all showing now! My mini daffs look lovley!!!My mum had time off work so she was able to go to the allotment and do some digging!Our compost bin has blown away and we can't find it.=-(

My mum has put some chipbark where the paths are!

Now we know where to walk and where not to!

New arrivals!:-D

Of the veggie kind anyway! Our cauliflower and cabbage seeds have all sprouted, and the tomatoes, beans, peas and sweet peas are just starting to show through as well!

Yesterday we bought a 6' x4' plastic greenhouse which should come in handy when all the seedlings are bigger and start taking over the house! It will go in the garden at home where we will keep the seedlings until they are ready to go up to the allotment. We can use it during the summer for things like tomatoes, peppers and chillies!

Up at the allotment my mini daffodils are all out and look lovely and the rhubarb is coming along well. Mum has been busy making paths around the raised beds and she has collected some horse manure to dig in where the potatoes are to be planted.

Today it has rained ALL day, so nobody can get on with any gardening!