Author: IanYork

SUMMARY Planted Lettuce and Potatoes. ( K L M ) …. not the airline More Digging and Planting We managed to get a few more things in the ground. Around the Cabbage and Broccoli we have added some Baby Leaf lettuce, these are protected by the netting and should grow pretty quickly coming to crop well before the cabbages and broccoli. With the fine weather we also turned over some more ground and now also have of  couple rows of potatoes which should be ready for harvesting about Christmas. The potatoes will also help break up the soil for...

WET & SUNNY The weather man uses the phrase sunshine and showers, we certainly have experienced. The weeds love it and so have the crops, which after all is what we want. I have had to do more weeding than I wanted, but at least thing are beginning to grow. August 2017 1ST CROP HARVEST Harvest may be a slight overstatement, but we have managed to pick a few things off the allotment. A few courgettes, chard and apples, but enough to feel that we have achieved something. The chard and courgettes are in my tummy and the apples...

The Cage First Building Project. A quiet week. The cabbages have been covered with netting. Im not sure if we have managed to keep the butterflies out, or keep the snails in, either way we now have a little structure on the plot. I did not get the chance to do the other jobs that were listed. heavy rain and wind for a few days prevented me putting down any fabric, then family things filled up the rest of my time. What really surprised me was the number of weeds that appeared on the plot.  An hours work and...