I’m quite shocked at how long it’s been since I’ve posted. Thanks to many of you who’ve asked how the allotment has been getting on. I’m rather galled that I missed National Allotment week, but I only have myself to blame. I drew up a schedule for the summer holidays to keep the girls amused, but didn’t schedule much allotment time. That combined with the absurd weather (what on earth?) meant that I didn’t get down there very much.
The allotment, of course has not stopped “alloting”, even if my visits down there have not been very frequent. We’ve been harvesting a lovely selection of crops: broad beans, potatoes, sweetcorn, yellow french beans, beetroot, carrots, courgettes, and giant courgettes (we left them a tad too long!).
This is some of today’s harvest.
Today, Julie ND’s nephew, Jake, came and helped us make some progress in erecting the shed. I don’t think I recorded here that a friend of Julie’s was getting rid of a shed. Excellent. We organised a man-with-a-van to fetch it one Sunday morning in June, and up til now it has been lying at the side of the carpark at the allotment. The shed’s not up yet, but we have sorted out the base, at least, and the rest of the pieces are on out plot now.
Hello! I even mentioned National Allotments Week on Flighty’s Plot!
Like you I’m preparing a base for my ’sentry box’ shed. Your harvest looks good. I’ve been given marrows and carrots by other plot holders as it won’t be until next year that I hopefully have some of my own. Happy digging!
What a fabulous harvest, you must be thrilled. The best news is the shed. I love mine and spend hours pottering in them. Both of mine were second or third hand too.
Hi Angelfeet, (from June)
That lady on the Gardeners’ Question Time programme from the Hay festival was me- seriously looking for advice on how to keep the Rambling Retor in check. Basically I was told to get rid of it!
After it flowered this year my specimen fell down too, (crushing the Maiden’s Blush in a very barbed embrace) just like Bob Flowerdew said his had, although I had thought it was firmly attached to a large (retired) metal climbing frame. Now I’m trying to prune off nearly everything and establish the remains on a new pergola. He really is too good to throw away, both for scent, predominantly cloves, and visual beauty. We shall see, next June!