When i checked the weather for this weekend it was supposed to be very warm and sunny, its 4.30pm and the sun is just coming out.
When i went to the allotment to weed my brassica bed i decided it was a little too wet still so i made a move on other jobs.
After watering the plants in the greenhouse (last week i sacrificed two tomato plants to give my aubergine some light and room and planted two hot chili plants there in stead) i picked some tomatoes and chilies and a cucumber.
I then had to plant out my saffron bulbs which i have put in my herb bed for now.
i also harvested a lot today, i got peas, french beans, pak choi, kale, spring onions and as my shallots and potatoes had dried i took them home also.
My onion bed was now cleared due to having onion fly i had to harvest last week and dry them out (i lost a lot to the fly and the remainder were not that good a size this year).
So i sowed green manure which you are supposed to leave over winter then dig it in and it will add nutrients to the bed.
I then added rotted manure to my spud bed which will be my next years onion and garlic bed.
i also covered it with some old exhibition adverts from work so it will rot down well and stay weed free for next spring.
i have received my new allotment seed catalogue (we get a cheaper rate) from kings seeds so i am looking forward to going through what i have left over and what i need to buy, my next real veg to try is celeriac it looks easy to grow and is supposed to be really nice.
so tomorrow i will weed the bed i skipped today and ill harvest blackcurrants and blueberries.
here's some more pic's.
When i went to the allotment to weed my brassica bed i decided it was a little too wet still so i made a move on other jobs.
After watering the plants in the greenhouse (last week i sacrificed two tomato plants to give my aubergine some light and room and planted two hot chili plants there in stead) i picked some tomatoes and chilies and a cucumber.
I then had to plant out my saffron bulbs which i have put in my herb bed for now.
i also harvested a lot today, i got peas, french beans, pak choi, kale, spring onions and as my shallots and potatoes had dried i took them home also.
My onion bed was now cleared due to having onion fly i had to harvest last week and dry them out (i lost a lot to the fly and the remainder were not that good a size this year).
So i sowed green manure which you are supposed to leave over winter then dig it in and it will add nutrients to the bed.
I then added rotted manure to my spud bed which will be my next years onion and garlic bed.
i also covered it with some old exhibition adverts from work so it will rot down well and stay weed free for next spring.
i have received my new allotment seed catalogue (we get a cheaper rate) from kings seeds so i am looking forward to going through what i have left over and what i need to buy, my next real veg to try is celeriac it looks easy to grow and is supposed to be really nice.
so tomorrow i will weed the bed i skipped today and ill harvest blackcurrants and blueberries.
here's some more pic's.
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| Today's harvest, pak choi, french been, peas, chilies, tomatoes, cucumber, a few broccoli, a few turnips, spring onions and top left are green tomatoes from the sacrificed tomato plants which ill make green tomato chutney from. |
