There are times when the allotment is best viewed from the
inside of the shed. Sunday was one of those days. We went to the allotment mainly to take some
tomato and purple sprouting broccoli plants which I had potted on to grow in
the polytunnel. But we thought the rain might ease off so we stayed for a
while. We weeded the soil in the
polytunnel borders, sorted out the plants in there, thinned out the carrots in
the tub and then decided to venture outside.
There were some giant mare’s tail weeds growing in the
raised beds so we went round pulling them out. We cut the emerging flowers off
the rhubarb plants, admired the blackcurrants, examined the raspberries for
more growth, put some shredded paper and cardboard on the compost heap and
generally got very wet.
But we came away having harvested some baby leeks, chard and
the last of the kale. And Ziggy the allotment cat was happy because she got fed
twice.
All looks well,Wow those leeks look good. Just on my way to tackle sections of mare's tail which is rapidly taking over my plot. I have just been told that my plot is the worst on site for this invader. Any tips?
ReplyDeleteMare's tail is awful we have lots of it. You need to try to clear as much of it as possible initially then keep on top of it regularly. Try to get as much of the root as you can when you dig it up. And don't put it on the compost heap. Good luck!
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