We now have two cold frames, one is a cheap one from Aldi and the other a quick build made by Richard with some bricks which were lying around the plot and an old shower screen which we had been storing in our garage for a time when we might want to build a cold frame. It's only temporary but at the moment we are needing somewhere to harden off our plants.
In the roots bed we have sown parsnips, carrots, beetroot and radish and planted more beetroot and some spring onion. We have planted all our onions, garlic and shallots which were started off in cell trays. The peas and broad beans which were started off in the polytunnel have now been planted in the raised beds outside. We also sowed another row of peas, a purple podded variety.
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| peas supported with twiggy sticks |
Cabbage, brussels sprouts and cauliflower were planted in one of the brassica beds and these were covered with some netting frames to keep the pigeons and cabbage white butterflies off for the time being. We have a plan in mind for a better system of netting them as they get taller.
One of allotment neighbours gave us some little gem lettuce plants which we planted in between the peas and broad beans as catch crops.
Plot 10b is not a big allotment and we are carefully planning our crop rotation scheme. There is so much to plant and sow at this time of year that we are in danger of running out of space. We are glad we took on plot 8 . Even though it's not finished yet it will help us with any overflow of plants.
