Started Growing

At long last I have started some real growing, sown quite a few seeds in the greenhouse this week as well as tidying up the plot ready for Spring to really kick in, also put my first early potatos in as well this week.

First seeds sown for 2010

Straightening up the plot


Map of Inham Nook Allotments (Plot 71 nr bottom right corner)

The kids will be on the plot over the next couple of weeks sowing seeds and planting their beds up, will blog on their little parcels of land too :)

Done with digging!

All areas have now been dug :) it's took a couple of afternoons a week for 16 weeks but we are finaly there, and in time for spring too, still lots of jobs to do of course but at least now I can look forward to getting some planting done.

Big beds done!

At last, the fourth and final main bed is done, just got the kids patched to sort now, before tidying all the edges up and getting some planting done.

Fourth bed done at last! (notice my little helper digging his own plot)

As well as blagging some slabs the other day for the plot I have been fortunate enough to find someone who wants rid of a load of bricks, things are starting to come together on Plot 71.

Weather looking up?

Well it's been long overdue but are we starting to see the first signs of spring? A stunning day today, almost wall to wall sunshine, took advantage and spent the best part of the day on the plot, got half of the last bed dug over and some downpipes on the greenhouse guttering.

Last main bed 1/2 way there

Last Bed!!!

Took a while to get there but I can finally start digging the fourth and last of the 'main' beds on plot 71. After last weeks wipe out due to cold wet/snowy weather and the kids being on half term hols I got to plot 71 today to get things moving again.

Got the water butts into position and taps fitted to them this afternoon. Just need some 1" pipe to run from the greenhouse guttering and we will be collecting water

Water butts by the greenhouse

Water butts by the shed

Third main bed finished, one to go!

Once the last bed us dug over not only will it be time to start thinking about planting and sowing I will also have a huge pile of 'crap' dug out of the plot, to save shifting this lot I shall make a raised bed of it, essentially burying the rubbish, need some materials so make the raised bed out of though, any ideas?

Time for some before and afters?

Quite a bit of work has been done so I though it could be time for a couple of before and after photos.

November 2009

February 2010

Catch Up

Been a while since I blogged on the allotment, been trying to push on as much as I can as March is fast approaching and it will soon be time to get sowing. The 3rd large bed is nearly done, so 1 and a bit beds to dig (for now).

We have a water problem currently in that we are waiting for the council to lay new pipes and with sowing time fast approaching we need water on the site, obviously. So I have had to find some water butts on the cheap, which I have done but they are only 110 ltr ones, better than nothing for now though, these will be fed by guttering on the shed and greenhouse.

The compost heap has also been moved to fill some dead space by the shed, the site of the existing heap will eventually be dug over for a smaller bed, perhaps a seed bed as it's next to the greenhouse.

3rd Large bed nearly there

Added some working space to the shed

Compost heap moved to a better location