Too cold to dig

Popped round this morning for an hour whilst Kelly was at her Grandmothers, too cold to dig anything though as the frost in the ground was a good inch deep, so a quick tidy up in the shed and put the remaining canes up (need some more) and I was done.

This gave me some thinking time to walk the plot and decided where things could go, I have some dead space by the side of the shed so have decided that I will move the compost heap next to the shed, this will free up enough room to get a 5th large bed on the plot, even if I don't use it at least it will enable me to give each bed a year off.

Pottering......

Spent an hour or so pottering about getting little jobs done today after yesterdays digging efforts. The greenhouse is now ready to grow, tomato rack is in and the staging is complete, also got some canes attached to the bean frame, needs a few more though....

Got all my seed potato's now, 1st early, 2nd and main crop ready to sow in March into April for a good spread of crop. They are hanging in the sacks in the light in the shed, I've nowhere at home to chit them and dont want to leave them on a ledge in the shed incase the mice take a fancy to them, so they'll just have to chit in suspension :)

Greenhouse ready to grow

Canes going up

Potato's 'chitting'

Half Way There!

Finally finished the second large veg bed, seems to have taken an age what with a greenhouse going up and the bad weather to contend with but it's done now :) That marks the half way point on the digging and getting the beds ready for spring.

2 veg beds down.....2 to go

Shed/Tea room

So two more large beds to dig over, the next one won't be too bad but the last could well prove to be hard work as most of does not seem to have been dug over for quite some time.

It was nice to get out and do some gardening with the sun on my back, it's been a tough winter so far with another cold spell predicted, at least the freshly turned soil may get a good frost or two into it.

Also transplanted some Horseradish from the garden at home along with a large Rhubarb crown which was split before planting on plot 71, can't wait to harvest and 'crumble' that!

Back to work on 'Plot 71'

Well after the Christmas break and then the snow and ice I though it was time I got back to work on plot 71. Picked some gravel up for the greenhouse on the way and after warming up the gas canister had a brew in the shed :)

Greenhouse interior gravelled and waitng for staging to be erected

Did some digging for the first time since the hard frosts and even on the compacted unturned soil jack frost had done his work, the soil was breaking up really nicely, looks good stuff too, cant wait to get planting some stuff in it.

Got to start thinking and planning what I am going to grow in my first season on plot 71, early potatoes need sourcing and seeds to start of in the greenhouse......exciting times ahead.

Moving along steadily

Snow Pics

Called in to check up on things in the snow.

Icicles on the shed

Plot 71

Around the allotment

Around the allotment