news and views from the allotment

In this time between traveling up and down the country we're trying to spend as much time in the allotment to weed, fix and plant the last few seeds. As Emma has explained in the previous post we've been harvesting a nice little amount every time we visit the allotment.

So for some images:






























































Never quite sure which way these images show up when published so a little bit on each:
We've had quite a few berries - that makes Emma happy! She's waiting for the day when our bushes produce enough to make jams, juices and all things Finnish!

Our spinach is doing very well - no matter how often we pull off leaves etc - brilliant for regeneration! Same goes for the lettuce. Those small little heads have produced so much. My attempts at getting other seedlings to survive isn't going well :(

We're so delighted our courgette plants have not only survived but started to produce fruit! it's amazing. Those plants thrived at home and even when they got into the raised bed (which you can see from lettuce/courgette plant image).

The other image shows sunflower plants growing against our 'shackeen'. Basically this structure made from pallets and plastic sheeting - works well to store our tools etc.

As this is our first attempt at allotmenting - any produce is real success for us! The state of our allotment back in Oct/Nov this stage of bringing fresh salad, potatoes, courgettes etc seemed a long way off!

So well done us!

Our next trip comes too quickly again - and we'll be away for near 5 weeks - so we're on the lookout for allotment-sitters! if ya can help get in touch!!! free food for you :D

ciao..D

First harvests

We're back from Brighton now - a long drive on Fritz! Too long for one day... No photos just yet tho.

We went back to the allotment to see how things are growing - all well. Even the brassicas (cauliflower & broccoli) that as seedlings were quite eaten by birds are recovering well now under netting, and growing a lot!
This far we've got
- a lot of potatoes (and a lot more to come)
- nice pieces of rasberries from our tiny little bushes
- lettuce leaves (a lot!)
- spinach (and a lot more growing!)
- raddishes

... and for next year we've bought a (plastic) greenhouse! :)