Baked Potatoes (or Arsonists Strike Again)

I had set aside today to spend a good length of time on the allotment, but realised a few days ago that the weather was going to be too wet. I knew the collective seed potato order would have arrived this week, so set out to visit the plot, collect my order and bring them home to start the chitting.

How sad.... the association garage is now just a burned out shell: no roof , a bent and mangled door, and a pile of burned potatoes in the middle. Gone are all the bags of compost, fertiliser, lime, weed fabric, canes and all the other stuff that is kept centrally. This is the third or fourth arson attack this winter, and the most tragic, as it affects everyone. Will the Council care and repair the fence? I suspect not, despite the rents going up. More to the point I wonder if the association funds can take the hit? I'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, some more good news from the greenhouse and kitchen:

• peppers and chilies are now showing in the kitchen
• asters have been pricked out
• sweet peas are in the greenhouse
• more onion seeds sown
• marigolds sown.

Rhubarb in the greenhouse:



Leeks and Peas:



Tomatoes:



Peas (Twinkle):



Broad Beans (Sutton):



Cauliflower:



Garlic: