On Thursday, I was able to get to the allotment around 4.00pm and had a full hour digging, and still got home in the light. The last full bed to be dug (bed 6) was finished, and beds 6 and 3 were limed.
Today I spent around 3 hours there. I cleared the space next to the shed and made a small bed in which I've sown some lettuce (Little Gem). I intend this be be a decorative bed with sweet peas and other flowers and herbs next to where we can sit. Being a little impatient, I've just bunged the lettuce in!
On the other side of the shed I've built a compost out of three pallets. I really need a fourth to make the front, but until I find one I've just placed a broken trellis in front of it. All the ground underneath the shed is still full of bindweed roots, so I had to dig down 18 inches under the compost to remove what I could.
I've sown some sweet peas in pots and tomatoes (Outdoor Girl)in a tray.
On bed 1 I sowed a short double row of broad beans and added a few extra seeds to the autumn ones sown in bed 9 where gaps had developed over winter (the spares planted last week didn't survive the first frost. I'll learn.).
On bed 7 a sowed a single row of red onions.
I also met my immediate Southern Neighbour (Irish Maurice) for the first time.
Back at home I erected my temporary greenhouse (6x4, £40 from Wilkinsons)
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