Didn’t get down at all at the weekend due to horrendous rain. But made it down for the whole of the bank holiday Monday. Collected another couple of pounds of raspberries, some salad leaves, courgettes, dug some potatoes. One of our neighbours also let me have a few apples.
I also weeded, dug over and raked a lot of the now empty beds, and mowed some lawn.
Hoping to get down tomorrow, for an hour in the morning, to pot out the strawberry runners, and sow some more rocket and radishes.
Today I picked 33lb/15kg of potatoes, I reckon that is about just under half, so back tomorrow to get the rest.
It also included this contender for odd veg of the week.
At the weekend I lifted 19lb/9kg of onions (although that is with stalks), a pound or so of raspberries, several very large courgettes, and a few normal sized ones too.
We also picked 7kg/15lb of apples from local trees.
At the allotment, I've picked the onions and some courgettes. Done some weeding. Now hiding in shed from rain, having a cup of tea.
Rain rain go away.
Despite the weeks and weeks of dry weather leading towards drought, a few days of rain and I've had enough. Hoping for some dry weather so I can get down to the plot.
Another 1.5lb of raspberries and 2lb of strawberries.
Put a net over another bed, did some weeding and watering.
Picked 2lb of strawberries & 1.25lb of raspberries yesterday, Hannah immediately claimed the raspberries to make jam.
Today, Iots of weeding. Then I had to fence of the runner beans and climbing beans as something has been eating them.
Popped over for a couple of hours this afternoon, and they were very productive.
Cut the grass, trimmed the long grass around the strawberry bed. Filled the water butts. Sowed basil, rocket, cucumbers, lettuce, salad leaf. Dug out more compost. Fed everything with chicken manure. Watered everything, and built nets over the salad bed.
Unfortunately a little late for the cabbages I planted on Sunday, as they've bees stripped. I am hoping they will recover.
All in all pretty pleased with the plot so far.
Forgot to bring tubs for strawberries and raspberries, I will have to pop back later or early tomorrow to pick them.
