10 Responses to Wednesday 25th April 2012

1. victoriawildman says:

   April 25, 2012 at 9:42 am

   I’m just about to head over to the plot now! Wish me luck.

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   • clairesallotment says:

     April 25, 2012 at 12:56 pm

     I hope you don’t get rained on, and put your wellies on it’ll be very muddy. Have fun.

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     • victoriawildman says:

       April 25, 2012 at 2:13 pm

       Didn’t stay long, just a quick water of seedlings. Cold as well as wet and the central path to the site is water logged. Did you manage to get anything done?
   • clairesallotment says:

     April 27, 2012 at 3:17 pm

     I didn’t manage to get down to the allotment that day, but I got down today (Friday). It rained a lot, and I got very wet.

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2. Irene from Piraus, Greece says:

   April 25, 2012 at 11:08 am

   Well, one hope, not ever hurt anyone. Here, we have a sunny day. My potato plants are over 15 cm. height, now. I am going to cover them, maybe, tomorrow.

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   • clairesallotment says:

     April 25, 2012 at 12:55 pm

     The grey skies are here to stay for the next few days. We’ve just had a massive down pour with hail stones! What is going on?

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3. Annie says:

   April 26, 2012 at 11:10 am

   Hi Clare
   Just recently landed myself an allotment plot In Wallington after being on a w/l for just 3 months! It has rather caught me be surprise as I expected a 2 yr wait! I have grown a few bits in my back garden over the past 2 yrs with ok results. I have just discovered your site – fab. You are very inspiring!I have managed to dig a 4×12 area and enclose to make a bed with some decking timber rescued from a skip nearby. Got some spuds in. I usually grow these in cylindrical upright bags so this is a 1st.Have dug another 12×4 bed. I have manured a week ago. I have some courgettes and ( Lidl ) cucumbers growing away on my window sill. Can I put these in the bed together? Should I keep separate? If so 3 courgettes to a bed this size?

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   • clairesallotment says:

     April 26, 2012 at 3:22 pm

     Congratulations on getting your plot. 3 months is very quick, lucky you. I’m not too far from you, so we’re likely to have the same weather. Get as much dug as soon as possible, because of all the rain we’ve just had. The ground is so much easier to dig at the moment. Courgettes take up a lot of room, they need a minimum of 2 ft square each if you can give then 3ft even better. I know this sound a lot, but when they in full flow they grow very large. As for the Cucumbers, if they’re outside ones then they can go in the same bed, but see if you can get a structure for them to grow up. It doesn’t have to be tall, just enough to keep them off the ground.
     Have fun.
     Claire

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     • Annie says:

       April 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm

       Kind thanks Claire. Appreciate the advice. There is a lot of turf to turn over and it is very bumpy and uneven with lots of bramble stumps Council cut down to about 5″ high to dig out. Soil seems good underneath though. Looking for wood now, to make a compost. Had been growing things from seed indoors for my garden so some things can got to the allotment now.. Borage, comfrey, chillies – when grown on a bit. It is all very exciting. Its my birthday next week – I am being asked what I would like-Thinking about a dwarf fruit tree. I have raspberry canes at home, but have space now to experiment. Your sherbert melon seeds look like fun!
       Annie
4. clairesallotment says:

   June 23, 2012 at 3:14 pm

   Comfrey is good for plant feed. I must do a video on that one. Sounds like you’ve got lots to do. Brambles are a real pain, but once they’re out it feels good. Make sure you have a good pair of tweezers with you to pick out the thorns. They get everywhere.

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