Rhubarb peeping

I wasn't sure if it was going to make it but it is peeping through already.

More spinach

The spinach beet is looking fab and I still have some plugs at home which I need to bring up and plant next time.

Dug over the other areas of the bed so all ready for planting up.

Preparing flower bed

Finished digging over the extra flower bed, bad clay patch at one end so hoping the worms work hard this winter.

Nattering with Cecil

Caught up with fellow allotmenteer Cecil for a natter. Thanks for the tomatoes. Cecil has created a little haven on his plot. Wooden shed, storage shed and homemade plastic covered area to link the two are most charming.

Wandering round the plot he has created raised beds with ingenious frames over the top to allow fleece, net or cloches to go over for protection.

Sharing ideas, successes and failures, apparently peas were awful as well.

Left feeling better and with a few new ideas brewing on what to do with my waste land. If only I had as much time as Cecil, but will keep on plodding on.

Looking good

A couple of views across the allotment. Basically the first section of beds are now sorted so will be maintaining, well once flower seeds have been sown.

Attention now to the grand plan for next year, will ponder and update soon.

More flower space

Ok so have decided to go overboard on cut flowers for next year, this bed had peas and beans in but they did very badly so only the borage remains. With a. It more effort I think this will also be a good filler for next year and should attract lots of beneficial insects.the remaining area I will devote to additional flowers amongst the Vegas planned.

Started to dig over, one half is pretty nice, the remaining bit is a little claggy so will have to out something a little more robust, definitely no direct seed sowing in this section. Remaining half to be dug, was too tired having forgotten a chair for a rest and my coffee flask.

The flowers are coming

This bed has never had anything planted in it and pretty sure I haven't ever managed to clear it so I was not hoping to find such nice soil.

Weeds cleared,see beofore and after shots. Much debate on whether to dig over but as I want to get some annual flowers in here I have opted for a rake over to get a nice crumbly top and leave the rest to the worms.

So, clearance and raking (blimey that was hard work) and now need to decide what annuals to plant and whether to havea trial seed sowing up at lotty rather than transplant from home.