3 days (well 6hrs over 3 days) to dig the potato bed!

Preparation underway for the digging over of the potato bed - am going to plant second earlies and maincrop here - we love potatoes!

starting the potato bed

half way through

all finished - just need to chose potato varieties now!

17th March 2011 - the fruit has arrived

An exciting day - at last! The fruit trees are in, the autumn raspberries are planted and the rhubarb is settling in for the year.

the fruit beds

rhubarb joins the strawberries and blackcurrants

lovely rhubarb - thanks mum and dad!

autumn fruiting raspberries - thanks mum and dad!

fruit trees are planted - let's hope they survived the winter
apple, pear, plum and cherry

looking across the site - looking good

8th March 2011

strawberry patch

ready dug for the fruit tree planting

March means more digging. I ordered some fruit trees to put in during the autumn but then it snowed. I have had then wrapped in their plastic cocoon for about 3 months now so I am hoping they haven't gone too far, were kept snug and are now ready for waking up!

5th February 2011 - return to the allotment

strawberries survived!

First trip back to the allotment after the hard winter. To be honest it hadn't been worth venturing out until now and I was pleasantly surprised by the conditions.

December 2010 - no allotment action!

About 2 weeks after planting the broad beans - winter arrived in the Cotswolds!

No allotment action for about 2-3 months in the end. The thermometer was reading -16c!

Here is a view from the lounge window - you can see the incinerator sheltering in the arbour, waiting to go to the allotment but we were definitely snowed in!

20th November 2010 - arrival of the compost bins

double compost bins -
thanks for helping dad, thanks for finding them hubby!

planted broad beans to overwinter

30th October 2010 - progress

path by fruit section

looking across vege plot

path between fruit and vege sections

looking across the whole plot