I planted my first row (17) of new potatoes [Homeguard] on the 8th and a further two rows(16 each)today -15th March. I have only slightly earthed them up this year so I must earth them up as they grow. One tuber got forgotten in the egg tray and, since it was heart shaped with two chits, I split it in two and planted them in two spots above the first row. The area I have planted them in had onions on the left and courgetttes/runner beans on the right. Last autumn I put some half rotted horse manure on the left hand side. (Also on the top section where the potatoes were in 2009.)
Now I need to sow my leeks and tomatoes at home and prepare the patch by the shed for the two types of onions.
Monday 15 March 2010
Saturday 6 March 2010
Getting Started 2010
Two trips to the allotment this week. I dug over some of where my new potatoes will be going when I harvested some more Parsnips and Leeks. The leeks are a little small so this year I need to plant them earlier.
Today we went up and moved some black plastic on to a large and somewhat woody compost heap. Then we started digging where I plan to grow two varieties of onions. Red onions [ Hyred] and White Onions [Stuttgarter(Stanfield)]. I have my first earlies [Home Guard] chitting on the windowsill and my maincrop [Valor] still in the dark.
Thomas is being paid to get a coat of fenceguard on the shed and R is doing more digging as I sit and write this. R finds it absurd that they are installing a composting toilet at the allotments - currently a shed on stilts.
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