Links to Mr Middleton's weekly tasks first:
1st Wednesday No visit to the allotment today.
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3rd Friday, A Day of Barrels, Brew & BountyBefore heading to the allotment, I refreshed the flowers in the fourteen half‑barrels that line the front path — a quick lift of colour to start the day.
At the plot, I tended to the tomato plants in the polytunnel, giving them a check over and a bit of order. A spot of weeding followed, just enough to keep things tidy.I added another layer of comfrey leaves to the bucket that’s quietly brewing comfrey tea — the smell will be something else soon, but the plants will thank me for it.Harvest today included new potatoes, onions, lemon balm, and peppermint — a proper early‑July mix of kitchen staples and fragrant herbs.Later on, I watched a few tomato trial videos and one on using bananas as fertiliser. Plenty of ideas to test in the weeks ahead.
4th Saturday 4th, Front‑Garden Graft & A Dash to the TipNo visit to the allotment today. Instead, the morning was spent pruning the London Plane trees in the front garden and continuing the steady tidy‑up out there. The barrels looked sharper for it, and the path felt clearer.Later on, I moved a few more of my daughter’s belongings over to her house, then set about widening the letterbox in the Victorian front door with a chisel and saw — slow, careful work but satisfying once the opening finally matched the new fittings.Back home, I just managed to load the car with the day’s prunings and get to the recycling centre before closing, clearing the last of the green waste for the evening.A full day of small jobs, but all moving things forward.
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