tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78565512650457849902013-04-04T12:58:17.668+01:00Allotment Plot 44The creation and development of allotment plot 44 . From acceptance through to hopefully harvest.The above photograph will change as the allotment evolves each month.Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-20197122373263603022013-04-04T12:58:00.001+01:002013-04-04T12:58:17.674+01:002013-04-04T12:58:17.674+01:00So how was March 2013Well I was armed with my 'to do' list and a head full of ideas but Mother Nature had other plans . We had two weeks of snowfall and freezing temperatures that delayed quite a bit of the sowing .<br />
Of the 17 items listed on my 'to do' list some tasks were done and completed quite quickly .<br />
I didn't work in any order just choosing random tasks as the weather and time permitted . The first task completed on March 1st was #8 the raised bed by the gate . The only cost being my time as the wood had been dumped by my neighbour . The base was an old green carpet that was on the plot when I took it over back in December 2011.<br />
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I am hoping that before summer arrives that all the untidy areas on the allotment will be sorted out and a touch more pleasing on the eye. Only time will tell.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we have the 'grot spot' at the front of my allotment which hopefully will be looking better come the summer. </td></tr>
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Finally the old gate has been removed and the new one created from a pallet is now in its place .</div>
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My next task was to remove the 'temporary' black plastic fencing that had been there for 12 months.</div>
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Thankfully that task was quite simple.</div>
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By March 3rd I had even put the rose arch that had been in the shed since last summer up.</div>
Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-42767851515512232562013-03-16T21:49:00.001Z2013-03-16T21:49:59.745Z2013-03-16T21:49:59.745ZMy March 2013 'To-Do' List<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">I begin /began March with a ’to do ’ list of 17 jobs mainly related to the allotment . They are as follows :</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">1) Replace gate and build fence between gatepost and the shed.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">2) Build black plastic fence between plots.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">3) Finish off the yellow coldframe.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">4) Continue building the brick coldframe.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">5) Measure up for lean-to greenhouse.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">6) Fit tap to the 200 litre waterbutt.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">7) Weed the fruit cage.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">8) Build a raised bed near the gate.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">9) Erect beanpoles.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">10) Graft appletrees.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">11) Graft roses.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">12) Sow daily.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">13) Empty frontroom of allotment plants.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">14) Use greenhouse to its full potential.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">15) Start privet cuttings.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">16) Build rocket stove.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">17) Install fire in the shed.</span>Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-8196599333533380202013-02-25T01:36:00.001Z2013-02-25T01:36:19.206Z2013-02-25T01:36:19.206ZMarch Is On Its Way<p>Well this weekend will see the beginning of March and as always I am playing catch up . It's February 25th already and hopefully this year I shall have a full plot . I have begun work on my coldframes full of optimism to have them completed this week . Planting has begun with Jerusalem Artichokes and two varieties of Broad Bean planted this month . </p> <br/> <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.4</div>Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-25474370211735123262013-01-06T10:51:00.001Z2013-01-06T10:51:25.672Z2013-01-06T10:51:25.672ZOver One Year On<p>It seems hard to believe it but 13 months ago this week I received the keys to my very own allotment. 2012 wasn't the best of years to begin so I shall see if 2013 can make up for it. </p> <br/> <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.4</div>Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-71498157408098511312012-08-12T20:20:00.001+01:002012-08-13T20:31:30.042+01:002012-08-13T20:31:30.042+01:00Week Ending 18th August 2012 Well this week began with just a quick 10 minutes of raking and time to sow some Detroit Globe Beetroot in the far left corner near the fruit cage on the evening of Sunday 12th. Not much but at least something was done .<br />
Monday 13th was a hot humid day . I didn't go to the allotment today as I was inbetween nightshifts .<br />
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<br />Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-54561401293603488692012-08-02T22:21:00.001+01:002012-08-02T22:21:15.506+01:002012-08-02T22:21:15.506+01:00Week Ending 4th August 2012<p> It may seem like such a big leap from my last entry but as I was on holiday in London until last weekend I kind of neglected the allotment being proccupied with holiday planning . Even though I have been home a week now it has only been this evening (2nd) that I have managed to put in a good hours work weeding .</p> <br/> <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.4</div>Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-80736521898545041372012-07-02T15:40:00.000+01:002012-07-02T15:40:21.853+01:002012-07-02T15:40:21.853+01:00Week Ending 7th July 2012Way back on April 17th I drew up the following list of tasks :<br />
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1) Clean all the sacks the gravel came in and store ready to reuse. - task completed<br />
2 )Sort out the front fence , replacing the gate post and gate . Still not done although a post and replacement gate has been 'prepped'<br />
3)lay paving in the fruit cage area and level off the soil up that end , including putting plastic down to subdue the weeds. All done apart from the laying down of weed control.<br />
4)Build fruit cage - task completed .<br />
5)Build lean-to on the side of the shed - still NOT done.<br />
6)Kit the shed out with storage - Still NOT done.<br />
7)Short out flue pipe etc and get stove installed in the shed. - Still NOT installed.<br />
8)Build the cold frames - Still NOT done.<br />
9)Sort out the water butts - completed in June.<br />
10) Build climbing nets for beans and peas. Still NOT done<br />
11) Sort out the plastic sheets I've been given into a neat order. - Done<br />
12)Fix party fencing - Still NOT done<br />
13) Plant seeds - Ongoing!<br />
14)Draw up plan of allotment - Started<br />
15)Make shed lock easier to open. - Done<br />
16)Install bench into shed. - still NOT done<br />
17)Sort out the path at the entrance to the shed - Done<br />
18)Womble more bricks - Done<br />
19)Womble fence post - Done<br />
20)Womble blocks to raise stove up on - Done<br />
21)Womble more paving - Done<br />
22)Womble some guttering for shed roof<br />
23)Transfer fruit canes to the allotment - Done<br />
24)Bring up fruit trees and equipment from the old plot - Done<br />
25)Install wallplanner and enjoy. - Done apart from the 'enjoy' bit.</div>Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-50413533959642461332012-07-02T15:31:00.000+01:002012-07-02T15:31:33.991+01:002012-07-02T15:31:33.991+01:00Week Ending 30th June 2012Apart from a touch of weeding all that was completed this week was the harvesting of blackcurrants and some raspberries along with enough rhubarb stalks to make a crumble on July 2nd . It has and still continues to rain . This week has seen flash floods in the NorthWest of England that are totally out of character. Not a good gardening week although I was occupied at home trying to re-arrange our own backyard.Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-48915451097230074602012-06-17T20:24:00.005+01:002012-06-22T03:56:46.377+01:002012-06-22T03:56:46.377+01:00Week Ending 23rd June 2012Monday evening was a brief visit just to water the plot and to plant out some Mizuna and Ruby Streaks Oriental Mustard as well as Parsley that I had germinated at home.
Tuesday had me digging up 3lb potatoes as it transpired that several of my potato crops were suffering from what I now know to be 'Blackleg'. Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-70147229882886547212012-06-17T20:24:00.002+01:002012-06-17T20:24:27.811+01:002012-06-17T20:24:27.811+01:00Week Ending 16th June 2012I will fill in asap - So much rain this week it has been hard to do much outdoors.Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-55511372432052932382012-06-17T20:23:00.002+01:002012-06-17T20:23:25.778+01:002012-06-17T20:23:25.778+01:00Week Ending 9th June 2012I will fill in asapBrookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-6979659782559507142012-05-29T18:08:00.004+01:002012-06-02T10:28:56.689+01:002012-06-02T10:28:56.689+01:00Week Ending 2nd June 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Sunday 27th May was spent creating a doorway covering and attaching the end panel nets to the fruit cage and at long last all is done . Monday and Tuesday were just brief visits in which I just watered the fruit canes that were already in the cage .
Wednesday I didn't visit at all .
Thursday the day began with rain but dried up in the afternoon by which time I had unearth the raspberry and blackcurrant fruit canes from home and transported them up to the allotment even though they were developing fruit. Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-74655223645847278202012-05-23T08:39:00.003+01:002012-05-30T05:21:46.004+01:002012-05-30T05:21:46.004+01:00Week Ending 26th May 2012 A Fruit Cage Is Born<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wb-wGFBlkiU/T7yXI5iAs-I/AAAAAAAAAK8/dFTAjrvP_dk/s1600/DSC01434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wb-wGFBlkiU/T7yXI5iAs-I/AAAAAAAAAK8/dFTAjrvP_dk/s320/DSC01434.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Well Sunday the 20th was a no show. On Monday I spotted some pink flowered strawberries growing wild on one of the entrances to the allotment site so by the Tuesday they had made their way to on to my allotment. Weeding tasks were occurring daily as the weeds were growing with vigour this week . It had been a very hot and dry week so I took the opportunity to bring those 10 decking boards ,I had bought as I was constructing the shed base , home whilst I cut them using a circular saw to use in 2 projects . 2 lengths were cut to use as a seat in the shed and the other eight lengths were sawn into 3 lengths each ready to construct a fruit cage. On the Tuesday evening I used 4 of the fruit cage poles Billy had given me back in March to build a support for fruit canes using a scaffold bar that I found on Saturday last week . On Wednesday I did the sawing and on Thursday I began to construct the rear frame for the fruit cage . On Friday daytime I constructed the front frame of the fruit cage and on Saturday the top bars were added and the whole frame was painted . As we were working late we even managed to attach netting to the structure apart from the entrance and both the end panels .<br />
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Friday was a no visit day and Saturday was only a brief visit to do a spot of raking.Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-73687969434348159352012-05-13T02:32:00.000+01:002012-05-13T02:32:12.398+01:002012-05-13T02:32:12.398+01:00Week Ending 12th May 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-56768362523483954842012-05-03T09:41:00.001+01:002012-05-03T09:41:27.873+01:002012-05-03T09:41:27.873+01:00Thursday 3rd May 2012<p>Sowed some old seeds today in the greenhouse at home ;<br> <br/> Sage , Parsley Moss Curled, Sweet Basil & Coriander .<br> <br/> These are old seeds so there's no guarantee of germination.</p> <br/> <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.4</div>Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-14171189952769002342012-04-21T12:19:00.000+01:002012-04-21T13:21:41.278+01:002012-04-21T13:21:41.278+01:00Week ending 21st April 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The plot is looking a touch scruffy this week to say the least as it has rained most days and domestic chores have pre-occupied my time .<br />
As I type out this entry a section of vitreous stove pipe as just arrived so adding that to a section of flame resistant pipe I bought for £6.99 at Wickes last night and a cowl I was fortunate enough to womble I should be able to install the stove in the next few weeks.<br />
With regards to the other tasks on my list one of the new locks I fitted to the shed bust last night in the sense that the key snapped in the lock so I've bought a triple pack of locks last night that all use the same key to help simplify the keyring. I have however brought the gravel sacks home and I am slowly washing them and drying them out to reuse later on .Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-47277770316372164022012-04-17T18:14:00.000+01:002012-04-17T18:14:29.691+01:002012-04-17T18:14:29.691+01:00Tasks I would like to complete before June arrivesWhile I've got a spare few minutes I thought I would draw myself up a list of jobs I would like to complete before May is out .<br />
1) Clean all the sacks the gravel came in and store ready to reuse.<br />
2 )Sort out the front fence , replacing the gate post and gate .<br />
3)lay paving in the fruit cage area and level off the soil up that end , including putting plastic down to subdue the weeds.<br />
4)Build fruit cage<br />
5)Build lean-to on the side of the shed<br />
6)Kit the shed out with storage<br />
7)Short out flue pipe etc and get stove installed in the shed.<br />
8)Build the cold frames<br />
9)Sort out the water butts<br />
10) Build climbing nets for beans and peas.<br />
11) Sort out the plastic sheets I've been given into a neat order.<br />
12)Fix party fencing<br />
13) Plant seeds<br />
14)Draw up plan of allotment<br />
15)Make shed lock easier to open.<br />
16)Install bench into shed.<br />
17)Sort out the path at the entrance to the shed<br />
18)Womble more bricks<br />
19)Womble fence post<br />
20)Womble blocks to raise stove up on<br />
21)Womble more paving<br />
22)Womble some guttering for shed roof<br />
23)Transfer fruit canes to the allotment<br />
24)Bring up fruit trees and equipment from the old plot<br />
25)Install wallplanner and enjoy.Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-52720186451617135552012-04-17T17:07:00.000+01:002012-04-17T17:07:16.976+01:002012-04-17T17:07:16.976+01:00Tuesday 17th April 2012Popped briefly to the plot this morning and met up with Billy who promptly gave me a pine chest of drawers for my new shed that he'd offered me a few weeks ago. In return I gave Billy a Jasmine cutting that I took to the plot the other day and also promised Billy 6 tomato seedlings that I have growing at home . Well all his hand outs and free labour have helped bring my plot on quicker. I really need to draw up a list of jobs that I wish to do before mass planting occurs.<br />
That's all I have time to write for no , so thank you for popping by and reading, PaulBrookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-52624878385275037762012-04-16T20:25:00.000+01:002012-04-16T20:25:15.591+01:002012-04-16T20:25:15.591+01:00Monday 16th April 2012Only paid a very brief visit . Met Billy who gave me a length of wood and some plastic fencing . In reality I wanted to check on the garden peas as there had been ground frosts during the night. Totally forgot and went home.<br />
Early evening planted some Hot Patio Sizzle , Chillis and Sweet Pointed Pepper seeds before getting ready for work.Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-42117701386233804682012-04-16T20:22:00.003+01:002012-04-16T20:22:27.074+01:002012-04-16T20:22:27.074+01:00Sunday 15th April 2012I only made a brief visit today mainly to take up some plants from home.Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-75320254685950852712012-04-15T15:21:00.001+01:002012-04-15T15:21:48.134+01:002012-04-15T15:21:48.134+01:00Long Time No Write , 15th April 2012<p>Well it seems I have been very distracted indeed . From April 9th - 11th I was laying foundations for the new shed which arrived in the afternoon of the 11th . <br> <br/> On the 12th I painted the exterior of the shed whilst also attaching locks on the door and an internal wall cupboard.<br> <br/> I've spent too many days now looking for stove pipes and getting beaten at the last minute on Ebay.<br> <br/> Lots of ideas floating around my head I really need to focus and get on top of it also that I can begin the growing process.</p> <br/> <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.4</div>Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856551265045784990.post-70155671107228770382012-03-29T18:17:00.000+01:002012-03-29T18:17:51.425+01:002012-03-29T18:17:51.425+01:00Pruning the Apple TreeWell today (thursday 29th March 2012) I had popped to the allotment with the sole intention of planting some Sugarsnap Peas I had growing in the dining room at home . Not everything goes to plan!<br />
First I wheelbarrowed some more manure from the plot opposite to cover up the Vales Emerald potatoes as they were growing through quickly . Then Billy arrived and swept my paths before setting up a sprinkler hose with Dave from a plot down the bottom end of the site . Whilst the sprinkler was working away on the dry beds attention was turned to the Apple tree which ended up getting the much needed pruning it required . So with the help of a few new friends plot 44 is starting to look cared for.<br />
Thanks for reading, PaulBrookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355616017440185418noreply@blogger.com0