Day One on Plot 119

Started the day checking up on Plot 69, nothing much to do there today, just a bit of weeding and poking around, broad beans are looking healthy and onions are starting to look a bit more lively.  Then headed over to Plot 119 for our first day of sorting it out.  Simon got to grips with 'life behind the greenhouse', lots of pallets, canes, rubbish, compost heap and odds and ends to sort out.  I tackled the polytunnel first, lots of litter, old compost bags and general debris, bit of a mess but soon had it sorted.  Brilliant to have a polytunnel - will have room for aubergines, cucumbers, tomatoes and courgettes now and will take some of the pressure off the plastic greenhouse at home!

Bob, the man that sorted out our paperwork yesterday came over with two garden forks, a rake and a hoe for us to keep in our shed and we had a lovely chat with a fellow allotmenter who offered us all her strawberry plants as she is moving plots and doesnt want them, also had an offer of a cup of tea from someone else, everyone really friendly.  Including a lovely fluffy cat who kept us company and did lots of purring and enjoyed a cuddle.

The greenhouse didnt take much tidying at all, lovely compost all ready to receive some seeds...... and relatively intact, only one pane broken, but we are calling that the ventilation system!

Tidied up all the general debris lying around on the plot then managed to get a little digging in before we had to come home, pulled up all the veg that had been left behind and had gone over and dug over the spud bed.  Lots of jobs left to do tomorrow but think we have done enough for one day!   Already looking so much better.