Sunny Allotmenting!

Gorgeous day here today - managed to get to both plots today despite being busy with other things.  Few hours on each got them looking spick and span again.  First to 119 and planted all the runner beans that I have been growing in root trainers, only one bean failed to germinate which was good.  All the others had grown into healthy strong plants with a good root system and I was very pleased with them.  The Blue Lake climbing beans are a little behind in size so not quite ready for the big wide world yet, another week or two in the greenhouse then I will let them loose!



Did some hoeing, amazing how quickly the weeds come up, if only the veg would grow that fast...... all the young plants we put in last week are still intact, few slug/snail trails around but the slug pellets seem to be keeping them at bay.  Simon investigated the power garden tools in the allotment shed and did some mowing and strimming to tidy the paths up a bit.  The allotment site shed is a bit like Fort Knox but necessary unfortunately.  So after a bit of watering we headed off to plot 69.  Some of the tomatoes were a bit wilty in the greenhouse as neither of us have managed to get down there to water anything so far this week.  So gave them a drenching then put them into their gro-bags in the polytunnel where it is a little cooler. It's funny, the photo makes them look more wilty than they actually are!  Honestly - most of them are in tip top condition!

So, one grobag left for the 3 aubergines currently in the greenhouse, and hopefully enough room down the middle for another row of bags to put the cucumbers in, currently have 18 plants but will most probably give a few away, otherwise I will be able to stock a supermarket with cucumbers!  The 3 courgette plants will have to stay in the greenhouse I think... or I'll have to get another polytunnel!  Went up to another part of the  site to have a look at the chickens that someone keeps there too, looks like lovely father-in-law is letting us have his chicken coop and bits and pieces so went to have a nose.  Can't wait, they are adorable!  Going to keep them at home though as will be a lot easier to keep an eye on.  And dont want them getting lonely!  So, 2 allotments, home made beer and wines, jam making, chickens to come..... almost the Good Life!  Just need to start knitting again......