26. A Truce

Feeling a bit better about the allotment this week.

The seedling A and E has worked well. There were a few casualties, namely peas and tomatoes, but the squash family seem to be doing well, I have courgettes, grey sqaush and butternut squash seedlings.

I weeded around my early potatoes and they seem to be doing well. I also planted my main crop which are pink fir apple, but I don't hold out too much hope as they shoots are pretty small even though they were chitting for months.

My shallots haven't done well at all. They were an overwintering variety, so I expected them to be ready now, but I pulled one up by accident when weeding and they are barely the size of spring onions. This may be because I haven't been able to see for a while for all the weeds surrounding them!

What is growing really well at the allotment is the green manure that I planted before the winter. Yes, I know it should have been dug in weeks ago, but I am getting so many compliments because it looks like beans growing, that for now at least it is staying! Look how pretty it is too...

It has been mentioned (by one person), that I never cycle to the allotment anymore, so should really change my name from cycling gardener. Well, I am pleased to announce, that following Matt signing up for a 300 charity bike ride, we both cycled to the allotment on Monday.

So the name lives on, although I will be back to the car on Friday as I want to take Beth and her legs are too short for cycling!

And while I am talking to my regular readers, if you lazy lot only read from the email you receive, you should have a look at the blog itself because I have given it an update to look cooler and even more green than before!