Christmas dinner

Our Christmas at the allotment with some very glamorous assistants to make mulled wine.

Christmas dinner packed

Christmas dinner all packed and ready to go to the allotment.

Pruned Cherry Tree

The Scarecrow has pruned the cherry tree to an inch of its life.

Salad Burnet

Perennial crop and has done really well this year.

Horseradish

Don't do it. Tried to grow this for The Scarecrow's father as he can never find any strong enough. It wasn't that strong but has taken over this corner.

Mole alert

The mole is heading our way.

Garlic rows

Planted the garlic from last year into the top plot. Hopefully they will benefit from the soil being a bit finer and well drained.

Poor Man’s Capers

Picked nasturtium seeds yesterday and brined them.  I didn’t have enough white vinegar to make my own pickling vinegar so used this recipe Decorator’s Notebook Poor Man’s Capers

Finally we have proper covers

Finally we have got some plants properly covered.  A little too late but next year will be brill!!!!  I think I might always say that :(

Ordered insect netting and The Scarecrow cut it all out for me.  I then made the covers.  Remember to cross pin or you end up searching for pins all the way up the stairs.

Pick all the little buggers off

.. the butterflies had got in through the holes in the old netting creations.

Then with cut up metal mop handles and 20 mm water pipe the 1.6 x 2 m sections are in place.

I’ll just tie it with string

Orach

Lots of self seeded Orach, German mountain spinach springing up in our plot. Spotted some in other allotments too :)

Help? You’re lovely but a menace.

Broad beans sown in the Autumn survived winter but not the cat. Roll somewhere else!

May - Maybe this year

So the paths are going in. We have proper beds. The Scarecrow agrees it's a lot easier to weed when it's not compacted down by walking on it.

Champion peas ready to be nibbled at by whatever does that every year!