For a variety of reasons we only managed one visit to the allotment last week and that was back on Monday.
We did, however manage to dig the remaining two beds that we wanted to prepare. I dug over and recovered the bed that had housed the outdoor tomatoes.
Whilst, Martyn dug over, and recovered the bed where we had grown squash and sweet peas.
To the uninformed eye it maybe doesn't look much different to how it looked a few weeks ago but we know that under the weed control fabric the beds are newly dug and ready for next spring.
This side of the plot now has only one more bed to prepare which at the moment is still home to the last remnants of annual flowers. If the weather holds out this will be sorted shortly. Other than that this side of the plot is now also looking tidy.
Some of the remaining job on our list are less weather dependent and they will give us some outdoor tasks with which to occupy ourselves for the rest of autumn and maybe into winter.
We've also a garden project underway but more of that later.
In anticipation of some weather, when I really don't want to venture far into the garden, especially when I am in the middle of cooking and it is dark outside, we have moved one of our pots of parsley to just outside our back door.
The spinach sown in our raised bed is growing well, although I'm not sure how much more growing it will do until, if it survives, next spring.
The idea was to have some spinach leaves readily available to toss into fried rice or stir fries at times when we are not visiting the allotment as regularly. The 'weeds' in between the spinach are in fact self sown salad leaves from the crop previously planted in the bed.
We use quite a bit of fresh coriander in curries etc and so I have sown some indoors under our grow lights. I am hoping this will provide some fresh leaves over winter as I have used up my stash of frozen leaves. The idea is to sow more once this first lot has grown on a bit.
I'm not sure how successful this will prove to be, however, what's to lose?
Martyn has sown a couple of troughs of salad leaves and these have been set under the grow lights too.
We didn't actually harvest anything new last week and so I can't really join in Harvest Monday over at Dave's Happy Acres Blog but don't let that stop you popping over to see what others have harvested.
Instead I'll leave you with the option of viewing the video we took on our last plot visit on Monday.
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We've also a garden project underway but more of that later. - You tease you!
ReplyDeleteGrow lights on the go already - very impressive (Is that the project?)
No Mal, that is just a sideline!
DeleteThe plot is looking very smart! Good luck with the coriander.xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dina. It would be good to have a supply of fresh coriander over winter.
DeleteThe plot is looking very neat and tidy and I see that the grass pathways have become lush and green again. That is such an envious sight, it's incredibly dry and brown here. Good luck with your spinach patch and the indoor coriander.
ReplyDeleteI doesn't take much rain for the grass to spring back into life, Michelle. In parts where we are digging the soil is still very dry.
DeleteLooking forward to hearing about your garden project Sue :)
ReplyDeleteI hope we will have something to report, Anna. Don't expect too much though as it's mot earth shattering
DeleteYour plot does look very tidy and tucked in for winter :) Love that big pot of parsley - I've not had much luck growing it in a pot in the past; perhaps I should try again.
ReplyDeleteWe have three pots like this, Margaret. I sow the seeds in module cells and plant as many as with then comfortably for into the tubs. We've been growing parsley this way for years.
DeleteYour parsley looks so healthy!
ReplyDeleteIt is at the moment, Endah. It usually lasts through winter.
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