Above ground planting

Last week was very mixed weather-wise so we just visited the allotment when we could.

We still have plenty of tidying up to do, including weeding. It never stops does it? Some empty beds needed clearing of weeds ready for tilling but I also weeded the bed of sweet Williams that are growing well.

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One potato, two potato

One of the main tasks at the allotment last week was to plant potatoes.

Firstly, Martyn tilled some of the beds whilst I weeded and cleared more beds.

Three long beds were tilled, two of which - or rather one and a half - were earmarked for potatoes.

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At last some planting

Last week the rain abated and at times the sun shone, so we took the plunge and started planting. Fortunately, beds had been dug over earlier in the year so we could start planting straight away.

The first to be planted were the early potatoes. Some compost and fertiliser were added to the soil and two rows of potatoes were planted using the trowel method which seems to provide us with as good a yield as going through the backbreaking task of digging deep trenches. Once the seed potatoes were planted, mounds of earth were drawn up over the rows and more earthing up will be done as the tops emerge.

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Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett

March in pictures

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Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett

Soggy, soggy, soggy

The months are ticking by and we still haven't started any planting at the allotment. We've managed the occasional trip to the plot but our activities have been confined to tidying, pruning and a little harvesting.

We have harvested a few batches of leeks. As they will soon start to grow, the leeks that we didn't need to use have been frozen for use out of season.

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Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett