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Crops starting to come

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As you will know if you have been following the last few posts on this blog, we have just taken the tenancy of our allotment plot a week and a half ago now. It really is a little late int he season to be starting with many crops, but we have been gifted a number of things and I have picked some others up cheap.

I thought i would report back on the progress of the crops we have got in on the allotment.

I planted some rows of onions, rather too late, but hopefully we will get a few smaller onions to crop later int he season. I planted then at the end of late week (Thursday I think so 5 days ago) and they are now starting to shoot and take hold, so that gets my hopes up for getting at least some crop from them.

Red Onion Sprouting

Red Onion Sprouting

White Onion Sprouting

White Onion Sprouting

The leeks we planted are also coming on well, they seem to have put on 50% in size since they went in

Raspberries are also on their way, they were choked with weeds, and when we uncovered them there was little sign of any activity in terms of fruit, however, as you can see from this picture we are going to get a fine crop.

Raspberries starting to fruit

Raspberries starting to fruit

We also seem to have got on top of the ant problem in the greenhouse the only issue now in there is one of space, too many plants, too little space. I need to get the Tomatoes in, and then find somewhere for the chilies to go.

The most critical job on my list is to un-choke the Gooseberries and Rhubarb from the weeds, they are also fruiting well and need to be given light and space.

First Video from Allotment Plot 131

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We went to the allotment to make sure all was well and watered up, we have not been able to get down there to do any work due to the weather and commitments with the business, but it is still looking good. I hope to get down there on Wednesday at some point weather permitting.

This video gives an overview of the allotment, and re-introduces Eva to our YouTube viewers who last saw her aged 2 working on our last allotment plot

First Days Work on Plot 131

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After calling the council on Friday to say that we would take the allotment, they said that the tenancy agreement would be in the post, but they allotment is ours and we could start as soon as we like.

On Saturday, my Mother and Father visited, and we all went down to the allotment, after ballet class of course!!! I had bought some cucumber, pepper and chili plants from Homebase, not ideal I know but we are too late to to start planting for this season. I had intended that we just show my parents the allotment and plant the things I had bought in the Greenhouse, Eva helped Grandma get them planted.

Eva Watering the Cucumbers in the Greenhouse at the allotment

Eva Watering the Cucumbers in the Greenhouse at the allotment

 

Dad had brought his strimmer down so we got the path strimmed, not that we can do anything with the rest of that area of the plot at the moment, but at least it gives us some access to get at the weeds! The area where the inner path is, has been fenced off with chicken wire, I assume this is to keep out rabbits.

Strimmed the inner path on plot 131

Strimmed the inner path on plot 131

We got the Strawberry plot cleared of most of the big weeds, and uncovered a much larger Strawberry patch than we first thought, we really will be kept in Strawberries all season long!

Clearing the weeds from the Strawberry patch

Clearing the weeds from the Strawberry patch

We were really impressed at what we actually achieved in the hour we were there, here is a picture of all the weeds we pulled out, we are still under no illusion how much work there is still to do at the allotment.

The pile of weeds we pulled in an hours work at the Allotment

The pile of weeds we pulled in an hours work at the Allotment

While we were there we really started to get a feel of the community at the Boothferry road allotment, Pete came down to the plot and delivered on his promise of tomato plants, and also brought two pumpkin plants and some Brussels sprouts, added to that while we were talking to him, two other gentlemen came past one giving us a huge pot of leeks and the other some chili plants. This has really started us off and will give us some good produce this year.

There is a real community spirit at the allotment

There is a real community spirit at the allotment

We managed to get some more pictures of the allotment, but I did not measure up the plot, but I hope to do that very soon so I can get a better idea and plan what is where and how best to use the land.

Next on the list for Council Allotment

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I have just had a call from Hessle Town Council saying that I am the next on the list for a Council Allotment. We origionally went on the list when Eva was bourn, she is now 4! The great thing is, we went on the list so that Eva could learn about where food comes from, and now she is just at the age where she is wanting to learn everything.

I am very excited about the news and looking forward to having some more room to plant, I might even blog here more now that I have something to blog about!