After 2 weeks away I went to the allotment last friday and saturday to see how things were coming along. I was really pleased and excited and am really looking forward to eating some of the veggies that we're growing.
The broad beans that Matt gave us are looking great. Personally I hate broad beans but am determined to give them the benefit of the doubt, and surely beans we've grown ourselves are going to taste great!
Some of our potato plants are looking a little sad, the yellowing leaves and slightly smaller plants don't look too good. Seamus was going to try and find out what might be the problem, fingers crossed we don't have blight.
The corn and beetroot are looking good. I picked some beetroot leaves and some lettuce and had them for lunch today, they were yum.
I think I saw a newt in the water butt...although it could've been a young frog. But it looked like a newt to me. We'll have to keep an eye out for him.
The best news is that we've been allowed to take over the plot beside ours, on the other side of the water butt. Seems like the committee are really impressed with our work so far and have agreed to us taking on what is known as 'nettle mountain'! At the moment its a scary prospect as its covered in very high nettles and bindweed. But a bit more hard work and we should have it up and running for next year. We're thinking we might grow some fruit trees and flowers on it and possibly have a seating area.
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