We Grow Our OwnThe trials and successes of life on our allotment

It did seem that it was a very short weekend, even leaving aside that an hour of my sleep was stolen on Sunday morning!

Saturday was spent potting on the huge amount of seedlings that had sprouted, so the greenhouse is now full. I also got a refill for the greenhouse heater, just in case the predicted snow/sleet that is forecast for later in the week arrives.

Sunday was a lottie day, and I built the two raised beds

that arrived earlier this week from Freshly Forked and I’m going to use those for herbs and salads when the time is right. I also moved the stuff that was in the compost bins on the left hand side of the plot down to the new ones that I had built, and dismantled it, so that I have a bit more room to use for growing.

So the plot now looks like this …

I’m happy with the progress so far, but still a lot to do. Plan for Easter, depending on the weather, is to make a start clearing and digging the right hand side of the plot. We may have to reward ourselves with large amounts of chocolate if we succeed!