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

… everything seems to be growing so far after the frost last week.

I was a little concerned because when I came down to water one day, the plastic on my spray gun had cracked where water had obviously expanded, so I was more than a little concerned for my poor little veggies.

Thank you to everyone who entered the April competition that we ran in conjunction with Michelle at Freshly Forked.

And the three lucky winners are ….

I’ve just received an email from Dorset Cereals to say that my little old blog has been entered into their monthly ‘Little Blog Awards.’

Whoever nominated me, thank you, I’m very flattered!

If you would like to vote for me, please click on the picture below to register your vote! It may be worth your while as well, because everyone who votes is entered into a draw for a case of Dorset Cereals

The lottie is taking shape, but there is still so much work to be done.

The encouraging thing is that stuff is starting to grow, so Spring has sprung by the look of things!

What a fantastic weekend. Sunny skies all the way through, and I ended up with red arms!

We spent all of Saturday building frames for the beans and peas to climb up, and then we planted the “Hugh’s Huge” peas and “Crimson Flowered” broad beans. I have a load more of both, together with runner and french beans coming up in the greenhouse.

I submitted my application for the next series of Masterchef today. I have been saying for ages that I was going to do it, but something else always got in the way instead.

When I got an email confirming my entry, it looked like they’ve had over 50,000 applications already. If I am lucky enough to get through, I’ll let you know.

Today has been a bit frustrating, as I need to clear the right hand side of the allotment, so I can start making beds for the rest of my seedlings to go into.

However, today has been typical Bank Holiday weekend weather, and I think we have had four seasons in one day!

Now that the sun is out, and the days are warmer, everyone wants to get out in the garden, and exercise those green fingers that have been in hibernation for far too long!

The start of a beautiful veg and flower garden is making sure that you give your seeds the best possible start.

www.freshlyforked.com has a growing range of practical kitchen and garden tools and stylish accessories. Our friends at Freshly Forked have kindly agreed that three lucky winners of this competition can choose between the ultimate potting shed kit and the ultimate planting out kit to help you get your seeds get off to a flying start this spring.

To win one of these prizes, just answer the following question by emailing your name, address and answer to sal...@freshlyforked.com by the closing date of 16.4.10. If you are lucky enough to have won, we will email you on 19.04.10 to ask you to pick your prize.

…and the question is …