Too Busy To Take Pictures

That’s the truth, every day I take the camera with me when I go down to the allotment to water/weed/sow/tend but I get so engrossed in what I’m doing that I only realise that I haven’t taken any pictures once I get home and find the camera still tucked into Piper’s pushchair.

We spent a few hours on our plot this morning doing some much needed tidying. Pete mowed the paths between the beds and I weeded thoroughly under the nets (over the brassicas) that I don’t usually take off during the week because it’s much easier to put them back on with another grown-up to help.

Most people at our allotments are complaining about the germination rate of carrots this year. Ours have been rather pathetic too, although those that have come up are looking great and will soon find their way into our bellies.

I’ve sown a third lot of beetroot seeds and am crossing fingers and toes that something will come of this lot. I’m not sure what the problem is, but I’m sure we’ll beet it!!

We’re also trying some leef beet and silver beet leaves. Our friend Ilse in Dorset grows loads of this sort of salad leaf, and makes terrific salads, so I’m going to be trying these and reducing the numbers of lettuces that I grow this summer. They were sown last week, I’m hoping that in this warm weather they’ll put in an appearance by the end of next week.

There’s very little left in the coldframe at home now. All of the tomato plants have been planted out onto the allotment or into our home garden, and the first batch of leek and cucumber seedlings have gone in on the allotment. We have a second sowing of leeks gathering strength in the now always open coldframe, as well as a couple of newly sown cucumber seeds.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll have some photographs to share!

Written by The Little Green House on June 10th, 2006 with 1 comment.
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