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Made compost trench in bed A and sowed half-row of French beans (Fasold) on it. Sowed half-row of Peas in bed D next to path. Sowed spinach in bed B. Covered bed J and neighbouring fruit area in thick cardboard and leaf mulch to keep down weeds (had been a lot creeping buttercup and couch grass). Grubbed up broad beans and peas from bed B. Both have been a disappointment this year: the beans were late and yield much, they were at their best while we were on holiday (normally they’re pretty much done by then); the peas dried up while we were away. Sowed white clover as a green manure. Sowed lettuce (tom thumb) and spring onions in the square at the other end of bed B where some French beans failed to grow. Also sowed Chinese broccoli and Indian mustard in bed C where the aubergine and pumpkin are doing nothing. French beans are in full flow, got 2 or 3lbs of them, Also harvested some potatoes (Anya), onions, a turnip, and a large courgette. Back from holiday, Jules, Jm & Kt went to check on allotment. Harvested 1 bag of broad beans (grubbed up plants). a couple of large courgettes (just short of marrow-sized) and some smaller ones, a bag of spinach, a couple of plants-worth of potatoes (anya), half dozen small artichokes, one lettuce (others had bolted), spring onion, turnips, beetroot, 2kg redcurrants, some raspberries, strawberries and a blackberry. The peas have dried up and died while we were away, but overall, apparently, the plot loots OK. Jules went down to harvest stuff before we go on holiday. She got: We had an evening meal where pretty much everything had been in the ground that morning.  What was where in 2009 Bed A & B : potatoes Bed C: Onions & garlick, plus odds and ends like parsnip and salad later Bed D: Sweetcorn and courgette at one end, leeks at the other Bed E: peas and beans, with some lettuce and salad in between Bed F: comfry (permanent) Bed G & H: planted various squash, but they failed. Had load of compost buried and was kept covered w/ black plastic. Bed I: Brassica, incl. purple sprouting broccoli which overwintered to 2010. Bed J: Globe artichoke + sorrel (permanent), planted black currant off-shoot from Donald in summer . Fruit: Rhubarb x 2 (one near fence ~1yr old, not cropped) Red currant and Black currant had been over pruned so didn’t bother cropping, Strawberries in containers by currants, Blackberries and raspberries. In November planted: Bed A: onion sets (failed, frost) and garlic Bed B: broad beans (only two survived) peas (failed) and lettuce (did surprisingly well) under fleece. State of the allotment in April 2010:  What was where in April 2010 Bed A: Garlic (over wintered) Onion Sets (planted early april) Bed B: Broad beans (a couple over wintered, others planted early april); peas (early Apr); lettuce (overwintered) Bed D: parsnip (early Apr) Beds G & H: Potatoes, anya, 3 rows 7 per row. Bed I: Purple sprouting broccoli (over wintered) |
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