Starting
today's post is a picture of late October crops. The next photo shows
some Bramley apples from our tree. Usually they begin to ripen in
August, but this year I only had 1-2 before October. Now that it is
November, they are all down - grabbed to eat or rotting til the birds
finish pecking at them.
Down
the allotment, the wet weather has hampered my ability to get a
winter dig over done. I have made 4-5 beds and planted out the
garlic, broad bean seedlings, shallots, and dispersed the overcrowded
carrots. Once it dries somewhat, the paths need attention - I did
manage to do the edges - and I then need to weed the planted beds and
dig over the rest of the allotment plot.
In
the poly tunnel, carrots, a few herbs and salad greens, and 1-2 potato
plants are harvestable still - and I am overwintering 5 chili plants.
I also planted some cauliflower seedlings and have potted up a dozen
of these.
In
the garden, nothing has happened - due mostly to the rain. The bonus
to this is that the pond is filled up without me needing to toss a
can of water in every day or two.
Indoors
I have done a little spring cleaning - but not having any major
projects in mind til the repointing gets done next year, nothing
exciting in the DIY trend has gone on.
Finally,
another mini-diy/decor topic. My clock broke so I went to Owens (a
local family firm I highly recommend) to buy a new wall clock. Here
it is in comparison to the one we had before - a Dad left over - and
in situ on the wall.
Next,
it is back to the plot as December repeats November's 'wet n windy'
weather status, banning most jobs most days. A few times over the
first half of the month I have been able to pop down to tidy up,
plant seedlings, and attend the compost bin. I also planted some of the cauliflower seedlings and fixed the overgrown path.
Here
you can see the front of the plot - where the shallots, garlic, broad
beans, and replants have gone in along with the ready to harvest leeks. You can also
see 2 strawberry planter frames - the new ones acquired when a former
nearby plot holder left.
The
next shot is down the left hand side of the plot - showing where I
haven't and have dug out the next seasons beds. My final shot for this
post shows down the other side, behind the shed - you can see where I
have and have not removed weeds & where I planted out 4 cauliflower seedlings...
