Fruit beds – photogallery from around the plot

Last updated 28th March

The fruit was originally in one of the top beds. The original stuff is still there, but I plan to move it into the new bed on the lower level (complete with fruit cage: promises, promises, so we’ll see). The new bed currently has some raspberry canes and gooseberries.

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Allotment 13th June

The whole of the lower plot

Upper level of the plot

Onion Bed

Leeks, scallions, shallots somewhere in there

Sunflowers and a couple of marrow plants

Fruit on the end: raspberries and gooseberries and blackcurrent

My plot from 2 up the hill - wild

The big bed: peas and beans//courgettes too close and asparagus that I hope will crop next year

April in the Allotment

- growing on sprouts, radishes, beetroot, dwarf french beans, runner beans

I have the fruit netted, leeks, onions, garlic, 1st and 2nd earlies planted. Oh, and asparagus. The potatoes are beginning to poke through: it’s time to start moulding them up and keeping the light off the roots: to encourage a bumper crop of tubers. Oh aye, and I covered the undug parts of the plot (or 75% of it…in a fetching sky blue…I’ll need to get back to it in May)

2 of the beds along the top are already in use, and the others are in various degrees of readiness: a few more turns and I’m there.

Blueberries along the back, parsnips front left, strawberries front right

I’ve a few things growing around the house: two potted blueberries in ericaceous compost, and strawberries in a plastic crate (hole drilled in the bottom, filled with multipurpose compost). Oh, and a crate of parsnips – for Xmas dinner. And, in one of those 4-shelf mini greenhouse things, a tray of ‘mixed lettuce’, wild rocket and spinach. My intention is to keep those in the back garden (close to the kitchen and -hopefully- out of reach of the slugs) and plant every 3 weeks. I’m also growing on some other things to transplant to the allotment when they are strong enough: spring onions, radishes, beetroot, dwarf french beans, runner beans (although, there’s no sign of them yet), and brussels sprouts. It looks good on paper. Fingers crossed it all transfers well to the ground.

Dwarf french beans - 1 week

Sprouts

various lettuce

runner beans - theoretically

Spring onion, beetroot (in the middle), radish

B’s sunflowers are looking good. I have just found out that the giant ones have 4 foot roots: we’ll have to find a suitable home for them…