Tuesday 27 October 2009

A Winter's Tale



The old boys up at the allotment usually know a thing or two. When they are not shaking their heads at my untidy plot and odd plants that I grow (flowers and "foreign muck"), they are usually happy to give advice, seeds and the odd cabbage.
I couldn't help but notice on Sunday afternoon that lots of their plots are now totally empty, dug over, manured or limed and looking expectant. Now I know the caterpillars did a lot of damage to the brassicas but even so, my plot still seems to be full of stuff to the extent that I haven't got room to plant out my garlic and have only managed to get three rows of onions in (see exciting picture above).
So am I behind or in front of the curve?
I'm hoping to be dug over by Jan uary/February but until then it just keeps growing.

4 comments:

  1. I have quite a bit of my plot dug over but there are still brassicas in place that will be there until next spring...I don't think your behind...just have more left to harvest...last year I had cauli's and cabbage through till the spring as well but they didn't do very well this year so there are none left.. :-(

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  2. I think it's great that you've still got plenty growing. My plot is quite bare, but I've allowed this to happen on purpose so that I can get it manured as my soil is in quite bad shape. Come next year I'm hoping to still have plenty left to harvest, like you.

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  3. I guess we still have a lot going on. Depends on the variety of seeds you buy etc. Hoping to clear at least one if not 2 beds this weekend (inbetween heavy rain showers) and cover them up. But everything else is great, hey, don't complain, enjoy your bounty, maybe you know more than the 'old boys'!!

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  4. You have an award on my blog...I hope you come and accept it!!

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