The last day of my long Easter break (five whole days off
work!!) was again spent partially up at Plot 31. I wanted to have a good bash
at getting jobs done up there while the weather is favourable, as I know I don’t
have much time to be up there now. My allotment time is mostly relegated to
weekends for big jobs, and evenings for just pottering around and watering.
I elected to cut the grass underneath the fruit bushes to
tidy them up and get rid of nettles, brambles and ivy. My shears are in need of
a good sharpening (all three pairs!) so I ended up ripping the grass out by
hand. I then laid down some old tarp and ripped hessian around the bottoms to
act as a weed suppressing layer.
I then decided I was going to empty the shed and tidy it. I found
a new rat hole in it last week, next to the previous, boarded up, rat hole. I had
found evidence of rodents nesting in the pile of hessian (read about that in a previous blog post), so I knew there was some poop that needed cleaning up. I
emptied the shed, swept it all out, and then Momma P appeared! So I set her to
work, putting together a shelving unit. It is actually a seedling growing unit
but for now it is a table.
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| Before..... |
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| .... After! |
The shed is now a lot tidier and you can actually get in it,
and I know what is in there and where it all is – so another big job has been
ticked off the list! It was a scorcher of a day so we retired to a shop to buy more gravel boards, then spent some time at home painting.
Next on the to-do list is to finish the compost bin overhaul
(it looks AMAZING and it’s only a third done – I am SO excited and so happy
that David likes to build stuff). I can then focus on building a brassica cage
and getting the plants in.
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| Apple blossom |
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| Dark Edged Bee-Fly. Bombylius major |
I have also been busy making squares for my latest blanket. I need to go yarn shopping (oh no, what a shame) as I need more Parchment for doing the edging.
