It’s quite hard for me to remember what I did yesterday, so
thinking back to last month is a gargantuan task. I don’t think I spent much
time up at the Plots for varying reasons. I also fell out of love with my blog
also for varying reasons, hence not writing anything for a good long while now.
Luckily for everyone and even for those who aren’t
interested, I take lots of photos! So I can tell you that in July I did this…
I dug out and relocated a couple of beds. This has been done
to make large beds into multiple smaller beds, thus making it easier to reach
crops. I am also trying to make more of my plot cultivated which means using up
more space on the edges and shifting beds over. Thanks to my job I can actually
afford timber and compost nearly every month so I am cashing in and beginning to
give all of the veg-growing spaces a raised timber surround, and fresh
peat-free compost. In October I am going to start barrowing poop from the shop
too, to let it rot over winter and fertilise the beds.
I made plans for a new, three plank deep, square bed at the
front of the plot. I have decided that I definitely want an almond tree, so now
I am making a house for it! Planning only got as far as deciding that I wanted
it there for sure, so there are no photos of my thought process for this
(sorry).
I dug up and laid out the onions and garlics to dry. The onions
were sets bought from Poundland and they’ve actually done alright. Some even
look like proper onions! The garlics were mostly cloves that had sprouted so we
planted, not sure of the variety. A lot of the garlics were so small that a
whole bulb basically equalled a clove.
I saw this wee common blue butterfly enjoying one of the
fallow plots…
Our Plot 4 marrow/courgette/patty pan harvesting started –
and has yet to show any signs of finishing…
And that’s basically what July looked like! Hot, busy,
sweaty, lots of plans made and lots of courgette eaten.
