allotmentgirls

Two girls and an allotment… get mucky at the weekend!

   Apr 01

Sunny Sunday

A bit behind in blogging, so here’s an update from our Sunny Sunday session!
Garlic is fab – the entire row has sprouted So glad we properly weeded that section as the leaves look a lot like grass! It’s not grass, honest!
Raspberries are doing well too – leaves are looking really healthy so far [...]

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   May 29

Digging up the Weeds!

After all the rain we finally got up to the allotment… luckily we didn’t have too many weeds to dig out.
Wildlife spotted:
Friendly blackbird
A slug
A big fat worm

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   May 07

Measurements and Moving Ants

Back up to the plot this morning, we bagged up the rubbish and dug a few more weeds out. We attacked the ants with Nippon powder, so hopefully they’ll move or die!
Measuring up, the plot is in two sections: one is 5m x 5.8m, the other 5m x 3.75m (the previous owner still has part [...]

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