The Floodlit Allotment

The Weedin’ Project

My first proper go at the allotment in yonks. I’ve been at the EDEN PROJECT over the weekend, with a friend who got an allotment before me, and so I’ve been very inspired!

It’s been really hot and dry for the last week, and things in the greenhouse are a bit the worse for wear. Poor things.

First off, the herb garden. Mint going mad in its pot, as predicted. Phew. Rosemary has bedded in nicely. Sage and thyme not the best, but still alive. Today, the basil and chives went into the patch, along with some bronze fennel, which is very pretty and which I bought at the Eden Project.

Then I noticed that there were a couple of upright weeds. Except not weeds; asparagus! Oooh! We didn’t even plant them! But it is the season!!!! Yum!

Various plants which I bought a while ago, and which are a bit with the dry at the mo, I planted out in the raised bed, which I had dug over and stuck in some compost and dug that in too. So there are two butternut squash plants and three chilli plants at the far end of the raised bed.

Watering was pretty easy today. Lots of water in the butts. Beans done (looking good!), onions and garlic done (not showing up yet), artichokes and potatoes done (nice shoots – not quite high enough to pile up yet).

Our potatoes we bought a good while ago are finally chitting. So I dug two trenches today for them. It’s a bit late, but I’ll plant them out tomorrow…

I also planted some rocket, pumpkins, peas, as well as a second batch of broad and runner beans, in the kitchen a couple of days ago.