The Allotment - 13th April 2003

Another few weeks...

This update has taken a while as not long after this I was away for several days, doing some re-wiring for a relative, and trips to the States, then catchup.

New addition Allotment Diagram to give current plantings click here

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First crops in our main cold frame, radishes and lettuces doing well. So well some of the thinnings have been planted out in the raised bed in front of the main coldframe. These are starting to be cropped.

View inside main coldframe

Cauliflowers and other brassicas under cloches

View of the front bed with cloches

Shallots and bed of Cauliflower. Blackcurrant and Redcurrant bushes coming back well

View from front of right mid section

Wider view of Shallots, fruit bushes and cloched Cauliflowers

View from right of mid section

Top section with the stone path between the Loganberries and the cold frames, topped up with stones and levelled.

The forced Rhubarb growing well, and already cropped. Further crowns of Rhubarb are coming up as well.

Blackcurrant and Redcurrant bushes coming back well after their Autumn prune.

View of the rear section

Lower beds planted and cloched. Gill has planted many things there, including under what I call 'Z Cups' Brussell Sprouts.

Under the black sheeting on the right, is potato crops.

View from Right of lower beds

Gill planting Carrots in the top of the bottom bed.

View from left of general plot area

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