Wednesday I have cleared the area which was covered with plastic and moved the covers to the area next to the cage. I tried just rotavating but the machine did not dig deeply enough. So I have dug all round the edge. A final digging will have to await our return from Shanklin.

Allotment news

I have moved to a new allotment.
So far I have dug two single bed sized beds.
Plot 1:
I have started a row of Apache onions in bed one - about 30cm so far sown.
In the centre of that bed I have put a double row of broad beans - Fothergill's Sutton.
The plan is to do successive plantings of onions every fortnight along both sides of the beans.
Plot 2:
Two double rows of broad beans have been planted today. I need a quicker growing crop to put through the centre.
Later the beans will benefit from being covered with cloches.
More beds required.
Seed order was delivered to Brian on 21 October 2009.