Allotment and bowling

Allotment: further weeding and we also separated and potted on more lettuce seedlings. With the greenhouse, we can grow a greater variety of vegetables and they are more likely to flourish.




  
Bank Holiday Monday, I went bowling with friends at the Lewisham Bowling Centre...well I think I'm the best player, though that's not reflected in the score...hmmm    


       
    

Cucumbers

We continue to plant new vegetables in the   allotment-or at least to start them as seeds and begin to germinate them. This week we planted our cucumber seeds. We had five different varieties to choose from!

Allotment: planted potatoes

I would briefly mention the allotment, but I am  too annoyed, because someone stole my wallet  on Sunday. Ok, nothing of real 'value' in it, inconvenient, yes, but some people have no respect, probably not for themselves either.     

All the vegetables...

The Summer approaches and we have to do some more careful planning: what are we going to grow and where? Also, bearing in mind that we can't grow our vegetables in the same areas that they had previously grown in; and do we have enough space in the allotment anyway? What preparations are needed? 

Planting...

Today, after a little preparation we planted a variety of peas and broad beans in the growing beds. That required a little skill in itself. We expect that we will harvest them in June/ July...so quite a short growing period.    

Lettuuce seeds

A funny day...what with the weather being very erratic. However, we were focused on getting our  varieties of lettuce (seeds) into seed trays for germination. We then took them up to the greenhouse where they will be left until they can develop safely.       

On going

Continuing the theme of the last 3-4 weeks: more general sorting and general tidying up. The  allotment is beginning to look really tidy, as we gradually sort through the unwanted bits and pieces.