Short Allotment Update

Written on December 27, 2011 at 8:06 pm, by Joss

Being winter, the allotment is not really overflowing with things to do, but I am still visiting regularly just for the walk. My winter experiment in the greenhouse is going well and now we have passed the Winter Solstice and the days start getting longer again, I hope to see a bit more activity.

The mild winter means that all my garlic and onions are sprouting – some of the onions are around 6 inches tall. I hope we don’t get a sudden bout of violently cold weather that wipes everything out. Back in November I was given a pair of seriously good secateurs and now everything that can be trimmed has been duly trimmed. For Christmas I was given a stick chopper, which will come into its own later in the year, and a sharpening stone. That is already being used as I have started sharpening my Azada’s and spade.

Later in January I am planning to order the long handled fork and spade form Get Digging so that I am all set for a big dig come late winter. Back in our garden at home the lawn is looking completely wrecked. I should have worked on that mid autumn, but I missed the opportunity. So in spring I will start seeding like mad and try and get it back to where it should be. I also need to work on what I am planting in pots both at home and at the allotment. The garden is fairly sheltered, so I will be growing some cherry tomatoes in pots on the patio as well as a row of Italian cooking tomatoes out by the garage. But I might see what else I can grow on the patio for fun.

I also need to collect some cheap plastic pots and containers for some mixed planting I am planning on the small lawn at the allotment. No idea what I will grow yet, however. So, just need to get past winter, and off we go!