ALLOTMENT
We had a lot of glorious rain yesterday. The allotment was looking beautifully soaking wet and happily healthy when I arrived. I did not have to water anything at all and I was able to get straight down to work.
We had a lot of glorious rain yesterday. The allotment was looking beautifully soaking wet and happily healthy when I arrived. I did not have to water anything at all and I was able to get straight down to work.
My main job of the day was to concentrate on my Asparagus beds.
(1) A total clear up and removal of the weeds.
(2) Harvest the wonderful onion crop that I have cultivated as a catch crop.
(3) Stake up the ferns with bamboo canes to give them some support from the ever fierce Norfolk winds.
(1) A total clear up and removal of the weeds.
(2) Harvest the wonderful onion crop that I have cultivated as a catch crop.
(3) Stake up the ferns with bamboo canes to give them some support from the ever fierce Norfolk winds.
When I finally finish those jobs I will feed the very healthy looking Asparagus plants with a sprinkling of Growmore along the sides of the beds to encourage some growth in the roots for next years crop.
We have had the best year ever for Asparagus, I love the flavour of the fresh spears dipped in a garlic sauce prepared by Margaret using some of our home-grown garlic.
We have had the best year ever for Asparagus, I love the flavour of the fresh spears dipped in a garlic sauce prepared by Margaret using some of our home-grown garlic.
I trimmed back these beautiful Hollyhocks I grew from seed two years ago. They are growing wonderfully well tall and strong. A good cover and camouflage to hide my compost bins.
I picked a few more Loganberries, this has been another marvellous year for fruit. We still have the Blackberries and Raspberries to come.
I picked a few more Loganberries, this has been another marvellous year for fruit. We still have the Blackberries and Raspberries to come.