The day started with a sea mist and a light frost, the sun was obscured by cloud. It was very surreal to see the suns rays struggling to shine behind the mist.
I managed to get a lot of work done today. First I prepared a bed with some of the manure that has been stacked up in my compost bin all winter. I spread this over the freshly dug soil then I prepared trenches for my First Early Potatoes.
I have planted, Pentland Javelin variety again, as I had very good success with these last year.
A very good friend Roy, another early allotmenteer, stopped by and asked if I had any room for a Rhubarb plant as he has a surplus. I took advantage of this kind offer and he came over with a massive plant on a huge root. (See the photograph above). I was able to chop this, quite cleanly, into four pieces with my sharp spade and I finished up with four Rhubarb plants. (See photograph below).
I thanked Roy very much for his kindness and he agreed it was fair payment for the forgotten Raspberry canes I had given him last year, I was then obliged to visit and see how well they were doing.
Such is the Allotment barter system in action and a good example of how some of my working time is spent, not so idly chatting.
I managed to get a lot of work done today. First I prepared a bed with some of the manure that has been stacked up in my compost bin all winter. I spread this over the freshly dug soil then I prepared trenches for my First Early Potatoes.
I have planted, Pentland Javelin variety again, as I had very good success with these last year.
A very good friend Roy, another early allotmenteer, stopped by and asked if I had any room for a Rhubarb plant as he has a surplus. I took advantage of this kind offer and he came over with a massive plant on a huge root. (See the photograph above). I was able to chop this, quite cleanly, into four pieces with my sharp spade and I finished up with four Rhubarb plants. (See photograph below).
I thanked Roy very much for his kindness and he agreed it was fair payment for the forgotten Raspberry canes I had given him last year, I was then obliged to visit and see how well they were doing.
Such is the Allotment barter system in action and a good example of how some of my working time is spent, not so idly chatting.
A mass of beautiful Daffodils in full bloom on a verge in Sheringham town centre~Inspiring Spring blooms
A very brief glorious display~Then Summer arrives~~
A yellow focal point in front of the railway carriages and the houses beyond the trees~Short term beauty
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