Allotment October 2010
Allotment October 2011
Things are looking better this year than at the same time last year. Winter cabbage, cauliflowers and purple sprouting broccoli are coming along well. The strawberries need moving and I plan to make a new bed for them. I've lost some of the leeks but am hopeful that the rest will be OK and the nasturtiums are still blooming!
It's been a year of learning, failure and success.
Failures: carrots, parsnips - seedlings overcome by weeds - couldn't even see them!
pumpkins - not same plant as as on the packet and weather too dry for resultant
plants.globe artichoke turned out to be a cardoon
Successes: early and main crop potatoes
summer cabbages
beetroot
butternut squash
courgettes
onions
shallots
patti-pan squashes
spring onions
peas
broad beans
On balance I'd say that the year was a success - and the learning goes on. It also provides me with speech material!
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