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| Our Allotment, half dug and starting to take shape ... |
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| Great plot ~ fellow allotmenteers something to aspire too |
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| Slightly water logged |
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| Very muddy and in need of a good deal of digging and additional compost |
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| Echinacea x hybrida "Magic Box" Coneflower ~ Hardy Perennial |
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| Hollyhock "Halo Mixed" ~ Alcea Rosea, Althaea rosea ~ Hardy Perennial |
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| Delosperma floribunda 'Stardust' ~ Ice Plant ~ Half-Hardy Perennial |
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| Polyanthus "Gold Laced" ~ Primula Gold-laced Group ~ Hardy Perennial |
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| Oenothera "Lemon Sunset" Evening Primrose, Sundrops ~ Hardy Perennial |
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| Rainbow Carrot Mix ~ Cannot wait to harvest these and see how they taste compared to standard Orange Colour |
We have six varieties
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CHITTING
Chitting is simply a way of kick starting your
potatoes. Leaving them in a warm place
with their eyes upwards and waiting for them to sprout their first shoots,
then they are ready to plant out into your prepared plot. Hoping to plant ours out in next couple of
weeks during Easter break with everyone helping. Going to make it a family day – picnic and
everything.
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Trying
to grow some from potatoes which we have bought from the shops too but have
started to sprout in the kitchen - wonder if we will get anything from them.
Roosters
Red Potatoes
Russet
red skin with shallow eyes. They have fluffy yellow flesh and make brilliant
roasties. Can be used for jackets and chips too of course.
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We
have a few varieties
Red
Duke of York
With
red skin this potato is said to have floury flesh so will be nice and
versatile - can be boiled, mashed, roasted, baked and chipped. A brilliant
all rounder. Hope we get a good crop as sounds like a winner.
Maris
Piper
 Golden
skin, creamy flesh with fluffy texture. Another good all rounder.
Purple flowers and a main crop potato. Apparently they make the best roast
potatoes.
Maris
Peers
These
small potatoes are ideal for boiling and steaming for use in salads, they can
also be used as a roaster eaten hot or cold. Tasty small salad potatoes.
King
Edwards
Creamy
coloured skin with red blushes these light fluffy flesh made ideal
baking/jacket potatoes and fab roasties. Also ideal for chips too.
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Just back from a lovely few hours at the allotment. Blue skies and the sun beating down couldn't be better. Still road works near by and the roundabouts out blocked off so we had to park in Bents car park and carry everything across the road. Once arrived on the plot with everything we just had to eat our lunch. Sandwiches and crisps basic is best. All fuelled and ready to go we have managed to put two little raised beds in for our Merren. She simply loves being there and joining in, running around and generally getting mucky.
Once the raised beds at filled with what seemed like endless amounts of compost Merren helped to put in a pea frame with me and planted her favorite treat ~peas.
Then we filled the deeper bed and planted carrots and beetroot. Fingers crossed we will have some shoots soon.
Nick finished digging over our main bed for potatoe, onions, leeks and sweet potatoes. We then made a straightish path from one end to the other and covered in bark.
Looking better every day. Back again soon.
A busy hour before the light faded. More back breaking digging. Our daughter just love going, running around and climbing in the compost, filling tubs with soil.
Actually planted some bargain fruit bushes from Aldi, let's hope the grow and give us some lovely fruit. We planted three of each ; raspberry, blackberry and black currents.
We ate slowly getting there. Off work for easter break and looking or ward to getting lots more done. Hoping to add some raised beds and plant more veggies - potatoes onions and what ever we can. It will be a mad couple of weeks. Let's hope we get some nice weather and ideal planting days.
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