I've now been down to the allotment two days running, and have dug over 1 and a half beds quite roughly, and a half bed extremely finely. It would be perfect for carrots and beetroots, except that it's in the wrong place! I am trying to work out if I switch it or just dig anew tomorrow.
The new crop map is updated, and the area I've got looking gorgeous is the fallow pile that was last year's onions section. Right next to the leeks that I abandoned, and which have apparently grown nicely for me despite being ignored for 3 months!
This area is earmarked for squash, and the area I should have been digging out was the next one down, which was squash last year. I think I'll see how well it digs over before deciding, because the soil that I've done today is quite light and fine, which would be better suited to carrots than the normal clay base I have.
I am not looking forward to digging out the half row of potatoes that I left in, as they were too small to bother about. I am hoping for a better crop of potatoes this year. But I've never been great with potatoes. The only saving grace is that everyone's were small last year.
There are also several rows of sprouting broccoli that have not been attended to, and would have been nice to harvest. Once the snows hit I just didn't go down there at all! I am not going to feel guilty about that though, not with how busy I was over christmas!
In the back room I have my potatoes chitting, and 4 seed trays on the go with the peppers, chillis, tomatoes, courgettes and cauliflowers.
We are now back in business!
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