Current Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Cold start but a Sunny day Maximum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celsius

Sowed Asparagus Seeds

I sowed the following seeds today and placed them into a heated propagator in the Greenhouse:

- Suttons Asparagus 'F1 Ariane' into a 3 inch round pot

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny but cool day Maximum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius 

Transplanted Lettuce 'Rosetta' and Cabbage 'Hispi F1' Seedlings

Today I transplanted the following and placed them into the heated greenhouse:

- Lettuce 'Rosetta' (Sown 03.01.2013) into 3 x 3 inch square pots
- Cabbage 'Hispi F1' (Sown 03.01.2013) into 2 x 7cm peat pots

Current Weather Conditions: Drizzly morning but Sunny Afternoon if a little chilly Maximum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius
Current Greenhouse Temperature: 22 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Drizzly morning and cloudy afternoon Maximum Temperature: 5 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Cloudy and Drizzly Day Maximum Temperature: 4 Degrees Celsius

Squires Seeds

Today I brought the following seeds from Squires:

- Suttons Asparagus 'F1 Araine' (10 Seeds) - £2.99

Current Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Very Cloudy Day with some light snow Maximum Temperature: 3 Degrees Celsius

Weather Outlook: Getting milder during the course of the week with some rain expected Tuesday and Thursday and Cloudy for the rest of the week.

Current Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Light Snow in the morning and cloudy with some sun in the afternoon Maximum Temperature: 1 Degree Celsius

Current Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Light Snow throughout most of the day and into the evening Maximum Temperature: 1 Degree Celsius

Current Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny but very cold day with some snow flurries Maximum Temperature: 2 Degrees Celsius

Transplanted Tomato 'Roma VF' Seedlings and Sweet Pepper 'Summer Salad Mixed' seedlings

Today I transplanted the following seedlings:

- Mr Fothergills 'Tomato Roma VF' into 10 x 3 inch pots
- Thompson & Morgan 'Summer Salad Mixed F1' into 6 x 3 inch pots

Current Weather Conditions: Drizzly Morning but Sunny Afternoon Maximum Temperature: 5 Degrees Celsius

Continued to Dig Allotment

Today I went down the Allotment for 2 hours and I continued to main part of the allotment. I also collected some Compost from the Main Compost Heap which is currently in the Wheelbarrow.

Current Weather Conditions: Frost overnight but Sunny Day. It is expected to get colder into tomorrow Maximum Temperature: 10 Degrees Celcius

Wilkinsons Logs and Weedliner

Today I went to Wilkinsons and brought the following:

- 3 x Logs - £6.00 each or 3 for £9.00 - £9.00
- 1 x Weedliner £7.50
- 1 x Gloves £1.00
- 1 x Flat Headed Screwdriver - £0.97

Used Mantis Tiller and Cleared Black Raised Bed

Today I went down the Allotment for 4 hours and cleared and took away the black raised bed to allow more room. This will be lined with weedliner before being covered in chipbark. I also noticed that behind the polytunnel, the path hasnt been lined with weedliner or chipbarked so this will also be added tot he list of things to do. I also cleared another part of the main plot and aim to finish that next time i go down. I also took some of the compost from the black raised bed that I took away itno the 3 small raised beds of which two i used the Mantis Tiller on and the other one I didn't feel it was necessary to do so.

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny Day Maximum Temperature: 7 Degrees Celcius

Jobs for the week 18/02/2013 - 25/02/2013

These are the jobs I expect to do over the next week:

- Clear black raised bed and take away from where it is
- Clear paths around Raised Beds and where needed reapply new Chipped Bark
- Buy some logs to put round raised bed area to smarten up and put them in.
- Cut back Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Raspberries and Loganberries
- Clear around Rhubarb
- Transplant any seedlings which have appeared and need transplanting
- Rotivate the rest of the allotment (weather permitting)
- Apply manure to where the potatoes are to go and Rotivate in with tiller
- Apply cloches to part of the allotment to allow soil to warm so some early radishes can be sown

Future things to do:




- Buy a Cherry Tree which is eatable.
- Replace Apple tree
- Repair polytunnel do cover
- Make a cage which Brassicas are able to go into for protection from Cabbage White Butterflies

Crawley Horticultural Society

Today I went and brought the following from Crawley Hortiultural Society:

- New 1 Year membership - £4.00
- 2 x Organic Horse Manure Compost - 50 Litres - £3.70 each - £7.40
- 1 x Farm Manure - £2.95
- 1 x J Arthur Bowers Tub and Basket Compost - 35 Litres - £2.00

Jobs done in the week 11/02/2013 til 17/02/2013

These jobs where done this week:

 - Seeds sorted out to be sown in the Greenhouse
-  More Tomatoes and Peppers sown and Any seeds that have not grown been re-sown
- Cleared the Raised beds down the allotment

Jobs still outstanding:


- Rotivate the rest of the allotment (weather permitting)
- Apply manure to where the potatoes are to go and Rotivate in with tiller
- Apply cloches to part of the allotment to allow soil to warm so some early radishes can be sown

These jobs will be carried to week commencing 18/02/2013

Sunday Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny Day with occassional cloud Maximum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celcius

Saturday Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny day with some cloud Maximum Temperature: 10 Degrees Celcius

Cleared Raised Beds

Today I spent 3 hours down the allotment clearing all of the raised beds and clearing the bark paths between the raised beds. It was quite warm in the polytunnel. I also popped down to the Greenhouse and everything appeared to be growing well.

Current weather conditions: Sunny day with some cloud Maximum Temperature: 9 degrees Celcius
Greenhouse Current Temperature: 17 Degrees Celcius

Greenhouse Update

Greenhouse Update:

The following needs to be transplanted when time to do so:

Tomato 'Roma VF' sown 10.01.2013 into 3 inch pots
Sweet Pepper 'Summer Salad Mixed F1' sown: 03.01.2013 into 3 inch pots
Lettuce (Winter) 'Rosetta' sown: 03.01.2013 into 3 inch pots
Summer Cabbage 'Hispi F1' sown: 03.01.2013 into 6 cell tray
Onion 'Bedfordshire Champion' sown: 03.01.2013 into 24 cell tray
Onion 'Ailsa Craig' into 24 cell trays
Onion 'The Kelsae' into 24 cell tray
Leek 'Musselburgh' into larger pot

Current Weather Conditions - Cloudy morning and Sunny Afternoon Maximum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celcius
Current Greenhouse Temperature: 20 Degrees Celcius

Sown Strawberry, Brussels Sprout and Melon Seeds

I sowed the following seeds today and placed them into a heated propagator in the Greenhouse:

- Mr Fothergills Strawberry 'Delician F1' into a 3 inch pot
- Mr Fothergills Brussels Sprouts 'Evesham Special' into a 3 inch pot
- Mr Fothergills Melon 'Antalya F1' into a 4 inch pot

I have moved the following into the unheated propagator in the Greenhouse:

- Cabbage 'Hispi F1' sown 03.01.2013
- Onion 'Bedfordshire Champion' sown 03.01.2013
- Onion 'The Kelsae' sown 03.01.2013
- Onion 'Alisa Craig' sown 10.01.2013
- Leek 'Musselsburgh' sown 10.01.2013

Current Weather Conditions: Heavy Rain this morning and Sunny Spells this afternoon Maximum Temperature: 10 Degrees Celsius
Greenhouse Temperature: 17 Degrees Celsius

Popped down to the Greenhouse

Today I popped down to the Greenhouse and everything appears to be growing well . Current weather conditions Sunny with some cloud, chance of some snow later and rain following Maximum Temperature: 3 Degrees Celsius Current Greenhouse temperature: 23 Degrees Celsius

Homebase Seeds

Today I brought the following Seeds from Homebase with 20% Discount:

Mr Fothergills Strawberry 'Delician F1' (10 Seeds) - £1.88
Mr Fothergills Brussels Sprout 'Evesham Special' (500 Seeds) - £1.43

Tuesday Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Cloudy with grey skies Maximum Temperature: 2 Degrees Celsius

Sown Cauliflower, Cabbage, Broccoli, Tomato, Onion and Pepper Seeds

I sowed the following seeds today and placed them into a heated propagator in the Greenhouse:

Mr Fothergills Sweet Pepper 'Colour Spectrum' into a 3 inch pot
Mr Fothergills Sweet Pepper 'Romano Mixed' into a 3 inch pot
Thompson & Morgan Tomato 'Gardener's Delight' into a 3 inch pot
Mr Fothergills Cauliflower 'Candid Charm F1 - Mini Veg' into a 3 inch pot
Mr Fothergills Cauliflower 'Mayflower F1' into a 3 inch pot
Thompson & Morgan / Mr Fothergills Onion 'Red Baron' into a 3 inch pot
Suttons 'Rosetta' (Greenhouse Type) into a 3 inch pot
Mr Fothergills Cauliflower 'All The Year Round' into a 3 inch pot
Mr Fothergills Cabbage 'Hispi F1' into a 3 inch pot
Marshalls Cabbage 'Derby Day' into a 3 inch pot
Mr Fothergills Broccoli (Autumn) 'Beaumont F1' into a 3 inch pot

Current Weather Conditions - Heavy Snow but not settling with a dry afternoon Maximum Temperature 2 Degrees Celsius
Current Greenhouse Temperature - 12 Degrees Celsius

Jobs for the week 11/02/2013 - 18/02/2013

These are the jobs I expect to do over the next week:

- Sort Out the Seeds to be sown in the Greenhouse
- Sow more Tomatoes and Peppers and Re-sow any seeds that have not grown
- Clear the Raised beds down the allotment
- Rotivate the rest of the allotment (weather permitting)
- Apply manure to where the potatoes are to go and Rotivate in with tiller
- Apply cloches to part of the allotment to allow soil to warm so some early radishes can be sown

Future things to do:

- Clear black raised bed and take away from where it is
- Clear paths around Raised Beds and where needed reapply new Chipped Bark
- Cut back Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Raspberries and Loganberries
- Clear around Rhubarb
- Buy a Cherry Tree which is eatable.
- Replace Apple tree
- Repair polytunnel do cover
- Make a cage which Brassicas are able to go into for protection from Cabbage White Butterflies
- Transplant any seedlings which have appeared and need transplanting

Sunday Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Heavy Rain with Sleet/Snow expected overnight Maximum Temperature 5 Degrees Celsius

Saturday Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Heavy Rain at present but some light snow fell this morning but did not settle Maximum Temperature: 3 Degrees Celsius

Friday Weather Conditions

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny Morning and Afternoon but turning wet later Maximum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius

Popped down to the Greenhouse

Today I have work but this morning I have popped down to the Greenhouse expecting the worst but surprisingly still have some seedlings:

- Tomato 'Roma' - 9 Seedlings - Sown 10/01/2013

- Summer Cabbage 'Hispi F1' - 4 Seedlings - Sown 03/01/2013

- Leek 'Musselburgh' - Sown 10/01/2013

- Onion 'Ailsa Craig' - Sown 10/01/2013

- Lettuce (Winter) ' Rosetta' - 4 Seedlings - Sown 03/01/2013

- Onion 'The Kelsae' - 8 Seedlings - Sown 03/01/2013

- Celery (Trench) 'Marine' - 8 Seedlings - Sown 03/01/2013 

- Tomato 'Harbinger' - 1 Seedling - Sown 03/01/2013

- Onion 'Bedfordshire Champion' - Sown 03/01/2013

- Sweet Pepper 'Summer Salad Mixed F1' - 7 Seedlings - Sown 03/01/2013

- Strawberry 'Florian F1' - 11 Seedlings - Sown 10/01/2013

- Alpine Strawberry 'Regina' - Sown 10/01/2013

Current Weather Conditions - Sunny but Cold with light wind Max Temp - 6 Degrees Celsius 

                                                Current Greenhouse Temp - 22 Degrees Celsius 

Cleared and Used Mantis Tiller

Today I spent 2 and a half hours down on the allotment clearing half of the allotment and have also cleared the polytunnel of all the Tomato plants. The Strawberry and Pineberry Plants in the Polytunnel will need replanting. I used the tiller to do half of the allotment and dismantled the Runner Bean canes. I will add some Manure to that part of the allotment eventually and have to clear all the raised beds at some point. The ground was still a little frozen but was quite a sunny and cold day.