French Beans planted into the Polytunnel

Today I planted the following into the Polytunnel each side of the pathway:

- 9 Plants Thompson & Morgan Climbing Bean 'Blaudlide' (Sown: 01/05/2013)
- 9 Plants Sutton French Bean 'Blue Lake' (Sown: 01/05/2013)

In order for me to put these in I put twine from the supports down to mini canes and pulled it tight.

Planted Garlic in Allotment and Sowed some Radishes and Spring Onions

Today I went onto the second Allotment for about 1 1/2 hours and I planted the following:

- 27 x Garlic 'Casablanca' plants - 4 inches apart in rows 8 inches apart

I also sowed the following:

- Thompson & Morgan Radish 'Scarlet Globe' into a 4 foot row
- Thompson & Morgan Spring Onion 'White Lisbon' into a 7 foot row

Current Weather Conditions 25/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Really Sunny day with a northerly wind making it feel quite cool. Maximum Temperature: 15 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 5 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 24/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Very wet day with some heavy rain and feeling very cool. Strong North-easterly wind. Maximum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 5 Degrees Celsius

Allotment Greenhouse

Today I sowed the following into the Allotment Greenhouse:

- Dobies Cauliflower 'Triomphant F1' into a 3 inch pot
- Mr Fothergills Cauliflower 'Drakar F1' into a 3 inch pot
- Thompson & Morgan Cauliflower 'Winter Aalsmeer' into a 3 inch pot
- Mr Fothergills Cabbage 'Hispi F1' into a 3 inch pot
- Mr Fothergills Cabbage 'Greyhound' into a 3 inch pot
- Thompson & Morgan Broccoli 'Sprouting Redhead' into a 3 inch pot

Continuing to dig over Second Allotment

I went back down to the Second Allotment again today but have started to dig up the other part of the Allotment.

Current Weather Conditions 23/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny Spells thoughout the day but also some cloud and heavy showers with quite a strong northerly wind. Maximum Temperature: 11 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 5 Degrees Celsius

Dug over second part of Allotment

Today I went down to the Second Allotment for about 5 hours and started to dig the lower half of the allotment taking up the middle path and dug some of the soil the carpet was on. I have completed 6 feet so far. After this I then rotivated it to break up the soil. I have put some MDPE pipe hoops into the soil and covered this with a net and I plan to put some Cabbage, Swedes and Turnips under here. I will continue to take up the middle pathway and dig over the rest to put more of the MDPE pipe hoops up to make cages in order to put further Brassicas into.

Current Weather Conditions 22/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Cloudy Day with some sunny spells and the wind getting slightly stronger in the Afternoon Maximum Temperature: 14 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 21/05/2013 - My Birthday

Current Weather Conditions: Really Sunny Day but feeling quite cool Maximum Temperature: 16 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 10 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 20/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Cloudy night and a cloudy day with hardly any sunny spells.  Maximum Temperature: 17 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 19/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Cool and clear night. Really sunny day with a light wind. Maximum Temperature: 19 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 18/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Cloudy night with some clear spells and a light wind. Sunny day with some cloudy spells. Maximum Temperature: 15 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius

Allotment 2 - Carpets taken up and Rubbish cleared plus edging tidied up.

Today went back onto Allotment 2 for about 3 hours and cleared the rubbish down to the end which included broken paving slabs, pallets and lots and lots of Carpet. Me and my Nan took up the Carpet, 2 layers in some places and this has left bare patches of soil with hardly any weeds. I cut the borders round the plot and now the edges will need to be done to. Next time I will start to dig the bare soil and finish tidying up the edges.

Current Weather Conditions 17/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Clear night with light winds leaving a cool but sunny day. Maximum Temperature: 13 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 5 Degrees Celius

Current Weather Conditions 16/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Foggy night and morning before a sunny but cool day. Maximum Temperature: 14 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 2 Degrees Celsius

Courgette Plant in Polytunnel beginning to crop

Today while I was down the allotments I went into the Polytunnel and saw that one of my Courgette 'Parathenon F1 Hybrid' plants has started to crop.

Went onto Allotment 2 for first time

Today was the first day I went onto Allotment 2 since getting it. Today I went down for about 1 1/2 hours and me and my mum started to mow the grass. I started to take some of the carpet up on one part of the allotment and have started to dig this over.

Current Weather Conditions 15/05/2013

Very strong winds and heavy rain overnight. However a sunny day with winds beginning to lighten towards the evening. Maximum Temperature: 13 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 14/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny morning however conditions deteriorating throughout the afternoon and into the evening with heavy rain and southerly winds becoming stronger. 

Current Weather Conditions 13/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Sunny day with some light showers Maximum Temperature: 14 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 8 Degrees Celsius Weather Outlook: Deep low pressure system expected into tomorrow with possibility of some snow and some strong winds.

Current Weather Conditions 12/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Nice sunny day before turning wet during the afternoon Maximum Temperature: 14 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 5 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 11/05/2013

Cloudy day with some rain and slightly windy Maximum Temperature: 15 Degrees Minimum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 10/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Some strong winds and some rain. Maximum Temperature: 17 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 9 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 09/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Mostly dry day but during the evening rain started to set in for overnight. Very windy day with gusts up to 50 - 60 mph which is unseasonable for the time of year. Maximum Temperature: 14 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 7 Degrees Celsius

Sweetcorn and Dwarf Runner Bean Seeds Sown

Today I sowed the following into the allotment Greenhouse:

- Sweetcorn 'Sparrow F1' into x 3 inch square pots
- Dwarf Runner Bean 'Hestia F1' into x 3 inch square pots

Finished digging over in the fruit cage and Earthed up the Potatoes

Today I went down the Allotment and finished digging over in the fruit cage taking out a few Dandelions and now I just need to get some pegs to peg the netting down properly. I also finished off where the Rhubarb where the red ants nest was as this has gone now.

The Potatoes were also being to show above the ground so I earthed these up for the first time today. The ground seemed pretty hard as it's been very dry recently. As they show above the ground more I will earth up further.

Asparagus Pea, Coriander, Dill, Garlic Chives, Rosemary, Tarragon, Winter Cabbage and Kale Seeds Sown

Today I sowed the following into the Allotment Greenhouse:

Asparagus Pea into 3 seeds into 10 x 3 inch pots
Coriander 'Cilantro' into a 3 inch pot
Dill into a 3 inch pot

Garlic Chives into a 3 inch pot
Rosemary into a 3 inch pot

Calendula 'Daisy Mixed' into a 3 inch pot
Tarragon 'Russian' into a 3 inch pot
Cabbage 'January King 3' into a 3 inch pot
Kale 'Nero Di Tuscana' into a 3 inch pot

Current Weather Conditions 08/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Rain in the morning and the evening but during the day was slightly sunny. Quite a windy day. Maximum Temperature: 15 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 10 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 07/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Overnight Temperatures didn't dip too low last night only to 6 Degrees Celsius. A nice and really sunny day Maximum Temperature: 21 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 06/06/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Temperatures held up last night and have left a really sunny day with some clouds. Maximum Temperature: 20 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 10 Degrees Celsius

Fruit Cage front dug over

This evening I have gone down the allotment for another 1 hour 30 and I have dug the front of the fruit cage as well as some of the inside of the fruit cage. I found lots of bindweed roots that I took out. I have also dug round the front of the rhubarb and need to finish this as well as the fruit cage off at some point.

Current Weather Conditions 05/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: A frost-free and clear night once more. Mostly cloudy day with some sunny spells Maximum Temperature: 17 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 6 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 04/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Temperatures stayed up last night compared to previous nights there was only a low of 7 Degrees Celsius. Sunny start before clouding over and some light rain in the morning leaving a cloudy afternoon and sunny evening. Maximum Temperature: 16 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 7 Degrees Celsius

Started to dig over part of the Fruit Cage

I went down to the allotment this evening for about 1 hour 30 and dug over the back part of the Fruit Cage, getting lots of bindweed and couch grass roots out. Once I have done this I will start doing the front of the Fruit Cage as well as the inside.

Current Weather Conditions 03/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Temperature dipped last night to 2 Degrees Celsius. Really sunny day with little cloud Maximum Temperature: 19 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 2 Degrees Celsius

Current Weather Conditions 02/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Temperatures dipped once more last night but there was no frost. Once again a very sunny day with no wind and temperatures expected to drop away again tonight Maximum Temperature: 15 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 4 Degrees Celsius

Planted herbs into a raised bed

Today I planted the following herbs into the right hand side raised bed down the allotment:

- Marjoram 'Gold'
- Mint 'Apple'
- Sage 'Purple'
- Thyme 'Lemon Variegated'
- Chives
- Sorrel 'Red Veined'
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Planted Courgettes and Dwarf Beans into the polytunnel

Today I planted the following into the polytunnel:

- 3 x Courgette 'Partherenon' (Sown: 18/03/2013)
- 20 x Dwarf French Bean 'Safari' (Sown: 02/04/2013)

Crawley Horticultural Society

Today I brought the following from Crawley Horticultural Society:

- Maincrop Potato 'Harmony' - £1.10 per Kilo - tubers

Carrots Sowed and Further Digging of the Allotment plus sowings in the Allotment Greenhouse

Today I went down the allotment for about 3 hours and I sowed a row of Thompson and Morgan Carrot 'Early Nantes 2' in a row 1ft away from the Parsnips. I will sow a further row when I have decided what spacing I am going to put in between the rows. I also tried to finish off the digging where the Rhubarb is however have now hit a new red ants nest so hopefully will finish this tomorrow.

I also sowed the following into the unheated allotment Greenhouse:

- Thompson and Morgan Brussels Sprout 'Revenge F1' into a 3 inch pot
- Homebase Cabbage (White) 'Langedijk 4' into a 3 inch pot
- Marshalls Cabbage 'Derby Day' into a 3 inch pot
- Thompson and Morgan Cauliflower 'Gipsy F1 Hybrid' into a 3 inch pot
- Thompson and Morgan Red Cabbage 'Ruby Ball F1 Hybrid' into a 3 inch pot
- Johnsons Spinach 'Apollo F1' into a 3 inch pot
- DT Brown Cauliflower 'Mystique F1' into a 3 inch pot
- Thompson and Morgan Calabrese 'Belstar F1' into a 3 inch pot
- Thompson and Morgan Brocolli 'Extra Early Sprouting Rudolph' into a 3 inch pot
- Suttons Climbing French Bean 'Blue Lake' into 15 x square 7cm pots
- Thompson and Morgan Climbing Bean 'Blaudlide' into 15 x square 7cm pots

Current Weather Conditions 01/05/2013

Current Weather Conditions: Temperatures dipped to 4 Degrees Celsius again last night Really Sunny and Bright day with no wind Maximum Temperature: 16 Degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 4 Degrees Celsius