We have been Busy

We have been busy planting and digging at the beginning of 2011, we managed to dig over and add manure to a big area on the plot which has given us a great start to the growing season. It has allowed us to prepare the ground for the beans, normally I just plant my beans but this time I have dug out a trench and added manure and paper to see if it makes any differences.

The area is just in front of the car.

We have loads growing in the greenhouse. We have Peas, dwarf beans, courgettes, onions, Broad beans, cucumbers, toms, and my last set of spuds chitting.

I have already planted in my allotment Garlic, one set of Broad beans, one set of onions, one set of peas and a few carrots in a old water butt cut in half. I was thinking why I always plant my Veg and not plant in batches, no idea, so I am trying it this year.

Arthur is helping me water the Broad Beans I have just planted.

A Picture of my Garlic, From the Garlic farm Isle of Wight. Growing well

The raspberries are in there somewhere, we need to give this bed a weed but due to the warm weather the ground is really to hard. This is our first job when it rains

My first Carrots

My First Carrots, given the confidence to grow more next year. These where grown in a container but next year will try in the ground

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Chief Water Officer

Arthur has now been promoted to Chief Water Officer. He seems to enjoy watering the areas without any veg and making a great deal of mess at the moment but I am sure he will get the idea very son, here's hoping!!!

Finally moved the Rasberries

This year has gone off to a good start, I have manages to plant my over wintering onions, Garlic and Steve has managed to move the rasberries to a more suitable position. The old position needed digging over and stopped the flow of the allotment.
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Our first courgette

Our first courgette,
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This is our first courgette I picked of one of my plants last year. A few had been eaten but I am very proud of our first courgette. First time I have been able to grow them!

Harvest the Garlic

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As the Garlic was looking a little rusty we decided to harvest half of the crop. Arthur decided to help daddy but found it more funny hitting the garlic against our neighbours shed!!! The grandparents can have that one hehehehe!

Garlic - Solent wight

I decided to dig up one row of the Garlic as they where getting a little rusty. They look fab now they have been cleaned up. Now making the Kitchen smell of Garlic