How is the food growing?

The Fuit and Veg is growing very well down the allotement. I managed to take a few photo's today after a made a quick dash to water the plot before I picked up Arthur from Nursery.

Here is a picture of the onions, Some are growing well, a few are a bit small but are doing well. I actually wish now I bought more!

This is a picture of one of the courgette plants I have at the allotment, looks like we have our first two courgetts growing

The Spuds are growing well. Hoping we will get a better crop this year

Steve's raspberrys are doing very well this year. Hoping to get loads of fruit off them this year.

Managed to spend some time the allotment today and also took Steve's SLR digital camera so took a few pictures of the plot. Our main job was to clear the area where the second set of spuds would go in a few weeks. We also decided to give the plot a bit of tidy, moving bits of wood of the way and finding a better place for the hose.

Here is a photo of the rear end of the allotment Onions and Garlic are growing at the end. Before I planted the garlic, steve found a blog by Pippa Greenwood from the BBC Gardenings world web site. She mentioned about growing Garlic in a ridge. She recommends the ridge idea as garlic needs to expand and in clay soil this is very hard. So far my Garlic is doing well. Take a look at her blog http://www.gardenersworld.com/talk/blogs/post/pg-garlic-24012008/
and the front, spuds are growing this end this year. This year we are growing Pink Fur, Rocket, Wilja and Golden Wonders.Here are the Garlic, the onions are just behing them. The pots in the back are an expertiment, I planted some galic and Onions in pots. Garlic is doing well but the Onions are not doing so well.

This is the spuds area. I have four rows of each varitey.

Arthur is now 5 months old and is very interested in trees. I managed to get a free buggy from freecycle, was going to be used by one of the grand parents but it was a bit messy so I thought it would be great down the allotment. It means Arthur is not stuck in his car seat for to long and he can see more.Here is a photo in his thrown. he makes sure mummy and daddy are working hard

Inside the Greenhouse

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A quick photo of some of the Veg growing in the new greenhouse. In the photo, you can see Toms, Butternet Squash, Spinach and Onions. I do have alot of Onions growing so I am now worried where I am going to plant them all.

Started Planting

I have started the planting for 2008 in my new Greenhouse.

I have planted the following and keeping my fingers crossed

Broccolli - autumn calabrese
Onions - onion Ailsa
Peppers ( sweet) Colour rainbow mix
Cauliflower - Andes
Toms - Orange Berry, Red Pear and Gartenperle ( Hanging Basket)
more onions - Buntons ShowStoppers