Growing update!

Hey there! 

A little bit of a different post today, focusing on the allotment. I usually reserve updates and pictures for Facebook and Instagram, but I’m going to push the boat out – it’s my blog after all! 🙂 

I have had a very content couple of weeks, spending most of the days planting and sowing and browsing around various garden centres. 

Starting on Saturday of the bank holiday weekend, I spent the afternoon at my parents’ house doing some Spring maintenance work! Pruning back branches and dead foliage, weeding, and watering; with the help of my little nephew of course! 

I feel so blessed to have such beautiful natural spaces to walk Delta in, and we’ve discovered a lovely route to take full of bluebells, greenery, and wild garlic. 

And to top it off, my friend and I managed to dig over a very large part of my plot and transfer plenty of seedlings. Broccoli, beetroot, peas, carrots, parsnips, cabbage, and runner beans. I’m leaving it a little longer before planting out the sweetcorn and tomatoes. 

A hard Saturday's work!
Broccoli stars - all planted out!
Sweetcorn has been potted on and moved to the polytunnel for a little while longer.
Home mini greenhouse #1
And #2
One of the allotment horses that's quite fond of me <3
The first plantings from Thursday evening
A casualty earlier in the week, just shows how hard the ground was after having no rain.
Doing my very best Charlie Dimmock impersonation!

I know there hasn’t really been anything instructional or helpful this week, but I hope you’ve enjoyed a little update from me! 

If you’re interested, here’s a link to my first post, with a ‘before’ picture of the plot;

See you soon! 

Althea x

This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. Frank Chessum 13 Jun 2022 Reply

    Hi –Found this new site of yours and I am very happy to be here –you have done a great job on your allotment —sad to see fork handle broken but things happen — Hope you don’t mind me one of your admirers ——– Frank –if you remember me ???

    1. reallyalthea 18 Jun 2022 Reply

      Hi Frank,

      Thanks for your comment, of course I remember you! I haven’t seen you around on my Facebook page recently, though. I hope you’ve been well.

      Have a fabulous weekend x

  2. Frank Chessum 22 Jun 2022 Reply

    Hi yes its Frank again thanks for your answer —I hope you are coping OK in this heat because we haven’t had much rain = it will be a lot more watering for those new plants ??? So all the best—Frank

  3. Frank Chessum 23 Nov 2022 Reply

    Hi Althea–Hope every things going alright with your life and also your garden allotment -cabbages etc I haven’t
    been too good but feeling much better now—-Frank xx

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