The Happy Allotmenter: 2007-05-06

Sunday 6 May 2007

LUCKY SPOT

A View to the sea, very lucky to have this spot, only downside pretty fierce winds.

I'm gonna have to do a rain dance though to save my elbows, I'm sure I have tennis elbow with all the watering.

NO RAIN FOR OVER SEVEN WEEKS NOW!!! GLOBAL WARMING HERE WE COME!

It's May the Ist, and some daft bugger (me) decided to drag giraffe wellies, kissy wellies and clan, at 4.30 am to the top of the West Hill in Hastings to watch and dance the sun up over the East Hill, which has been captured as you can see, all in the name of paeganism & the green man (I think), but decided it wasnt a bad idea might bring an abundant crop this year. Have great plans for preserving, pickling and most important WINE making. But i must admit it was a stunningly beautiful morning, and found the whole thing kind 'a' nice!

'bye heck', havn't things progressed

The area by the corregated iron, was as tall as me in bramble and other various weeds, but have completely cleared to give giraffe wellies a place to call her own, we have sown grass seed and it's starting to emerge. It is her play area, as no garden at home. Trouble is waiting for it to grow is painstaking for the little one.

Ooh and what joy! the asparagus has arrived, all planted with four different varieties. Can't wait

And the joys of the freecycle website, a compost bin (well I think it is) turned in the giraffe wellies strawberry bin, it took nearly five bags of compost, and has 30 plants in it. I can feel strawberry wine coming on.

The wonderous world of Allotments

My first attempt at allotmenting was approximately three years ago, whereby I took on a plot that nobody else wanted, it even had an anderson shelter in the corner. The plot was covered in the worse weeds imaginable, such as dock, bramble and horsetail and a massive amount of bind weed. It took me a week to clear a very small patch which would have fitted in one row of potatoes, but I persevered. The soil was clay, which on a dry day turned to concrete and on a wet day a death trap, but I continued for a few months. I managed to grow strawberries, brussel sprouts, as they loved it, butternut squash and several varieties of lettuce. which considering I was an utter novice, was a substantial achievement. However, being unexpectedly given the opportunity of attending University, gave rise to a decrease in hours dedicated to the allotment and the redwellies, along with giraffe wellies were semi retired, and relinquished my plot, but remained on the waiting list for a more manageable plot. Realising the need to be in the open doors, and to give my brain a rest from the constant studying, I was overjoyed with the news that the redwellies and giraffe wellies were to be given a second chance, and was offered a plot that had recently been given up by a ninety year old, the soil was heaven, I acquired a shed and some tools handed down from the previous plot owner, to whom I shall be ever grateful, and a letter of thanks was forwarded forthwith, so henceforth started the true journey of red and giraffe wellies, may they live long and prosper.

The Happy Allotmenter

Sunday 6 May 2007

LUCKY SPOT

"The Green Man"

'bye heck', havn't things progressed

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