Allotment gardening

Amazingly it is another dry day today and I have a day off so I manage to put in a couple of hours at the plot. I continue digging the bed where the pile of sods used to be but I also put a bit of effort into finishing the old lettuce bed and trimming some of the strawberries on the last row that I haven't touched yet. The good news is that my onions are looking really good and the green manure has come up in the two beds where I planted it despite the recent spell of cold weather.



It means that more than half of the plot has stuff growing on it. I have a big pile of weeds growing at the side of the plot but it is looking a lot smarter. I only have two beds at the back that are weed-covered and yet to be touched. On the way out, I pick the rest of the rocket. I also dig up three parsnips for dinner - including a massive two-footer. The remaining parsnips will last well into December.