We only had a quick visit to the allotment this weekend (well, Monday really due to getting involved in the mud/sun of Glastonbury) but still ended up getting quite a bit done despite the high temperatures (30C in Manchester, who knew?). Bob kindly looked after our greenhouse things whilst we were away (thanks Bob!).
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One of the jobs we’ve been meaning to get done is to set up the automatic watering system in the old greenhouse. The involves hooking up quite a few tubes, then cleaning all the drip ends, before finally attaching the timer. It also meant taking down some of the staging, which was not much fun as it was baking hot in the greenhouse. Once I’d got it all set up it was annoying to discover we have misplaced the timer, so couldn’t really get it all working after all.
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Pilla set out planting the celery out, which we have never grown before (partly because neither of us are great fans). This was a tricky task due to odd details on the packet (we thought we had got a self blanching type, the packet disagreed, the Internet was on our side), and involved several trips to Bob’s plot. Much like the leeks, Pilla has gone for some trialling, and planted some deeper than others, we’ll see which turns out best.
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We harvested quite a bit and left with a full trug of raspberries, strawberries, lettuce and beetroot. Elsewhere round the plot we have lots of fruit that looks almost ready – from cherries to plums back to blackberries.
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