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Malcolm Smith's
Allotment Diary
2007
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Sat 01 Dec 2007 Sun 02 Dec 2007 Mon 03 Dec 2007 Tue 04 Dec 2007 Wed 05 Dec 2007 Thu 06 Dec 2007 Fri 07 Dec 2007 Sat 08 Dec 2007 Sun 09 Dec 2007 Mon 10 Dec 2007 Tue 11 Dec 2007 Wed 12 Dec 2007 Thu 13 Dec 2007 Fri 14 Dec 2007 Sat 15 Dec 2007 Sun 16 Dec 2007 Mon 17 Dec 2007 Tue 18 Dec 2007 Wed 19 Dec 2007 Thu 20 Dec 2007 Fri 21 Dec 2007 Sat 22 Dec 2007 Sun 23 Dec 2007 Mon 24 Dec 2007 Tue 25 Dec 2007 Wed 26 Dec 2007 Thu 27 Dec 2007 Fri 28 Dec 2007 Sat 29 Dec 2007 Sun 30 Dec 2007 Mon 31 Dec 2007
Weather : Sunny with showers.
Progress : No work today. Visiting family on the Isle of Wight.
Weather : Heavy rain and very windy.
Progress : No work today.
Weather : Windy with showers.
Progress : No work today.
Weather : Cloudy with light showers. Warmer.
Progress : Double dug and top dressed the last two trenches to complete plot 2c.
Weather : Windy and wet night. Showers during the day.
Progress : No work today.
Weather : Wet and windy.
Progress : No work today.
Weather : Wet and windy.
Progress : No work today.
Weather : Very wet and windy morning.
Progress : No work today apart from harvesting some veg in the blustery rain.
Weather : Wet, windy and colder.
Progress : No work today.
Weather : Sunny, windy and cold.
Progress : No work today.
Weather : Overnight frost. Sunny but cold day.
Progress : Took a large bag of leaves from the garden for the compost. Managed to double dig and top dress two more trenches in plot 3b. My wife came down to the allotment with a flask of tea for then to sit in the sun and watch me dig. I have a couple of secondhand patio chairs (£1 each from the recycling centre) stored in my shed for such occasions. Harvested the first of the Brussels Sprouts which were the best I can remember growing, which is not saying much as I have always had trouble producing presentable sprouts. Anyhow, they were delicious and one plant gave us four meals using sprouts and tops.
Weather : Overnight frost. Sunny but cold day.
Progress : Delivered some bags of fresh dung then returned later with a bootload of stable manure. Double dug another trench in plot 3b.
Weather : Cold night. Generally sunny day.
Progress : Delivered another carload of stable manure. Double dug another trench in plot 3b. Harvested the one and only sizeable Swede from my last sowing. Harvested some Jerusalem Artichokes which are now plentiful and sizeable and taste much better now they are sizeable and mature.
Weather : Cold night. Generally sunny day.
Progress : Double dug two more trenches in plot 3b. Harvested some Spinach and Parsley for our Salmon dinner tonight.
Weather : Cold night. Overcast day with cold wind.
Progress : Double dug the last trench to complete plot 3b.
Weather : Cold. Sunny spells.
Progress : Took a day off today.
Weather : Frost. Cloudy with icy wind.
Progress : Ground too frozen to dig today. Took leaves from the garden and bagged them up until I have the compost enclosure free. Cut down some of the Jerusalem Artichoke stems, cut them up into small pieces and bagged them. Pruned the suckers off the Cherry Tree.
Weather : Sunny but cold.
Progress : Double dug and top dressed two trenches in plot 3a. This area has not been previously double dug and is so stony at the lower level that it is difficult even to get the fork down to full depth. I was getting plenty of stones out, many quite large, and using then to repair the track onto the allotments.
Weather : Frost. Cold and overcast.
Progress : Ground too frozen to work. Finished cutting down and composting the Jerusalem Artichokes.
Weather : Frost. Cold with sunny spells.
Progress : Delivered another carload of stable manure. Ground too frozen to work.
Weather : Frost. Cold and overcast. Evening fog.
Progress : Ground still frozen.
Weather : Cold with drizzle. Sunny spells then fog.
Progress : Harvested some Brussels Sprouts and Parsnips for our early family Christmas Dinner today.
Weather : Frost. Cold and sunny but misty later.
Progress : No work today. Ground still frozen anyway.
Weather : Overcast with a chilly wind.
Progress : Only managed one double dug trench today due to Christmas bloat after our early family celebrations. I made improvements to my allotmant welfare facilities by the addition of a lavatory brush. However, it is for scrubbing my wellingtons boots and not it's true intended purpose. Quite a few allotmenteers popping in today to pick Sprouts for their Christmas dinners.
Weather : Wet day
Progress : No work today by arrangement with Santa Claus. I've promised to send him some sprouts for the reindeer.
Weather : Sunny spells
Progress : Delivered some bags of leaves for composting. Couldn't summon the enthusiasm to do any digging today so I raked up the loose surface stones on the part of plot 3a which is next to be dug. Put a final top layer of horse dung onto the compost enclosure on plot 1 and will leave it now to rot down for next winter.
Weather : Overcast and mild.
Progress : No work today but delivered another 10 bags of stable manure.
Weather : Overcast and windy. Rain later.
Progress : Double dug another trench on plot 3a. Harvested some Curly Kale, Brussels Sprouts and Parsnips.
Weather : Sunny but windy.
Progress : Double dug another trench on plot 3a. I have been using compost from the kitchen waste container for the lower section of the trenches in this area.
Weather : Overcast.
Progress : Double dug another trench on plot 3a. Harvested some Beetroot and Sczonera for roasting today and some Savoy Cabbage and Leeks all to go with a joint of pork. Also was are just using up the last of the Picasso potatoe crop. Ordered my seeds today by internet. I shall get most from Marshalls but a few from Thompson & Morgan as they are one of the few suppliers of Sweet Potatoe which I shall be trying next season.
Weather : Overcast.
Progress : Took a day off but wrote up my notes on the years results.
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