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Malcolm Smith's
Allotment Diary
2007
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on record.
Weather : Dull and mild.
Completed the digging of plot 2c and top dressed with stable manure. Picked some sprouts.
Weather : Dull and mild with sunny spells.
Loosened up some of plot 3b with the hand cultivator. Picked some sprouts.
Weather : Frost. Sunny but chilly.
Started turning in the top dressing on plot 3a. Started sorting through my seeds to plan
early sowings.
Weather : Frost. Sunny but chilly.
Beer cans and a broken bottle left in the access by the nighthawks. Completed turning in
the top dressing on plot 3a.
Weather : Dull with chilly east wind.
Turned in the top dressing on half of plot 2d. Sowed some peas (Kelvedon Wonder)
into pots.
Weather : Frost. Mainly sunny with chilly wind.
No work today - day at the seaside.
Weather : Frost. Sunny and cold.
Collected and delivered another carload of stable manure. Completed turning in the top
dressing on plot 2d.
Weather : Early light rain (not the heavy snow that was forecast), sunny later.
Did a soil test on plots 2a and 3c as they had not been dressed with manure this winter. 2a
showed neutral but 3c tended towards alkalinity. Noticed that the first rhubard was
showing so I put an upturned pot over to bring it on.
Weather : Chilly wind with progressively increasing rain.
DIY at home today.
Weather : Damp and dull with sunny spells. Mild.
Put the shed back in order after the flood precautions. Put some straw into the rhubarb
forcing pot. My neighbouring allotment holder showed me some more of the interesting finds that
he had dug up.
Weather : Damp and dull with sunny spells. Mild.
Put the seed trays back outdoors again. No work on the allotment today. A bit of DIY at
home then watched the rugby.
Weather : Damp and windy, brightening later. Mild.
Planted two rows of shallots (Golden Gourmet) and sowed a row of Broad Beans
(Giant Exhibition Longpod). They both went into plot 3a which is really designated for late
sowings but I had not got plot 2c ready in time. Noticed that someone has fly-tipped a small
load of garden rubbish onto the bank in the allotments. On another note, the toads are mating
in the water meadow next to the allotments.
Weather : Sunny start, dull later. Mild.
Sowed a row of Carrots (Nantes 2) in plot 2a. Applied a top dressing of lime to plot
2d. Turned in the top dressing on plot 3d.
Weather : Sunny. Breezy. Mild.
Did a few small jobs tidying up also putting some gravel onto the soft ground at the
entrance where it gets worn and slippery.
Weather : Heavy rain overnight. Sunny and mild.
No work today.
Weather : Rain showers all day. Mild.
No work today. Onion sets arrived by post.
Weather : Sunny spells and mild.
No work today.
Weather : Overcast and cool.
Turned in the top dressing on plot 2c.
Weather : Overcast, damp and mild.
Planted the Broad Bean (Giant Exhibition Longpod) seedlings in plot 3a and completed
the row with the remaining seeds. The ground is not in the best condition for the beans as it
is saturated clay so I loosened it up a bit between the rows.
Weather : Dull and damp but very mild.
No work today.
Weather : Dull, damp and mild.
No work today. Noticed the Blackthorn in blossom.
Weather : Steady rain in the morning. Mild.
No work today.
Weather : Heavy showers clearing later. Mild.
On holiday.
Weather : Heavy overnight rain. Sunny and mild.
On holiday.
Weather : Heavy overnight rain. Sunny spells but very strong wind. Mild.
On holiday.
Weather : Sunny and warm, cooling in the evening.
On holiday.
Weather : Dull with periods of light rain. Mild
The White Sprouting Brocolli is ready for cropping. Picked some of that also some of
the Leaf Beet which has overwintered.
Weather : Bright with periods of rain. Mild
Turned in the top dressing on half of plot 2b. Planted out the Lettuce (All the Year
Round) into plot 2b. They had overwintered in their seed trays during which time they had
hardly grown at all.
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