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#allotment

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Yvan

Not a bad day all in all, as ever not quite as much done as hoped... but stuff got done. First beans in toilet-roll-tube "root trainers" at home, some planting in the small home courtyard, and Kat got Swan River Daisies pricked out.

Down at the #allotment I finished securing the greenhouse roof, finished the polytunnel-side greenhouse wall (two walls and a door left!), and got the pallets cleared out of the way on the inside. Burnt some crappy pallet. Strimmed. Cut the crappy old IBC in half (still not sure what to do with this). Cleared the back of the new plot a bit, stacked the IBCs. Kat, meanwhile, did a lot of weeding and cleared woodchip off the back "three sisters bed", we got a layer of municipal compost over it, and have planted sweetcorn and tomatillos into the bed already. 🎉 (Poor corn isn't the happiest.)

Now home, charcoal getting good to go in the BBQ... Barnsley Chops in the fridge. 🤤

View of an allotment plot from the front right. Raised beds in front of a polytunnel.
View of an "under construction" allotment plot from the front left. Piles of wiodchip. A cut in half IBC, a greenhouse, other allotmenty stuff.
A cut in half IBC, bottom half (a larger half TBH) white plastic inner in the cut down cage, the top half of rhe plastic is sat to the left of this without any frame. Both are open side upwards.
A large rectangular bed of dark compost surrounded by woodchip. Four plants on the near edge, and a row of grassy looking plants at the far edge.
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Mike

Here's a couple of photos of how the allotment fruit is coming on.

There's the loganberries maturing nicely, and a picture of some of the greengages - of which it's going to be a bumper year (greengages are a type of plum)

<edit> Fricking auto corrupt keeps changing loganberries into slogan berries - there's no slogans on my berries! 😂

A branch of tree with bunches of green fruit and leaves. These are immature greengages
A branch of a fruit bush with some pink or purple fruits and green leaves. These are immature loganberries.
#allotment#fruit
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Mike

Bit of a disaster at our allotment - the recent strong winds took the roof off the overhang on our shed - it's where we sit to shelter from the rain or when it's very sunny for our picnics.

This structure has been up for about 10 years, so not bad for one of my Heath-Robinson constructions.

I've got the frame of a new roof up made from scrap wood. I just need to buy some roofing felt.

A shed with a panel at an angle of about 30 degrees. There is a support and a bit of guttering. Two plastic chairs, a wood pallet, and a bucket are visible.
#allotment#shed#diy
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Mactonex

A week in, the pond is coming along nicely. Got some oxygenators in, iris from a neighbours pond, and a water forget-me-not. Cheapo solar pump for the tinkling noise it makes. Got a new bench and a stone mermaid from an auction. Sown quite a few native perennials seeds but they’ve a way to go so I put some thyme and fennel in (had to put them somewhere) and the rest will get covered in nasturtiums. First dragonfly just flew past! Good start. #allotment #pondlife #wildlife

A kidney shaped pond. To the left there is a large iris. Some oxygenating plants are poking through the surface. There is a small fountain in the middle. To the right it is edged with large stones and there is a stone mermaid sculpture. Lavender and thyme peek out from between the stones. There is a green fence in the background.
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Richard Rollinson

I feel that I must contribute my own Iris photo today as so many others are contributing theirs. I have no idea what variety this is, it's been on the property in various places all my life. My mother loved Iris blossoms, so I assume she was responsible for their presence. Here they are almost 70 years later and still a show stopper, even on a rainy day. 😀
#BloomScrolling
#gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#zone6b
#Iris
@gardening

Close up view of a fully open Iris blossom. Upper petals are a pale lavender and covered with tiny water droplets from the rain. Lower petals are reddish-purple fading to almost black at the bottom. Center of flower interior is yellow with some pink filaments. In the background (out of focus) can be seen part of a log pile, a shelf with old clay pots, the stump of an old beech tree, and the back of a grey garden shed.
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elbowcrooker

I posted a photo taken from the same position on 26th April and a month later the contrast is huge.
The broad beans in the foreground are now full of flowers....and bees. It always surprises me how nice they smell. The canes and string are to stop them blowing over in the strong winds we've been 'enjoying' lately.
The plastic sheets are to protect the newly planted runner beans.
On the right the tall growing Alderman peas have reached about 1.2 metres.
#Allotment #gardening #vegetables #garden

A view up the allotment 29th May. A veritable forest of canes are in place for runner beans to climb up once they get going. Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK.
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Mike

Yesterday we did get to our allotment after lunch. There were a few spots of rain and it was hot & sticky - but we got a fair few jobs done.
Sacha picked another tub of strawberries and I got some pea plants and sunflower plants in.
I did more strimming all the while wondering how grass grows so quickly.

I came home with a badly upset stomach and spent the rest of the day feeling ick and sorry for myself. I have no idea what caused that, but it's sorted itself out ( it was definitely different to my usual IBS issues - don't ask for details!!)

#allotment#ibs
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Richard Rollinson

Now that the1st planting of corn is done & the 2nd planting is in pots to sprout, I had time to look at what else is going on. The Peonies by the front door (Sarah Bernhardt) are ready to burst forth just in time for the overnight rain (again) to knock them down (I hope the supports I put in a while ago help prevent that). In the greenhouse we have the zukes almost ready to set out, the Sunburst squash & cukes not far behind & the butternut squash being tardy
#gardening
#Allotment
@gardening

Close view of a Peony flower on the verge of opening. Flower bud is about the size of a tennis ball and the pale pink petals are just starting to unfold. Flower is surrounded by a mass of dark green Peony leaves. A concrete urn with petunias is barely visible in the background.
Six seed trays, 4x6 inch (100x150mm) sit on a greenhouse bench. The two trays closest to the camera contain seedlings of butternut squash which are just starting to show very tiny true leaves. The four trays to the rear have Sunburst squash (yellow pattipan type) these seedlings are quite a bit larger than those in front and the true leaves are further advanced.
Six seed trays, 4x6 inch (100x150mm) sit on a greenhouse bench. The 4 trays closest to the camera contain seedlings of zucchini squash which have developed quite large true leaves. The 2 trays to the rear have butternut squash seedlings. These plants are quite a bit smaller than those in front and the true leaves are less advanced.
Four seed trays, 4x6 inch (100x150mm) sit on a greenhouse bench. The trays contain cucumber plants, just starting to show their true leaves.
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