I've gotta sand it to ya!

Had two tonne of sharp sand arive this week for my long carrot setup which meant an early start up the allotments. The company said between 7-9am so i got there at 645am, still dark i might add. I lit the fire and had a warm for a bit before doing a few odd jobs whilst i waited. What time did it arrive...yep..9am! Could have had another bloody hour in bed! Anyhow the sand has been shifted and the long carrot setup is...setup! The usual blue barrels ar placed on top of a raised bed of sand and the barrels themselves are filled with sand. This is how it looks at the moment:-

Had some sand left over so i emptied and refilled the parsnip barrels, topping them up as required.

Whilst on the subject of root crops, ive nearly moved all the stump carrot barrels over to my other plot. Theres only two left to move and refill. - I should add that every time i refill my barrels i thoroughly disinfect the sand every few layers. Im moving them so they are inside mynew netted enclosure to giv them protection from the wind more than anything.

Ive reglazed the polycarbonate greenhouse again after the winter gales blew them all but a few out. With more 'W' clips used, im pretty sure that those poly sheets are firmly secured and arent going anywhere. Behind the polyhouse my two ne raised beds have had their final preparations and all thats left to do is to put black/white polythene down but theres plenty of time for this.

Heres a shot taken of the inside of the polyhouse. All that i'll grow in here is onions. The 20ltr pots are for peter glazebrooks strain which are coming along nicely and in front of these 20ltr pots i shall plant straight into the bed with some of V throups and David Metcalfes.

The pot leeks have been potted on in 2ltr pots nowa but i havent had chance to take a photo. Most of the blanch leeks have ben removed from under the growlights aswell. Thats all for now...roll on spring!