Not alot happening this week apart from the regular mundane tasks such as removing any cracked and weak sticks from the celery and leeks. On the subject of leeks my mate John the baptist has a friend who owns a market garden at Evesham and he went to see him the other day. With him he brought several bundles of leeks trimmed and ready to plant out. John the baptist gave me three bunches and i planted these in my brassica cage to see if the debris netting cover will help to keep the leek moth at bay- it has proved to keep the carrots carrotfly-free! All i did to plant them was to dib a hole, drop the leek in and fill the hole with water.
Everything else seems ok albeit slow with the way the weathers been. My runner beans are just coming into flower, broad beans are flowering but very few are setting due to the lack of bees about. Potatoes are suffering with blight and constant wet with some cases of blackleg. And i now have three lots of sweetcorn planted! The first lot i sowed didnt come up so i went to local garden centre and bought the plants which, unfortunately, were sold in pots with about 5 or 6 plants to a pot. I reluctantly seperated the roots knowing these plants would do well to survive such a check. Meanwhile, i sowed a second batch which, being bloody akward, germinated 100% so i planted these out although they have alot of catching up to do. Then the third batch came along when a fellow plotholder,Barry, went to a local auction and brought back some plants which were fairly substantial so hey presto! Three lots.
Next saturday is my open day at the allotment. For the past two years i have organised this event which consists of a grand raffle with prizes donated from local businesses, a tombola, 50/50 bucket and plant stall. We usually get a good turn out and we provide tea and cakes which always go down well. So next week i'm going to be like a blue-arsed fly running around making final preparations for the open day. I will try and posts some photos of the day on here next week though.
To finish the week i have relaxed with a traditional black country tea- Faggots and Paes!
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