With such wonderful weather for the whole weekend, it was lovely to spend so much time at the allotment and continue to prepare everything for sowing time.
By Sunday afternoon, the framework of the polytunnel had been reconstructed, with all the polythene sheeting removed. It looks and feels stable and should be fine to cover in mesh netting in order to protect plants from birds and butterflies.The soil is also in good condition there and is all set to use.
Meanwhile, Linda did a large amount of digging on Saturday to help prepare large parts of the vegetable patches, leaving just the potato patch to completely clear and dig, which definitely needs to be finished by the end of March at the latest.
The fruit bushes and fruit canes have all been pruned and trimmed, along with the 'fruit hedge', and Linda has also painted butterflies on the garden shed, along with our initials, to make it definitely ours.
At home, more seeds were planted in pots and trays, including sweet peas, basil, tomatoes (Gardeners Delight). Yellow onion sets (Centurion), red sets (Red Baron) and garlic (French ..... ), are also in pots in the greenhouse with the intention of getting them rooted and make the planting into the allotment easier and more sure of them becoming established.
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