I've had a few days on the allotment recently and managed to prepare a good proportion of it already for the new season.
The three varieties of potatoes are chitting in the conservatory and the plan is to plant them by the first week in April. Broad beans are growing in pots in the greenhouse, and I planted sweet peas and nasturtiums in pots today, with various vegetable seeds to be planted tomorrow - for the greenhouse and also the propagator (chillis and tomatoes first there).
Garlic is already growing in the plot, and I'll plant some Sturon onion sets tomorrow in pots and hope they survive better than last year's sowings. Maybe don't plant them out too soon into the ground. Need to research on the internet.
Wilko has some great value chicken manure (£4.50 for 7kg) so that should help general fertility and growth. I'll also be able to distribute some 'new' soil from the broken down sods dug up well over a year ago and covered to prevent weed growth.
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