In this episode I prepare my carrot bed and also plant out my garlic. I also make a sowing of marigolds and show you one of my cold frames.
Steve’s Allotment Episode 5 – Preparing the Carrot Bed
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Steves Allotment Episode 4
I managed to get down the allotment for a few hours today but unfortunately, my visit was cut short due to the rain. However I managed to weed my onion bed, which was looking sorry for itself, and put some bark chippings down. I’ve seen weather reports that suggest the weather will improve by next weekend. We will see!
Steve’s Allotment Episode 3
Just a quick update this week as I show you around the plot.
Looking back at 2013
I realise we’re almost at the end of January, but I thought I would take the time and reflect back at 2013, and look at my successes and failures. For me, 2013 was a pretty successful year. It was my second year on the plot and I had learnt a lot from the previous year, and I was determined not to make the same mistakes.
Steve’s Allotment Episode 2
In this video, I show you my leek barrier that I’ve put up to try and stop the wind damaging my leeks. I dig over the potato beds ready for spring and I also find a few hidden gems in the strawberry bed.
Steve’s Allotment Episode 1
In this episode I show you my cold frame and make a start filling it with horse manure. Also I pick some more sprouts for tea and give them a feed with a high nitrogen feed. I also harvest some carrots.
Video: Allotment Update December 2013
Another video update for December 2013 and the last for 2013.
New Cold Frame
Only a quick update today. Last weekend me and my dad spent Saturday and Sunday down the allotment building a new cold frame. It took a day and a bit to put together and the best bit, all the materials were recycled. So without further ado, I present to you the new cold frame.
The autumn clear up begins
Autumn is here and this can only mean one thing; time to tidy and clear up the plot. On Saturday morning, I went down the allotment to see how bad it was as I hadn’t been down for a couple of weeks. It wasn’t too bad but parts of it was in desperate need of a weed, mainly the blackcurrant bed and the old strawberry bed. But before cracking on, I had one job to do.
Let the back breaking work commence
On Sunday morning I went down the allotment with one aim and that was to start digging over the new plot. I’m still not 100% sure on how I’ll use the new plot, but it’s covered in weeds and grass and really needs clearing before winter sets in. Continue reading