Vinny's Allotment Plot

Back at plot this morning. Dropped off a boatload of cardboard, most of which were huge pieces which my Son had to get rid of. I helped him move house yesterday and these were the boxes some of his new stuff for his house had come in.

I have a rough area at he bottom of the plot which I haven't got round to yet so I just covered the whole lot (roughly 10 foot X 6 foot) with large chunks of cardboard weighed down with bits of wood.

The main reason for visit was to make sure yesterdays dry/sunny day hadn't dried stuff out too much and to water if needed.

I was dismayed to see that three of my red onions had bolted. I think with red onions from sets it depends a lot on the weather and the really cold spells we have been having has done for them.

Placed six courgettes in bed they will be going into. Weeded and cleared of stones the rest of one of the long diagonal beds in preparation for planting the rest of my seed potatoes. Put potatoes in situ to see if there was enough room, which there is.

Planted three tall sunflowers on to plot. Two of them are near to a fence so I can tie them in if need be. The other will need an individual stake.

Left for home with slug pellets, six dwarf sunflowers and three tall sunflowers for my home garden, plus my trowel to plant them.