Vinny's Allotment Plot

Loaded up the car with tomato plants off the windowsill and took them to allotment. Prior to that I had been to B&Q and bought some heavy duty cable ties.

Put the tomato plants, still in the container I had brought them in onto the greenhouse staging under an area that still has glass in it. I had my Gigantes beans on the staging under an area with no roof glass hardening off. At least the were protected from the recent winds we have had and it saved me watering them.

After hoe-ing the area where my runners are to go I made the  triangular pattern with some 8 foot canes tied to the centre br of a polytunnel frame. The cable ties were ideal for this and saved me clarting around with bits of twine.
I planted two rows of eight beans between each pole. I will see how they go but have some cut off plastic bottles if they start to get wind battered.

I did loads of watering with my large watering can as I think someone has chawed my smaller can? I searched the plot for it with no joy? I am particularily pleased with the germination of the three types of French bean and the carrots which were direct sown.

I had a small area of one plot still to dig so spent half an hour finishing that.

Loaded up the car with wood that one of the plot holders had kindly dropped over my fence. It saves him burning it and I take it home and have a session with the chainsaw when I have enough, chopping it up into usable lumps for the woodburner. Up to now this year I have only had to spend £200 on log deliveries as the majority I use is scrounged.Because of this my gas and electric bills are minimal.

I forgot to cover my spring cabbage with mesh, which I meant to do as the pigeoons had ben sitting on the edge of the bed and pecking the leaves. Not really too much of a problem as they haven't been near the cabbage hearts but still best to deter them.