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Beds filling up and everything growing well

  • Writer: tomatoesanddaisies
    tomatoesanddaisies
  • Aug 24, 2015
  • 1 min read

Most of the seedlings had hardened off and were ready to plant. The onions that I had planted earlier in the year had started shooting up well and the broad beans were getting bigger. I also put in some Maris Peer tubers and shallots. My daughter planted the pumpkin plants which needed a lot of space for future growth. I was pleased to see the bed filling up and was keen to utilise as much space as possible.

The salad bed was progressing well too! I had a few varieties of lettuce on the go and the spring onions were doing well. I had planted kale in the salad bed naively I didn't realise how big they would get until an allotment friend told me :/ I planned to move them to the bigger vegetable bed at a later date.

When I took on the allotment I was a complete novice at gardening and I expect to make many mistakes. But that's how I like to learn. I was just really pleased that I had things growing and that I would get something to harvest. The lettuces were a success along with the radishes and spring onions. So that was good enough for me :)

 
 
 

Comments


Natalie's Allotment Tips

#1                     

Do little and often, consistency pays off.

 
#2

Talk to your neighbours. They will be able to tell you what grows well on your particular site and give you useful advice.

 

#3

Always net over green leafy vegetables as birds love to nibble them, theres nothing more disheartening than finding your brocolli seedlings have been eaten down to stalks!

 

 

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