Week 6.

This week's had very mixed weather, some heavy rain and strong wind, and some sun too.
We didn't go to the allotment at all during the week, but were down yesterday and today.
Our garlic is still growing well, as is the radishes (middle left of picture- you can just about see some).

Our tomatoes are also doing good. This one has outgrown it's cloche, so it's being a test dummy to see if they are big enough to withstand the wind yet.

We also have some spinach and onions finally sprouting this week which is exciting.
On Saturday we dug over bed 8 and covered with sheeting, ready for planting later in the year, or even just next year.

We also weeded bed 7 which has beetroot and celariac left over from the last person who owned our plot. The celariac seems to be growing well, so we figured we'd leave the bed intact and see if they grow.

Yesterday we planted more carrots, brussels sprouts, (both bed 3) rocket (bed 4) and sweetcorn (bed 5).
This is the brussels sprouts and you can also see the radishes better.

Today I covered the strawberries and raspberries with netting to (hopefully) protect them from birds. We also got a cute little windmill.

We also started putting up some sheeting around the allotment to protect everything from the wind a bit better.

We also got a little thermometer to keep a record of temperatures. 24 degrees! And at another point it was between 27 and 28 (perhaps because it was sitting beside a window...).

We also planted some horseradish today.
This is how it's looking from the gate now (before the white was put around the sides).

And, from the shed (also before the white).

We're really glad things seem to be sprouting now, as we thought maybe they weren't going to (especially the spinach, which said on the packet would be on our plate within 4 weeks and it's now been 3...). We don't have any concrete plans for next week. We still need a bed dug for potatoes, but we haven't decided which bed yet. We also want to put a new floor in the shed and paint/varnish it sooner rather than later. Other than that, it's just a case of waiting and weeding.

Rachael.