I took over an abandoned allotment in April 2010 with my wife, kids and my parents. Our first year was frustrating: the ground baked concrete-hard in May making digging and planting difficult. Even so we still had success with Sturon onions, broad beans, French climbing Cobra beans and Gladiator parsnips. This year we are going to do things properly... Our allotment is in Oxfordshire.
Early February - Blustery & Grey

Newly dug over square beds 07/02/11
Monday, 14 February 2011
Where you bin?
There have been casualties of the recent winds, most notably the black compost bin that got picked up and blown 200 yards across the site. The top and door are still MIA and now presumed dead. Thankfully the shed, secured only by the weight of a couple of slabs, survived the stormy weather. Strawberry plants in our raised bed have now been protected by mini cloches made from cut down plastic lemonade bottles.
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