The day starts off with a fantastic idea that is having a soup making day with a friend and I get tasked with gathering the vegetables for the day. I have to say this is a very enjoyable endeavour with a great end product. Then I have to quit procrastinating again! and decide where on earth literally I am going to position my composting bays on my downsized allotment. I have received so many great ideas and this is the distillation of all the ideas coupled with the reasoning for not putting them in certain places. The pressure is on because I am accumulating g a lot of foliage from harvested vegetables and need to start putting into a composting bay. More importantly I am expecting that I will get a call any day now to start receiving the seasons new horse manure deliveries.I by product of the work is some more membrane that I was desperate for and now do not have to buy…..good times.
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Strange that your leeks have gone all spindly like that – normally associated with overcrowding but they look well-spaced. Maybe underfeeding with P&K or too much N at a guess.
Love the smell of celaric as you pull it up!!
cant wait !!!
Awww was just getting into your remodel. Lol! See you next week.
Great idea with the compost bins and using the plastic pallets will be a great long term structure. I think the soup day might catch on and I think Kingswell premium soup has a ring to it😉.
Could you rotate the old cold frame 90 degrees and use it as the end of a long raised bed. It could save a little time and materials. We all know how much wood is at the moment.
I would go for higher beds maybe 2ft 6inches high as it will save your back and knees as mother time comes calling.
Good evening Mr K can you please tell me when it was that you sow the carrot seeds ??
Glad you talked about the leeks and going to seed. First year it’s happened to me. Will be sorting mine out this week.
I enjoy listening to your careful planning on how to best remodel your growing space. I am sorry about your spondylitis, it really 😂explains why you need to reduce the growing space while maintaining enough challenges for fun and food!
Hello Malc, interesting plans! I am sorry to hear about your health issues and I understand why you need to make the plot easier to manage. We all just have to keep on keeping on…..so I keep telling myself anyway.🙂
I think putting the bins central to the plot so distance between beds is relatively equal and pushing barrows distance reduced. Have you considered run off from the bins as the material especially horse manure needs to be considered if adjacent to beds Malcolm.
Your re-modelling is starting to pan out really well, I'm looking forward to the next episode. The udder gave me a giggle 😄
it is all coming together Malcolm, the procrastinating is necessary at times, you want to get it right and not have to move stuff again later. hope Mrs K's soup day went well and you both enjoyed the fruits of her labours later. Good times indeed today 👍👍