First beans in

Seedlings coming along nicely in the greenhouse so I thought I'd get a few in the ground as we're away for the weekend.  Broad Beans Aquadulce from the Real Seed Company.

Being guarded by the scarecrow.

The scarecrow gets a facelift

One of the good things about visitors to the allotment is that you get some extra help now and again.  Particularly useful when the scarecrow needs a bit if a facelift and especially good when the original scarecrow-builder is visiting.

A facelift for Rosie courtesy of Elisa.

Greenhouse antics

Starting to get quite a few things started in the greenhouse. Tomatoes, broad beans, leeks, rocket, borlotti beans and some sweet peas.  

Decided to have a to at planting in waves so that they don't al come at once.  8 broad beans started and then 3 weeks later another 8.  Cunning eh?

Final Batch of Potatoes

Only went for a wander and met someone who was planting potatoes and I remembered that I had a few left to do. So I got the rest in; Main crop Maris Pipers and some Anya, the funny looking ones that apparently were 'created' specifically for Sainsburys.  2 rows just north of the garlic - didn't take a photo because, after all, it is just soil at the moment. 

(Actually I took a lot of phots of 'just soil' last year, and few this - maybe there comes a point in this Allotment game where you're not super excited at merely planting things...)

Crop rotated potatoes

Potatoes are in and 'rotated' to bed number 1.  

2 rows of Maris Bard- 'First Earlies' and then 3 rows of Nicola - '2nd Earlies'.  Some main crop, and Anya still to get in but I'll do that later the week.