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<\/a>Allotment with row of raspberry canes<\/p><\/div>\n
The canes are small so difficult to see but there is a row which will be against the back fence.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>All dug over and two raised beds in place<\/p><\/div>\n
The two metal poles in between the raised beds will be for a gate. The duck boards stacked between the poles will provide a walk way.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>A third raised bed and some wood to make a bench<\/p><\/div>\n
There will be four raised beds with the next two in front of the existing two. In the background is the pile of weeds that R has dug out and the council will move it to the big heap with a digger\/tractor.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>A huge heap of compost has been delivered<\/p><\/div>\n
The compost has been delivered for everyone to help themselves to.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Chitting potatoes<\/p><\/div>\n
As my contribution I emptied the bags of potatoes on to paper lined trays and have put them in the front bedroom to finish chitting. I say finish as some have already started.<\/p>\n
We have two trays of Red Fir Apple and four trays of Maris Peer.<\/p>\n
We will take some of each potato for our own veg plot too. They were on offer as cheaper for two bags at a time and usually we need very little for our veg plot but the allotment plot is large so we bought the biggest amount we have ever bought. There is a total of two hundred potatoes.<\/p>\n
It is all coming together very nicely. R is going to an allotment meeting at the pub tonight. It is a great project for us all and the menfolk are already dreaming of summer barbeques at the allotment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The menfolk in our group have all been doing some work on the allotment. My husband, R, has been digging in the afternoons. T and D have been putting together raised beds from pallets and putting in posts to attach … Continue reading