Entries from January 2008 ↓

I went to the plot at the weekend to carry on with the digging. I have done most of the plot and it is doing fine, but there was the extra bit to do this year.

After all the rain we’ve had over xmas it was hard going as the soil retains a lot of water and I only have little legs.

As you can see I got to most of it by the end of the day and spread the last of the hops and manure on it. I dug some of it in as well, so don’t worry.

Just to show you what you can do when you have the time, here is a picture of a nearby plot. This person is retired and spends a lot of time at their plot. I wish I had the time, but I don’t fancy retirement just yet.

I then checked on my sprouts. Where they have grown above the netting the birds have been at them and stripped them bare – I hope the leaves make them poo through the eye of a needle!

I’ve not been active here of late as I am leaving the plot to its own devices for a while; but I thought I would mention that I saw a film over the Xmas period relating to allotments – “Grow Your Own”.

Below is a sort of review.

This is the sort of thing we have come to expect of British cinema trying to do comedy. there are no out and out gags or laughs, just wry smiles all round.

It’s a feel good film that doesn’t really pick up enough for me. But if you have an allotment you may well see plenty of truth in the characters.