Seeds are in!

Really excited as the seeds are in and going down to the Allotment tomorrow to collect them. If its not raining too hard might put a couple of hours in tidying up the plot and marking up for the shed. Spend some of the weekend plant some early Leeks, radishes, and lettuce up in trays for the window sill. Also have a seed bed that needs looking at and I want to make a cover frame for it as it is a raised bed in the back garden.

Its great when there little things to get on with. Also thinking of growing mushrooms in the shed any body else tried this?

Free Veg Planner from the RHS

Just found this handy RHS veg Planner that you can download for free:


Click Here to Download

As the snow just does not want to go! I thought I would continue planning my plot. So here is my layout for 2010! I am gradually expanding the beds and introducing a shed, Asparagus bed and a Rhubarb patch. Might put a herb patch in too! (click image to load in large form)

Trying to find cheeap cloches

Joined the Face Book Leeds Allotments group:

Has any body tried using plastic clear mixing bowls as cloches and got results?
I have bought some from Wilkos 79p each thought I would have a go at winter lettuce and rocket.
Did my 2010 layout of crops including finally deciding where to put the shed!

A fresh start!

I thought I would document my allotment plot 28E which I have waited nearly 4 years to get. I am an allotmenteer at The Victory Gardens Allotments in Rawdon. I got my plot along with a number of others in June of 2009 when Victory Gardens Allotments reclaimed land that had been once allotments but then had been a school playing field (the school having moved. A very strange sight of multiple plots developed from scratch. As a group we hired a turf stripper and that Saturday was a real bonding session. on the other side of the path the seasoned plots where there to provide inspiration and with the help of Tony and Phil our fantasic seceretary I had by July most of my first beds in and crops growing. Sadly illness slowed things down in August and September. But with a new Year and new energy really looking forward to a good year!