This is my monthly view up the allotment for the end of February - a bit late, I know.
A large patch has been cleared ready for potato planting later in March if the weather stays mild and reasonably dry.
The smoke is coming from my burner. New allotment rules stipulate that bonfires must be contained, so I'm using an old washing machine drum to burn prunings etc.
The garlic has survived the winter very well under the protection of the plastic cloches.

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Started my sowing at the weekend. It's odd. Every year I am determined not to grow anything other than the essentials - vegetables and a few annuals. And every year I end up with a planting list as long as my arm. Does this sound familiar???

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Garlic planting day - all own seed - in a well mulched no-dig bed.

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Harvested the last runner beans, last ripe and nearly ripe #tomatoes and green tomatoes—over 1½ kg of them.

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ACCC accuses four Aldi vegetable suppliers of forming a price-fixing cartel

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accused four vegetable-growing companies and three executives of being part…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/95868/

First potato harvest of the year. I only lift what I need, the rest is best 'stored' in the ground.
As in previous years I have grown Kestrel, a second earlies variety. My vegetable garden is no dig.
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Harvested garlic today. Almost all bulbs a really good size, better than in previous years.
90 bulbs in total, which will see us through to the next harvest and provide seed bulbs for planting in December.
I started growing garlic several years ago. It makes me happy to realise that this is my 8th harvest!
I have a garlic growing guide on my website: https://www.wolfkettler.com/blog/grow-your-own-garlic
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First broad bean harvest of the year … they are delicious!
An organic variety called Ratio from one of my favourite suppliers, realseeds.co.uk
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First #seedlings of the year. I have learnt that sowing too early does not achieve anything.
Don’t say it, I know: Soil is a little too wet. It’ll self-correct.
Anyone want to have a guess what it is?

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