Forced rhubarb 😋 #allotment
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BroadforkI did some speed painting at lunch break today. Green is the new black.
I have over 3000 litres of rainwater collected in all the butts and over 3500 litre storage capacity in total. Enough to see the plot through a summer drought if need be. I won’t have to rely on any tapped water supply this year to water the plants.
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LaurenI want to be better at writing up blog posts this year. I'm going to catch up with #allotment happenings from the end of last year into this year over the next few weeks, and then I'll be in sync for more up-to-date posts about this year.
Here's one on my green manure experiments last autumn: https://notes.laurenheywood.com/autumn-green-manures/
I do have an expansion plan though. This cold frame was a birthday present and I finally got to start building it yesterday. I’ll put the lid on today. #allotment
I don’t have a greenhouse and I am banned from taking over the windowsills and kitchen table but the seeds are germinating well with this arrangement. Onions, leeks, chard and brassicas so far. #allotment
…and working out why my water butts aren’t filling as fast as they should #allotment
A great morning for tidying the shed… #allotment
I hear from those as know that we’re in for another very dry growing season, so in addition to my usual chop and drop approach, I have mulched the raspberries with grass/weeds that have been composting in plastic sacks since the summer. Rather than binning the stuff that would grow if it went on the compost, I bag it up and leave it in the shed until it’s rotted down. #allotment
