Organic First Lady
Did anyone see the piece on the paper about Michelle Obama planning an organic garden in the White House?! They are planning on digging it out soon and she is encouraging children to become involved as it is through the children the parents will be involved. That is one smart Lady. The full story can be read here 
Our Purple Sprouting Broccoli has finally put in an appearance! I though we should be eating it by now but maybe like a lot of things last year it went in late. This little flash of purple is the size of a golf ball and there is another one on a second plant.
Colleen second earlies, sprouting before they took their trip out to the allotment this morning.The weather is supposed to take a turn for the worst tomorrow so I hope to get them in today.
We are down to the wire. Two drill of first earlies, Orla, 4 drills of second earlies Colleen and one drill of first early Home guard seed donated by Zwena. I finished digging out the trench along the wire and burying the fence wire under a scaffold board. There is room at the end for 2 drills of Kerr's Pinks sprouting in the greenhouse,another donation from Zwena. Someone gave her a bag of seed potatoes which she kindly left in the tea room for the gardeners to take from.This is one of the huge benefits of a communal allotment, surplus gets shared out.
I have British Queens, main crop, sprouting in the shed but as everyone says they are prone to blight I am not going to put them in here but will hold off until we get a bed ready in the new plot.
Our Purple Sprouting Broccoli has finally put in an appearance! I though we should be eating it by now but maybe like a lot of things last year it went in late. This little flash of purple is the size of a golf ball and there is another one on a second plant.
Colleen second earlies, sprouting before they took their trip out to the allotment this morning.The weather is supposed to take a turn for the worst tomorrow so I hope to get them in today.
We are down to the wire. Two drill of first earlies, Orla, 4 drills of second earlies Colleen and one drill of first early Home guard seed donated by Zwena. I finished digging out the trench along the wire and burying the fence wire under a scaffold board. There is room at the end for 2 drills of Kerr's Pinks sprouting in the greenhouse,another donation from Zwena. Someone gave her a bag of seed potatoes which she kindly left in the tea room for the gardeners to take from.This is one of the huge benefits of a communal allotment, surplus gets shared out.
I have British Queens, main crop, sprouting in the shed but as everyone says they are prone to blight I am not going to put them in here but will hold off until we get a bed ready in the new plot.
Comments
Dani,we planted them as seed on 9th July last year and put them out on the plot at the end of the month.Its been cold wet and windy here for the winter which may have delayed them so looking forward to harvesting in April. I have added a link in the post to it.
Today we started work on our first allotment - it was certainly hard work but very enjoyable.
Look very similar (chitting wise) to the first earlies I planted last week, so I can tell you I'm relieved. I've a bag of Brittish Queens and now that you say blight is a problem, I wonder is that irregardles of whether you plant them as first, second or main crop.
The plot is lookin well
Regards
I might take some photos sometime.
THanks for your comments on the races, I responded on my blogpost.
Catherine, I would love a poly tunnel but at home, you can really get an early start on veg with one.
Liam, My B queens are main crop I dont know if they can be planted at different times to make them ealries. Ask on gardeners forum
Petrus, good to see you and good luck with the allotment.
Lynda it is great to see kids interested in growing food or flowers as I think it teaches them respect for living things. Your daughter will see her herbs from sowing to using which is fantastic.
James, unwelcome visitors have not called again!
We have had two meals with purple sprouting broccolli, its well worth the wait! Delicious! Keep up the good work.