In the ever changing world of my allotment it's a difficult job trying to find room for all my crops. I wiggle them in where i can and slowly the plot is coming together nicely. Inside the tunnel things have literally burst into life with the sweetcorn taking centre stage and giving me concerns about their final height - i can see me bagging pollen and then chopping the heads off to make sure they don't grow through the roof!
The tomato plants continue to thrive and everything is in flower/setting fruit, I'm convinced that watering into pots idea has been responsible for some of their enormous growth over the last three weeks i just hope i can keep going down every night to keep them going strong.
Due to the rain we've had over the last few days the 2nd overflow barrel is now 80% full which should help as the hot summer months see the site water supply stuggle to keep up with the demand. Not bad for a bit of plastic and some sticky tape.
The Brassica Hoops have done there job for the season and have been replaced by a brassica cage - Not bad for a first time build and i'm happy that the whole thing cost under £20. - I will not have my brassicas ravaged by cabbage white like last year......or so i hope.
The beans have started to climb up their wall and i'm positive that it'll continue to stand up to the windy battering as the season progresses. Then again if i'm wrong then i'm sure i'll find out the hard way as i pick up bamboo that's been scattered across the whole site.
Fingers crossed that this doesn't happen too soon!
Should anyone be after some tomatoes in a month or so then please give me a shout as the Ildi plants are going to produce more fruit then i know what to do with.......chutney anyone?
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