Monday, 25 January 2016

Onions, garlic and daffodils

I have been going to the allotment a few times over this winter to tidy up and harvest the brussel sprouts, it has been cold and wet and it actually gets quite boggy on parts of my plot. I have got a few drainage ditches which do help. The raised beds are great for this reason. Today l had a great time on the allotment as my Mum came along and helped. We de-weeded and put down some woodchip along the paths. We sat and had a cup of coffee that I made on my camping stove, I'm sure the passengers on the trains that go past my allotment site thought we were weird sitting at a table drinking coffee in the middle of winter! But even in the winter I find the allotment such a peaceful place to be. We checked on the onions and garlic that were planted in the autumn and felt it was safe to take the netting off as they were well sprouted. 


I have been noticing some of my neighbours daffodils already in full bloom and have been concerned that my daffodils will bloom early too, but upon checking they haven't although they have got shoots showing. I planted other flower bulbs at the same time as the daffodil bulbs but cannot remember what they are so I will hopefully get a nice surprise in spring!





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