Allotment update

As well our three firsts for largest sunflower head, fattest carrot and heaviest marrow we have also got first for best allotment plot this year. As it’s our first year we are well chuffed.

Points were awarded for lack of weeds, tidy plot, variety of crops, how good the crops were, how good the plot looked and we only lost one point and that was for the orange netting that had received a complaint.

We had put up makeshift frames for the netting after the first complaint that we couldn’t have full height netting. We now decided to make more permanent frames at the acceptable level and with the accepted green netting.

With the left over wood from the temporary frames my lovely husband decided to make a gate. It was a pain taking clips from netting as an entrance and a gate would be much nicer looking and easier to use.

My husband made this gate out of left over wood from the previous frames

We now have better frames with green netting

The net is now at the acceptable height

We have a row of artichokes

We are really pleased with how the first year has gone and we have learned a lot for next year. We have now secured the next plot behind ours for next year and have plans to combine both plots.

We plan to have some lawn with a bench to sit and enjoy the plot and some flower beds and perhaps shrubs plus more fruit and veg. We have done so much in our first year so who knows what we can do in our second year.

We are looking forward to the next project. Watch this space.