So yes today it rained. The rain has been beneficial to the soil, however the soil has been soaked only 2.5 cm deep, for you Brits, it's about 1 inch. The conclusion to that is that we need more rain...
I hadn't been to the allotment for a couple of days now and I was surprised to see the difference.
The onion and garlic are coming out. Those were given to me by someone who had too many and I planted them late, so I thought they may not come out. On the first photo, you can barely see them but on the second one you can see this red onion is coming out nicely...
Another crop doing well are the broad beans. Some of them are in bloom! The one in the photo are called Broad beans 'the Sutton'. I have bought the plants in a garden centre. I'm also growing another species called 'Giant Exhibition Longpods', I'm looking forward to see how they look like, or shall I say how they taste like! These aren't in bloom yet but I shall take a photo for comparison when they are blooming.
So apart from looking at the new growth, what have I been doing today? well I've created bed 7 and raked bed 7 and 8. Now only bed 9 needs to be marked. I'm waiting for Will to tell me that he's finished digging the area...
I've also planted a few things. In bed 10 I have planted the remaining of the potatoes that were given to me by friends, and I've also sowed coriander, parsley and basil. I've also transplanted some chives I had a home, as I had two.
I've also sown. a row of radishes, a row of rocket and a row of spinach in different beds. I've also met for the first time our immediate neighbours.
And finally below is a general overview of how the whole plot looks like, the limit on the left and at the front is the path and at the back is the back of the shed. On the right, the limit is the dock leaves :D
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