I have a confession to make: I haven't been up to the plot for a week or so and, what's more I can't see me getting up there for the next week or two either...
I have a confession to make: I haven't been up to the plot for a week or so and, what's more I can't see me getting up there for the next week or two either... I know it's the right time of year to get on top of digging, manuring and tidying in general. I know too that I can really get the plot and shed shipshape now before spring strikes with a surge in a month or so's time.
But, the thing is, I'm having my bathroom 'done'. Not only is the suite being replaced, but we've knocked a couple of walls down, completely rearranged the layout and changed all the lighting. It will be lovely when it's done. Anyway, all this activity has disturbed my routine, and the allotment is decidedly on the backburner.
Having said that, the calm and serene quiet of the weekend did give me the perfect opportunity to settle down with a few seed catalogues and start my list for this year.
I need to get on with it really, as the purists will say I should be sowing tomatoes by now. But it won't take me long to sort out what I want to grow, especially with my new rule to only grow what doesn't need picking every day. That will narrow down my choices quite considerably.
Funnily enough I've been talking tomatoes a lot this week with the plumber, Matt. Turns out that he's a mad keen vegetable gardener and he grows tomatoes and cucumbers in his greenhouse. These and runner beans are his particular passions. Over tea we've compared seed companies and their service, our favourite varieties and tips on when to harvest runner beans for the best flavour (not too small). Reassuringly, Matt hasn't sown his tomato seeds yet and won't until the end of next month, which gives him a chance to finish my bathroom.
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