It's Alive!!

I went to the allotment a couple of weeks ago and found things growing! Not just weeds either, the apple trees have little buds all over them, the gooseberry plants has lovely new green leaves on it, and even the raspberry plants which I brought from the old allotment and have yet to plant, have shoots on them.

But mostly I was please to see these...
I love daffodils, they are one of the first signs of spring and add colour not just to the tills at Tesco, but grass verges all over the city in places where they are forgotten about for the rest of the year. I am slowly adding them to pots at home and the allotment to add a bit of colour. These however, were already at the allotment, and have probably been adding colour year after year, with just the sparrows and robins to enjoy them.

Since my first trip a couple of weeks ago, I felt much more motivated. This lead to digging and planting, and finally the allotment is beginning to look like an allotment instead of a field of carpet and weeds.

I have planted a bed of potatoes, both earlies - Pentland Javelin, and main crop - Pink Fir Apple. I had some Pink Fir Apple potatoes in a veggie box before my allotment days, and love their weird shape and lovely taste, so for the past two years I have grown them. I didn't do too well with them last year, but then I neglected the allotment last year and everything got swamped by weeds.

After a shakey start, Matt has now got the allotment bug as well - its a lot more peaceful than our back garden and not so overlooked! In fact the weather was so good on Saturday - we even took the dog, Beth, so she could have a good sunbathe.

That will have to be all for now, as the website has decided I can't upload anymore photo's, as usual an improved website makes it harder to do previously easy tasks!