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I’m so proud of how the allotment looks now, it’s a far cry from the weedy patch of land it used to be and I certainly don’t miss the stubborn soil it came with.
Although I remember the aches and pains gained from sheer hard graft, sometimes it’s hard to visualise how the plot used to look as I casually fill the trug with fresh vegetables.
The strawberry patch and soft fruit bushes are really coming into their own now, I made some delicious jams recently to avoid a glut.
I try to make the allotment butterfly and bee friendly, I think it creates something beautiful to look at.
We’ve recently introduced a new compost bin, made using wood pallets lying around. They’re also handy for lifting pumpkin fruit from the soil to prevent rotting.
Yellow courgettes look good, taste good and are super easy to spot and harvest before they grow too large and turn watery, we have green courgettes (including a round variety) growing too and I’ve already missed a few. If this happens I simply cut them in half and give them to the hens to have a good peck at, they love them!
It’s going to be a good year for onions!
A great harvest. Well worth the hard work.
Your garden is beautiful! ~maria
Those berries are making my mouth water!
Yesssss!
Easy to see why you’re proud of it:great photos …
But behind it all lies a lot of hard work:you should be proud!
Such deserved success.
Your allotment looks gorgeous! Loving the sunflowers! I’ve grown some yellow courgettes too, can’t wait to see of they’ve grown while I’m away on holiday!
I love your pictures, very atmospheric.
Looking good and well worth the effort! xx
Lovely. It is easy to forget how far you have come I think. Your allotment is looking really fantastic. And I adore your shed!
It certainly is Jean, makes all the effort worth it.
Many thanks Maria!
A really good year for soft fruit Jonesgardenblog!
Many thanks beeseeker, it’s a joy to show people around the plot now!
Many thanks Anna! I do love my sunflowers – a little short but not surprised as they hardly ever grow tall from bought seed. I’m leaving the heads in place for birds and hopefully taller self-seeded sunflowers next year!
Many thanks wingsonwednesday, I have a bit of a love affair with photographing the plot, I do get some strange looks at times!
Flighty, thank you!! x
CJ, thanks so much! I love YOUR shed you know!
It looks amazing, your hard work has really paid off, aesthetically and harvest-wise.
Glad you said “good year for the onions” – it’s the first year I’ve planted them, and not sure what I’m doing with them!!
Wow, How beautiful! I LOVE your idea using the pallets to protect the produce. Thank you for sharing!
Looks fantastic. I hope my veggie patch looks as good when we hit Summer :)
Beautiful pics, beautiful garden!
LOVE your photos, they’re beautiful! The allotment’s looking great
Dreamy..simply dreamy looks beautiful!! and I know the hard yards that have gone into it!! ‘Have a great day hugs Fozziemum :)
Oh I love this and what you’ve achieved. Something for me to aspire to.
It looks beautiful! We painted our fence that sea green colour and it makes such a fantastic backdrop to the plants. I’ve been obsessing with bees and butterflies this year and had a dedicated green manure patch with mustard and phacyllia, the bees, in huge numbers, were visibly loaded with pollen and even fell into drunken sleep inside the flowers. My sunflowers are on the way now too.
Your allotment is looking fabulous, its well worth all the hard work. Your photos are fantastic
Simply beautiful. :)
I am so jealous! I cant wait for Summer here Down Under! Beautiful photos and vegies! :-)
You have a truly beautiful garden.
Loving your allotment. Some great photos here and a good source of inspiration!
Awesome looking crop!