I am happy to annouce that it actually stopped raining for two whole days in a row! Along with the sunshine came the hope and excitement that Springtime is just round the corner, as well as the eagerness to start doing some work. I have really missed spending time up my allotment and I try to visit it at least 3 times a week just to have a quick peek in all its sorry state. However, now the weather is starting to pick up I can finally start preparing for the year ahead. There is a lot to be done down on plot 15C but first on my long to-do list is to dig the pea area and the flower patch so that I can start planting my seeds. I am going to be planting my peas in succession so that I won’t get a large glut of peas in one go, therefore the first double row needs to go in the ground in the next few days. In about a months time the next double row of peas will go in and then so forth until the pea patch is full… thats the idea anyway!
I must admit, I actually missed digging and weeding. I know that sounds weird but it felt great just to get stuck in, get dirty and finally get round to enjoying some gardening. I was able to start using my new Draper tools which have been waiting to get digging for months now (and I made sure to clean them before I put them away!) I also managed to get some filming done so hopefully my first video will be up and live next weekend!
I am going to be super busy over the next month, aswell as all the seeds that will need sowing in March I have a galvanised roof that needs attaching to the shed, a vintage trough to fill up with compost and a pallet picket fence needs to put up over the next week or so (the pallets are currently living on my potato bed and I need to plant my earlies!). The next job however will be to dig my flower area, I have a verbena plant waiting patiently in its pot and a cold frame that needs to be made and erected.
The best part about today? The sun shining, bopping along to the radio whilst digging and simply enjoying a cup of well earned tea with a perfect view 🙂
5 thoughts on “Dig for Victory!”
I feel so behind after reading this! What exciting plans. We planted our peas in succession last year but we didn’t do that well with them but I continue to blame the weather!!
It’s my first full year which is why I think I have so much to do. Hopefully next year it will just be planting seeds and all the diy stuff would have been finished 🙂 My dad had trouble with peas last year but that was the mice nicking them! I have 2 cats that live in the house behind my plot and I always see them strolling around, I’m hoping they protect my peas like they protected my broad beans!
I did a bit of weeding this weekend and seemed to enjoyed it,the digging seems to be chore but needs doing. I normally get on my hands and knees and weed then dig after,others weed and dig at the same time.
I dig and weed at the same time, usually digging a row of dirt and then stopping to pick the weeds out before digging the next row behind 🙂
It may cause me more work by weeding and then dig later,but it saves me bending down to pick the weeds up. At least when you are on your hands and knees you don’t have far to go.