Things to do when you're bored...

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The Christmas holiday was fun to start off with and quite frankly, I was looking forward to a break! By now though I usually get quite bored so I’ve been working on my allotment plan for 2013 and sowed some seeds today.

The seeds I sowed were red onions, a variety called Red Baron, which can be sown this time of year under glass. Well I sowed these in my polytunnel, in the garden, in the company of my children’s pet rabbit, Thumperlina. She had fun digging in an empty raised bed and throwing herself into the soft, crumbly soil (which in all honesty took me three years to get to that condition). Great enrichment for her and a creature that I could chat to while sowing away!

In total I’ve sown 40 seeds but I already have young onions grown from seed in the poly in August. These are two other varieties (white): Hi-Ball and a Japanese variety (name escapes me). I did also have some overwintering broad beans (the Sutton) however, I foolishly didn’t cover these and the mice living in my poly decided that the seeds were a nice, yummy, high energy treat! I managed to save two that started growing but it’s hardly worth it.

I’ve still got leeks and brussels on the allotment to pick and have thoroughly enjoyed eating everything that was a success in growing this year. I aim to do more in the new year but as you all well know, gardening isn’t easy!

I did manage to plant some bare root fruit this year- raspberries: Glen Cova. I had Malling Admiral last year that either died or did nothing. The All Gold (yellow in colour) and Autumn Bliss did well so they are there to stay on the allotment. Also new to add are goji berries. Fingers crossed for those. I’ll plant those next to my blueberries and cranberries. If anyone has any advice on goji berries I’d be very grateful!

I’ve lots more prep to do. Due to injury I struggled a bit last year, which was really frustrating on top of the never ending rain that meant my poly and greenhouse were heaving with plants that should have been outside! Well, this is the first time I’ve ever really written a blog. I’ve read some of the others here and I think they’re great. I’m wishing you all a very happy and high yielding 2013!

• 30 Dec, 2012
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