At My Allotment

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I went to the allotment today, to remove the vegimesh over Top Bed 3 (it prevents weed seeds blowing onto the ground and germinating) with a view to putting up the frame into which to grow Sweetcorn. Ready and waiting to be planted out this weekend when the weather is more clement.
I did take my camera in order to number the Iris now they are starting to flower.
Top Bed 2 has the most Iris in bloom now, although there are loads of buds to come. Seem so late this year.
All my own crosses

At the front loads of My Smokey.

Behind that lots of My Mustard

An individual Plicata amongst that patch.

A clump of Yellow Standards Maroon Falls 20A20. The old heritage blue is behind in this pic, must have very dominant genes as I didn’t use it as a cross. First to flower marked for removal.

Then another Plicate, but with a pale background.

Then 20A2, which is well battered by the winds, pic taken earlier.

In total I have 6 beds devoted to Iris. Last year I recorded and photographed 79 different Iris. The 6 beds probable contain over 300 plants.
The remainder of my plot (It’s a 1/2 plot) is devoted to annual veg, strawberry beds, 6 Blackcurrant bushes and some pathetic Raspberry canes. OH built me a double compost bin and a girl shed out of pallets. Oh, and a v, small Perspex greenhouse.
It definitely keeps me busy.

• 25 May, 2021
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