Tuesday 2 September 2014

September 2014

Monday 1st September 2014
Went  up to lotty after work.  Missus harvested french and runner beans, radishes, raspberries, odd beetroot, few yellow courgettes.   Weeded the radish and leek area.    Made a little thing for drying the onions.

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Going to collect a few pallets from work over a few weeks to make a muck store and a compost heap thang.

Sunday 7th September 2014
Only had a couple of hours due to working on Phil's bedroom.  So took bags of weeds to tip.  Missus pulled up dead pea row.  I did a bit of a patching up of the shed - still a fair bit more to do!   The new pea row is doing nicely.  The second lot of beans are doing okay (hope frost don't get the peas and beans - fingers are crossed).  Mowed round the plot.   Put a few more hopeful spuds in.

Monday 8th September 2014
Went down for half an hour after walking the pooch.  Got some raspberries, beans.  Watered everything as it's been dry for a few days.

Tuesday 9th September 2014
Went down in the evening again after walking the pooch. Missus strimmed while I watered.  Got some more raspberries and brought a sweetcorn home after taking all the netting off it.  Did a bit more watering - trying to hurry things along before the frosts come!


Thursday 11th September 2014
Nipped down got the a few beans and raspberries. Did a load of watering.  The hopeful spuds are coming along grand.

Sunday 14th September 2014
Nipped  down for a couple of hours.  Bosskat got a load of broccoli, beans, carrots and all sorts.  I ripped out the brassicas that had gone too far which was a big shame - need to keep a better eye on stuff next August/September.  Took a load of rubbish to the tip.  Second row of peas are coming along strong - hopefully get some before the first frost!


Getting ready to review how far we've come with the plot.

This was it as of 14th September 2013:


This is how it looked last time I did a full plot shot in July 2014!!


Wednesday 17th September 2014
Did a couple of hours, patching up shed, watered everything, weeded the 2nd phase brassica plot and put smaller arches under the netting. Xmas Potato project coming on nicely.

The plot as of 17/09/2014

Weeded 2nd Phase Brassica plot

Xmas Spud Project

Raspberries coming good!

Saturday 20th September 2014
After Lucy's football at Rangemore Fields near Burton I nipped down to make an area for some spring cabbages that the boss had bought (she thought they were cauli's but never mind).  So weeded out the bit where the peas had been and guesstimated how much space would need. Put a bit of lime and a bit of chicken manure down to add a bit to soil.


Sunday 21st September 2014
Up early as usual, dog walked then waited for boss to get up before whizzing down to lotty to get the spring cabbages in at about 7:30/8:00am.   Marked out where they were going, dug little holes for em then filled em with water three times (which is what the book says!).   Then planted em and firmed down nicely.   Later in day came up with me mum, dad and the family to show em where it was at.   All good I think.


Thursday 24th September 2014
Have got four pallets from work to make a compost/muck heap thang.  So carted them down in two trips to the lotty can't get em all in the car with the trolley cart so did it in two trips.  While there I got a few raspberries for the misssus brekko.  Also identified some of the brassicas as being cauliflowers!!



Sunday 28th September 2014
Went down to take the table back that I fetched for missus but she didnae want. Never mind.  Got some raspberries and a couple of sweetcorn as requested but got told off for not bringing no beans - can't win!  Missus went back later to grab a couple of cauli-flowers and was very impress wiv em!

Good stuff.

Monday 29th September 2014
Did a bit of mowing after work.  Bit of weeding and a bit of harvesting with the missus. All good stuff.