Thursday 25 May 2017

On the Plot this May

Hello Allotmenteers!

Hope you're all well. 

It has been a busy month so far.  The plot has taken up a lot of time alongside revision for my forthcoming English Degree Exams next week.  So I apologise for the late postings. 

Every time I visit the plot at the moment, everything grows a couple of inches each day.  We have had some beautiful sunny weather, but also a couple of spells of bad rain this month, which is good for the plot and water butts, but not so much for my mood. 

We have covered our spouts and kohl rabi with anti moth netting to try and stop the Munchers eating them this year.  The onions we planted are growing extremely well as are the carrots which were both unsuccessful last year.  The strawberries we moved from the bed into pots with a view to chucking them have burst into life and we may even get a few nice strawberries off a crop we thought was ruined by the rain last year. 

Our peas unfortunately went a bit yellow due to unexpected late frosts.  They were particularly late for Cornwall, where we usually avoid the worst of the cold weather!  But then again, we haven't had snow worth worrying about for nearly 10 years. 

Today is an absolutely stunning day, clear blue skies, a light warm wind and peace and quiet.  Watering takes place in the evenings when it is cooler, but the current forecast says thunderstorms for the bank holiday weekends, which will ruin a good 3 days working on the plot. 

Having said that, every time I visit, all this sunshine and rain is doing wonder for the plot. 

I will try to make my Sundays Blog day once my exams are over next week! 

Happy Growing everyone!