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An hours weeding on a gloomy Saturday afternoon.
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More weeding. That’s about it really.
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More weeding ! And some tidying up. Think I’ll be having a little bonfire soon.
Did a little maintenance on the fruit cage door and a little bit of tidying it up too.
Bagged some nasty weeds up and took them home in the barrow and stuck them in the brown bin.
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After what has reportedly been the strongest winds for 17 years it’s not surprising that the plots took a bit of a hammering. The main greenhouse has lost a few panes here and there. Unfortunately for my neighbours Simon and Sibena their front fence has gone and so has the gate (which may be a blessing in disguise).
Did an hours wedding, getting up the couch grass and a few spuds too.
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Popped down for an hour or so this lunchtime and did some weeding on a section in front of the fruit cage.
Weather: Very windy.
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Yesterday, Sunday, we had a family trip down to the plot for the first time and the girls seem to like their new “garden”. Didn’t actually do anything.
Today, Monday, I popped down for an hour or so. Simon & Sabina were already there attacking the privet hedge between their plot and number 67. It’s now a lot lower and it’s made a big difference as it’s opened up their plot a lot. Buster, their dog, seems a friendly chap too.
So, I did a bit of weeding on the section behind the fruit cage. I haven’t quite decided yet but I think I’ll have to dig up the fruit bush that has sneaked out from under the cage and grown a fair bit into this section. I’ve no idea what kind of fruit bush it is.
Also pulled out the tomato vine from the greenhouse and that has made it look a lot tidier.
Weather: Dry. Windy. 11c
Digging
Did an hour or so on the plot this lunchtime. Did a bit of weed digging up at the back of the plot for an hour or so. Didn’t seem to get much done really!
Think I need to section out the plot into named areas to make describing things easier.
Main greenhouse has lost a pane at the front by the door. Wind to blame.
Met some other allotmenteers: Brian & Diane from plot 45a (I think), Les & George who have got 3 plots including 61 (I think).
Weather: Mild. Windy as hell.
Some photos
So this is what the plot looks like in early Jan, 07.
And We’re Off
Well, I’m now the current owner of plot 69 down at the Hoylake Allotment Association site over the railway line at the bottom of Sandringham Avenue, Hoylake.
I paid my annual subs when I took ownership last Sunday. The price? The princely sum of £12 - a very good deal at £1/month !
As plots 68 & 69 were doubled up by the previous owner he’d strategically built a brick base greenhouse stradling both plots 68 and 69. So me and my neighbours (Simon & Sabina at 68) have sensibly agreed to simply share the greenhouse.
Now plot 69 is somewhat overgrown right now so some serious digging is needed to get the plot into some sort of shape.
There’s a fruit cage (a biggish one) with a couple of redcurrant plants, a gooseberry plant, a logan berry, a tayberry and some other stuff that I’m not sure about just now.
There’s a man-made well with a trusty galvanised mop bucket on a long piece of rope to get the water up. There’s another small greenhouse with most of its glass missing. A few water butts. A couple of plastic chairs and a table and a wooden bench for good measure. No shed though - so that’s a project too.
Met the chaps on the other side of the fence in plot 70 this morning. Frank and Dave. They own a 3 plotter.
Dear Training Diary
I’ve decided to start keeping a log of my running. Further to this post I’ve plumped for google spreadsheets rather than excel. That way my stats are available from either my pc or my laptop - so no faffing around with memory sticks and such like.
I’ve used google spreasheets on and off for a while for some analyse of some of my affiliate marketing activity. Whilst it’s not currently a rival for excel, it does most of what I need it plus your data is online, shareable (if you want) and it’s free.
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