The Floodwaters Have Receded, Clean Up Time

With sunshine in the sky, not a cloud in sight and 4 bags of chicken manure, we headed down to the allotment today to have the first proper tidy up of the year and see what mud is left behind after all the flooding.  The soggy corner is still very muddy but apart from that it is all much better than it has been.  So jobs done today -

• spread the chicken manure


• moved the shed back to its original position and put it on corrugated iron and blocks


• put all the shed bits that were in the greenhouse back in the shed (and had a good clear out at the same time)


• cleared all the old chilli plants out of the greenhouse in preparation for the new season


• shifted all the old pallets


• moved the polytunnel frame to its new position


• general tidy around


• harvested some leeks for tea (and very flavoursome they were too!)


• harvested some chard for the chickens

The soggy corner, onions need a good hoeing when it drys out a bit more, and lots of digging to get done before the beans etc. go in.  Still too muddy underfoot yet though.



Shed back in its rightful place and new spot for the polytunnel though that is still subject to change.  Lots of weeds coming up, must be Spring!



Tidier greenhouse, ready to be fumigated and sulpher bombed and cleaned before the chillies head down there.  Lots to do yet!!