Udate 17 Feb 2008

Since my last update I have planted out my young cabbages in some free space at the side of my strawberry bed. Handy because then I can net them against greedy, hungry pigeons! Have included a lovely picture of Lauren collecting eggs the other morning and a pic of the girls having a roam while I cleaned out the shed. Used some orange netting stuff to keep them contained so I didn't have to chase them the length of the allotment to get them back in the run. Alpine starwberries have germinated and they are tiny! Going to be a while before they are big enough to prick out into their own pots.

The spreading out of the fruit bushes is ongoing. have got 5 redcurrants and a gooseberry moved, just need to do the blackcurrants then I'll be able to make an area for the raspberries I plan on getting soon.
Not much else going on really, still to early to get anything else sown. Might start some beefsteak toms indoor soon, to give them a longer growing season than the smaller varieties.

Cheers all
Kirsty

Some pics, some progress

Dug over a bed the other day for the strawberries to be moved into. have planted them in ridges to aid drainage on my heavy clay soil. The ridges also make it easier to tuck them in with straw without swamping the plants themselves. Next job on my list is to dig over another bed, and into that I am going to put some of my soft fruit bushes so that they all get some more room and make weeding easier for me. I'll give that a thick mulch of straw too until I can buy the weed control fabric as this bed will be permanent.
Not much else to report really. Some cheeky bastard came and nicked my gate the other day. Nothing else touched or damged so I have small things to be thankful for at least. My £20 bargain B & Q placcy greenhouse got blown over by the wind but that survived too. Thankfully no plants in there as I have been using it to store the chooks straw bales.
Hens laying well. Got 6 eggs for the first time on Saturday so lots of baking and cooking now methinks!! Will likely sell surplus eggs as that money can then go towards hens living costs!