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Total Allotment Time: 2 & 1/4 hrs
Principle Tasks: Applying a 10cm mulch of organic soil improver (B&Q) over the newly emerging shoots of first-early potato 'Orla'. Continuing applying the same mulch to the insect-attracted herb and flower bed.

Notes From Home 12/04/07

Sowed one small tray of celery 'Lathom Self Blanching Galaxy'.
Potted on 3 of the tomato 'Darby Striped' (sown 03.03.07, pricked out 11.03.07) into 13cm plastic pots.
Sowed 3 seeds of courgette 'Parador F1 Hybrid' into 9cm plastic pots.

PS. On a flying visit to the plot (total time under 10mins) I discovered that the first early 'Orla' potatoes have begun to show! I decided to give them a covering of horticultural fleece to err on the safe side (frost's not forecast, but better safe than sorry).

# 0675Total Allotment Time: 2hrs
Principle Task: Planting out 10 'First Early Orla' seed potatoes (I fear the soil was still too wet and cold to do this, but as many others around the allotments have begun to plant theirs, I couldn't resist). Forking over soil (between the showers) in preparation of continuing construction of veg bed 03.

Notes From Home 3/23/07
Pricked out 10 seedlings of coriander (sown 13.03.07) into assorted 7.5cm pots.
Sowed one 7cm half-pot of sweet basil.
Potted up the marrow 'Tondo' (sown 09.03.07) into a 20cm pot.

# 0587# 0586Total Allotment Time: 2 & 1/2hrs
Principle Tasks: Putting down the 6 bags worth of chipped bark along the plot's main path (leading from the gate). Lightly forking over the soil/manure in veg bed 01 (incidentally whose temperature now reads 6C at approx 10cm depth - a 2 degree drop from before the cold snap).
Additional Notes: Last night I put out the ten tubers of seed potato 'first early' Orla to chit in my well-lit, but generally cool (frost free) bathroom at home.

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