First Lizard 2009!

# 1371A sight to cheer me up - my first common lizard (Lacerta vivipara) of the year. I'm off now to report it to KRAG (See links to top right).

# 1370Potato 'Nadine' (Second Early) about to be planted into veg bed 03.

# 1369I could of done with a couple more of the 'Golden Gourmet' shallots for VB02.

# 1368# 1367Two new wildlife 'captures'. The first is a dunnock (Prunella modularis), one of my favourite birds. The second is something that he/she might be looking for - a Red 'Rumex' weevil (Apion frumentarium)?

# 1366The daffs are out!

Total Allotment Time: 5 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Planting 13 Potato 'Nadine' and 12 Shallot 'Golden Gourmet'. Sowing two drills of Carrot 'Early Nantes' into VB02. Turning in the last of the annual rye in VB01. Continuing tidying up the border L-bed.

# 1365

7th March 2009

# 1355# 135423 'Turbo' onion sets set out prior to planting in veg bed two.

# 1353The baker's dozen 'Maris Bard' seed potatoes that I put to chit on the 16th Feb (Only just showing sprouts though) about to be planted in veg bed three.

# 1352How the beds looked when finished.

# 1351One of the 'pencilled' crocuses along the border L-bed was still in it's prime.

# 1350Unfortunately I've missed the best of the 'Large Purple' this year.

# 1349My second 7-spot (Coccinella septempunctata) of the year! This time found on the Sage (Salvia officinalis).

Total Allotment Time: 4 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Turning in the annual rye of VB01. Planting out 23 Onion 'Turbo' sets in VB02. Planting out 13 Potato 'Maris Bard' in VB03.

# 1348

26/02/09

No pics today as my camera batteries were flat.

Total Allotment Time: 2hrs

Principle Tasks: Turning in more of the fodder rye mix in veg bed 01. Making a start on clearing up the old growth of the border herb and wild flower bed.

10/02/09

# 1333Garlic 'Vigor'

# 1332I planted them way too close, I know, but I can always take out the 'odd one' early.

# 1331How this year's 'Musselburgh' leeks are looking in the ground (Notice the nibbling. By pheasants, I think).

# 1330And four of them out (Maybe I had to turn up the contrast a bit because it was such an overcast day) :)

# 1329Looking dowcnast, the fodder rye mix in veg bed 01.

# 1328The reason, again the romans (Oryctolagus cuniculus)!

Total Allotment Time: 2hrs.

30/01/09

# 1327How the gate end of the border L-bed is looking.

# 1326Who's the cause? (Look closely at the wood edging)

# 1325No question really. Yes, it's the european rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

# 1324The fodder radish in veg bed 03 has done it's job it seems.

# 1323Still looking good, the fodder rye in veg bed 01.

# 1322Total Allotment Time: 1/2 hr.

# 1277# 1276The green manure in veg bed 01 seems to be doing okay.

Total Allotment Time: 3 & 1/2 hrs.