Wow, what happened to the second half of 2011? Despite NO posts since August (resolving to do better this year) I did manage to keep up with the allotment so here is a recap of 2011:
Winning fruit - Raspberries. They started fruiting early and keep me fed with a regular supply of delicious fruits right through until September.
Winning Veg - Difficult to choose just 1, it was a great year for leeks, potatoes and carrots.
Best Newcomer - Brussel Sprouts - an unexpected success!
Never again - Sweetcorn - it takes up loads of room and never seems to pollinate properly.
Most over-grown - French beans, after accidently sowing 2 packets of seed I was overrun with the things (and the freezer is full of them too)
Sadly missed - Broccoli, I failed to germinate and keep alive any of my sprouting or calabrese Broccoli. Maybe next year.
2012 is off to a great start, I finally have guttering on my shed so watering should be much easier this year. Despite the very wet wethaer I have managed to dig over most of the plot, and clear some nasty weeds in the process. Hopefully I'll soon get a chance to get some garlic planted and the broadbeans sown.
Happy New Year!
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About Me
- Amy
- Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- In 2007 The Souper Allotment was a large nettle patch, sometimes it tries to revert but mostly it is a beautiful area to grow vegetables. Join me on the journey to grow and eat the very best food.
The plot - July 2009
Currently harvesting/eating
- Blackcurrants
- Garlic
- Gooseberries
- Peas
- Salad
- Strawberries
Other places I like
- Allotment Blog
- Allotment Twenty One
- City Bumpkin
- Courgettes and Fennel
- Dave's Allotment
- Earthwoman
- Greenforks
- Growing Our Own
- Hedgewizard
- Malsallotment
- Manor Stables Veg Plot
- My Darlington Allotment
- My Tiny Plot
- Nome grown
- Organic Allotment
- Our patch of earth
- Pumpkin Soup
- Seeded
- Shoestring Garden
- Simon's Allotment
- Soilman's Allotment Blog
- the allotment underground
- The Inelegant Gardener
- The Plot Thickens
- The Smallest Smallholding
- Veg Plot
- Vegetable Kingdom
- Vegmonkey
- Weedy Beanz
Labels
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- squash
- carrots
- celeriac
- Garlic
- Asparagus
- Seeds
- courgettes
- sweetcorn
- peas
- tomatoes
- Raspberry Canes
- recipe
- Parsnips
- aubergine
- cucumber
- onions
- Plums
- beetroot
- globe artichoke
- leeks
- pumpkin
- strawberries
- blackcurrants
- cabbage
- fennel
- gooseberries
- rhubarb
- spinach
- Beans
- blackcurrents
- chilli
- digging
- kale
- salad leaves
- Herbs
- Nettles
- Sustainability
- blueberries
- coldframe
- flowers
- general
- ginger
- mispoona
- mizuna
- pak choi
- shallots
- swede
- weeds
- worms
2 comments:
I like this idea of a recap, with 5 categories. Might do the same on my blog!
I've never had a problem with sweetcorn pollinating - just make sure you don't plant them in long rows. A big square block is better, to aid wind pollination. You probably already know that though. Perhaps a different variety? I use Honey Bantam Bicolour. My problem is preventing them from being eaten before I've harvested them! Mice? Squirrels? not sure, what but something loves them.
Looks like you had a good year. Re sweetcorn I plant quite close together and in blocks as Mark says although this years crop was poor. I couldn't be without Brussels one of my favourites!
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