It is getting harder to find time for the allotment now that we have Penny but that doesn’t mean there is any less work to do. We are lucky that we can leave Penny with the grandparents whilst we spend a few hours on other things, so we took the time to start preparing the beds. The onions (right) seem to be coming along well and last years leeks (left) are still growing. Other than that it’s a case of digging over the beds that have already been double dug and covering them with carpet to prevent the weeds coming through. We have also pruned the damson trees and taken out some of the smaller suckers. In the coming weeks and months we will gradually start to double dig the rest of the yet untouched ground. Between the allotment and the garden vegetable patch I am hoping to grow the majority of our vegetables this year, something which should help out when we come to move Penny onto solids.
