Weekend just gone dug some more of the allotment with my brothers help, I reckon I have about another 10ft long patch to dig until the plot is finished, so a good days work to remove couch and nettles properly.

That is digging done then so not bad for the first year. Missed alot of couch but to be expected, can sort the rest as I go. Annoyingly the allotment next to mine has not been cultivated at all and will soon be high in nettles as the council do not mow it often at all. I have some Glysophate left which I may use to spray the section which is close to me, but will have to be very careful as it's a little close to my crops.

Didn't plant a single thing which was annoying but dug some trenches for my main crop spuds, got Cara's mainly and another than I cant remember. Carrots are showing (Autumn King), as is my spinach (Bloomsdale), new pots (Annabelle) and beetroot (Globe 2). Garlic is growing very fast but I think I may have planted this a little late to get bulbs formed properly, will wait and see. Had another onion set turn up which I had forgotten about, will give most of these away but will also find room for some of them myself.

Could not water as some lady was filling 4 water butts with a hose and our site is short of standpipes. Asked her if I could fill my watering can a few times and she actually said I would have to wait until she was finished. I was too tired to bother with her but I wont let this happen again. Nothing got watered so went monday night and did it instead.

Got pond in and filled, now I need somewhere to get frogspawn from, not sure where yet, I suppose will have to find someone with a pond so I can take it. I had no idea you could not purchase it anymore.

At home, some brassicas are ready to put out, prepared bed with lime a few weeks ago so I'm going to plant some of them out this coming weekend, although sprouts and cauli's not ready for planting yet the Broccoli will have to be as I'm out of room at home ! Had some wondermesh arrive which I'm going to cover the bed with and will probably use my fleece which is spare to put a barrier around the carrots.

Gor far too many Tomato plants growing so have given some away, cucumbers (F1 Burpless) are just showing and chili's (suprise suprise) not germinated. I will try with 2 more seeds but I have actually bought a chili plant as backup.

Got 50 Salvia plants and 50 pot marigolds all germinated. No idea why I grew so many, pots will go to the allotment, salvia will get planted at home and given away.

Thursday night going down late to fill my butts when no-one around so I dont annoy people at the weekend.