Over the past month or so, we have been putting some effort into getting the newest part of our allotment into production, by getting some summer and autumn crops into the ground.  So far we’ve only got about a third of the area planted up as at this time of year the existing plots need a lot of care with weeding, harvesting, feeding and watering all high on the agenda.

Nonetheless the new plot is starting to take shape.

New plot 24 July

We’ve rigged up a brassica net in one part and have got spare tomatoes and aubergines along with a squashkin (Autumn Crown) in a second patch.

Brassicas July 2019

Summer crops 24 July

As usual, we’ve put watering pots in to support the thirstier plants. As well as ensuring that we’re getting water down to the plants’ roots, not splashing water all over the soil surface will help to reduce weed growth while the weather remains dry and warm.  We know that we will have weed problems to overcome in this plot.  In addition to the annual weeds that had colonised the site while it wasn’t being worked, we have mare’s tail (Equisetum arvense) and field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

Field Bindweed