Plant Hotels and Tiny Courgettes

Well, I realise I've not spoken about the allotment very much at all on here but it's a really fun part of my life. A somewhat neglected part of my life too, and not just in the writing. Once again lockdown hindered us and we weren't able to venture out to tend to it for MONTHS. During this time we had a heatwave and almost everything died or withered, plus we'd almost missed planting time completely.

When we were finally allowed to venture five miles from home, it was the first place to which we travelled.

I really wish I'd taken a picture because the grass was as tall as me! It took all day to clear the grass and refill the pond - which had been half-empty - with three of us working. The closest I have is the picture of the chard before we cut it down.

From there we planted some beetroot, parsnips, kale, and runner beans in freshly turned over beds, and recycled some old bottle lids as tiny greenhouses to help them grow, and to protect them from anything that might think the new plants looked tasty.

We were also lucky enough to be gifted a pair of courgette plants, they didn't like their new home at first but, after a while, they began to thrive and now we actually have a courgette!!

With the continued growth of the courgettes and other veggies that we planted hopefully we'll have something to eat soon, we've had to give the plants - courgettes especially - some defence against the strong winds of late, which appears to have secured everything in place quite well.

I'm really excited to see how the allotment develops now that we're able to travel to it again, I very much enjoy spending time there and hurling soil around!

I'll leave you with a wide shot of our space, a few days after we chopped the grass down.

Until next time,

Mort