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The Allotment, 2010 and 2011
This is an updated record of what is going on on my allotment, starting in December 2010, through to the summer of 2011


19 December 2010, pretty chilly this winter, just like last year.


25th December, I spend most of the day sawing and splitting logs.


However, by March we have got some broad beans in, and this is how they look in early April
The spring this year turned out to be warm and dry, great for early crops.


May, and the broadbeans are doing very well, in front of them is chard and a couple of mullein, not edible but very decorative.


A bit later in June, a Cousa courgette coming on, and behind it broadbeans forming nicely, we had a really good crop of broadbeans this uear and have plenty of seed for next year.


July, a female stagbeetle crawling round the water butt.
The warm spring is now a thing of the past, it is damper and cooler, and now, September things are slowing down quite a lot.
Courgettes and beans are almost finished, but there is a great crop of winter leeks and winter kale to look forward to. This season has been an improvement on 2010. Due to the general lack of sunshine during June, July and August, things have been slow to mature, tomatoes ripening very slowly, I forecast a good year for green tomato chutney. Still, a bumper crop of broadbeans, good frnch and climbing beans, good courgettes and excellent chard. We are not complaining.
Looking forward to a better season next year.

Updated 7th September 2011