Plot 53

We have finally taken some time to start working on plot 53. Some grass has been cut down and we have used an old water butt with holes in it, cut in three, to grow pumpkins. Filled with manure they seem to be enjoying the space. One of them has a couple of fruit already but the other seems to be only producing male flowers which is worrying and no use to anyone.

We have now laid down a tarpaulin and weighed it down by sorting out the spoils that we collected back in the spring from the chicken man's vacated plot plus the pallets that we collected from Country Gardens. They have a stack of them with 'help yourself' so we did. One was used to make the coffee table and the strawberry box and we have a couple left over that are going to be used for the raised bed in the leisure area outside the gate of No 52. It had become so overgrown that we had forgotten what we had, but with the judging on Monday we need to get it ship shape.

It was when we were clearing the space for the tarpaulin that we discovered the loganberries. We have picked two boxes full already and there are loads more that need ripening and picking. I think 53 is going to provide a few more surprises before the summer is out but we have to have it cleared ready to be marked out for tree planting in September.