We took the opportunity to reclaim the allotment over Chrismas as it was in such a terrible neglected state. It actually didn't take that long to get the beds weeded and dug over. We had 5 trips to the tip with the trailer loaded of Jewson bags full of weeds and one full of rubbish so a very refreshing clear out.
I also took the opportunity to give the greenhouses a good clearout. They were both packed with old pots, many of the cracked or damaged so any that didn't meet a very stringent vetting process, went for recycling. The soil in the beds is getting a bit thin and lifeless so my next job is to shovel it all out into a raised bed (work in progress) and get some new good stuff in so hopefully we will get some good crops going this year.
One great surprise was that I had forgotten about a row of carrots I sewed in July. As this is after the risk of carrot root fly damage, they should be good. Unfortunately I forgot about them in the Autumn but the frost and snow doesn't seem to have done any damage and we have a great box full of lovely little carrots. Not as sweet as they would have been but still lovely.
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