Hi there....another one here with a allotment
...well, two actually. I've got about 1/4 acre or 40 poles 'in old money' of space for growing....absolutely all sorts. I've got my plots about 15 yrs or bit longer....can't remember exactly
At least half of that space is for fruit and berries...and now I'm doing low carb, I bet we get bumper crop of fruit this year...ending up with mountains of apples and pears, and peaches and plums and.....
Even I've able to crop more than we really eat berries, this spring I've increased my potential yields...planted many new bushes since we seem to be eating now more of that sort of stuff. But I loooooooooooove my apples...I'm going to miss them if I'm only able to have odd one every now and then
Beekeeping is on a low burner as well and I'm winding down that part...getting honey into jars is so much messy work and I don't even eat the stuff...as nice as it is...particularly with porridge....'sigh'..
Polytunnel is getting full up with all the different brassica plants...soo will be planting time for those
Some spinach and salad stuff is already sprouting too. Climbing spinach is nearly ready for first pickings..just need touch of more growth on. I've been harvesting sprouting broccoli for few weeks now as well as kale, plenty of that stuff!
All my fruit trees are just about to start flowering....looking forward to that...it is soooo beautiful site and petals falling all over the place makes it look like snow showers.
It's been sooo cold and wet spring here so far and my plots have been holding their breath in waiting for turn to warmer spell..things will absolutely burst into growth once the weather improve.
Oh...and I like to grow loads and loads of toms, cucumbers , chillies and peppers too..
As a result I have young plants all over the place in house and in polytunner....waiting to grow little bigger and then to be planted into greenhouses in their final positions.
Oh...blueberries....oh, yes...plenty of those bushes too..blueberries are so expensive to buy if you want to use them regularly/ in quantity and yet they are one of the easiest things to grow and look after.
I could carry on rattling about plants and growing...but I'll have deep breath and concentrate to have my breakkie..but I'll be back to rattle some more....and that is a warning!
ETA: forgot....RHUBARB...I've been looking forward to that crop for all winter and I've managed to crop couple of small lots so far...
YUM! Soon there will be forest of stalks and I won't touch the stuff anymore..nice as it is..but too much is too much..