3rd - 5th May

3^rd May

It seems a little overdue (although it isn’t) but today I have sown most of the squash seeds, with maybe a few more to follow. The early ones I sowed a little while ago have not materialised as yet so today I sowed 6 green courgettes, 5 yellow courgettes, 6 butternut squash, my last remaining 2 crown prince squashes, 2 more cucumbers and 1 pumpkin (time was pressing!). All the pots are now filling up the space in the conservatory on the shelves.

5^{th May}

I managed to squeeze in an hour at the allotment after work. Sections 4 and 6 were forked over to remove couch grass and dandelions and a few sprigs of bindweed. The grass on the paths between sections has really grown and that will need clipping down. I remember it was about this time last year that we went away for the week and came back to find a mass of weeds had shot up all over the allotment. At least this year I’m ahead of the game. Section 5 is last years’ leek section and it has the black matting on it which has now been raised from beneath by weeds growing, so that will be a big task. I have a few of last years’ leeks growing there. They are a biennial plant although harvested for food use after 1 year.