Monday 4 April 2016

April, tea breaks and garlic planting

April was crept up on me from no where! I'm in shock. It's probably not helpful that I forgot to get us a nice new house calendar at the start of the year - I'm constantly lost. Okay, I do know April comes after March but woah, hold on a minute, I was only getting used to it being March; it just doesn't feel April-y to me, not so much the 'drip, drip, drop, little April showers' and more buckets of rain and hail!

Except for these utterly glorious moments of blue sky, chill air and uplifting sights of yellow daffodils :)

daffs at the lottie - 'growourown,blogspot.com' ~an allotment blog

As a born overachiever I worked my self into the ground on Tuesday and Wednesday at the allotment. I only stop when I get really dizzy or simply can't breathe any more. It's not right and its not clever and so Andrew bought a new stove and kettle and we now can have tea/coffee breaks. I love my hubby *blush*

Also, I am trying a new additional medication and it seems to be slowly killing me, so I do have very legitimate reasons for truly not knowing my limits at the moment. Funny, I despise being ill, I am so very frustrated by the illness itself and the bloody medications and their side effects. For all my bluster and positive messages about Ecotherapy and such, I just want to sleep, I'm tired fighting.

tea and coffee at the lottie - 'growourown,blogspot.com' ~an allotment blog
so shiny :)
Tuesday saw the planting of our garlic! What joy is beheld in such, the beginning of a new season, hands in the soil with a nurturing intent rather than a ripping out. Andrew had to plant out the garlic into modules this year as the ground was so terribly wet, but that was back in January and now it is a good bit better. So it was wonderful to see these healthy babies being placed in their new places of growth.

Here they are approx 6 inches apart in rows a foot apart - good luck little guys!
garlic on the plots! - 'growourown,blogspot.com' ~an allotment blog
Planting out the garlic seedlings
Over on 14b I am still, yes still, trying to tidy up; my goodness every weed on earth seems to be deeply embedded in the ground over there! Plus I finally got rid of the torn and tattered tarpaulins and lots of empty gravel bags - goodbye blue blight! But I tell you the forest area is killing me! Though I am happy to say that I have done a lot more than the following 'after' photo shows. We shall have finished paths someday!

14b overview - 'growourown,blogspot.com' ~an allotment blog
before and after pics of the slow but steady work on 14b

After this it rained, it poured, it was almost biblical and we could have been washed away in our shed - though we would have had tea and coffee....

And that, my darlings is you all caught up :)

We haven't been able to go over since Wednesday as Andrew has been diy-ing here at home, laying a new and beautiful wooden floor. I have been reading a lot, yoga-ing and fiendishly hoarding any and all toilet rolls for some of my fussier seeds.  Maggie has been sleeping :)

I'll have a look at the seedlings etc for next time and record how everything is going.
Hope you are all seeing the changes of the season and gaining happiness from the lighter evenings.

Hugs and love
Carrie x

11 comments:

  1. Good for Andrew for providing hot drink provisions for your work on the lotties! The new stove is very swish. Good luck with those garlic starts.

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    1. he's a wee marvel, isn't he?! Oh gosh, I have so much hope for those garlic plants, they're a wee start into the season. xx

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  2. Slow and steady wins the race!

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  3. I alternate.
    A day of flat out.
    Then a day of flaked out.
    Ish.

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    1. That sounds like a plan, sadly I can only get to the plots at the weekend so it's all push, push, push, then collapse. One day I really hope to have a garden big enough for our fruit and veg growing, then it will be a step out the door and a potter xxx

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  4. You are doing better than us. Circumstances I have kept us away from the plot rather a lot this year so far.

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    1. Really its just been a month or so weekends pushing really hard. We have just caught up with where we ought to be at this time of year. So sorry there are circumstances keeping you from your own plot, I hope they aren't too serious xx

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  5. A nice busy post and lovely pictures. Always take it steady, have plenty of breaks and above all enjoy what you do.
    Take care, and happy reading. Flighty xx

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  6. Your garlic is looking great by the way

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  7. What a great idea. I must treat myself to a stove like that. Could have soup and hot chocolate in the potting shed then. All the best

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