Autumn onions planted

2/10/2017

Monday 2nd October

Today I set out to plant my autumn onions I bought from InExcess. I cultivated the patch and dibbed holes along the row at about 8 inch spacing before pressing each set just below the surface. With light soil I hope it is not necessary to plant with the tip sowing for the birds to pull it out. It was not long before I had four rows planted, two rows of 'Electric' and two rows of 'Sanshyu'. I still had plenty of sets in the bag so saved 20 of each for my son's allotment and the rest were given to a neighbour for his plot.

I then hoed the weeds off a patch where I had grown carrots and other roots, leaving a solitary Swiss Chard plant to harvest later and raking the top growth onto the path ready to add it to the compost.

Another check of my green manure patch confirmed that there was no growth from the seed I had sown, so I will order more seed online. A kilogram of seed advertised on EBay costs about £9 and will cover at least three of my patches.

I harvested a few raspberries and a good crop of blackberries before it came on to rain, making me to go home early again!

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Hi! As "Webmaster" for this site I feel a bit of a fraud.
I am neither an expert at IT nor at growing vegetables. I do enjoy playing at both, however.
I have a 10 rod plot in the middle of the site, having transferred in 2012 from a 5 rod plot I had been cultivating for about 5 years. I needed to give myself space to grow a wider range of crops.
I will be recording my thoughts and activities on the allotment as well as sharing any knowledge and information I gain in my 'travels'.
I constantly seek hints and advice from my neighbouring, and usually more knowledgeable, plot holders and will pass on anything I think is of general use via this blog.