We popped up the allotment to add some kitchen waste to the compost bin. No-one else around as it was already beginning to get dark. We left the walk up till later in the afternoon so that we could enjoy Hungerford's Christmas lights - they are so fabulous, with christmas trees on every lampost and shop!
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| High Street in all its Christmas glory! |
Whilst on the plot we checked how the few growing things are doing - it didn't take long!:
No sign of the garlic yet -
maybe rotted as it's so wet :(
Leeks are looking pretty good. The ones under enviromesh (Oarsman F1) are certainly happier than the ones out in the open (though we're not sure what variety these are). I hope they continue to grow over the next two weeks because they're having a starring role in our Christmas meal -
leek and chestnut filo parcels. Mmm, they sound soooo good!!
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| Happy protected leeks |
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| Fairly happy unprotected leeks |
The broad beans are still there - still very small but the mouse hasn't nibbled them yet. Suprisingly, given that we found this hoard under our storage area!! That's all our marigold seeds!
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| All nice and dry under a plastic cover! |
Back home via more Christmas lights over the canal. Lovely! And all ready for
Hungerford Victorian Extravaganza on Friday 14th December 2012.
That`s really lovely.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Christmas lights are the second best thing about Hungerford - second only to Marsh Lane allotments :-)
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