The site is a quarter of the size of my old one and seems much better cared for. Hedges are generally much lower and under control and we only saw a couple of plots that looked abandoned down towards the woods.
One lady had a nectarine tree growing in her greenhouse - it smelt delicious ... apparently she discovered that a stone had started to sprout in the compost heap, so she planted it and three years later it has loads of fruit !
Beautiful sweetcorn - apparently they don't like wind (it is tremendously windy at my new house) so they are growing in a shelter. I didn't know that !
This chap had green fingers and then some. He loves cacti and succulents and has very impressive displays. OH had a little drool :)
The day before I was invited to have a look around the plot that adjoins my neighbours garden. The tour went well and I've been invited to become co-owner with a view to perhaps taking over when (if !!) I get to the top of the waiting list. The plot is fanstastic - about 10 fruit trees, greenhouses, summer house, proper raised beds, compost heap the size of a bus and lots of chipped paths. I am luckier than lucky at the moment ... you'll see me in the lottery queue on Friday :
Great news - the site looks immaculate. Sweetcorn is wind pollinated so why does someone thing it doesn't like wind?
ReplyDeletemmm I wondered that too Sue, it is exceptionally windy where we now live, but sweetcorn usually grows quite sturdily into the wind. I did wonder if having the windbreak around it will actually help with pollination tho, as it will be more contained ??? I might do a trial next year and test it !!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great looking allotment - lucky you!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit confused about the sweetcorn and wind thing too...you don't see windbreaks round the cornfields!