it is the start of the shows now the nairn show being our first we only put veg in the allotment section and i put sweet peas in the open section and very happy with the results, our next show will be the garden club show and we will have to see what we have got too put in to it as some of our veg are not ready and a lot of this is down to the weather as at some points it has been cold and then we get heat, last year we did not a have tomatoes until late on but today we had one ready and their is a few on the plants to come yet, the cabbage plants are very slow as well this year and it looks like they are going to be late we have lifted some tatties and they have been very good cauliflower have all come at the same time which always seems to happen plus they were not very big but we know the reason for that we have clubroot in the soil and this stops the plant from getting big i will have to put more lime on the soil next year and see if this will help, the peas have done well we only have one row of them perhaps next year we will put in two rows also thinking how we will be planting next year and were i think we will do more planting though black plastic this helps with the weeding and also holds the water in the soil on the weeding side of things their seems to be a lot of nettles this year for some reason we have been burning a lot of them but it may be an idea to go over the soil with the gas burner to see if this will help us for next year worth a try if it cuts down on these weeds it does show that the soil is very fertile so we have got something right, you are always learning on an allotment and its all part of the fun of growing your own ways to beat the bugs and slugs and other pests that come along to dine on your veg.
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