Motivation

With outdoor temperatures dropping somewhat this week compared to ones of 20 degrees C last week, I've only made a couple of visits to my plots on last Monday and Tuesday. Both days were pleasant enough with some weak sunshine during the late mornings to mid-afternoons. This allowed me to rid a couple of areas of N1 Plot of annual weeds and fallen leaves which were added to my compost heaps. Tuesday was spent harvesting my remaining marrows and squashes from No1 bed On N1 Plot, before any expected frosts take hold. The squash and marrow plants, along with some sparse weeds also being consigned to the compost heaps.

Some Weeds Will Grow Almost Anywhere (Oct 2014)

No1 bed was then partially forked over, adjacent to my fruit cage, and then the heaps of nitrogen rich mud I had recently cleared from the drainage ditch, situated at the southern end of my plots, was broken down and spread across the bed, in lieu of animal manure. Later in the afternoon the remnants of my tomato and cucumber plants were removed from my poly tunnel and after adding some compost to the poly tunnel borders the compost was then forked into them. With the grass paths and other grass areas of my plots having been mowed a fortnight ago, it just left some tidying of the edging around various planting beds to do.
By about 3-30 p.m. and sunlight fading it was time to call it a day. The rest of this week has seen colder temperatures with some rain and breezy weather conditions, so I have stayed indoors doing some decorating and D.I.Y. tasks.

Still Growing End of October 2014

Strawberries Still Growing (End of Oct 2014)

My Asparagus Can't Figure Out the Seasons Either (End Oct 2014)

Winter Onions & Lettuce N2 Plot (End of Oct 2014)

4th Flush of Rhubarb (End of Oct 2014)

Some More Runner Beans Left to Seed (End Oct 2014)

Pampas Grass Split from Another Gardening Job (Oct 2014)

Gooseberry & Extra Strawberry Bed N1 Plot Weeded (Oct 2014)

There's Always Tomorrow!!!