Got the spuds in :)

Not sure how well they'll do :)

Before..

After..

Here's the plan
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..finished weeding first drill!

Another 4 hours on my hands and knees but got there! :)

Of course I only had to spend 6+ hours doing this because I left a few onions and beetroots in over winter which didn't grow any but the grass and dockets did! Lesson learnt: Harvest all your veg. Weed and then cover for the winter.

Compare what the 2nd drill looked like when I pulled back the mypex..

..ready to dig over and plant!

So tomorrow my spuds go in! Hurrah!

Also I picked up a few more spuds and onions/shallots from Dealz yesterday. Couldn't help myself :)

And again I ate my own mashed turnip with spring onions and shredded beetroot, fresh from the allotment, this evening :)

Tomorrow I start getting seedlings going in the greenhouse as well :)

(My lettuce, tumbling toms and chilli peppers are coming along nicey!)

..continued weeding first drill..

Great couple of hours up the allotment. Walked in morning and drove in evening (to pick up bag of flower pots - to get seedlings going).

Manly sunny with the odd shower - even hail!

Now easy way to do it. After forking it over last time I now have to pull the clay soil apart by hand and remove the grass and docket roots using a knife! :)

Before just forked over...

And after (weeded and broken up as far as the bucket)...

Hopefully will finish this first drill tomorrow!

Still bringing a few veg home with me each day. That's my own shredded beetroot, mashed turnip and steamed spinach!

Started the big dig and weed..

Great to see 5 cars in the car park and people digging and strimming away. Pity to think this is probably our last year though.

Well, I've got a task before me...

..but I've made a start.

The spuds will have to wait a few days before they're planted.

Was waiting on Irish Seedsavers spuds and seeds - but not anymore :)

Ordered some from Scarriff (http://www.irishseedsavers.ie/) a few weeks ago. After the lovely day yesterday looking forward to getting some things going on the allotment :)

Ha! Then at 13:20 they arrive!

Added to my existing seeds...

..and the tumbling toms and firery chilies I'm growing..

I'm all set to make a schedule, start preparing the ground and get planting! :)

Attended Shannon District Council meeting yesterday

Attended Shannon District council meeting today. Nothing definite said about the allotments from Clare Council. I had some informal discussion with councillors afterwards but really I was hoping for something official from the council regarding their plans. Such as the allotment holders will need to move out by such a date and X new plots will be available at where from when.

But I now have contacts among the six councillors which is helpful.

Hardly looks like Spring!

Lot's of snow on the allotments today

But still pulling some veg!

And my garlic is very happy

And best of all eating it!