Total destruction last night :(

Popped my head over to the Allotment this morning seeing the Polytunnel but no Greenhouse. Unfortunately due to the very strong gales we had last night from Storm Katie, it left the Greenhouse in utter devastation. The Greenhouse has become unsalvageable as it is all twisted, but I haven't had to move it as it already blew onto the rubbish heap. Nearly everything which was in the Greenhouse has been moved into the Polytunnel however some Onion plants (that I only moved into this Greenhouse yesterday) were thrown out of the pots and onto the Ground so these have been mixed up but I might be able to save these. The remaining onion plants have been put into the Cold Frame and although these are not looking to bad I will keep a close eye on them.

Photo of Greenhouse in February

Where the Greenhouse stood til Last Night

Mangled Greenhouse

After the Greenhouse clear-up

Further digging of Allotment 2

I went onto Allotment 2 once again for another 2 hours and done further digging of the plot.

Before digging today

After digging today

- As can be seen the soil is finally starting to dry out and become more usable.

More digging of Allotment 2

Today I did even more digging of Allotment 2 for about 1 1/2 hours.

The Allotment before digging today

The Allotment after digging today

Continued digging Allotment 2 once again

Today I went down the Allotment for about 1 1/2 hours and continued to dig over Allotment 2.

Showing how much has been dug before digging today

Showing how much has been dug after digging today

Showing how much has been dug
after digging today

Continued digging Allotment 2

Today I went down onto Allotment 2 once again for another 2 hours and continued digging, this time digging over where the 'Sarpo Mira' potatoes were last year. I also cleared away all the rubbish that I have accumulated on the plot to make it look tidier.

A look at how much has been dug before digging today

The rubbish that needed clearing away

A look at the amount of the Allotment that has been dug after
today's digging

Looking down Allotment 2 from the Polytunnel

Looking up Allotment 2 from the Hedge

Took down canes on Allotment 2 and dug over where the Runner Bean canes were

Today I went down onto Allotment 2 for about 2 hours and took down the canes which the Runner Beans were up last year. These have been put into the Polytunnel. I also dug over where the Runner Beans were last year.

Canes on Allotment 2 before clearing

Allotment 2 after the canes were cleared

Allotment 2 after digging over where the Runner Bean canes were

Pricked out Cauliflower 'Mayflower F1' and Broccoli 'Summer Purple Sprouting' seedlings and sowed Tomato 'Roma VF', Tomato 'F1 Big League', Tomato 'Country Taste F1 Hybrid', Tomato 'Heartbreaker Vita F1', Pepper 'Gypsy F1 Hybrid', Pepper (Sweet 'King of the North', Pepper 'Sweet Tasty Mix F1 Hybrid', Pepper (Hot) 'Cayenne', Basil 'Sweet', Basil 'Lemonade', Basil 'Christmas', Beetroot 'Boltardy', Lettuce 'Little Gem', Lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard', Carrot 'Paris Market 5', Carrot 'Caracus', Radish 'French Breakfast 3', Pea 'Meteor' and Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia'

Today I done the following in the unheated Greenhouse:

- Pricked out Cauliflower 'Mayflower F1' seedlings into mixture of Westland Jack's Magic multi-purpose compost and Vermiculite. These have been put in the unheated Greenhouse.
- Pricked out Broccoli 'Summer Purple Sprouting' seedlings into mixture of Westland Jack's Magic multi-purpose compost and Vermiculite. These have been put in the unheated Greenhouse.

I planted the following:

Shallot 'Hative de Noirt' sets into 5 x 9cm square pots filled with a mixture of Westaldn Jack's Magic Compost and Vermiculite. These have been placed into the Unheated Greenhouse.

I also sowed the following seeds:

- Tomato 'Roma VF' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)
- Tomato 'F1 Big League' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)

- Tomato 'Country Taste F1 Hybrid' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)

- Tomato 'Heartbreaker Vita F1' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)

- Pepper 'Gypsy F1' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (empty packet)
- Pepper (Sweet) 'King of the North' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)

- Pepper 'Sweet Tasty Mix F1 Hybrid' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)

- Pepper (Hot) 'Cayenne' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)

- Basil 'Sweet' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland Jack's Magic Compost mixed with Vermiculite. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)

- Basil 'Lemonade' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland Jack's Magic Compost mixed with Vermiculite. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)
- Basil 'Christmas' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland Jack's Magic Compost mixed with Vermiculite. This has been placed into a heated propagator (seeds left)
- Beetroot 'Boltardy' seeds into a 24 cell tray filled with Westland Jack's Magic Compost mixed with Vermiculite. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse (seeds left)
- Lettuce 'Little Gem' seeds into half of a 8 cell tray filled with Westland Jack's Magic Compost mixed with Vermiculite. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse (seeds left)
- Lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard' seeds into half of a 8 cell tray filled with Westland Jack's Magic Compost mixed with Vermiculite. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse (seeds left)
- Carrot 'Paris Market 5' and Carrot 'Caracus' seeds into a Flower bucket half filled with old sowing compost and half filled with Bulrush Professional Multi Purpose Compost. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse.
- Radish 'French Breakfast 3' seeds into a Flower bucket half filled with old sowing compost and half filled with Bulrush Professional Multi Purpose Compost. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse.
- Pea 'Meteor' into roottrainers filled with a mixture of Westland Jack's Magic Compost and vermiculite. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse.
- Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia' into 9cm square pots filled with a mixture of Westland's Jack's Magic Compost and Vermiculite. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse.
- Spring Onion 'Laser' into a 24 cell tray filled with a mixture of Westland Jack's Magic Compost and Vermiculite. This has been placed into the unheated Greenhouse.

Pricked out Celery 'Marine' seedlings, Sowed Cape Gooseberry 'Goldie' and Golden Berry 'Pineapple' seeds

Today I sowing the following in the unheated greenhouse:

- Sowed Cape Gooseberry 'Goldie' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seed Compost. This has been placed into the heated propagator. (seeds left)
- Sowed Golden Berry 'Pineapple' seeds into a 3 inch round pot filled with Westland John Innes Seeds Compost. This has been placed into the heated propagator. (empty packet)

9cm round pots of which Cape Gooseberry and Golden Berry seeds
have been sown

Cape Gooseberry 'Goldie'

Cape Gooseberry 'Pineapple'

I also pricked out the Celery 'Marine' seedlings (sown 09/01/2016), into 2 inch round pots filled with a mixture of Westland Jack's Magic Compost and Vermiculite. These have been placed in the unheated greenhouse.

Celery seedlings in original pot before pricking
out

2 inch round pot filled with a mixture of
Westland Jack's Magic compost and Vermiculite

Celery seedlings in 2 inch round pots

I have also noticed that the Cauliflower 'Snowball A' seeds (sown 20/02/2016) have started to germinate. I have also noticed that the one of the Pomegranate seeds that is in the heated propagator has also started to Germinate.

Cauliflower 'Snowball A' seedlings showing to the right hand side

Started Chitting 'Duke of York' and 'Sarpo Kifli' seed potatoes

Today I started chitting the following on the windowsill:

- 5 x Seed Potato 'Duke of York'
- 8 x Seed Potato 'Sarpo Kifli'

'Duke of York' Seed Potatoes

'Sarpo Kifli' Seed Potatoes

Duke of York Seed Potatoes (centre)

'Sarpo Kifli' Seed Potatoes 

Started Chitting Seed Potato 'Epicure'

Today i started chitting the Seed Potatoes 'Epicure' that arrived in the post from Mr Fothergill's last weekend:

21 x Seed Potato 'Epicure'

Finished Digging over Onion, Carrot and Parsnip Bed on Allotment 2

Today I went back onto Allotment 2 for another 2 hours and continued to dig over the Onion, Carrot and Parsnip bed. This now means that I will have to start to dig over where the Runner Beans were last year when I am next on the Allotment. I have also started to straighten the edge of the Allotment out.

The amount of ground I plan to dig over today

A photo showing the amount of ground dug over
so far

A photo showing the amount of ground dug over so far

Looking down onto the flower bed

Looking down Allotment 2 towards the Polytunnel

Looking down Allotment 2 towards the flower bed and showing
the next part which needs to be dug

Even more digging of Allotment 2

Today I went down onto Allotment 2 for 2 1/2 hours and continued to dig over down the very end of the plot near to where the Onion Bed will be this year. I have also dug around the Globe Artichoke. I should be able to finish digging this part of the Allotment tomorrow.

The part of the Allotment which I am going to dig today

Half way through digging today

After the digging I have done today

More digging of Allotment 2

Today I went back down onto Allotment 2 for another 2 hours and continued to dig over where the Carrots and Parsnips where last year. I have managed to get up to the edge of the Globe Artichoke and will hopefully continue the digging tomorrow.

A photo showing how much is left to dig

A photo showing the part I am digging today

A photo showing how much I have dug today

A photo showing a picture of the rest of Allotment 2

Dug over more of Allotment 2

Today I went down onto Allotment 2 for another 2 hours and continued to dig over more of the Allotment where Carrots and Parsnips were last year.

The piece of ground before digging today

A photo showing how much I have managed
to dig today

Moved Tomato 'Shirley F1' seedlings and Sweet Pepper 'California Wonder' seedlings into a unheated propagator

Today I moved the Tomato 'Shirley F1' and Sweet Pepper 'California Wonder' seedlings into a unheated propagator in the unheated greenhouse because of the overnight temperatures being so low.

Tomato 'Shirley F1' and Sweet Pepper 'California
Wonder' seedlings in an unheated propagator