Today down at the allotment I’ve found evidence of moles on the plot – I think they have come in from the field and hopefully won’t stay or cause too much damage.

The pumpkins have done amazingly well and are growing at a fantastic rate – I think the half a bag of horse manure under each one has helped significantly. There are some pumpkins appearing and I’ll show you the difference between male and female flowers – going to pinch the ends of the plants soon so they concentrate on the fruit.

I have a great crop of peas though it appears mice have been eating them which is a bit frustrating, but the crop is good and they are delicious.

Everything else is growing well, plus I get rained on and show you the purple majesty potatoes which are delicious 🙂

The seeds are slowly taking over the garden and need to be planted, but luckily due to a visit from the allotment fairy, I have a bed ready to plant my beetroot and salad vegetables! Thank you for your help, it is invaluable!

Cauliflowers have been planted in the fruit beds! Yes, I know, in the fruit beds, but the space is empty and under utilised this year until the fruit plants grow to their full size so I am making use of the space for my cauliflowers and I will put some leeks in there as well to fully use the space!

The battle against the weeds is slowly but surely being won, though there are so many stones it is driving me crazy! The bed the allotment fairy dug was so full of stones that when I dug in the manure I filled an entire bucket plus the allotment fairy removed another half a bucket! I’m sure the previous owner was growing stones!

However, there is plenty of bare soil, the potatoes are coming up and blight has hit some of the other allotment owners. I have bought blight resistant potatoes but whether or not they resist remains to be seen. Fingers crossed that they do. If you do get blight then remove the affected foliage and destroy it – do not compost it as you will just spread the blight spores over your allotment when you use the compost. You can spray your potatoes to protect them from blight but you have to catch it early enough to do so.

The seeds are growing wonderfully plus my aubergine is starting to flower! Hopefully I will get some good fruit of it this year!

Enjoy the video, leave a comment and let me know how you are getting on with your allotment!