Allotment Update Mid June 2024, Allotment Diary, Allotment Gardening

Allotment Update Mid June 2024, Allotment Diary, Allotment Gardening
This is essentially a series of video diaries showing the development of my allotment plot.
The plot size is 16.1metres long and 12.1 metres wide. I took the decision, based upon my previous allotment experience, to create raised beds throughout the whole site. The larger beds are 6 metres in length with the smaller beds being 3.6 metres in length. All beds being 1.2 metres wide.
The allotment has been created on old grazing land where the soil is mainly clay, so doesn't drain well in winter and then shrinks and cracks in summer. Clay does retain nutrients well so with some work it can become great.
I take an honest and pragmatic view on the successes and failures of the crop that I am trying to grow.
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[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

Great video Ian. Glad you showed the onions and shallots as I nearly pulled all mine today thinking they were ready because I could see the top of them but realised after pulling a couple they might just need another couple of weeks. I’m just not patient enough to be honest.

[@diyhomeandgardening]

Ha. Funny you should mention the onions as I lifted them tonight. Quite a few suddenly got their bent stems so I went for it.
A lot were really undersized but I now need the space for planting pumpkins.