Paulclem

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Yes, I have been busy digging up the matted grass and carpet that have clothed the new allotment this summer. We have cleared a lot of rubbish to the top of the allotment.

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The black plastic is covering a pile of old carpet, which we have more to add to. It was used to keep the weeds down, but they merely grew through which just made it a bit of a spine wrencher to pull up. The metal and rubbish can be moved to the annual skip that the site hires in February.

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The corrugated iron and a shed door has made a handy composting area and we’ve filled one side of it already with the weeds and grass we have dug up this summer.

This August has been pretty wet. Luckily we’ve got the handy shed stocked with tea and to wait out the rain. There’s also a little something for the cold autumn to liven it up. Naturally, it’s been tested.

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We’ve bought some green enviromesh, well scaffolding mesh actually, which does just as well. It’s great for keeping off the munchers who would have a field day with my sprouts, cabbage and broccoli.

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The whole allotment site is quite large and can maintain a shop which is open on Saturday and Sunday mornings. They had some water butts for sale at £5 each, and so here is a picture of my butt.

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I’m not much of an artist, but the brushes in those little tester pots are very unwieldy...

We’ve also popped in some onion seed - £4 for 450 seeds off the internet. We’re waiting for them to come up at the moment. There’s no sign of them yet. Fingers crossed...

So anyway the project is coming on. It’s kept me off the streets and in the fields this summer.