Row row your leeks…

• By Alison
• 16 July, 2007
• 3 Comments

The title is poor, I know. But I am so proud of my nice rows of leeks, tomatoes, aubergine, peppers, chilly, and asparagus peas. The nicely turned bed looks
very neat and weed free (for now.)

The leeks I seeded before we went to Sydney, they were desperate to get out of the seed tray.

Using the dibber was slightly more tricksy. Every time I tried to stick
the leeks in the hole, the dirt starting crumbling in! Eventually they were all down, we’ll just have to see how they grow. Some of them might have their
roots facing the wrong way!

On the other side are the tomatoes and peppers that I got from homebase. Let me just defend myself here! We were away for the best part of the time that I
should have been raising seeds. So I had to cheat slightly. And the 5 minute allotment does recommend getting plug plants anyway!

The asparagus peas I got from the school summer fair – along
with two of the peppers that I seeded before I left. Jo managed to raise them nicely for the sale, and then I bought them back! They are smaller than the
homebase peppers, so now the competition is on.

The chair (that’s the metal frame you see) is part of the make and do mentality of the allotmenteer. Ali, who owns the allotment nabbed them all from her
school when they were going begging. Broken chairs with a new life to lead! When I remember to take it down, I will cover those two plants with covers, held up
by the chair frame.

Speaking of make and do, I have got into Freecycle. And so thanks to a lovely lady called Christine, I also have a nice chair to sit on inbetween gardening.

I am still looking for more… anyone in the bromley area feel
free to donate!!