The annual open day at the allotment followed hot on the heels of our open day.  The sun shone, home made wine was drunk and the BIG EVENT was our plucky MP, Amber Edwards, who officially cut the loo roll to inaugurate our new solar-powered, state-of-the-art composting loo -  and it was her birthday!

We are now eating our own potatoes – the Charlottes have cropped well and taste great and we should have the first picking of runner beans this weekend.  The soft fruit is in full swing and Andrew is picking plenty to freeze as well as supplying our 5-a-day.

Is now pretty full; its just the main planting of  brassicas to go now and that will be done on our return.

Andrew has planted out the most recent gutter of peas,  put in the maincrop potatoes and sown beetroot and carrots.

Traditionally Good Friday is the day for planting early potatoes, but it was a miserable day so Andrew planted them on Easter Monday.  He has also started to put together a fruit cage (recycled from various sources around the soft fruit)