Three Claires' - 3 October 2006

Yesterday Claire P came to see the allotment and I finally put up the windchimb that Clare F gave me. It sounds lush as the wind blows.


Today I planted the cloves of garlic and parent strawberries that Claire W gave me - I'm so lucky to have such fab Claires !!! I planted the garlic in the wildlife bed (since I've run out of dug ground now!) with 1inch of soil covering each clove and at least 4inches apart. I hope the soil isn't too wet for them.

A fellow allotmenteer kindly gave me a bag of about 30 Japanese autumn sewing onions so I need to make room for them asap. Also my Mum's mate Jill has given me a massive bag of tulips and daffadils - might plant the tulips amoungst the small strawberry plants and dafs in front of the water trough. That's providing I can work out which is which?! Another allotment holder, Dennis has offered to rotivate a small area of my plot for me which would be great so finger-crossed he'll be able to borrow his mate's machine.

So needless to say, there's still plenty to keep me busy. By the way the home improvements are looking good!