What do you get if you have 26 buckets of 3 gallons?

Sore shoulders!

Went to the allotment again today and did a "little" watering - the 5 squash and 5 courgettes we planted last week are thirsty, so we watered them lots then covered in black plastic (letting the plants out of course!) In the foreground are our leeks which are doing ok, and the beans are out of shot to the left. We also planted sweet peas, real peas and did some weeding.

We had some great red lettuce: which were rather tasty - we had one for our tea and the first of the beetroot...

Then just to prove that Emily comes too:

So a good time was had by all though we're feeling a little sore now!

So we went down to the allotment today and I took some pics. Here's the onions

The raised bed is coming on a treat - I picked a giant lettuce for lunch

The raspberries are bending under the weight of the fruit - we think they will be yellow..

Then we started on the bit that Graeme rotavated the other week. We planted 6 courgettes and 6 butternut squash. I made some rather unconventional tepees (4 canes per tepee) for the runner beans, and Emily earthed up the spuds.

Heres a pic of our neighbours allotment looking up the hill.... I think ours is looking much more the part now ...