Views From My Lottie Greenhouse.

These are some of the views from my lottie greenhouse. Looking out to sea and across to Teignmouth. I never tire of watching the boats coming and going.

Rainbow Harvest

These are some of the cauliflowers I harvested yesterday. I made some cauliflower cheese with bacon and it was delish

Plot 20b Cleared

Well I was totally determined to get the new plot cleared in four weeks. Several days it rained and I don't usually go to the lottie at weekends...BUT...I still managed to get all the blackberry brambles out and any other nasties I found. All burnt now and a lovely pile of potash remains. I did it in just under 3 weeks. I was so lucky to get a newish greenhouse and I can't wait to start planting and sowing in it.

All I need to do now is...Make the raised beds, put down weed surpressant fabric and cover with bark chips. As you can see from the photo above, I've started to bring in (half) bags of manure and I've bags more to get. I'll have muscles like Popeye soon :)

New Plot Next To Me

Last November, Michael on plot 20 told me he would only continue for one more season. That made me sad. He was a very nice chap and always made me feel I could ask him anything. He had been gardening on this site for 15 years and had an allotment for 45 years total. He told me in November 2007 to get my name down. I'm sharing the half plot with Lin, she has been on the site for about 8 years. Lin also has the half plot below me too and she gets the little shed Michael hand built. So it's worked out great for us both.

My Giant Tomato

My Super Marmande tomato plants produced some real whoppers. Some were so heavy they bent the stems. The out door plants all got blight, just as the toms were turning red too.

Veg I've Grown

I don't think I have bought one single veg since June. I hope this continues as you all know, home grown veg is so much tastier.

Here are just a few I remembered to take photos of.Little baby turnips, so tasty, will deffo grow again. Purple, yellow, white and green variety of cauliflowers. All still taste the same.

Lottie In Full Bloom

I'm really please with my first year. It's the first time I have grown many things from seed and had great success. My dahlias are still blooming well. I don't cut them (except dead head). I grew them for colour and for the bees.