New No Dig Allotment – A Year In Pictures

I thought it would be fun to take a photo of my plot from roughly the same place each month, right from the start. So here goes..

October 2017 (first viewing)

November 2017 (its mine! – taken from the back of the plot) The council had kindly cut the grass.

December 2017 (all covered up)

January 2018 (first mound flattened)

February 2018 (shed built)

March 2018 (first planting)

April 2018 (some raised beds built)

May 2018 – some raised beds planted – from right to left: 1) strawberries, 2) asparagus, calendula and sweetpeas, 3) carrot and beetroot

June 2018 -Four raised beds built. Beans, peas and courgettes in the 4th bed. Netting protecting the strawberries and carrots/beetroot

July 2018 – five raised beds built. The fifth one has sweet corn and squash. Sweetpeas doing really well!

August 2018 – a sea of green, despite an incredibly hot summer. Notice the new school extension that has appeared at the back of my plot!

September 2018 – still going strong. Sweetpeas have given up the ghost, but everything else is doing great.

October 2018 – sweetcorn, beetroot and carrots giving generously. Beans were so heavy they’ve toppled over. Squash beginning to romp across the plot.

November 2018 – beginning to put it to bed for the winter. Bean/pea/courgette bed emptied and manured. Asparagus bed weeded and manures. Trying fresh manure as it will have time to rot down over the winter.

December 2018 – beginning to get chilly. All beds and most of the paths covered to keep off the weeds. I have plans for another bed and a polytunnel to be built, and some more planting of fruit trees/bushes over the winter, so watch this space.

The first full year shown below – December 2017 – December 2018. I’m really pleased with my first year. From a bare piece of grass to five fully functioning raised beds, multiple fruit trees and bushes all in my own is pretty good going. Learned loads, and lots more to learn. Looking forward to many happy years to come.

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