Planning and Reviewing February in Previous Years

Reviewing the diary over the Six five years for February

2013 - Infrastructure works, drying weeds for burning, burning weeds, Rain start of the month, dry towards the end, delivery of woodchip to plot, built a coldframe  
 

2014 - Infrastructure works, transplanting bluebells and daffs in comfrey bed, bought and planted fruit trees, Constructed Greenhouse Sub Frame, Seeds from Lidl I could not resist at 29p a pack or 5 for a £1   

2015 -  Allotment Winter Tidy Up, Spent tomato compost & coir dressing added to beds, Sprouts, Cabbage, Chitting Potatoes, Timber base for the greenhouse created, Onions from Seeds   

2016 - Infrastructure works, kerb stones off freecycle, Base for the shed on Spencer Road. Erecting the Shed, Trimming shaggy weed membrane, gathering compost paper & Coffee Grounds.

2017 - Infrastructure works, Laying concrete slabs at Spencer Road in the Greenhouse area , Portable Grow Station created and Sprouts sown, Grow Station 2 created, Chitting potatoes in Grow Station 2,  

2018 - Infrastructure works, Laying concrete slabs on Plot 1A, Installing the bed edging that had been brought from Spencer Road Allotment, Warming Up Beads with solar tunnels and obtaining Timber Roof Joists from the building site next door.  


Planned for 2018

As last year January was very wet, so I'm playing catch up with a lot of items that were scheduled to happen last month. So if the weather permits I have plan to undertake more Infrastructure works, 

I will keep a look out for the Digital Thermometers from Lidl and purchase a few additional ones for the greenhouse and to replace a couple where the screen is not quite as good as it was

Below is the to do list in no particular order and catching up with what actually happened in November and what has slipped. 

Mill Green - Plot 1

• As much infrastructure works as the weather will allow 
• Water Butts - Fix taps 
• Guttering to Shed - TBD
• Extension to shed - rear - built minor modification required   
• Cut Roof Joists to bed sizes - Nearly all done 
• Paint Joist cut to bed sizes - Ongoing 
• Lay the paving for the greenhouse - TBD 
• Erect the greenhouse - Timbers Cut for base need to be treated  
• Tidy Up the Allotment - Ongoing and looking better all the time
• Remove Hawthorne bushes from the wall - Started but need to be cut down and burnt before March
• Install Kerb Edging all around the plot - TBD
• Stockpile Timber ready for burning  - Ongoing
• Plant Spring Bulbs - Done 

Mill Green - Plot 1A

• Weeding - Never ending job   
• Clear the greenhouse - To Be Done 
• Rhubarb Bed to be created - clearance of weeds in current location and move when ready
• Tidy Up the Allotment - Ongoing and looking better all the time 
• Clear area behind the Greenhouse - TBD
• Clear Seating Area - TBD
• Plant Raspberries - Awaiting Collection from fellow plot holders

Home

• Planning
• Catalogue Seeds 

Reminders

• Purchase vent opener for new greenhouse.- Not Yet
  

Sowing
February	Apple - prune trees - and train along wires.
Week 1 Week 1 Week 1 Week 1	Brussel Sprouts - 1st sowing Eversham Special, Bedford Darkmar 21 & Rubine, Breast Cromwell & Montgomery Cauliflower (early summer) - sow seed indoors Spring Onions - start to sow fortnightly - North Holland Blood Red
Week 2 Week 2 Week 2 Week 3	Leek Herfstuezen 3 - Porvite - sow seed under glass / indoors Leek Musselburgh - sow seed under glass / indoors Radish - Sparkler 3 Radish - Icicle Lettuce (Winter) - sow fortnightly Potatoes- chit / sprout seed potatoes
Week 3 Week 3 Week 3 Week 3	Carrots - cover / warm up the carrot beds. Brussel Sprouts - 2nd sowing Eversham Special, Bedford Darkmar 21 & Rubine Spring Onions - start to sow fortnightly - North Holland Blood Red Cauliflower (summer) - prepare ground
Week 3	Cauliflower (autumn) - prepare ground
Week 3	Cabbage (summer) - sow seeds indoors
Week 4 Week 4 Week 4 Week 4	Sweet pepper - sow California Wonder, Lunchbox & Sweet seeds Lettice (Winter)- sow fortnightly Radish - Cherry Belle Tomatoes - 01 Beefsteak 02 Gardeners Delight 03 Crimson Crush F4 04 Kibitz 05 Money Maker 06 One Hundreds and Thousands 07 Outdoor Girl 08 Stupicke Poini Rane 09 Rapunzel
Late Feb	Asparagus - prepare ground for crown