Topping Up Square Foot Garden Bed 1

 

Before my usual rubbish goes back in the boot, I took the opportunity of having an empty boot to take the square flower buckets of compost that were used for last years tomatoes grown in the back garden down to the allotment. Each year I have been taking half down to the allotment and topping up with new compost.

I think its time to empty all the home buckets and recharge them next year. I didn't grow tomatoes at home because I have a fence to renew in the back garden.

Kelly and I have finally cut back the neighbours 12 ft hedge down to the level of the fence, as it has always historically been, until the owner lost his property to a managing agent who did sweet FA in terms of building or ground maintenance.

Photo above are 12 number 30 Litre Square Flower Buckets full of spent compost for topping up Square Foot Garden Bed 1 in the back of the car that for the 4th day that has been backed up the plot 1 entrance to unload useful items on the allotment.

Square Foot Garden (SFG) Bed 1 weeded yesterday and the compaction can be clearly seen as the soil was originally level with the top of the frame.

9 buckets worth tipped out on the top of the bed and looks like a wonky bar of chocolate

One by one I broke the cubes down with my Kent & Stowe long handled trowel

The blackish block in the corner had kelp sea weed fertiliser in it.

Until finally all the blocks were broken down and spread over the whole bed.

I then went around and chopped up the lumps more with a hand trowel.

Square Foot Garden Bed 2 watered

Square Foot Garden Bed 1 watered

Square Foot Garden beds 1 & 2 watered and recovered with debris netting. 

Seeds and labels ready for a sowing session on my next visit to the plot. 

Other beds were watered and a natter and coffee with Wally was had, during what was a nice overcast 18C-20C morning on Mill Green Allotment.