One Hot Morning At Lotty

Early Morning Sunshine

Come eight o'clock yesterday morning we were already hard at work in lotty. We had decided to pull up all of the potatoes as they were dying off and replant anything in greenhouse two that wasnt in a grow bag. So side by side John and I meticulously sifted through the first patch trying to find any left over potatoes. There were a good few in there, which were put into a bucket to await more of its own to come. Patch two yielded the least as there were less plants there, and patch three definitely gets the award for weirdest crop, due to most of its potatoes being stuck together. I think were both glad that job got done as early as it did, as we were in for a fantastically hot day. John the secretary came along and asked if we'd had any problems with our leeks and onions (which we dont) as others in the vicinity had picked up some kind of disease.

So now that we had three patches of soil left it was down to the greenhouse to pick out some plants. After laying them out and a bit of a discussion I got out my trowel ready to plant. John had covered the soil with brown sheeting which stops the weeds from coming through, and I had to cut through it with a knife to plant. In the second patch I planted out the healthiest looking mixed peppers, red peppers and aubergines, which John then created a mini greenhouse around by using metal poles, string and window panes. They looked lovely and had no problem being replanted.

We gave the cucumber and melon a big space of their own at the top of the allotment. This time John bent a pole into an arch and attached some metal mesh to it as both plants need something to hold onto and climb. The Melon went in perfectly, but the cucumber had a bit of a wilt on, which im hoping will have cleared up by now. One of the chilis went into the biggest patch at the bottom, and after a bit of a sulky wilt it was tied to a pole and seemed happier.

That Perfect Tomato

As you may have guessed I have a bit of a soft spot for a certain perfect tomato. I have found myself arriving at lotty and trying not to peek through the glass before iv reached it to see how the tomato is. Well finally she was ready. Still looking perfect but now red. Yay.

We made our way back to lotty in the afternoon our intention being to pick lots for our dinner. John put the hammock up and we all had a little go in it. We were trying to see if you could sleep a whole night in one, which means testing to see if you can sleep on your side and front. Well back and side are good, but the front is not so comfortable as your back is not supposed to bend that way.

After all the playing was done, food was collected for our salad. Leeks, spring onions, peas, beetroot, radishes, potatoes and not forgetting perfect tomato. I had a bit of a look at her before having the heart to pick her off. We had a few leftover bits of meat from our pizzas the previous day and a few slices of bread, which led to a very lovely meal.

I had a great morning and a lovely day thank you John and Blur.