Some photos

Having now got back into the allotmenteering (and, perhaps, Blogging) spirit, I've been spending quite a lot of time down there over the last couple of weekends getting everything back into shape. It wasn't too bad, but it had been a little neglected earlier in the year.
As well as digging and general muck clearing, I've been diligent about protecting our bumper crop of raspberries from the birds. I've never really bothered with this before, and we've always had a few raspberries to try. However, this is the first year for which it appears that we're going to get lots, and the Allotment Uber Gaffer has warned us that the pigeons (grr - pigeons) are broadening their appetites and becoming ever more voracious. I've also been very careful to build a firm tent, rather than draping the net directly over the bushes; this after the AuG also warned us of finding bits of dead blackbird chick in the net if we did the latter. Apparently they get tangled up thinking they can still get at the fruit, then the pigeons (grr - pigeons) swoop in and mangle them.

While I was in a netting mood, kale and sprouts went in. That's spuds in the background, that is. While we're on the subject, the Pink Fir Apples are coming along nicely. A bit munched by lugs, but all-in-all not too bad.
And, finally, the usual plot overview. It all looks a bit bare, but the plants are a-coming...