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Allotment 2013 Feb. Rev.3

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Torquay
Garden Size: 8.69m x 25.20m
Garden Type: -
Garden Layout: -
Sun or Shade: -
Garden Soil Type: -

Plan Notes

1. Dump Irises and Day Lilies from Plot 5. Irises dumped. 2. Get rest of Manure. DONE 3. Plots now manured:- 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22. 4. Plots not requiring manure:- 4, 7, 8, 14, 16 5. Plots remaining requiring fertiliser:- 6, 10, 19, Fruit Cage 6. Seed Required:- French Bean; Sprouting Brocolli; Courgette; Fennel (bulb); Lettuce; Mangetout; Onion Sets; Spinach (Perp); Sweetcorn ALL DONE.

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Asparagus 1845cm45cm x 45cmPlot 15. Manured 4 Feb 2013 Sparse crop - probably caused by cold spring
Beans (Broad) 6420cm15cm x 30cmPlot 11. Manured 4 Feb 2013 Spring sow Jubill Hysor Plot 21. Done 18/3/2013
Beans (French) 3220cm15cm x 30cmSow in Plots 9 and 2 36x Saxo sown in pots in GH 4/4 Direct sowings failed
Beans (Runner) 2620cm15cm x 30cmDig trench, use bin of compost from home White Lady and Tenderstar Plants suffered early on - cold. Finally planted out 30 May.
Beetroot 14415cm10cm x 20cmPlot 4. Red Ace F1 Sown 18/3/2013
Blackcurrant 690cm90cm x 90cmClean out fruitcage. Looks like being good crop (May)
Broccoli (Purple) 1560cm60cm x 60cmSown in GH April
Carrot 12910cm10cm x 15cmPlot 2 Manured 18 Feb 2013 Maestro F1 Had to second sow due to poor germination
Coriander 1220cm15cm x 25cmPlot 13 Manured 4 Feb 2013
Courgette 660cm60cm x 60cmPlot 1 Manured 18 Feb 2013
Flower 1820cm15cm x 20cm 
Flower 10420cm15cm x 20cm 
Fruit Bush 190cm90cm x 90cm 
Gooseberry 390cm90cm x 90cmSprayed against caterpillar infest mid May
Herb 5120cm15cm x 25cm 
Lavender 340cm35cm x 50cm 
Leek 6820cm15cm x 30cmPlot 6. Porbella 617 Sown in GH 28/3
Mangetout 27010cm10cm x 20cmPlot 1 Manured 18 Feb 2013 36x Sugar Pod sown GH 4/4, transplanted 18/4
Mint 620cm15cm x 25cm 
Onion 25615cm10cm x 20cmPlots 17 & 18 Manured 18 Feb 2013 Sets started in GH. 17 setsplanted 5/4 In Plot 17, bare sets used, not sprouted. In Plot 18, sprouted sets used with GH growth up to 6ins. Planted 12/4
Other (Perennial) 250cm50cm x 50cm 
Parsnip 6820cm20cm x 30cmPlot 10, parsnips Gladiator F1. 5/4 Tender & True 18/4
Potatoes (Early)
 Kestrel
640cm30cm x 50cm 
Potatoes (Early) 1440cm30cm x 50cmPlot 5 Manured 18 Feb 2013
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Setanta
1045cm35cm x 75cmPlanted 12/4
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Sarpo Mira
1845cm35cm x 75cmPlanted under brocolli 12/4
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Mayan Gold
845cm35cm x 75cmPlanted 12/4
Raspberry 2170cm60cm x 90cm 
Redcurrant 290cm90cm x 90cm 
Rhubarb 490cm90cm x 90cmPlot 22 Manured 4 Feb 2013
Rosemary 120cm20cm x 20cm 
Sage 130cm30cm x 40cm 
Spinach (Perpetual) 1135cm30cm x 40cm 
Squash (Winter) 1290cm90cm x 90cmPlot 20 Manured 18 Feb 2013 Butternut Harrier F1 T&M
Strawberry 3050cm45cm x 60cm 
Sweetcorn 1035cm30cm x 45cmSown in GH 28/3
Thyme 930cm30cm x 40cm 
White currant 190cm90cm x 90cm 

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