Letting go...

After having a bit of a think I've decided to let my plot at the Royal Paddocks Allotments go. What with our new family and moving house last September, I've just not had the time to do enough to keep the plot shipshape, not to mention growing and tending crops.

I harvested the last of my leeks a few weeks ago and started to clear out my shed. There is apparently a long waiting list so I'll be glad to let the plot go to someone who hopefully has the time to look after it. They'll inherit my shed, water butt, compost bins and cold frame too, so they're getting quite a good deal!

I'm sorry to have to stop allotmenteering for the time being, as it's been very enjoyable. However I am not stopping veggie growing entirely, as with my greenhouse and a couple of small spaces in our little garden at home I am hoping to keep my hand in, and I will no doubt post about my efforts (and hopefully results) here from time to time. I've already sown a couple of varieties of tomatoes, peppers, and aubergines under glass, and planted four strawberry plants into a container on the patio. Sam has also sown a handful of sunflowers - he know exactly what to do (at 15 months old!) when I gave him each seed, planting it into each pot without having to be shown how! Green fingers indeed.

Who knows, perhaps one day I'll be able to afford the time to get another plot somewhere - maybe if Sam is a little older and wants to help grow his own food.