Day 5 - the (old) tomatillo patch - DONE

... this was the big accomplishment of the day - I got the
tomatillo patch and the far right side edges weeded today
- all in about 2 hours! I'm really glad I went because I was
thinking of not because my hands have been painful lately.


I am really looking forward to finding the perfect place for
the hosta plants Barry gave me. I love the lime colour. I will
figure out another couple of hosta plants that will complement
them as well. I made a lovely floral center piece for Mom that
one day I might think about doing do for myself ...

... wonder of wonders I located a shot of the arrangement from
years ago! it's all held up by a lattice of scotch tape over a bowl ...


... the tulips are just beginning to fade.


As I looked back just before getting into my car to drive off
for home, I noticed how pretty my allotment is ... pretty pink
crab apple blossoms and red tulips - even the lime green Ikea
faded & folded up umbrella looked rather colourfully inviting.

rain rain go away

... what else can I say other than it also needs to warm up again as well ...

Day 4 - a BIG pile of new gnu poo from the zoo arrived

... the creeping charlie weeding is done on the center path (it took a day and a bit)

I wanted to make sure it NEVER comes back and so I armed myself with weed cloth


... and a folio full of newsprint


drawings left behind by students a couple of years ago which were never picked up


... this path is paved with good intentions ... and ... 'yes - a worm ate your drawings' ...


... ta da!

Day 3 - creeping charlie - oh my aching fingers & arms

I can hardly type after todays path clearing ... BUT heh heh I did manage to free the hose from the creeping charlie ... photos to follow once I find my battery charger! I tweeted last year and got the name of it from a photo on gardenbre3. It appears that the best way to get rid of creeping charlie AKA glechoma hederacea is to do as I am doing - to pull it!

the next day Day 2 of 15+ prep days

... the traffic into the allotment through High Park was the busiest I've ever seen it ... I actually wrote in my journal while we bumper-to-bumpered along (lots of people lost their cool and did U-turns and left ... which was useful to the rest of us who didn't)

... I enjoyed some cherry blossom watching & taking a few shots while I wasn't writing in my journal ... "Hi Ma Happy Mother's Day - you should see my new fascinator!"


... two more (the herb and san marzano) patches are now ticked off my 'to do' list! Oh and the hoses I left in place all winter long still work :)


and two more makes three total ... YA! twelve more to go ...


... the old door (I never did paint it periwinkle blue did I)?


... two new bits of wood that I found in the recycle put to excellent use :)



Todays catch (onions, dandylions - I'm thinking of trying out my new actifryer on the onions to make onion jam - while I vacuum and clean, the actifryer does all the work. I just need to keep an eye on it as it's not on a timer) ... I'm so tired right now that I'd like to just toss them all into the dishwasher to clean them (but I won't) ...


Yesterdays job well done.


Hmm ... from a distance the first weeded patch doesn't look like much (maybe that's why I didn't get sore Saturday and was able to come back today without any back issues)? I don't want to get ahead of myself. 'Easy does it', said the turtle.



I took this shot because I noticed I need to thin the onions on this side (another addition to the 'to do' list)! Tom in the garden next to mine is a machine - I can't believe how much he's done to his plot ... not a weed left in sight - just great looking soil ... the turtle sure doesn't know what to say about that!

Day 1 of 15+ ... lettuce patch done 14 more patches to go

I'm planning to go back and weed again tomorrow as long as I can still move. I began in the far top right corner and really made sure I got all the stinging nettle out. I mended the fence a little - sinking two sticks into the soil after winding it through the wires.


Todays catch (not the least of which are the weeds to the left on the round makeshift soil sifter aka something from a light thing at school that was being thrown out during the studio reno)

The Allotment

This is what greeted me on my first day to the allotment ...
and yup I must have forgotten to take the umbrella down


... that and I remember now how I left it a bit of a mess (left side)


... and the right side is a right mess as well ...





I did a little walk about and counted at least 15 days of prep work that needs to be done before seedlings arrive ... fingers crossed there will be this many days without rain in the month because I want them to find a home here before the end of May! I just saw a news item about it supposedly going to be a hot, dry Summer ... that might be good (it will mean I need to get to the allotment and water more) ...