We went to the Dulwich potato fair Sunday morning. We arrived soon after it opened and it was quite busy. I managed to buy some Sarpo Mira and Axona as we were badly visited by blight last year so thought that we would give them a try and see if they are as good at resisting it as is claimed. Barbara bought a dwarf iris for the flower bed on the plot and planted it next to the peony which we inherited and last year separated into two as it was so large. We paid our rent for the coming year and were asked if we would man the trading shed for about five Sunday mornings. We both enjoy this as it gives us a chance to chat to other allotmanteers that we may not otherwise get to meet.We have been trying to decide what to grow in each bed but every time we make a decision when we reach the plot we change our minds.It seems that birds love peanut butter as it was the first thing to disappear from the tree we made.
Spent Sunday afternoon on the plot. We have discovered that to maintain the plot 2and a half hours is just enough at each weekly visit this time of year. It has taken me two years to learn to slow down and finish one job before I start another and if I don't finish then there is always tomorrow, it is after all a hobby. I must learn to relax more.Barbara redecorated our small Xmas tree for the birds and really enjoyed doing it. You could hear them all in the trees chattering urging us to leave so that they could get to the feast.Tried a bit of hoeing but it was really to wet so pruned our winter raspberries and tidied the herb garden. We also sorted out our compost heap. It has taken two years to get it to a usable state and the next time that we need some good compost we can use our very own, how good is that?We have decided to try to grow one vegetable that is new to us each year, this time it is Kohl Rabi. Know very little about it so any recipes welcome, will update on how it goes.This Sunday ( 22nd ) we are off to the Potato Fair at Dulwich, all very exciting.
