Is Procrastination an art form?

Well it’s been a busy week and weekend with work and puppy sitting but have managed a few lunchtime and evening here and there and although the main beds are still weed bound some progress has been made. A new fence and gate has gone up along the front of the plot using old pallets and a hopeful for the donation of fence posts and wire to fence off the last remaining side (one side is already secure by a neighbours fence and the rear of the plot has the boundary fence of the main allotment site.

The courgettes are now doing well now the “marrows” have been removed and have harvested 2 good sized ones today and have new growth of at least 15 more. I almost forgot in my previous post that the pea’s suddenly appeared from nowhere in the raise beds going from 2 sorry looking plants to 13 plants almost overnight!! Some good picking have been had here too and a new cage to hopefully get a few more before the end of the season.

The strawberry planter have been cleared of weeds and, although they have borne no fruit this year they are looking strong and giving off plenty of runners that will be potted up to overwinter in the greenhouse. It’s strange as the plants we have here were all donated from another plot holder who had runners coming out of her ears – Half we planted on the farm and half went into the garden at home and it was the ones at home that actually gave us fruit this year!

I have also finally secured all the pallets and other material needed for my new pallet built shed which is very exciting although I am still toying with idea’s on the size and style I will go for but either way the plan is to get it built over the bank holiday weekend from start to finish – I have offered the use of our spare room to be brother for that weekend so we can have a good catch up – not sure if he has realised that the catch will include a lot of grafting ;- )

In the meantime I have less than 2 weeks to clear the whole site of weeds and prepare the area for shed building and then it’s on to the digging over of the main and follow beds to get them ready for winter season and mulching down for next!!   

Hmm, I have been accused of turning procrastination into an art form in choosing fence building over weeding but it all forms the master plan…. From first glance the site is looking better (apart from the huge weeds in the beds) but i'm no longer filled with a sense of dread when I arrive and feel that i am getting somewhere just by having the fence up and a raised beds and paths clear!