The long short week

The 100 year old Rhodo tree at the
entrance to the allotment gardens

Why is it that after a long weekend the four day week seems longer?

It was such a busy long weekend in both gardens but there is still so much to be done. This weekend  I'm taking Monday off as well in the hopes of getting more done.

I have been trying to get my little tomatoes used to being outside but I don't have the luxury of putting them out as gradually as I'm sure they would like. I'm just not home. My portable greenhouse has been awesome. I did have an almost mishap last weekend when it got too hot inside and the poor things were droopy. That will teach me to close the flaps up tight when the sun came up.

It is sink or swim I'm afraid for my tomatoes and they all have to go outside, after all it is the end of May! They will be partially covered so I think they will be okay. A few of my "babies" are going to a friend's garden as I have too many. They have been a bit of extra work but it is kind of fun to grow your own. If the tomatoes are good (and they should be as they are organic heirloom ones) I will try and grow them next year from some of the seeds.

My tomatoes tucked in with hay

There was a work party on Saturday and I worked a couple of hours there. The weather was terrible in the morning but then it started to clear in the afternoon so I headed down. After my chores I did a bit in my plot. I planted two cucumber plants, a butternut squash and of course my little tomatoes. I bought a bale of straw to put around my tomatoes and potatoes but it was rather bigger than I had anticipated.

 It ended up being rather a lot of hay!