Just a quick update, those of you who follow me on Instagram or facebook will know that a couple weeks back the allotment site was victim to another arson attack and 2 sheds were burnt out. We dont have a shed (the plot is too small) but sadly the direction of the wind meant the top third of our plot was burnt and so we have lost these 2 beds of strawberries (I know many years ago farmers used to burn their crops to clear top growth so hoping the strawberries grow back for next year, just bad timing as we had just started to pick them for this years crop!)
the cloches all burnt and with that my beetroot, carrots, spring onion and lettuces
as well as the cabbages, garlic, onions, shallots and some sweetcorn
This was the lettuce etc all burnt through the cloche
HOWEVER-cutting off the burnt tops we noticed the crowns appeared to be intact and what a difference a couple of weeks can make! This is my little gem now! They have sprung back to life and I have now started to transplant the thinnings to another couple of beds so they can heart up over the coming weeks. The burnt garlic we dug up and used as a wet garlic and the same with some of the japanese onions badly scorched, we have dug them up and are using them now rather than storing them.
On the positive, it also means that I now have almost an entire bed now clear after the fire so somewhere to plant some late summer/autumn crops!
Kyla
