Sue's Allotment Haven: Updates and First Crops

Well. It has rained...and rained...and the wind has howled like the soundtrack for a horror film. Today, though, has been very warm (clammy) so I went up and weeded, tidied, etc. Here's the current state of play:

Potatoes:

They're doing ok. The ones in the foreground are second earlies and are starting to flower, so it won't be long now before I start digging a few up. In the background are the maincrop potatoes and they, too, are doing fine. They're not as far advanced as others on the allotment (especially Alf's...more about Alf another day!), but they went in late, so that's to be expected.

Blackcurrants:

I decided to keep my few fruit bushes in pots until after they've cropped. The plan is to make a fruit cage where the potatoes, cabbages, etc are now, so they can go in later on. As you can see even with this method I should soon have enough blackcurrants (my favourite fruit!) to make a small crumble or something with.

Flowers:

Only a few this year so far, but the Canterbury Bells that travelled with me from Shropshire are very pretty.

Lawn:

When I say 'lawn' I am, of course, using the word very loosely. I started digging out the weeds today, trying not to go too deep as I want the ground compacted - which it is at present. It feels like there are more stones in this little patch of Devon than on Brighton beach, so I am also raking ... a lot.