The Allotment (as I am fondly calling it) is the 10' x 20' allocation I have in the local Community Garden. It is a 10 minute walk from my apartment; currently going, watering, and coming back takes about 35 minutes, 50 minutes if I take the long way back.
Half One. Sadly, this part is heavily shaded during at least part of the day.
Half Two. The wood chips are available and people make their own paths.
I have at least one tomato! (Actually, I have more.)
My beans have been very successful. The bamboo stakes are a fairly recent addition. I have to admit I quite like them as they inexpensive, easy to place, and I do not mind if one breaks (as opposed to a tomato cage). I ended up using kitchen twine to tie up the tomatoes as I could not find the other twine (which, of course, I found after I had used the kitchen twine. The hazards of moving.).
FOTB (Friend Of This Blog) Eaton Rapids Joe had suggested trying soybeans to improve the soil. The two pictures below represent an experiment of sorts: the first picture are the seeds planted in bare soil, the second buried beneath the mulch which covered the plot. I am not sure in the difference in return is solely due to the planting, as the second plot is also more shaded.
Almost too faint to be seen below are five to seven onion seedlings. From seed. No-one is more shocked than I.
I got to this plot relatively late (for me) in the year, around April. That said, everything here is an experiment at the moment; if I get anything I will be tickled pink. But I already find myself saying things like "I need to start getting ready for Autumn" and "What grains will I be growing for Winter?"
I may not get much this year, but it is a lot of fun.
