What have I got?

With Pete packed off to London for the afternoon, I headed down to the allotment.  First job: working out what I've got!

Shed and two water butts.  There's a bench on the other side of  the shed too.  I've not got the keys for the shed yet, so I don't know what mysteries lie in there!  Hopefully I'll get them on Monday.

Compost heap.  The structure is leaning a bit, so I'll need to fix that once I've emptied it.  On closer inspection I've noted that the majority of the contents have broken down sufficiently so that I can use them over the winter.  I am pondering how to convert this to a two section heap - I'll get on Freegle and see if I can acquire some more pallets.

The bed at the far end of the plot (behind those tall weeds) is covered in black sheeting, so is probably weed free.  It's a narrow strip, and I'm tempted to leave it as it is for now, as the other four (much bigger) beds will be more than enough room for me!  The weeds are on the path between the beds. 

This bed isn't in too bad condition.  It's got leeks (at the far left of the photo) and some onions (right side), but these have gone to seed, so I'm not sure if they'll be ok.

This bed has all sorts in it!  There's runner beans, parsnips and beetroot (I think) as well as lots of stuff that's gone past, including some rather impressive bolted lettuce!  At the front right of the photo you can see an arch with blackberries growing over it.  Unfortunately most of them have gone past too.

Here we have GIANT courgettes, and squashes.

And, the final big section: what turned out the be a bed of potatoes.  I decided to work on clearing this one first, and am hoping to get some green manure seeds from the trading shed.

This bed runs the length of the plot and contains strawberries, raspberry canes, a couple of things that I have identified as yet, roses and lots of wild flowers.