Today I went down to the allotment late to find several people still on site. I opened up the greenhouse and fed Emily and the chicks who scoffed their food like I hadn’t fed them in weeks. After a while, I opened up the run and Emily and the Plymouth rock chick jumped out and had a walk around the top.
Next I dashed down to the main coop and fed the chickens. They were busy enjoying scratching and having dust baths but everything stopped when I pulled out their treats! One egg and no more, so I told them to get their act together.
I pottered off to town to pick up a few bits before heading back to site before the rain began. I had borrowed Phil’s handle and put it to use, hoeing the entire plot. The blasted mare’s tail is growing at a rate of knots and nothing I do seems to slow or stop it.
When I finished, I did some work on the crazy paving and the plot border, getting rid of the grass and weeds that insist on growing.
I joined Cliff in the clubhouse and passed a happy half hour chatting about chickens before heading off to sit with Emily for a while.
The Good Life Crewe 
I enjoy reading your posts and all you do. Your allotment is so beautiful and Emily with her chicks warms my heart. I’m raising chickens myself. Please continue with your posts for they are dearly loved. P.s. I wish I has knowledge of raising bees,that’s something I would love to do.
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Thank you for your lovely comments! My plot hasn’t always looked so good, it varies from year to year! Emily and her chicks are delightful and I can spend hours watching them.
Have a read of some of my other posts and pages for more information on bees. Have a Google to find your local bee association who will do training courses and open days!
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I will read your post on them, thank you for the information 😊
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Mares tail was eradicated on my plot 8 even where its roots went under the path using conventional lawn weedkiller. Use a small spray gun as you can get close to the individual weed where necessary.
The old slug gentleman David
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I am a little hesitant to use weed killer as it’s toxic to bees. The main hive is on Phil’s plot, next to mine. I am hoping relentless hoeing and pulling out will work, it seems to have worked on Phil’s although this may be because weeds don’t even bother trying on his plot!
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A few drops of dish liquid
in a mixture of white vinegar and water is supposed to be a natural weed killer with it not being harmful for the bees. I don’t know the exact amounts of each but you can Google it or look on pinterest. I believe I saw it on a post on Facebook. I’ve used it and it works. I put it in a spray bottle using it on the specific area until I saw the results I desired. I want to say I filled the bottle with half
white vinegar and half water then added 10 drops of dish liquid stirring it not to cause bubbles then sprayed liberally on all I didn’t want.
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Thank you! I will have a go over the weekend
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