I have not had much time to get out in my allotment this week because of running a summit in my other group. I have got someone to help with my polytunnel though so I nearly have that fully covered and today I was out weeding. Weeding can be seen as a boring task but I like to see it as a mindful task and just focus on what I am doing as I do it. I am hoping over the weekend to bring you the first video from my garden and you can see the challenge I have on my hands

I have made my first video on my allotment. I did not get the camera angle quite right but hopefully you can get the idea. This is a whole new way of creating content for me, so I am sure it will get better. In this one I am clearing my strawberry beds and planting new plants ready for the spring

I am working on things to create and will still share what I am working on but wondered what interests you most

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Yesterday was the first time I got a long stint at my allotment in a long time. I used to regularly spend 4-5 hours there a day. Then my son came along and I struggled to find the time. Now he is a bit older and I am thinking about my life I want to be there more and by having this group and sharing with you, I have another reason to go there. I mostly use a no dig method on my allotment and this weekend I got some compost to top up my beds and I managed to get my potatoes, onions and garlic in. For the potatoes, I only grow first earlies as we get a lot of blight and often get early blight as well so I am hoping they will be ok. My plans for the week are to get my new strawberry plants as well as clearing more areas ready for planting. What have you been doing in your garden recently? Share a picture of your garden below.