Hiya, from Finistere in France
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Hiya, from Finistere in France
Hi, I've just joined this site which I found by accident, following link upon link about poly tunnel growing. I read a few posts and thought ...hey they seem a nice bunch of people, down to earth, knowledgeable and getting on with it, so I joined.
Me, I live on a beautiful hill, surrounded by forests and fields and my nearest neighbours are cows. I moved here just over 18 months ago from Manchester in the UK for a more tranquil pace of life and a healthier way of living. We live in a barn which we are renovating from scratch and last month we finally got enough wire and battery power to have a telephone and internet connection fitted (we have solar panels for electricity).
Last year I managed to dig a bit of a vegetable plot and plant some seeds, a very nice neighbour brought us some cow manure which I spread all over the clay sodden plot and I actually managed to grow an awful lot of clover with a few lettuces, 6 cabbages, 3 cauli's, a very large spinach bush and half a dozen sweetcorn. The rest of my crop either drowned or got eaten by slugs, moles and goodness knows what else.
This year we got off to a late start due to ground frost, but I did not waste time, I managed to construct a keyhole garden and raised bed and I await my first poly tunnel which is due to be delivered this week. I decided on a poly tunnel because my first lot of seeds this year are not looking very good, too much rain and cold wind I think. Ah well, no one said it was going to be easy.
Abbs
Me, I live on a beautiful hill, surrounded by forests and fields and my nearest neighbours are cows. I moved here just over 18 months ago from Manchester in the UK for a more tranquil pace of life and a healthier way of living. We live in a barn which we are renovating from scratch and last month we finally got enough wire and battery power to have a telephone and internet connection fitted (we have solar panels for electricity).
Last year I managed to dig a bit of a vegetable plot and plant some seeds, a very nice neighbour brought us some cow manure which I spread all over the clay sodden plot and I actually managed to grow an awful lot of clover with a few lettuces, 6 cabbages, 3 cauli's, a very large spinach bush and half a dozen sweetcorn. The rest of my crop either drowned or got eaten by slugs, moles and goodness knows what else.
This year we got off to a late start due to ground frost, but I did not waste time, I managed to construct a keyhole garden and raised bed and I await my first poly tunnel which is due to be delivered this week. I decided on a poly tunnel because my first lot of seeds this year are not looking very good, too much rain and cold wind I think. Ah well, no one said it was going to be easy.
Abbs
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Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Hi Lurchermam. I'm a newbie also. I would love to restore a barn! One way I've found of keeping the slugs off is crushed eggshells
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Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Welcome Abbs, now I have to go and get on with it and stop tiddling about ont tinternet
Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Hy ya welcome to the forum. I too emigrated from UK to start a new life and I hav'nt looked back
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Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Hi there and welcome
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And let us be kind
Let us be silly and free
It won't make us famous
It won't make us rich
But damn it how happy we'll be!
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Member of the Ish Weight Loss Club since 10/1/11 Started at 12st 8 and have lost 8lb so far!
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Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Bit further south than you, but same country. Welcome.
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Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Hello, I'm east of you, in lower normandie. Hope you enjoy the site.
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Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Hello
Also in France, in the middle, sort of... I hope your vegs are now growing well with all the sunshine we just had. Better late than never as they say, but that should do for some nice crops I think.
Anyway, enjoy the forum, all the info and the new friends.
Also in France, in the middle, sort of... I hope your vegs are now growing well with all the sunshine we just had. Better late than never as they say, but that should do for some nice crops I think.
Anyway, enjoy the forum, all the info and the new friends.
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Re: Hiya, from Finistere in France
Hi, many happy memories of camping holidays as a child in Finistere. Especially remember Quimper and La Foret Fouesnant. Welcome to ish :)