down at the allotment and in the garden what are you up to

Shirley · Post: # 49629Post **Shirley** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:23 pm

lol - shame the site is a bit run down though, but great to hear that you guys are making the most out of it.

gunners71uk · Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:08 pm

yes john has been at it longer then me,in the younger better lookin one.
yes its not bad site a bit run down but the folk are friendly.the council needs to get itself in gear.
regards dave

Boots · Post: # 49848Post **Boots** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:08 pm

Oi Gunners,
Just checked your links....
Are the Chalets yours????

Have to hook my speakers up again to check out the young fellas band... and too tired now. Will try and remember to check back in and check them out. Good pic. Do you do that signal to your mates down at the lottie? I can just see it now...

gunners71uk · Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:28 am

no boots but i do use them diffrent times in the year there ok. friends of mine.
went to lottie mon put shallots in i always put me shallots and onions in a bit deeper but they always turn out ok.did a bit of digging loke digging mud it weeing here today

regards dave

gunners71uk · Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:21 am

hey john how many those scania box things have you got spare please mate. can i stack em on top each other make a cold frame type thing.
regards dave

gunners71uk · Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:34 pm

went mon did some digging
went today did some digging and set me shallots
those 2 mad dogs still running over all the allotments pain in the bum

regards dave

charlie · Post: # 50232Post **charlie** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:36 pm

Planted a couple of rows of onions & a 2nd row of garlic. 1st row planted a few weeks back have started coming up!

Karen_D · Post: # 50236Post **Karen_D** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:28 pm

Just planted First Early Potatoes (Rocket) and garlic on the allotment. We spent the last few visits getting the fruit in and trying to get most the spiraea billiardii out. It is a nice plant, but it was trying to take over. We have left some and two lilac trees at the back of the fruit plot for nectar loving insects.

Have under propagation: basil, thyme, bell peppers, chilli peppers, butternut squash, dumpling squash, crown prince pumpkin and pot marigolds.

I'm impressed that quite a few of the cuttings I took last year seem to have taken, mostly herbs but a few ornamentals as well. The bluebells I planted are coming up, the chickens are starting to lay well again and the frogs are doing shocking things in the pond.

Wassail

Karen

Karen_Grace · Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:23 pm

I planted my seeds in plastic coke bottles ( my partner likes coke with his Jack Daniels (and he likes a lot of Jack Daniels) and this is my way of recycling)

The've all popped up this week, I am so excited!!

Tomorrow we are both going on a basket weaving course. I'm really excited about that too. We've been together nearly five years and this is the first time we have done anything like this together.

Merry · Post: # 50347Post **Merry** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:40 pm

Hello all!
Been off line for ages but back now!
Allotment like a paddy field - no chance of doing anything up there! Great sheets of standing water.
When I dug up the leeks for dinner there was a most alarming noise from the spade - sort of "Sssplurghghshsh"

red · Post: # 50348Post **red** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:32 pm

big gardening plans thwarted firstly by really grot weather and secondly by a tree from next door falling into our lane. - difficult cos it was clearly dangerous but the owner is not there - in hospital so had to track down relies - they sorted someone and himself helped out. They have all these overgrown leylandii - really massive.. so it's good that one came down and after chat with tree surgeon - he is going to suggest lopping the others. yay

meanwhile in the greenhouse and propagator - have sown coriander, peas, red cabbage, more chilis, hanging basket tomatoes and garlic chives.

Millymollymandy · Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:20 am

I'm still digging and preparing the veg plots!

Still have all my winter veg in but I'm hoping (?!?!

) for a rainy day this week to make a humungous amount of leek and potato soup!

gunners71uk · Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:33 pm

leek and potato soup yes pls

gunners71uk · Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:38 pm

.merry said
When I dug up the leeks for dinner there was a most alarming noise from the spade - sort of "Sssplurghghshsh"

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gunners said
that be ground farting lol
regards crazy gunners lol

9ball · Post: # 50533Post **9ball** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:08 pm

I've done some more digging today, ended up with another two wheelbarrowfuls of bindweed root. Seedlings going well upstairs which is all very exciting as it's my first year growing veg, I've planted out a raspberry and a redcurrant bush in the back garden and a cherry tree in the front. Nice and warm out today, spring is definately sprunging.