Greetings.
Well here we are again....raining. It's like one day on and two days off and three days on and one day off.Madness!
On the bright side my toms are ....growing toms! Peas are almost ready too crop. Did I mention that I took 10 lbs of rhubarb? ...and made a rhubarb and custard cake? No? Oh well....
Carrots are looking good! No fly and fattening nicely.Broads going great as is almost everything.
I think spuds need a little more time as well as my turnips. Squashes and pumpkins are comming along and have produced little squashes etc so I'm hopeful on that front.
COME ON SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Abitot
Monday 25 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Friday 15 June 2012
Surprise
Greeings.
Well well....what a difference a couple of days make.
Rhubarb has gone mad!
Critters have had the rest of my strawbs...darn it! Carolynes Daliahs are peeping through already. Toms are going wild. Lettuces and beets are taking well. Peas are looking round too....not far off a little picking. I'm gonna try the spuds this weekend...see how things are underground. Broads are broadening like beans too!
And best of all there are not many weeds!
lovin it!
Abitot
Well well....what a difference a couple of days make.
Rhubarb has gone mad!
Critters have had the rest of my strawbs...darn it! Carolynes Daliahs are peeping through already. Toms are going wild. Lettuces and beets are taking well. Peas are looking round too....not far off a little picking. I'm gonna try the spuds this weekend...see how things are underground. Broads are broadening like beans too!
And best of all there are not many weeds!
lovin it!
Abitot
Thursday 14 June 2012
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Sunday 10 June 2012
Latest views.......
Corrr...what a Beauty!
Toms
Beans
Spuds and Turnips
Strawbs, garlic, shallots, carrots, beets.
Maris Pipers
Rhubarb
The PlotSaturday 9 June 2012
Tantastic!
Greetings.
Whew what a scorcher! Great day. On the Plot decided to sort the greenhouse so went and got some tom bags and potted on all my lettuce, chillis and peppers and cucumbers. Got quite a farm going. Outside I've harvested more turnips, some beetroot and rhubarb. It's all good!
Keep on keeping on.
Abitot
Whew what a scorcher! Great day. On the Plot decided to sort the greenhouse so went and got some tom bags and potted on all my lettuce, chillis and peppers and cucumbers. Got quite a farm going. Outside I've harvested more turnips, some beetroot and rhubarb. It's all good!
Keep on keeping on.
Abitot
Thursday 7 June 2012
Out and aboutness
Greetings
Well the rain has stopped at last! Got out and about and harvested a load of.....Turnips! Yep I'm long on turnips and can pay off a little of my debt to Ross. My peas are doing great and I think I'm in for as great crop......together with beans beans beans and more beans. I feel I'm also going to be long on......beans! Oh and I've just put out my dwarf.....beans. Rhubarb is almost ready to take and my Maris .....well they do have a touch of blight but with only 2 weeks til optimum harvesting time I'm pretty hopeful.Carrots aren't looking too bad so fingers crossed on that front. Onions , shallots and garlic are doing fine as are all things squashy. The rest of the spuds though are rubbish....blight again.
Meanwhile in the greenhouse I've had a couple of lettuce. Hurrah! Toms are good and the ones Pete gave me have sets on and all are healthy and bright! Peppers are comming along as well as cucumbers.
Now then I'll have to start planning for later....must refer to my Bible and see what I should be doing.
More rain forecast :( but on the bright side after rain there will be sun :)
Keep enjoying
Abitot
Well the rain has stopped at last! Got out and about and harvested a load of.....Turnips! Yep I'm long on turnips and can pay off a little of my debt to Ross. My peas are doing great and I think I'm in for as great crop......together with beans beans beans and more beans. I feel I'm also going to be long on......beans! Oh and I've just put out my dwarf.....beans. Rhubarb is almost ready to take and my Maris .....well they do have a touch of blight but with only 2 weeks til optimum harvesting time I'm pretty hopeful.Carrots aren't looking too bad so fingers crossed on that front. Onions , shallots and garlic are doing fine as are all things squashy. The rest of the spuds though are rubbish....blight again.
Meanwhile in the greenhouse I've had a couple of lettuce. Hurrah! Toms are good and the ones Pete gave me have sets on and all are healthy and bright! Peppers are comming along as well as cucumbers.
Now then I'll have to start planning for later....must refer to my Bible and see what I should be doing.
More rain forecast :( but on the bright side after rain there will be sun :)
Keep enjoying
Abitot
D Day
Greetings
Well it was 68 years ago yesterday that the begining of the end started. I will not dwell on History that has been well documented but only mention it as the weather is pretty much the same! D Day was put back a day due to the worst storms in living memory and it's not that much different now. Rain and rain. I know it's good but really!....we want some sunshine. It's not too much to ask is it?
Took the Waarf up to the Plot yesterday and mightilly impressed (yeah right!) she was too. I'm quite pleased myself. Strawberries abound and mint grows wild. Just waiting now.......
Keep on enjoying!
Abitot
Well it was 68 years ago yesterday that the begining of the end started. I will not dwell on History that has been well documented but only mention it as the weather is pretty much the same! D Day was put back a day due to the worst storms in living memory and it's not that much different now. Rain and rain. I know it's good but really!....we want some sunshine. It's not too much to ask is it?
Took the Waarf up to the Plot yesterday and mightilly impressed (yeah right!) she was too. I'm quite pleased myself. Strawberries abound and mint grows wild. Just waiting now.......
Keep on enjoying!
Abitot
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Holliday Tuesday.
Greetings
I'm doing what the day says....having a holliday! And the only reason I am is because it's a miserable rainy day. What on earth is happening to our weather??? Come on Sun!!!
Abitot
I'm doing what the day says....having a holliday! And the only reason I am is because it's a miserable rainy day. What on earth is happening to our weather??? Come on Sun!!!
Abitot
Monday 4 June 2012
Jolly Good Jaloppy!
Greetings.
Splendid holliday day today! Out on the Plot weeding mostly but also harvesting some strawberries and some turnips. Put the courgettes out. Spuds are showing signs of blight so did a spray. Hopefully my Maris' will be ok but I don't hold out much hope for the rest.The Jaloppy was put to the test and helped shift three great piles of weeds followed by a bootfull of lawn cuttings and a wheelie bin ful of decaying garden waste. She nearly gave up the ghost on the last trip but nevertheless she managed to get me home. Good old girl! Steve's quarry was put to the test!
And all this after a pretty good afternoon mixing with the Common People at the Village day out. And of course nothing fails to shock when lo and behold a flash black limo pulls up at the new bus shelter..... and it gets opened by the Bailiff. Hahahahaha. That said it's the best looking bus shelter ever!
An overcast and windy day turned into a sunny and windy day but all said and done it was great and on the way home with various people in tow we had a few drinks with Pip and co and then all proceeded into ours with various pots and pans of stuff for an impromptu dinner party. Luckily I decided to retire fairly early as it continued into the wee small......
Narce sunny day again today. Rain forecast for tomorro tho.... we'll wait and see.
Keep on enjoying...another day off for the Queen tomorrow. Yehaa!
Abitot
Splendid holliday day today! Out on the Plot weeding mostly but also harvesting some strawberries and some turnips. Put the courgettes out. Spuds are showing signs of blight so did a spray. Hopefully my Maris' will be ok but I don't hold out much hope for the rest.The Jaloppy was put to the test and helped shift three great piles of weeds followed by a bootfull of lawn cuttings and a wheelie bin ful of decaying garden waste. She nearly gave up the ghost on the last trip but nevertheless she managed to get me home. Good old girl! Steve's quarry was put to the test!
And all this after a pretty good afternoon mixing with the Common People at the Village day out. And of course nothing fails to shock when lo and behold a flash black limo pulls up at the new bus shelter..... and it gets opened by the Bailiff. Hahahahaha. That said it's the best looking bus shelter ever!
An overcast and windy day turned into a sunny and windy day but all said and done it was great and on the way home with various people in tow we had a few drinks with Pip and co and then all proceeded into ours with various pots and pans of stuff for an impromptu dinner party. Luckily I decided to retire fairly early as it continued into the wee small......
Narce sunny day again today. Rain forecast for tomorro tho.... we'll wait and see.
Keep on enjoying...another day off for the Queen tomorrow. Yehaa!
Abitot
Sunday 3 June 2012
Diamond Jubilee!
Greetings and many Jubilee Salutations!
Yep we're all on holliday for our dear old Queen. 60 years on the throne - ouch that must hurt!
A couple of hours on the Plot in cloud a bit of rain and now glorious sunshine. Put another two rows of beetroots in and finished digging the spuds. I've also put Carolynes daliahs in at last! Along the top by the greenhouse. They should look super.
Did a short course on chicken farming yesterday with Pip. Facinating. And Jenny has a brilliant smallholding with ...chickens(obviously) and sheep and ducks and pigs. Its beautifully kept and doing well. 40 ewes produced 100 lambs this year. I'm green with envy. Field Farm in St Lawrence. Look her up on the interweb.
Off to the Village Bash now - all things wierd and wonderful and a little drinky or two ...for The Queen of course.
Abitot
Yep we're all on holliday for our dear old Queen. 60 years on the throne - ouch that must hurt!
A couple of hours on the Plot in cloud a bit of rain and now glorious sunshine. Put another two rows of beetroots in and finished digging the spuds. I've also put Carolynes daliahs in at last! Along the top by the greenhouse. They should look super.
Did a short course on chicken farming yesterday with Pip. Facinating. And Jenny has a brilliant smallholding with ...chickens(obviously) and sheep and ducks and pigs. Its beautifully kept and doing well. 40 ewes produced 100 lambs this year. I'm green with envy. Field Farm in St Lawrence. Look her up on the interweb.
Off to the Village Bash now - all things wierd and wonderful and a little drinky or two ...for The Queen of course.
Abitot
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