Wrap up!

Greetings Follower!

What can I say....I'm lazy and have not been keeping you up to date with fings.  And how are fings?
Fings have been up and down...literally!

We had us a few storms ....near Hurricane Albert ....or Angus...or suchlike caused a few problems....got up to the plot and generally everything was looking ok......all the leaves of the apple trees had been blown away....fab. A few bins had been rolled about....no problem. Then I got up the top....and after a "THF" moment and a second glance and a feeling of "I'm sure there was something there before" ... then the dawn gradually  was realised......and yes the Polly was gone! It was an ex Polly! Polly was no longer! All that remained was a patch of earth where Polly had been.

So I looked high and low....left and right .....and to cut a short story short.....yep it's not rockety science....I found Polly in the neighbours plot. But oh no...not in clean neighbours plot where its all nice and tidy....but in untidy neighbours plot where everything is overgrown with brambles and the like. Bugger!(Sorry kids...naughty word!)

I crawled in and rescued Polly.....a little battered  but not terminal...and she lives to fight another day. Phew!

So to link to today's title...this is a wrap up for 2016.....a bit of a mixed bag....a fair amount of success to be fair....progress made in keeping the plot clear and improving it to a workable standard...a few veggies grown.....and the orchard got  cropped by Manuel whose going to turn it into....Cyderrrrr! Can't wait for a few bottles to come my way.

Cheers!

That's a wrap.
Keep on keeping on
Abitot!

Stalled Summer

Greetings
Its been too long Followers.....my humble apologies.
Well we've moved! Yes indeed....got evicted form my old plot cos I was only ghosting and so have had to find myself a new home. As luck would have it my neighbours introduced me to the fair Maid Marion....75 years fair....and it is a marriage made in Heaven!

Her plot is  only a barrow ride away down the track and my what a plot  ! Twice the size....mature apple trees and pear trees....a huge shed filled with all sorts of tools and stuff...a tea chalet....oh yes indeed....a massive fruit cage(in need of some repair) a  greenhouse (now we have his 'n hers) a poly tunnel....raised beds.....aplenty of water butts.  Its Brilliant! Twice the work but twice the fun.

I had a field of Jersey Royals....my best crop yet. Jersey Bananas (aka yellow courgettes) are on line.I have  a herb trough and a huge row of parsley. Marion grows sweet peas and I helped by planting out and training them. She only went and won at the local show! My Glads have flowered brilliantly too. Transplanted rhubarb has taken fine despite the shock. Not quite as good as last year but it's only to be expected. Lots of lettuce. Broccoli and sprouts looking good. Toms, aubergines, chillies, butternut squashes and melons all doing well.
All in all a great start.

Keep On!

Abitot.