WEEKEND!

Greetings!

And Welcome to followers from the Emerald Isle.  We have connections going way back and my daughter is three quarters Irish. Work that one out and win a prize!

Quite a sore head this morning ....thanks Steve and Jane! And a change in the weather...overcast , cool and a bit misty. Poo and soil shovelling all done. A bit more digging done. Peas out with more on the way. Things comming along nicely.

Tomorrow I'm going to  erect my bean frame - not the traditional bamboo wigwam - but a goalpost and net affair. I'll take some more piccies for you to admire.

Keep on watching and  enjoy the joys of gardening.

Abetot

Friday.....

Greetings!

It's the Weekend!

Still so hot here in 'lil ol' Jersey. Quite remarkable.

Pip and I will be doing some serious shovelling tomorrow so tonight I'll take it easy and relax..................No Way.......................Let's PARTY!

Abetot.

Wednes ...yeah!

Greetings!
You know it. Yep OHfcially midweek. Yes INDEED and you know what?.....we have had over 300 views since I started this thing. Thank you so much for watching!

I can't beleive it - I only put some peas in not only the other day and they're up already...MAD!

Was at the Dunes earlier...Pip showed me his spuds...which I gave him from mine....and they're worse than mine! I'm kinda delighted as his were planted later and he also has peaty crumbly soil so it can't be wet or whatever but possibly just the spuds themselves. I've heard that West spuds won't go East and vice versa so maybe the myth is true.

It must be Summer Cos its so damn hot! Lovin it!

Abetot

Nearly midweek....

Greetings!
Watering and watering for Mon and Tues. Oh yes it's been very hot and the greenhouse is taking loads. I'd say I've doubled my literage which does not bode well as at the moment I'm shipping it in by the bottle which is very labour intensive. But rumours abound and hopefully I'm going to get lucky soon! Watch this space for news.

Pip on the other hand is having a nightmare with water too and he's got lots ....although I should say he had lots until it all ran away after a series of unfortunate events. First occasion he left a tap on and lost the lot and the next day his water bin had a hole in it! Poor Pip.

In the meantime its been pretty dry all round with not much rain so I'll be looking to plant a few palm trees and renaming the plot as The Dunes!

Musn't grumble.

Abetot for now as we Jerris say!

Wonderful Weekend!

Greetings Weekenders!
Well its been Absolutely Fabby! Sunniest March ever this w/e.Hot Hot Hot. The clocks have changed and it feels like Summer.
Been up to lots too. Maris Pipers are in..I hope they fare better than the Jersey lot. More beans in. Chillies are showing. Toms into bigger pots and ,save but a tiny sliver, I have finished digging the Plot! Yep I'm done. Thank the Lord as I don't think my left arm can take much more!

Now I can relax a bit and enjoy planting and sowing and watching my garden grow.

So here's the latest look......

and here's the weekends work........

Hope you all had a good one too!

Abetot!

Thurs....

Greetings !
New shenanigans going on on the Plot. No not really but I have some progress pics for you lucky people.... oh yes and some very exciting news!!!Yes INDEED.
Well we've seen inside the Shed so now it's time to take a lookie inside the Greenhouse.......you ready? Ok then....

Kindly note...shelves made by Steve. I've got his number if you need any carpentry etc doing or anything really he's very accomodating when not being grumpy. Now then the green things are beans and peas and the pots have leeks and spring onions. The other trays have my other stuff yet to grow in.

And here's the progress...if you can call it that.... on the rest of the Plot. Broad beans in and another sheet of fence in. You can just see my p poor spuds on the left although .........I accidentally dug one up and here it is..... SURPRISE! Yes Folks my first Spud! Not going to get rich am I?

Nearly the Weekend everybody. Sunshine predicted. Whoop!

Abetot.

Mon.....

Greetings.

Welcome Cape Town! Yes we have hit the Southern Hemisphere. We are Global.

Yet another beautiful day and just a quick trip to the Plot to check up on things. It was quite a cold night last night so I was a little worried about frost on my spuds and newly planted out beans. But worry ye not ....all is well.

Pip gave me a bag of peas  as he "had too many" the other day. Pip man you're missing a trick....salad shoots. Plant them thickly in a pot and once  up  you've got salad ! Thanks to The Bible for this handy hint. Still a little bitter over my spuds...about a third are not showing.Pah! Rhubarb going great though.

We like peas and apart from spuds that is our staple vegtable and together with onions  thats all I really need. So I put another 100 peas in  to ensure a chance of a good crop. They'll be in the freezer faster than Bird's Eye!

KeepDoingTheDo

Abetot

Sunday Sunshine

Greetings.

Well well....what a weekend! Congratulations Wales and good job England.  And F1 season has started too.
Out on the Plot I've planted out my Broad Beans and there are signs of life in my recently planted seeds. Next week I'll put out my Runners. I've sown more peas and beans and have so many peas that I think I'll put the rest in just for salad shoots.

My onions are coming along and shallots and garlic are going well. A bit disappointing are my spuds. Only about a third have taken in the first planting.  I suspect too deep, too cold and too wet when I planted. You live and learn. I've taken the plastic off  to give them some air and sun and we'll just have to wait and see.

The little tomato plants are doing well in the greenhouse but I'm waiting for my chillies and peppers to show yet.   Got to start thinking about greens soon.

Thanks for supporting the Shallotment.

Abetot

Yeahhhhh!

Greetings Everyone and Welcome Georgina!

It's that time again....oh yes and regular followers will know that I go absolutely crazy because it's THE WEEKEND!! A little overcast today and rain forecast for tomorrow but I just don't care. Lots to do  not only on the Plot but also out and about for eye diddly eye its also St Paddy's Day tomorrow too AND....fans of Rugby also England vs Ireland at 5pm. The Dolphin is a callin' and a point of Guinness or tree..singin' cockles and mussles alive aliveo!

That's enough for now cos i'm having dinner

Abetot for now as we say in Jerri

Day before Friday

Greetings
You know it! No earth shattering revelations today.
Tomorrow leads to the Weekend!
Abetot

Over half wayday!

Greetings Readers!
Here we are...half way through and mid week is a little dull.....oh no it isn't!

Woohoo! The Shed!

|Do ya wanna see inside?....you sure?........ooooooooooooooooooooooohk then.

I need to make some space for an armchair.

and heres my rhubarb just in case you're missing some actual plants!

Abetot

What is the point of Tuesday?

Greetings Fellow Followers of Outdoor Life!

Today was rather foggy. But not damp enough to extinguish my love of the 'lotment...Hell no. I'm looking out over my garden  at my freshly cut lawn and the daffs and camelias and at my brill climbing rose which is shooting all over and am feeling reasonably happy with it all.

I've almost forgotten that it's Tuesday!

Mid week tomorrow. I know I know......

Abetot

Monday Blues

Greetings Everybody!

Only another four days.....and then it's the Weekend again! I know I'm wishing my life away and it's not all bad. Congratulations England. Nice win. Also I got the Jaloppy going. She was but only a little damp and with a little light revving she's going great again. I will never mention Landys again.

Every day things are changing. The runners have shot up overnight. Jane (Steve's wife) has been growing some stuff and now I've a little tray of toms and some lettuce. Lovely!
Now then it's time for a surprise........

This is a view from Pips Plot overlooking my Plot. That's my shed.

And this is the view towards our Castle which you can just see behind the tree in the middle of the picture.

The Jaloppy!

Pip and Cathy on their Plot - a fair amount of terracing going on there mate.

West side with carrots, turnips, beetroot, spring onions and rows of Raniculus' and the Rhubarb patch at the top.Lots of room for various beans and toms.

And East side with spuds under plastic.

And the Bottom End with Strawberries ( on banks) Garlic, Shallots and Onions. I wish I'd taken "Before" pictures as this end was quite a mess! Particularly proud of my pallet board fence.

Hope this makes you smile...cos it does me!

Abetot for now as we say in Jerri.

Wonderful Weekend

Greetings All.
Yesterday was absolutely  Great!. Lovely warm sunshine. Out on the Plot things are doing fine. The onions are begining to show as well as my runner beans and leeks. Its all been happening. Spuds are coming along and soon I'll be able to take the plastic off and give them an airing..

Back at home gave my wisteria a hard prune. This should be done every coupple of years but I've been a bit lazy and it had got a bit out of hand and was threatening to take over the house. When done properly it will flower sensationaly the following year. We'll see what happens. I also pruned my grapevine which did pretty well last year and I actually harvested edible fruit! Result!

Today is a bit grey and overcast. I've borrowed Steve's battery charger and hopefully I can get the Jaloppy started as I know the truck is overflowing! And I also need to get rid of all my trimmings. Ideally if someone wants to donate an old Landy with a few years left in her I'm only too willing to accept!

Abetot for now.....

You know it...

Greetings Shalotteers!
Indeedy it's the night before the night before the Weekend! Oh yes! And S'Hallo to the Northern Hemisphere - Jersey, USA, Germany and Russia. We have to attract some Southern friends or is it that they just don't Garden down there?

It's been a Beautiful day here and this w/e I'm determined to take some photos to show you what the hell I've been doing. But there's lots to do and you know how I get sidetracked by jobs.  It's also nearly time to sow some more seeds of the same so that theres a rolling program of growing stuff. Very important or else you'll have times of feast and famine! and Hell you won't be wanting that!

Please can someone come and fix the Jaloppy? Thanks Steve!

Abetot!

Wayhey!

Greetings Midweekers!
Rain and Sun - what a combination for ideal growing conditions.  Another 3 minutes of sunshine added today - you know what that means....more time on the Plot! good eh?
Abetot

Water!

Greetings !
Well its everywhere. Good for my newly sowed seeds. Good for ducks. Good for all sorts of things....except Bobs and Shallotmenteers! It's raining cats and puppies.
It'll be a big breakfast and a day in front of the TV then.
Abetot

Saturday

Greetings Weekend Warriors!

What a day. Dead worried as it rained last night and I thought the weekend would be a washout but oh how wrong. It's beautiful! However....still can't fire up the Jaloppy which means the poo truck will be full and I've no way of empying it as Pip is away.  I could ask Steve but he's very particular about his van and I know he wouldn't take it into a muddy field. So for now I'm stuck.

Meanwhile back on the Plot...peas and beans shooting well. Rhubarb recovering nicely. Strawberies kinda dormant. Garlic up about six inches. Shallots coming along. Onions still hiding. Spuds showing but sem to be very slow...my neighbour's are much better than mine and I put mine in ages before. I just don't rightly know! 

Sowed Spring Onions , carrots, beetroot and turnips. Planted some Ranicullus or  something of similar sounding letters for the wife. The old Plot will look blooming lovely when they all come up. After all a plot is not just  for veg.

Have to get on and finish Peter proofing the fence or else they'll have all my new shootings. I know they won't come up overnight but I soon won't have time to do major works as there will be too much to do - weeding and watering and the like.

Keep on enjoying what you enjoy!

Abetot for now as we say in Jerri!

Firday!!!!!!!!!!

Greetings!
150 pageviews (not counting my own - doh!) since the shallotment went live. Awesome.
Sorry Kids....Friday...'nuff said.
Abetot

Thursday....

Greetings allotveggie folks!

Thursday...not much to say 'cept it's the day before Friday...... and we know what comes next!
The WEEKEND! It's gonna be great!

Abetot.