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
Thursday, 7 June 2012
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
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Harvest!
Strawberries! I am the proud producer of....several strawberries....well four actually! All gone now and very tasty.
It's generally been fairly nice all week and I have been doing the usual chores....H2Oing and the like. I have also been given a huge tray of beetroots by Pip some of which I've planted out. I reckon I'll have a field of them by the time I've planted out the rest. Thank the Lord cos I've got to pay my mate off for fixing my bike. He likes beetroot.
Tomatoes are begining to fruit.....very exciting. Rhubarb nearly ready for picking and the Maris' are flowering as are my raniculus' Turnips are doing fine too.
I love my Plot!
Keep on enjoying
Abitot
It's generally been fairly nice all week and I have been doing the usual chores....H2Oing and the like. I have also been given a huge tray of beetroots by Pip some of which I've planted out. I reckon I'll have a field of them by the time I've planted out the rest. Thank the Lord cos I've got to pay my mate off for fixing my bike. He likes beetroot.
Tomatoes are begining to fruit.....very exciting. Rhubarb nearly ready for picking and the Maris' are flowering as are my raniculus' Turnips are doing fine too.
I love my Plot!
Keep on enjoying
Abitot
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Chuffin Hot!
Greetings!
Well today has been a scorcher! I am burnt to a crisp cos I've been diggin again.....I have officially finished the Plot. The last strip of grass has gone. Did you enjoy your treat? Fab!
Off to for a BBQ tonight.
Abitot
Well today has been a scorcher! I am burnt to a crisp cos I've been diggin again.....I have officially finished the Plot. The last strip of grass has gone. Did you enjoy your treat? Fab!
Off to for a BBQ tonight.
Abitot
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