Midwinter?

Greetings!
Seems we're about half way through?...or are we?
Not much happening....I'm sorry.
Did I mention that I've cleared out the greenhouse?.....and done a bit of weeding?.......ground is all damp and crumbly and lovely? Oh!

So need to sort out the poo pile! It must be nice and rotted by now.....

Vraic!   Gotta sort that out too.

Bitcoins! All the rage at the moment....buying virtual currency with real money....what's that all about? Mad.

Right....so I know what I'm growing next year, and just for the records, here's my seed list.......
Tomato Alicante
Onion Bedfordshire Champion
Onion Ailsa Craig
Courgette Goldena
Melon Charentais
Lettuce Iceberg
Aubergine Black Beauty
Pepper Cayanne
Tomato Black Krim
Pepper California Wonder
Parsnip Gladiator
Tomato Bambino
Sweet corn Incredible
Beetroot Burpees Golden
Beetroot Cardeal
Carrot Nantes
Cabbage Golden Acre
Leek Musselburgh
French Bean Cobra
Runner Bean Lady Di
Pea Bean
Carrot Cosmic Purple
Pepper Jalapeno
Calabrese Natalino
Gourd Metro
Celery Victoria
Swede Marian
WOW!
Will just have to see how we get on with that lot.

Abitot

End of an Era

Greetings.

Sorry to have neglected you Followers of Shallotment but I have to report the loss of my Wonderful, , Funny, Loving, Supportive, Caring,  Bon Viveur  Father  on 09/11/13 following a short illness.

We hope to fill the huge hole he has left in out Hearts  with all the brilliant memories we have of him.

Thanks for all your support.

Abitot Dad. You're one in a Billion!

Hey....

....Jude! Hurricane Jude.

Greetings.

yep we're braceing ourselves for some storminess.....

Pip's organising a Halloween/Bonfire Night next Friday. Celebrating a great Season of veg and egg production.

Seeds bought! It never ends.

Keep on.

Abitot

Winter replenishing.

Greetings.

Yep....rain and plenty of it. Followed by lovely sunshine in the afternoon. Crazy.

Seeds...........list sorted. Ready to order. The usual suspects plus a few others.

Need to give the plot a hoeing as a carpet of green critters has sprung up.

And re shape / model ny bean arbour! What a disaster that was!

And I need to order another couple of 1000lt tanks.

Lots to do.

Keep Doing!

Abitot

Brrrrrrr

Assssssss monkey weather! Well.....May be exaggerating a little!

Greetings.

My sincere apologies for neglecting you Follower. But to be fair.....and honest...not much left to say for this season. Just a few peppers and chillies left. One or two cabbages......and that's it!

Happened upon our local show at the RJHS....and my what a little revelation ! Had I but known I would have entered my rhubarb! But what a show....cattle and calves, chickens, giant rabbits and hares and various other furries and a whole array of little birdies and chickens. Also plenty of fruit and veg.  Well impressed. In fact so impressed that Pip and me are joining up to compete next year.

Chutney!......not a swear word but an afternoon of fun and wine! Resulting in jars of the stuff. Fab!

Keep on!

Abitot.

Glut...

...Of tomatoes and chillies and peppers. Fab!

Greetings.

And Graham made cheese stuffed peppers. Yum! And a really hot curry with my Scotch Bonnets.

Girls are fine....if a little short on eggs!. But we are Grandparents!. Yep....the surrogate hen we lent our neighbours has  hatched six chicks! 3 brown ones and three black ones. Very cute.

The bit of rain we've had has caused weedness. Grrr!.

Have to start planning for next year and maybe something over Winter.....we'll see.

Keep on.

Abitot

I'm...

....Back!

Greetings!

Just got back from Sun to Dull! Never mind...off to the Plot to see whats been happening.
Speak soon.
Abitot.