Allotment Boy , about the risk at allotments , Iām actually closer sitting in my garden to next door than to anybody at my Allotment site ! No gardening today had a long walk this morning , weather was nice but by afternoon got colder , still no rain , fields bone dry Stay safe everybody Ā
Wet here all day, after a couple of wonderful gardening weeks.Ā The rain will be useful... and tomorrow is due to be sunny again.Ā This afternoon I shut myself in the shed to prick out Rosa rugosa seedlings, growing like mustard and cress.Ā 4 seed trays of 24 should be enough for a good long hedge, if most survive.Ā Ā
I feel guilty shutting the shed door... there's a pair of swallows who'd love to nest in it, because their previous home (the garage) was demolished.Ā But there are no opening windows, so we'd have to leave the door open - plus they make a terrible mess... I surprised them in there yesterday, when I'd left the door open for a bumble bee to escape, sitting on the beam chatting to each other.Ā Hopefully the neighbour's open-sided barn will provide a good nest site.
Sad news about Tim Brooke-Taylor.Ā I loved him in "I'm sorry, I haven't a clue" on R4, as well as in the Goodies.Ā Ā
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Very warm and dry mid twenties, still 18c now outside. A friend in Essex tells me she has the beginnings of rain, ou=r water butts are empty, ground is like a brick and cracked. Whats a Zoom call?
I remember the adverts @Fairygirl but I don't think I knew the policeman was 'famous' - just thought he was some jobbing actor, as far as I recall. It was still funny, even so.
RIP Tim Brooke Taylor - still being funny with Graeme GardenĀ on I'm sorry I haven't a clue until very recently.Ā
OH helped me repairing winter damage to gates and fences yesterday, so hopefully my veg patch is now reasonably rabbit/rat proof again. I've 'done' 3 and a half of my 4 veg beds today. If I can get the last bit done tomorrow - hopefully - that'll be decent progress at last. The spuds are in. early peas I'm hardening off but frost is forecast tomorrow night so I may leave putting them in the ground until next weekend now. There's a faint chance of rain then apparently, which will help.
If I can catch up on the veg, I may finally get to have a go at the borders which are in a terrible mess from the awful, long wet winter. Unfortunately I can't buy anything to use as mulch but I guess one year missed isn't going to be the end of the world - just a minor set back in the scheme of things.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
āIt's still magic even if you know how it's done.āĀ
@Fairygirl Re Dr Khan its in Clippings in the May GW mag (my copy came yesterday)Ā apparently he is saying "you can't guarantee the health of anyone else there or what they have touched", but he recommends people wear gloves gardening anyway, as I pointed out in my letter that he has answered his own concern- wear gloves when opening the main gate and if you use a communal stand pipe tap. I keep an old pair separate for just that purpose. He is supposed to be a fan of gardening but clearly knows nothing about Allotments we all have our own tools & work separately. A standard 10 pole plot equates to 250 Sq M easy to keep your distance. I contend the Allotment is safer than the supermarket or most parks, where you are likely to encounter far more people.
Another morning of sun but cool. Hubby said it was minus something this morning. Winter is on its way. I might even get out and do some weeding later if it warms up like it did yesterday. This time I might take some weeding tools instead of ripping fingernails. š³
More people to the group, hello @Bunny ..., I ll be getting more confused than ever. I am only reading back once a day, I've noticed the number of pages missed extending, all good, the News seems to only take a minute these days, there is only one subject and I am trying to avoid that, hiding in the garden most of the time.Ā
The camping was a great success, the moon and stars were brilliant, just disturbed by the cat who wanted to join us and got caught in the wrong side of the lining.Ā Very early start by the birdsong, not complaining, it was lovely although the cockerel from the farm further down not quite so much.Ā
Weather still lovely and we did have a brief shower last night, garden really needs it so I was glad about that. Charlie decided he was Bear Grylls and slept alone for a second night in the tent, stupidly I didn't sleep well, kept poking my head out the window to check he was ok, couldn't see anything so didn't help at all but there you go. another beautiful moonlit night.Ā
Charlie also very excited because his lettuce seeds have grown, the plug plants are getting bigger too with new leaves. However, I bought two peppers, one is doing absolutely fine, the other has lost all but two of it's leaves and is looking very sorry for itself. No idea why. We've brought it inside the house because it's warmer than the greenhouse and we are trying to work out the problem.Ā
Mission of the day is to deal with Lilly Beetles ( I have read up all about them - disgusting little things) and greenfly on the roses, hundreds of them seem to have arrived overnight. On average I am killing two Lily Beetles a day, but they still keep appearing. Yuk!
Have a good day all, keep chatting.Ā
āCoffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?ā āBetsy CaƱas Garmon
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Yes sad about Stirling Moss.Ā
No gardening today had a long walk this morning , weather was nice but by afternoon got colder , still no rain , fields bone dry
Stay safe everybody Ā
Wet here all day, after a couple of wonderful gardening weeks.Ā The rain will be useful... and tomorrow is due to be sunny again.Ā This afternoon I shut myself in the shed to prick out Rosa rugosa seedlings, growing like mustard and cress.Ā 4 seed trays of 24 should be enough for a good long hedge, if most survive.Ā Ā
I feel guilty shutting the shed door... there's a pair of swallows who'd love to nest in it, because their previous home (the garage) was demolished.Ā But there are no opening windows, so we'd have to leave the door open - plus they make a terrible mess... I surprised them in there yesterday, when I'd left the door open for a bumble bee to escape, sitting on the beam chatting to each other.Ā Hopefully the neighbour's open-sided barn will provide a good nest site.
Sad news about Tim Brooke-Taylor.Ā I loved him in "I'm sorry, I haven't a clue" on R4, as well as in the Goodies.Ā Ā
RIP Tim Brooke Taylor - still being funny with Graeme GardenĀ on I'm sorry I haven't a clue until very recently.Ā
OH helped me repairing winter damage to gates and fences yesterday, so hopefully my veg patch is now reasonably rabbit/rat proof again. I've 'done' 3 and a half of my 4 veg beds today. If I can get the last bit done tomorrow - hopefully - that'll be decent progress at last. The spuds are in. early peas I'm hardening off but frost is forecast tomorrow night so I may leave putting them in the ground until next weekend now. There's a faint chance of rain then apparently, which will help.
If I can catch up on the veg, I may finally get to have a go at the borders which are in a terrible mess from the awful, long wet winter. Unfortunately I can't buy anything to use as mulch but I guess one year missed isn't going to be the end of the world - just a minor set back in the scheme of things.
āIt's still magic even if you know how it's done.āĀ
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
night all.Ā
Sunny but with a nasty Easterly wind. Not keen!
More people to the group, hello @Bunny ..., I ll be getting more confused than ever. I am only reading back once a day, I've noticed the number of pages missed extending, all good, the News seems to only take a minute these days, there is only one subject and I am trying to avoid that, hiding in the garden most of the time.Ā
The camping was a great success, the moon and stars were brilliant, just disturbed by the cat who wanted to join us and got caught in the wrong side of the lining.Ā
Weather still lovely and we did have a brief shower last night, garden really needs it so I was glad about that. Charlie decided he was Bear Grylls and slept alone for a second night in the tent, stupidly I didn't sleep well, kept poking my head out the window to check he was ok, couldn't see anything so didn't help at all but there you go. another beautiful moonlit night.Ā
Charlie also very excited because his lettuce seeds have grown, the plug plants are getting bigger too with new leaves. However, I bought two peppers, one is doing absolutely fine, the other has lost all but two of it's leaves and is looking very sorry for itself. No idea why. We've brought it inside the house because it's warmer than the greenhouse and we are trying to work out the problem.Ā
Mission of the day is to deal with Lilly Beetles ( I have read up all about them - disgusting little things) and greenfly on the roses, hundreds of them seem to have arrived overnight. On average I am killing two Lily Beetles a day, but they still keep appearing. Yuk!
Have a good day all, keep chatting.Ā