Hi Verdun have a lovely lunch with niece. You've reminded me I haven't sown carrots yet, decided on a later crop, me thinks less chance of root fly, well that's my excuse, they will go in bags so usually fine.
Oh has Pd gone to Venice already? Thought it was just in the planning, hope he's having a fab time.
Carrots! 23rd march mine were sown, along with sweetpeas (oh no not them again I hear you cry, these were sown outdoors so trays not mixed up). Not a thing, nada, zilch. Was it too early? Have the birds had the seeds? Is it just lack of care and interest on my part (carrots anyway)?
Hmmm, have thought of looking online Fairy, just kept hoping! I'll do it now.EDIT just looked but so many for each subject, sent it to his dad to fathom out plus another text to s,son!
Morning all. Overslept. Wonder why! Specially as here it is one hour ahead.
My carrots didn't germinate Must re sow.
OH has an all day choir practice today. Cooking some chicken for the bring and share lunch. Should have done it yesterday, but thought it was next week. Can't believe it's May already. I haven't even weeded each flower bed yet. Potatoes need earthing up, broad beans need weeding. Good thing I'm retired but body works more slowly than it used to.
Hope headache goes quickly, Lily.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
MrsGarden, I think maybe carrots were sown a bit early, I tend to do them mid to late April. They should germinate in 2 to 3 weeks. Sometimes they fail if they are planted a bit too deeply. If you've got some seed left have another go, they are well worth it
Wot am I like eh? Planted stuff yesterday but this evening had an impulsive change of mind and changed some of it. Glad too...if all looks right now.
Hmmm this reminds me of me. I take a long time to choose where to plant and exactly 24hrs after the deed is finally accomplish, I suddenly find a better place!
Morning all. Rainy persistantly here today, not sure if it will brighten up later but i don't mind a work free day or two. I'm still recovering from all that hard labour...dunno how you men manage it day in day out.
Potholes S.Yorks has the national collection of potholes. They also send all trainee hole diggers here, go dig a hole in a road, leave it 2 days and then fill it back in.
The pot holes around us are EVIL! My partner has already to REPLACE HIS CAR because it just couldn't cope with the pot holes! Its sporty suspension was too hard leaving you shaken to bits when bits of it weren't snapping bits (even the dash was starting to shake loose) and its wheels with low profile tyres were getting smashed to bits as on most of the roads there is no way you can avoid the holes less you drive on the pavement. He's had two punctures caused by hitting holes in the last year alone because the roads aren't always wide enough and buses like to drive up the middle of the road regardless.
One of the reasons we brought the Land Rover (aside from needing to tow large vehicles out of trouble) was because in the winter the road conditions are so bad its not worth risking a nice little car. We've had a mild winter this year but even so I had to help a little car that had FALLEN IN TO THE POT HOLE and ground itself on its sill so the woman couldn't drive out again (truth be told she was nervous about causing further damage and so not aggressive enough on the loud pedal but it was a very new shiny car so I forgave her).
One good thing about the holes however is that because they also don't grit the roads that often they do at least serve a purpose of stopping run away cars as they disappear off the ice sheet and in to them causing the driver to sit clamped to the steering wheel white as a sheet (he admitted he had no idea how long he'd been like that until I tapped on the window to see if he was okay!! Poor devil he'd left finger nail marks on the steering wheel!)
Oh well. When the hose pipe bans kick in at least we'll be able to store a good months worth of rain water in the holes to keep our veggies green.
Are you feeling any better Mrs. G? Families are always so generous when it comes to germs.
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Hi Verdun have a lovely lunch with niece. You've reminded me I haven't sown carrots yet, decided on a later crop, me thinks less chance of root fly, well that's my excuse, they will go in bags so usually fine.
Oh has Pd gone to Venice already? Thought it was just in the planning, hope he's having a fab time.
Carrots! 23rd march mine were sown, along with sweetpeas (oh no not them again I hear you cry, these were sown outdoors so trays not mixed up
). Not a thing, nada, zilch. Was it too early? Have the birds had the seeds? Is it just lack of care and interest on my part (carrots anyway)?
Hmmm, have thought of looking online Fairy, just kept hoping! I'll do it now.EDIT just looked but so many for each subject, sent it to his dad to fathom out plus another text to s,son!
Morning all. Overslept. Wonder why! Specially as here it is one hour ahead.
My carrots didn't germinate
Must re sow.
OH has an all day choir practice today. Cooking some chicken for the bring and share lunch. Should have done it yesterday, but thought it was next week. Can't believe it's May already. I haven't even weeded each flower bed yet. Potatoes need earthing up, broad beans need weeding. Good thing I'm retired but body works more slowly than it used to.
Hope headache goes quickly, Lily.
Lizzie, it sounds like another busy day for you.
MrsGarden, I think maybe carrots were sown a bit early, I tend to do them mid to late April. They should germinate in 2 to 3 weeks. Sometimes they fail if they are planted a bit too deeply. If you've got some seed left have another go, they are well worth it
The pot holes around us are EVIL! My partner has already to REPLACE HIS CAR because it just couldn't cope with the pot holes! Its sporty suspension was too hard leaving you shaken to bits when bits of it weren't snapping bits (even the dash was starting to shake loose) and its wheels with low profile tyres were getting smashed to bits as on most of the roads there is no way you can avoid the holes less you drive on the pavement. He's had two punctures caused by hitting holes in the last year alone because the roads aren't always wide enough and buses like to drive up the middle of the road regardless.
One of the reasons we brought the Land Rover (aside from needing to tow large vehicles out of trouble) was because in the winter the road conditions are so bad its not worth risking a nice little car. We've had a mild winter this year but even so I had to help a little car that had FALLEN IN TO THE POT HOLE and ground itself on its sill so the woman couldn't drive out again (truth be told she was nervous about causing further damage and so not aggressive enough on the loud pedal but it was a very new shiny car so I forgave her).
One good thing about the holes however is that because they also don't grit the roads that often they do at least serve a purpose of stopping run away cars as they disappear off the ice sheet and in to them causing the driver to sit clamped to the steering wheel white as a sheet (he admitted he had no idea how long he'd been like that until I tapped on the window to see if he was okay!! Poor devil he'd left finger nail marks on the steering wheel!)
Oh well. When the hose pipe bans kick in at least we'll be able to store a good months worth of rain water in the holes to keep our veggies green.
Are you feeling any better Mrs. G? Families are always so generous when it comes to germs.
Ponds, that's what they could be used for Clari - lots of little wildlife pond opportunities
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ponds? Dove there are ones on my way to work that are positively lakes! I really do expect to see a family of ducks in them one day!
Don't tell anyone, but it's how the Norfolk Broads started !
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
So you think it might be worth asking for a boat again for my birthday?