Hi all, hope you all had a good Christmas and not too affected by the horrible weather up North (been thinking of you all, we have family in Lancashire and friends in York) Ours was relaxing, had a few parties to go to too
Went to my plot xmas eve to dig up parsnips for xmas dinner. Took ages to pull out as the soil is so wet and sticky. tasted great thoughGot a new wheel on my wheelbarrow now so am up and running again to top up my wood chip paths and bring some manure back from the stables.
I have daffodils flowering in my garden, and my Ceanothus is starting to flower too, has been so mild here!
Need to start making a list too fruitcake, I still have lots of packs of seeds from last year to sort and new one s to buy!
Ginagibbs glad you got a wheel for your wheelbarrow, nearly have daffs in flower - it is mild
Been and got a few saws from Wicks good price from there - £3.99 only thing is have a bad muscle in shoulder went and over stretched today, so have all bits for when I can start them and the weather good as well - well dry days
Stagbeetle that's ok, I will be on the look out for a long handled cultivator for massive areas get one sometime no rush, when Lidl had garden bits I check them out good stuff
Well got lots of goodies today seed catalogues - T&M, Marshalls seeds, Mr Fothergill's and a bulb catalogue De jager so lots to look through
i went to wyevale last week and picked up some quite big potted herbs for £1 each. I've ordered my seed potatoes for this year and some garlic bulbs. The potatoes and garlic were from T&M and Suttons who had both emailed me £5 vouchers so I just had a few pence to pay on those
Might have a drive to G/C later in week , Friutcake vouchers mighty useful
Gardengirl got 2 black currant bushes give me from another plot last month , not sure if they will take , two chances
Unfortunately had a message that all the allottment sheds had been broken into , so went up this morning , this was just thiefing so no vanderlism , had both sheds locks broken but nothing taken , so wasn't to bad
Hoping to pop up there tomorrow to harvest some veg
Could do with some frosts to kill the bugs , when is winter going to start ?
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Hi all, hope you all had a good Christmas and not too affected by the horrible weather up North (been thinking of you all, we have family in Lancashire and friends in York) Ours was relaxing, had a few parties to go to too
Went to my plot xmas eve to dig up parsnips for xmas dinner. Took ages to pull out as the soil is so wet and sticky. tasted great though
Got a new wheel on my wheelbarrow now so am up and running again to top up my wood chip paths and bring some manure back from the stables.
I have daffodils flowering in my garden, and my Ceanothus is starting to flower too, has been so mild here!
Need to start making a list too fruitcake, I still have lots of packs of seeds from last year to sort and new one s to buy!
Ginagibbs glad you got a wheel for your wheelbarrow, nearly have daffs in flower - it is mild
Been and got a few saws from Wicks good price from there - £3.99 only thing is have a bad muscle in shoulder went and over stretched today, so have all bits for when I can start them and the weather good as well - well dry days
still to look at seed catalogue
I'm still harvesting Leek's and kale. Must plant more winter veg next year.
Hello, had busy Christmas with my boys and also a cold-boo!
Check on the allotment the other day and stray potatoes have been sprouting so cleared those and weeded between the strawberries.
Will look at the hand cultivater Gardengirl-thank you god the suggestions.
Started to plan the allotment ready for next year and so looking forward to it.
Still away in Swindon with relatives until 2016
Happy New Year everybody
GWRS enjoy
Stagbeetle that's ok, I will be on the look out for a long handled cultivator for massive areas get one sometime no rush, when Lidl had garden bits I check them out good stuff
Well got lots of goodies today seed catalogues - T&M, Marshalls seeds, Mr Fothergill's and a bulb catalogue De jager so lots to look through
Hello thought I want to have a blackcurrant plant on the allotment plot and it seems like a good time to go to the GC as 50% off fruit plants
I got a blackcurrant plant today first purchase in sale at GC Wyevale 50% off from £9.99 to £4.99 then I had vouchers of £4.50 off
so I paid only £0.49p for the blackcurrant plant Ben connan and it is in a pot so should be ok like that for a bit
Fab bargain gardengirl
i went to wyevale last week and picked up some quite big potted herbs for £1 each. I've ordered my seed potatoes for this year and some garlic bulbs. The potatoes and garlic were from T&M and Suttons who had both emailed me £5 vouchers so I just had a few pence to pay on those
Hello all got back of hols yesterday
Might have a drive to G/C later in week , Friutcake vouchers mighty useful
Gardengirl got 2 black currant bushes give me from another plot last month , not sure if they will take , two chances
Unfortunately had a message that all the allottment sheds had been broken into , so went up this morning , this was just thiefing so no vanderlism , had both sheds locks broken but nothing taken , so wasn't to bad
Hoping to pop up there tomorrow to harvest some veg
Could do with some frosts to kill the bugs , when is winter going to start ?