Hello , grass still to be cut , terrible weather , will get done some time also need to give the Hawthorn Hedge last trim of the year and still jobs to do at the Allotment , like being busy , never bored with gardening to do
Special treat tommrow going to a College restaurant ( they train catering staff ) so you have to make allowance but always have a great meal and reasonably priced and the forecast is more rain anyway
lots of bulbs arrived today for me to plant sometime at least with all the rain the ground is easier to dig
lots of bits to do here in the garden long list, like making a cold frame for the sweet peas to go in when I sow them soon, is nice being busy out in the garden
Aww stamp stamp stamp ( that's my feet lol) frustrated that I can't do any gardening yet! Envious of you all
Fruitcake.....green manure seeds??? What are those, what do you do/ when do you do it? Sorry if I'm sounding stupid. Have you managed it get to your allotment this weekend?
Gardengirl, what type of bulbs have you bought ? I daren't make a list, soooo much to do!
I used it last year for the first time on my allotment ,Thompson & Morgan green manure mixture , again used it this year on a couple vacant beds , it's a seed mixture that you can leave it to grow over winter to keep the weeds down , it can then be dug in
Bulbs I mainly got are tulips orange and purple/burgundy for pots, some daffs - also got a special bulb parcel containing some good bulbs, It takes a few weeks from order to arrival
No gardening this weekend, went for a mini break at Burton Bradstock, Dorset. Sea views were amazing !!. and Saturdays weather was stunning. Went to Abbotsbury Tropical gardens, also stunning but missed the best time to see Hydrangeas etc. Allotment will have to wait now till Sunday.
I managed to get up the road on sunday, it was very soggy and is no doubt even more so today It hasnt stopped raining for two days. Now that the daylight is against me after work, its only going to be weekends and rare days off now that I get up there I did bring home a lovely savoy cabbage that I grew all by myself and some huge beetroot which another plot holder gave me
I have definitely got blight in my potatoes though. I need to go after work one day this week and get some more bordeaux mixture on and hope for the best
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Hello , grass still to be cut , terrible weather , will get done some time also need to give the Hawthorn Hedge last trim of the year and still jobs to do at the Allotment , like being busy , never bored with gardening to do
Special treat tommrow going to a College restaurant ( they train catering staff ) so you have to make allowance but always have a great meal and reasonably priced and the forecast is more rain anyway
lots of bulbs arrived today for me to plant sometime at least with all the rain the ground is easier to dig
lots of bits to do here in the garden long list, like making a cold frame for the sweet peas to go in when I sow them soon, is nice being busy out in the garden
Aww stamp stamp stamp ( that's my feet lol) frustrated that I can't do any gardening yet! Envious of you all
Fruitcake.....green manure seeds??? What are those, what do you do/ when do you do it? Sorry if I'm sounding stupid. Have you managed it get to your allotment this weekend?
Gardengirl, what type of bulbs have you bought ? I daren't make a list, soooo much to do!
GWRS..... Enjoy your meal!
Woo2 , green manure
I used it last year for the first time on my allotment ,Thompson & Morgan green manure mixture , again used it this year on a couple vacant beds , it's a seed mixture that you can leave it to grow over winter to keep the weeds down , it can then be dug in
deffinately recommended it
Bulbs I mainly got are tulips orange and purple/burgundy for pots, some daffs - also got a special bulb parcel containing some good bulbs, It takes a few weeks from order to arrival
http://www.dejager.co.uk/_-Special-Bulb-Parcel-_product/?pid=26576
I used green manure from T&M same as you GWRS and from http://seeds-plants.mr-fothergills.co.uk/search?w=green%20manure#.VDxPJbd0xjo for separate mixes - it add nutrients to the soil to improve it too, stops the rain washing out all the goodness
Woo2 you will have to plan your garden - so when you can garden you know what you can do or be nosy on internet looking at bulbs and plants stuff
Thanks for info Gardengirl, sounds good!
No gardening this weekend, went for a mini break at Burton Bradstock, Dorset. Sea views were amazing
!!. and Saturdays weather was stunning. Went to Abbotsbury Tropical gardens, also stunning but missed the best time to see Hydrangeas etc. Allotment will have to wait now till Sunday.
Thank you GWRS and Gardengirl
I managed to get up the road on sunday, it was very soggy and is no doubt even more so today
It hasnt stopped raining for two days. Now that the daylight is against me after work, its only going to be weekends and rare days off now that I get up there 
I did bring home a lovely savoy cabbage that I grew all by myself 
and some huge beetroot which another plot holder gave me 
I have definitely got blight in my potatoes though. I need to go after work one day this week and get some more bordeaux mixture on and hope for the best
raining here too.. hope my newly planted onions have'nt floated away lol
I wonder sometimes if I can make good money out of allotmenting