Hello all, greetings from HK, only 4 days to go. Been to the Peninsula Hotel for afternoon tea today, service not as good as expected, surrounds lovely. good tea. Tea at the Ritz was better. Then to Ladies Market, bought a lovely fake Mulberry bag.
HK is very green even though it is hugely built up with skyscrapers, they plant wherever they can, lots of little garden squares, any area that is available for planting around the road system they plant, roundabouts, verges etc.
Yes Charlotte is a good potato and it's usually clean and resistant to disease and scab. It's just a little too solid for my taste, but a great salad potato.Might grow it again this year along with a different first early. Living in Lincolnshire we don't bother with maincrop, mainly because we are limited to room, and we can usually buy lates at reasonable price direct from the grower.
It sounds as if you are having a wonderful time Glyn Geoff has been clearing out his shed and found some questionable reading matter
Not enough time really, some days have to be to teach in the evening, it was a day off today. I went to China a long time ago, 1989. just before Tianinmen Square. eaching tomorrow evening, day off Friday. At least, still need to answer my emails and try to do some marking. We are going to go to Lantau Island to see the Big Buddha - apparently huge. Lots of steps to climb, not sure how my knees wil cope
I'll pass, thanks. Is it the new year, everyone seems to be clearing out, except me.
I worked for a book company in the 1980's there was a lot of these kicking about-how they ended up in there will never know-can remember as a schoolboy reading Fanny Hill and being completely disappointed
Charlotte is good, its an excellent salad potato - lovely with a bit of butter or blob of mayonnaise. But Pam's given me pause for thought now over main crops! Vivaldi is also listed as a 2nd early but is meant to be a good baking potato. Would like to try a few Marfona - where do you get the seed potatoes from Pam?
Glyn, sounds like you're having a good time! Am envious
It was extremely windy when I was at the plot today, and I discovered my water butt had fallen over. The ground is so soft the base had sunk on one side and as it was full the weight had caused it to fall.
Lottie -we have ordered all our seed potatoes from Charlton Park Garden Centre - haven't used them before but as I was a bit late my usual place had sold out
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Hello all, greetings from HK, only 4 days to go
. Been to the Peninsula Hotel for afternoon tea today, service not as good as expected, surrounds lovely. good tea. Tea at the Ritz was better. Then to Ladies Market, bought a lovely fake Mulberry bag.
HK is very green even though it is hugely built up with skyscrapers, they plant wherever they can, lots of little garden squares, any area that is available for planting around the road system they plant, roundabouts, verges etc.
Commiserations Dean, thoughts are with you!
Karma Sutra, what have I missed?
Glyn
Yes Charlotte is a good potato and it's usually clean and resistant to disease and scab. It's just a little too solid for my taste, but a great salad potato.Might grow it again this year along with a different first early. Living in Lincolnshire we don't bother with maincrop, mainly because we are limited to room, and we can usually buy lates at reasonable price direct from the grower.
It sounds as if you are having a wonderful time Glyn
Geoff has been clearing out his shed and found some questionable reading matter
Glyn-we have been having a clear-out-it is yours if you want it.
Have you been to into China itself or not enough time?
Seems everybody has heard of them are we all of a similar age?
Not enough time really, some days have to be to teach in the evening, it was a day off today. I went to China a long time ago, 1989. just before Tianinmen Square. eaching tomorrow evening, day off Friday. At least, still need to answer my emails and try to do some marking. We are going to go to Lantau Island to see the Big Buddha - apparently huge. Lots of steps to climb, not sure how my knees wil cope
I'll pass, thanks. Is it the new year, everyone seems to be clearing out, except me.
I worked for a book company in the 1980's there was a lot of these kicking about-how they ended up in there will never know-can remember as a schoolboy reading Fanny Hill and being completely disappointed
Getting late now, time for bed.
Nighty-night Glyn
Charlotte is good, its an excellent salad potato - lovely with a bit of butter or blob of mayonnaise. But Pam's given me pause for thought now over main crops! Vivaldi is also listed as a 2nd early but is meant to be a good baking potato. Would like to try a few Marfona - where do you get the seed potatoes from Pam?
Glyn, sounds like you're having a good time! Am envious
It was extremely windy when I was at the plot today, and I discovered my water butt had fallen over. The ground is so soft the base had sunk on one side and as it was full the weight had caused it to fall.
Picasso is aVERY good main crop potato