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Post by esther on Feb 24, 2011 13:01:13 GMT
It's looking good candyblue  |
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Post by candyblue on Feb 28, 2011 12:56:45 GMT
Well another miserable weekend of rain and lots of rain has meant nothing has been done again down the allotment apart from the last row of leeks being dug up on the other plot and we put down some more bark on the path around the compost area. If this weather keeps up I cant see how we will ever get the ground ready for the potatoes  Please it has to stop raining soon |
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Post by candyblue on Mar 9, 2011 20:43:20 GMT
Well it is a little better weatherwise at the moment, though as is always the way was the first dry weekend last weekend and I was ill Still I managed to sow a load of cabbages and I have seen today they are up already. Rob has managed to move the 4 irises from our half plot to the new plot, we were given them last year by the man that has a whole plot of irises that he propogates and we squashed them in as didnt have much space.Anyway on th enew plot there was a few so we have put them in a line along the side of the plot. I must get my polybags ordered for doing my potatoes in as they are really chitting well and I must get my new asparagus crowns for the new bed I want to get done and I really must get on with the digging this weekend,I hope it stays fine so we can get another bed dug. Then roll on the end of the month so we can get the greenhouse up too |
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Post by Cherry on Mar 9, 2011 20:44:48 GMT
You are doing a lot of work Candyblue.
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Post by candyblue on Mar 9, 2011 20:48:05 GMT
I know Cherry just cant wait to get it all ready to plant, we are racing against time now to be ready for the potatoes and then the dahlias, I know at the moment it seems ages away but it will soon be here when you think its will be middle of March next week, cant believe where this year is going!
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Post by candyblue on Mar 14, 2011 12:50:41 GMT
Managed to get some more digging done at the weekend Oh has next week off so he says he will manage to get the piece where the greenhouse is going done which is the largest piece left to dig, so I would say in total we have 3-4 dug already to go. I am getting impatient to put the spuds in but after todays frost I may hold on a bit longer, will get some piccies later to put on here We also went to the local allotment shop and bought silver sand, and other sundries, it was much cheaper there than the garden centre so really pleased |
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Post by Tel on Mar 14, 2011 20:43:55 GMT
You are certainly getting on with it Candyblue. |
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Post by grindle on Mar 15, 2011 5:37:21 GMT
:)sounds like you're really getting things on the move now
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Post by candyblue on Mar 17, 2011 13:35:23 GMT
 Here is the plan of the allotment, will probably change knowing us ;D The grey bits are paths |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 17, 2011 15:32:53 GMT
Very impressive  ....just one thing.......are you sure you have enough dahlia beds?....lol ;D |
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Post by candyblue on Mar 17, 2011 19:24:08 GMT
Oh dont Lou I think I may be in trouble as I have taken so many cuttings, not sure how much room there will be for veg, oh well if the worst comes to the worst I will dig a dahlia bed at the parents
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 18, 2011 1:25:50 GMT
Oh dont Lou I think I may be in trouble as I have taken so many cuttings, not sure how much room there will be for veg, oh well if the worst comes to the worst I will dig a dahlia bed at the parents ...have you told them?  |
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Post by candyblue on Mar 18, 2011 7:24:32 GMT
They wont mind they have nearly an acre of garden all laid to grass and a paddock from when we had our ponies at home, they got rid of the flower beds as they wanted easy maintenance so dad just cuts the grass as they are always at golf. So as long as I do the work it will be fine
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Post by Tel on Mar 18, 2011 19:49:08 GMT
They wont mind they have nearly an acre of garden all laid to grass and a paddock from when we had our ponies at home, they got rid of the flower beds as they wanted easy maintenance so dad just cuts the grass as they are always at golf. So as long as I do the work it will be fine Room for another half dozen then. |
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Post by candyblue on Mar 20, 2011 7:44:51 GMT
Well it was OHs birthday yesterday and was a gorgeous day weather wise, the only trouble is we didnt get to the plot. The day before we went to the edible garden show and had a nice day out bought some hoops for the cabbages and a few packs of seeds. Saw a really fab solar power watering system which I think we may get when the greenhouse is here as it waters every 3 hours.
I have sown 10 cells each of pepper world beater, yello stuffer tomato, chilli cayenne, aubergine, pepper golden bell, pepper pomaderro, chilli mixed
Our window cills are so full up as I am waiting for my polybags to come so I can get the potatoes in, we have two trays of cabbages on the window cill, two trays of leek seedlings, one tray of celeriac. We so need to get the greenhouse so I can get the tomatoes,zinnia and lots of other things started.
Hopefully we will have more progress today down the plot,although I wouldnt count on it as my ankle is hurting so may not be good for digging!
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....just one thing.......are you sure you have enough dahlia beds?....lol 
...have you told them? 
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