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Post by Moonlight on Jan 1, 2015 1:26:28 GMT
or as HH says "Getting even more mud inside the house".
So here is: Purple wellies, tiny steps - Getting muddier! Diary of a bizarre erratic gardener
Still don't know what I am doing but having a go.
I started my Diary of a bizarre erratic gardener on January 2nd 2013 and as it has gone on a bit (102 pages ) and after a lot of mullings, I think it is a good idea to start a fresh thread. I don’t want the old one closed, I just find it a bit of a faff trawling through the pages, looking for something specific that I mentioned a couple of months ago. (Might add a post with key events and which page to read them, another day.)
Last year:Diary of a bizarre erratic gardener.
...My dream this year is to go for the Novice Cup at my local 3 shows (please don't ask where.)
What I don't want to do is to mean well. Lots of ideas and good intentions and nothing planted. I want to achieve, have some sort of personal pride in my garden and no longer be embarrassed. Anything that I plant and it grows will be something of pride and to me, will be a success (even if it was one thing)
PS You can roll your eyes a bit when I do something daft but not when I'm looking.   but I didn’t know enough about gardening or grow enough to ever be a realistic competitor for the cup.
I might have had a possibility of a chance in the future shows had I not been tempted by the 'darkside'  and entered non-novice dahlia classes and won! So I am not complaining! Far from it.
Last year I said and it still holds true (even though I wasn’t very good at it):
and I think that I should stick with that, maybe I will be better at it because I won’t be stretching myself so thin*(if only that were true*) (by trying to rise to the challenge of the Novice Cup)
Who knows live and learn, tiny steps, lots of mud and if it is anything like last year, gardening in the middle of the night.
Maybe this year, I won't be flailing around (quite so much) in the pitch darkness because now I've got my gardening (wear on your) head light.
So there you go, intro over my
Diary of a bizarre erratic gardener continues – 2014
You have been warned…. mwahahahaha (Count Duckula 'sinister' laughter, that isn't)
PS You can still roll your eyes  a bit when I do something daft but not when I'm looking.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 1, 2015 1:27:13 GMT
Purple Wellies Post Index
This is my 3rd Purple Wellies Diary and in the past I've spent ages trawling through, searching for specific posts and photos.
I don't like editing posts (I'd rather re-type the post than have one show up as 'edited') but this post is the exception to that rule.
For the big things that I want to remember or find; I am going to post an index with hyperlinks direct to specific pages of my Diaries.
There's a method behind my madness, 'onest guvn'or
3rd Diary 2015 Purple wellies, tiny steps - Getting muddier!
August 7th 2015 Dad's 2014 Anemone seedlings
August 7th 2015 Current photos of Dad's seedlings
June 29th Children's Autumn show classes.
April 9th 2015 Post visit to Dad's 2015 version 2 Local Dahlia Classes
April 2nd 2015Town show 2015 dahlia classes
March 19th 2015 re-re-Revised Supplier Update
February 20th 2015 My 2014 Fred Seedlings
February 13th 2015 Dad's seedlings number names and photos.
February 3rd 2015 Last year's show results and aims for 2015
January 29th 2015 Halls dahlia order made. 
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2nd Diary 2014 Purple wellies tiny steps - clear as mud!
June 21st 2014 Dad's Majestic Athelie order update 
May 11th 2014 Suppliers shopping keys and Dead or Alive tubers update
April 12th 2014 Planted my 1st seedlings!
Page 77 Purple Wellies, tiny steps clear as mud
December 12th 2014 Photos of Dad's seedlings
September 26th Mystery Dahlia revealed: Kiwi Gloria - grown at Dad's
Page 19 Purple Wellies Clear As Mud:
April 27th 2014 Suppliers Key:  mine (still alive)    & Progress report which tubers were dead  or sleeping 
April 28th 2014 Varieties grown last year 2013 / New Varieties for 2014
April 28th 2014 Variety breakdown per show class
January 25th 2014 List of Local show Dahlia classes
January 26th 2014 County Intermediate classes
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1st Diary 2013 Purple wellies tiny steps.
(Attempt to make it a, more user friendly and b, clearly and obviously chronological - very important)
Suppliers
garden-friends.co.uk/thread/3385/purple-wellies-tiny-steps-muddier?page=11
garden-friends.co.uk/thread/3385/purple-wellies-tiny-steps-muddier?page=20
Dahlias 2014 season page 52Show results - 26th August
Page 22 Purple Wellies clear as mud
May 11th Updated supplier Key: mine,  Dad, chosen by HH  , plant sale  and
UK suppliers: US chicken wings:
Page 75 Purple Wellies clear as mud
November 25th 2014: My 3 seedlings - n.b. un-named but affectionately known as Fred Flump, Downham Dec and Fred Fire.
November 26th 2014 Dahlia classes for 2015 at our Local Horticultural Show
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 1, 2015 9:23:43 GMT
I think you idea of restarting the Diary for 2015 is an excellent one Moonlight, and one that I may steal from you !!  You also mentioned "..to mean well. Lots of ideas and good intentions and nothing planted.." Well, thats been me in a nutshel for the last 3 years. Everything was haphazard, and many plants where neglected, or allowed to bolt and never harvested. Well, your words - and attitude - will be an inspiration to me ! All the best for your shows in 2015 ! |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 2, 2015 1:22:00 GMT
I think you idea of restarting the Diary for 2015 is an excellent one Moonlight, and one that I may steal from you !! You also mentioned "..to mean well. Lots of ideas and good intentions and nothing planted.." Well, thats been me in a nutshel for the last 3 years. Everything was haphazard, and many plants where neglected, or allowed to bolt and never harvested. Well, your words - and attitude - will be an inspiration to me ! All the best for your shows in 2015 !
I think I was a bit of a dahlia bore - guilty as charged but well |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 2, 2015 1:25:36 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 2, 2015 1:30:48 GMT
Goals for this year:
To be more organised and tidier in the garden & house.
Took some photos of the garden and even allowing for the high winds, there is so much toot around the garden. Would have posted them here but I've decided to leave them on the memory card and then hopefully I will feel less when I do a before and after photo, as hopefully the after photo will be a massive improvement.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 3, 2015 0:46:05 GMT
Saw Mum and Dad tonight. We went out for a meal. He asked if I wanted anything from Halls catalogue, he's got his. Mine not come yet.
Maybe tomorrow.
I've been asked a few times today what do I want for my Birthday. The thing is the only things that I can think of I can't really have.
I would like to have electricity to my Greenhouse. I would like heating for my Greenhouse.
Fairy took that to mean that I would be disappointed with anything else that I had coming. Had to explain in detail that I have everything that I ever wanted right now I don't really need presents. I'm happy with what I have.
I am loved. I have our family. That's enough really.
mind you electric down the greenhouse would be nice but to be honest I am just happy with what I have.
Still not sure she understands 100% but I hope that she will do one day.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 4, 2015 0:40:49 GMT
Not a fab day.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 4, 2015 10:04:17 GMT
Well I made it as far as the Bathroom before Pirate sneaked in. "Happy Birthday Mummy! Do you like my eyes?"
Yes very pretty.
"Do you like my cheeks?"
Yes very sparkly. Lots of glitter.
"Do you like my lips?"
Oh yes. Very pretty and sparkly.
2 cold hands reach out and touch my shoulders.
Oh you've got glitter on your hands.
Cue grin and giggle.
Who put it on for you?
(Fairy)
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 4, 2015 10:25:39 GMT
Fairy appears. "Morning Mummy. Happy Birthday! Have you seen (Pirate)?) I did her make up!
Phew no rows there then.
Pirate reappears with now attractive big splodge of black glitter on her nose. (think black glitter face paint rather than double identify gentle hue of black sparkles.)
"Have you been using my make up?"
"yes"
Oh dear...
Luckily no row ensues and I am asked if I know where a specific pink and black dress is located and was i ready for my presents yet?
Er no.
Fairy locates a suitable sparkly outfit and heads back to her room and returns with a face of even more glitter than her Pirate Fairy sister.
"Are you ready for your presents yet?"
Then heads off and Pirate returns with her camouflaged Fairy wings and a pair of camouflaged Fairy wings for me, a Fairy crown for me together with a purple fairy wand which has also been camouflaged.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 4, 2015 13:05:20 GMT
l opened the door to discover a present in the doorway with a trail of going down the stairs on the left with another trail coming back up stairs on the right. I hadn't guessed that but I was reliably informed of this by Fairy. Who also told me that The Naughty Pirate fairy had taken my presents and hidden them along a Fairy treasure hunt.
There was a touch of indignant protest when I Stopped off mid treasure hunt to reach up to sick up mug and then bend down, collect carton from fridge and fill mug with Mummy Fairy of necter aka chocolate mistake (even though I hadn't moved away from the path.).
Lucky Mummy Fairy has some more solar lamps these ones change colour and a New camera.
So very lucky Mummy.
Mum, Dad and my Sister will be over later. Hope my body co-operates. Trip to Doctor planned for tomorrow.
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 5, 2015 20:25:23 GMT
I think this means it was your birthday yesterday?.......Happy Birthday....hope you enjoyed your children enjoying it...lol.....
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Post by Cherry on Jan 5, 2015 20:41:06 GMT
It is no fun being sick on your birthday. I wonder if I should be knitting.
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 5, 2015 20:44:54 GMT
It is no fun being sick on your birthday. I wonder if I should be knitting. That had crossed my mind too.......  |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 5, 2015 20:59:09 GMT
Ha ha Lou78W. I hope Moonlight doesn't think we are too cheeky. |
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I started my Diary of a bizarre erratic gardener on January 2nd 2013 and as it has gone on a bit (102 pages
mine (still alive) 
& Progress report which tubers were dead 
or sleeping 
and 
