The ramblings of a pair of dreamers
Posted in Allotments on May 31st, 2007
The second hand greenhouse that we have been given has been dismantled and is waiting to be collected. As Rob is doing two double shifts and working Saturday morning we wont be able to pick it up until Sunday but as my motto is ‘be prepared’ I had ordered more seeds from Alan Romans which […]
Posted in Allotments on May 26th, 2007
Rob sowed another pot of leeks as the second lot he had sown got drowned when there was a leak in the shed roof.
He then earthed up the potatoes on plot 18 and dug up a couple of roots that were self seeded from last year. The brothers were lifting their first earlies, Rocket, and gave […]
Posted in Allotments on May 24th, 2007
Jasminum Beesianum is also known as pink jasmine. This vine, which can grow up to 15′ high, is native to Southwestern China. Its foliage is evergreen to semi-decidious depending on the climate. This jasmine is not powerfully scented but is slightly fragrant. Flowers can be pink or pink-red.
Rob bought one of these for me and we had put […]
Posted in Allotments on May 22nd, 2007
I sowed a tray of lettuce, All The Year Round, a butterhead variety. The ideal would be to have a crispy lettuce without snails and slugs so if they germinate do we plant them out into the salad bed or try to keep them raised somehow. I have a shallow plastic box. I may drill holes […]
Posted in Allotments on May 21st, 2007
My cat, my dear and gentle friend,
As you lay sleeping quietly,
I thank you for the time we spend
In true and happy company.
Following x-rays the fnal diagnosis was a fractured pelvis so poor Chico underwent surgery today to fix a metal plate to hold the fracture together. The injured back leg has been dressed but there […]
Posted in Allotments on May 20th, 2007
A late visit to the plot today. Rob went straight over to plot 18 to finish sowing his seed bed. He has sown twelve rows of mixed seeds with the peas still at home sprouting and waiting to finish off his masterpiece. On one side of his Marigold he has sown parsnips, cauli, carrots and […]
Posted in Allotments on May 19th, 2007
No visit to the plot today as Chico, our cat, was hit by a car and we had to take her to the vet. Looks like she has a broken back leg poor girl so she is to stay at the vets for fluids, pain relief and anti biotics then x-rays on Monday to decide […]
Posted in Allotments on May 19th, 2007
The rain subsided for a while so we popped down to the plot to do a few jobs and check on the progress of the slugs and snails in the lean to. Nothing to worry about there as we didn’t find even one. I picked a couple of lettuce that had hearted up reasonable well.
The […]
Posted in Allotments on May 15th, 2007
We popped down to the plot this afternoon to see what could be done with the leeks and the onions. The leeks were well past help so we dug them up and threw them away. The onions looked worth saving so after cutting off the flower stems I bent them over at the neck and we […]
Posted in Allotments on May 13th, 2007
Rob planted the 23 Nadine potatoes given to us by Wayne’s dad. They were shop bought potatoes that had sprouted so we are keeping our fingers crossed that they are ok. He has put them in Keith’s old bean trench along the bottom of plot 18.
Whilst watering in the lean to I noticed that something […]
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