[Jon Gale]

Not been down for a couple of days 

Night off tonight so I will be ready to be down bright and early tomorrow. Need to earth up potatoes, get ready to plant some other stuff and weed.

[Beetroot queen]

I missed my go as i was watching my daughter concoct jam. Hubby is off in the next ten minutes to carry on the big dig

[Flowertot]

Harvested! 

[Beetroot queen]

Dads plot now has a gate, very posh it is too. Not sure what else they did though 

[Fairy Plotmother]

  Just in case anyone thinks I'm too busy chatting to do any work, I am just back from the 'lotment. We hoed and weeded, picked out the side shoots of tomatoes, earthed up the leeks a bit. Picked 1 lb of yummy Strawberries and made a cuppa. Generally sat and nodded approvingly of our efforts which have been a bit slow in showing. Now at home in front of the telly watching the tennis!

[Thephoenix572]

A bit of hoeing that's all

[Beetroot queen]

Been twice today and picked, picked and picked

By golly i ony cleared the strawberries this morning and they were back, its getting freaky how every time i turn around they creep up on me 

Hubby has now gone for his turn hes putting up my vertical asparagus pea pots

[Beetroot queen]

Hubby has been up and dug another four foot square, bit more done. He has a bit more to do and then he will rotavate the next patch. How exciting, now i just have to decide what gets its turn in the soil next 

[Fairy Plotmother]

It sounds as if you are digging up Somerset! How much plot do you have.  I've got the 1st flower on the courgette plants today and I think there is a tiny bud on a pumpkin

[Beetroot queen]

It sounds as if you are digging up Somerset! How much plot do you have.

We have three, two are ours already dug and laid and then dads, trouble is dad has

A, realised his age
B, realised hes unfit
C, clueless
D, a bit lazy so hubby has taken on the digging. Its a hard plot as its been used and left, used and left and used and left, never really got on top off fully. I dont think any has been used fully at any one point. Lots put in and  never harvested, like spuds.

[Fairy Plotmother]

No wonder you have a lot of harvest. great for you. I must not get jealous again, or feel inferior. Ha Ha. I have half as much and am still a beginner, although a reasonably experienced gardener.   

[Paul Plots]

A pleasant escape for two whole hours:  :happy:

Lifted loads of potatoes (rocket and Charlotte), pulled two lettuce, planted 4 late courgettes, hoed and watered then noticed the strawberries but had to dash.

Sometime very soon I'll be off again to cut the paths and pick the strawberries (another batch of jam making on the cards).

[Fairy Plotmother]

Today we had to collect 4 grandchildren aged nearly 6 to 10 1/2 from school as today they finished at 2pm. So, armed with a picnic of jam sandwiches we went to harvest the earlies....pentland javelin. We had only 5 plants so 1 each. The excitement from the youngest has not diminished from what he had when he was 3. Each time he spotted a potato he squealed, yelled, shouted at the top of his voice. He was very disappointed when the spuds stopped coming. We harvested 12 lbs altogether, down on last year but hey ho. The children watered their own pumpkin plants and again were delighted to find 1 or 2 flowers. I just love seeing children enjoying this sort of activity.

[mjpalin]

Not a lot due to a combination of getting home late from work, Sainsbury's delivering the shopping and then cook the dinner. So literally just watered in the greenhouse and pick a few little goodies.

[Beetroot queen]

Hubby is up the hill laying the next path way after our freecycle slab offer  :happy:
We havent had tea yet so i hope he isnt long. He gets distracted so easily and just thinks he'll do one more job before leaving.

I made chutney so i am happy at him being out from under my feet.