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Well, i never thought I would "bump" into a nettle taller than myself, although 5ft hign does not count as being tall these days (thats me not the nettle).........bloomin' 6 foot nettles are ......even bigger in some places. Im now after having a nice rest- going back out to face the dreaded Nettle army again, I swear to goodness they lay in wait, just when you think its safe to grab that juicy raspberyy WHACK the beggers are hiding out pretending to be part of the raspberry bush, or they just try to tickle you from under the redcurrants, both lots of bushes are way out of hand and im covered in nettle stings and not a dock to be found, unless Im lookngin the wrong place!
My newly aquired plot is about 20 x 30ft as a guess and for the past two weeks have been battling with the nettles and weeds, rose trees and raspberries, there wasnt even a path visible when i started work on it, my granddaughter "hacked" her way to the back of the plot in a straight line to see if the back was the same as thr front....well duh !!! Pretty much the whole of the stuff we have cut donw between us has been done with a pair of secataurs - sharing them that is... lol...Ive been on there today since 11.00am its now 6.30 and im sat here with a well deserved cuppa and the first day i havent got soaked to the skin....
Im lucky realy as the plot ive been after for for four years is rioght in front of my own front door !! So i can leg it when the rain gets too much.
Also i suffer from bad arthritus so i can only do about half hour then have to stop for a while, byt I am getting there, i wishi could give away these raspberry plants and redcurrants there are so many! what a waste to put them in compost, but they havent been touched for at least four years so they are not growing too well anyways they need chopping down and starting all over again I think.
Just thought id have a blag while having me cuppa.
Ive brought some leves in for plants that i havent a clue what theyare and I shall go into the net tonight to see what I have growing !!!
Parden me spelling but i have come upstairs to the pc without the goggles and im not going down again till I am going out the door to do battle again.
off to check me fruit cooking ........