What I did on the plot today - 2011

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A. Fallowfield

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #45 on: January 08, 2011, 16:40 »
Just the potato patch to dig in the manure now, might leave it a bit and dig trnches at the same time! :)
Digging in glorious sunshine! 8)

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #46 on: January 08, 2011, 16:53 »
we emptied the compost bin mixed it all up and refilled it.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #47 on: January 08, 2011, 17:20 »
Looked out of the window at the weeds shooting up  :)

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #48 on: January 08, 2011, 20:41 »
Dug up a few parsnips to par boil and freeze for when I cannot dig them up because the ground is frozen. Spread a big bag of hedge cuttings on my path as it is starting to look a mud bath.

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« Reply #49 on: January 08, 2011, 20:50 »
Looked out of the window at the weeds shooting up  :)

I was amazed at the number of weeds that developed under the snow that we had just before Christmas - one patch was completely weed free before the snow but when the snow melted there they were.  :ohmy: :)

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #50 on: January 08, 2011, 21:29 »
Dug over a raised bed fishing out more weed roots than I thought possible in that sized space!

Finished a chicken run off and dug over another small bed.  Slowly catching up on my winter dig now!

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #51 on: January 08, 2011, 23:17 »
Walked our old green waste wheely bin over to the plot...well DS and I walked with DH who lugged it for me ;) . It's been used as a composter at home for a couple of years and was still 1/3 full of well rotted stuff (hence why it was so heavy!). The council have given us a new bin this year so there isn't really room for it at home any more so I thought it would be of more use down at the plot.

Then we surveyed the plot swamp as we've not been down there for far too long. Looked better than we thought it would...although rather too damp to do much in the way of digging or weeding :(
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #52 on: January 09, 2011, 11:18 »
Do not have an allotment but have plenty of space in the garden. Yesterday I emptied the compost from some pots on to an empty patch which is going to be used for strawberries and goosegabs and did a general tidy up. It is amazing how much dirt snow leaves behind. Thinking about what is going where on the rest of the patches.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #53 on: January 09, 2011, 13:50 »
Still not been to the plot, still have no feeling in my left leg and foot yet. Attempted to drive the other day but gave up by the bottom of the street, cant feel the clutch  >:(
I am very apprehensive because only accquired my new plot mid November and all I have done is weeded 1 10ft x 4ft bed....got another 19 to do as well as paths  :(
I came I saw I grew my own veg

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #54 on: January 09, 2011, 14:55 »
Went up to the lotty for a bit of a tidy, mended my brassica "cage" (bamboo canes were all "got" by the snow). and had a bit of a tidy up.  Harvested some snips, leeks, beetroot and red cabbage.  8)
Lotty holder since Aug 09... I've FINALLY finished clearing it! On with the p.lanting  ....

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #55 on: January 09, 2011, 15:07 »
Took down brassica cage, harvested leeks, cabbage and the parsnips now the ground is workable, tidied up a bit and did a bit of weeding, then had a cuppa :)
If you want to be happy for a short time - get drunk.

If you want to be happy for a long time - fall in love.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #56 on: January 09, 2011, 19:03 »
Nothing until it gets a bit warmer  :blush: :blush:
Woooooooooooooo

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #57 on: January 10, 2011, 09:10 »
tidied my shed and pottered about. My compost bins and my wooden planters are still frozen solid  :ohmy:
There's more comfrey here than you can shake a stick at!

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #58 on: January 10, 2011, 10:32 »
Turned over the compost bin, dug over a raised bed,checked brassicas under netting and drew soil up around the stalks. Had a cup of tea or two,took in the peacefulness, know one else around bliss. :happy:
if you want to be happy for a short time, get drunk; happy for a long time, fall in love; happy for ever, take up gardening

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #59 on: January 10, 2011, 11:09 »
took some cabbage and cauli seedlings down and put them into cold frame, soil still frozen on beds. only got 1 of 4 dug over so far
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