[mumofstig]

planted out the parsnips raised in paper pots, cos the roots were at the bottom.
Watered the peas which looked a bit sad, the soil is sooo dry here

[peapod]

planted out the parsnips raised in paper pots, cos the roots were at the bottom.
Watered the peas which looked a bit sad, the soil is sooo dry here

Here too Mum, my water barrel is empty already and my spuds will start suffering if I dont water them tomorrow

Got half of the new sheds roof on
Made some permanent pea frames with metal mesh fencing and posts (much harder work then I thought it would be but will save yonks of time in years to come)
Cleaned up loads of rubbish - with all the building work going on, the plot looks like it did three years ago when I got it  
Netted and fed the strawbs (one job that was getting on my wick!)
Unexpectedly got 12 pallets delivered free for my compost area...yay

A very productive day  

[flitwickone]

popped down to check all was ok
saw 2 rows of 1st one row of 2nd and a row of late spuds have broken ground so well pleased with that
checked the peas they look ok

so a full day on sat down the plot is on the cards 

[Kajazy]

Went to the plot, saw a new infestation of horsetail, sobbed  and went home to feed the kids instead!

[peapod]

Kajazy, it IS a pain, but just keep hoeing and pulling and hoeing some more.

 I have it too,and I LOVE pulling the nasty alien out.  You will never get rid of it, but it gets less bothersone every year, I promise 

[Kajazy]

Thanks peapod - you've cheered me up! It's so weird and creepy though... 

[flitwickone]

yes bump to that i picked at the marestail  in between the rows dont let it get you down i put all i can  up put in my incinerator and every weekend i put a cup of petrol on it ignite it then dance and sing to the old 60s song fire fire

[ruralbob]

Been on plot number 5 all day!!!, dug over all my raised beds, got rid of loads of fine tree roots. Got put off by a nasty busy body with nothing more better to do than scare monger telling me my plot historically grows nothing!. Then spent early evening breaking my old shed up and clearing other bits of rubbish before my skip arrives 8.30am

[SkipRat]

Spent most of the day building/erecting front of plot fence (30 Ft). Fence now complete just needs a gate making and hanging.

[nipper31]

popped down to check all was ok
saw 2 rows of 1st one row of 2nd and a row of late spuds have broken ground so well pleased with that
checked the peas they look ok

so a full day on sat down the plot is on the cards 

Wot?? No beer??

[grendel]

ouch hired a rotovator 8hp, and dug the rest of my 2 half plots, one neded quite a bit of work, picke the rotavator up at 81m, finished that site at 1.40, the other was quicker, finished that one by 3pm, took rotavator back and paid my £36.96 hire fee out of the £50 deposit, and came away tired but happy. the one problem I did havewas the handle height / position adjuster was broken / rusted in place which meant that when digging on the second pass with the deep dig, the handles were better suited to me walking on my knees , so I was bent double half the time, but still its done now. - no pics today as I forgot the camera, but hopefully tomorrow I will be there to rake up whats left of the weeds and rubbish  so I'll try and get some then.
Grendel

[gazza975526570]

Planted the rest of my potatoes

Weeded around onions which are all sprouting nicely (Stuck a few more in where the birds had helped themselves!!)

Came home and sowed 150 peas into modules - i sowed some direct but arent having much joy so now on plan 2!!!

Received some new starbwerry runners through the post but wont have time to get them in this weekend - anyone any suggestions as to how to store them? Thinking putting wet newpaper round them?

[richy]

Took my son up to the lotty today, he loved it up there, he is only 9, looking for lady birds .
He helped me plant some more peas and we planted a block of french beans too.
Its nice to see all the carrots, parsnips,swede and beetroots have all broken ground already, all me spuds have come through again after earthing up the other day, think i will put all me sprouts, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflowers in tomorrow, that will free up a bit of space in the greenhouse, apple tree, strawberries and raspberries are all flowering too, garlic and onions are comming along nicely after a good feed the other week.
My boy gave everything a good water before we left, grabbed a few sticks of rubarb and off we went, im feeling pleased with it all as its my first year, im looking forward to the whole year

[flitwickone]

popped down to check all was ok
saw 2 rows of 1st one row of 2nd and a row of late spuds have broken ground so well pleased with that
checked the peas they look ok

so a full day on sat down the plot is on the cards 

Wot?? No beer??

sorry i had a beer when i got home
marestail is coming on leaps and bounds but pick it evertime  i see it

tonights beer is Londons Pride   

[Rangerkris]

Put up an 8x6 greenhouse frame on my Dads plot, removed the last of the bits from the fire i had on Monday. Earthed up the potatoes and watched some new people walk all over other people plots.  Resulting in buying fencing post first thing in the morning so we can help with some fencing tomorrow.