What I did on the plot today - 2011

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Paul Plots

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2685 on: December 04, 2011, 20:40 »
Apple trees pruned and 4 winter hanging baskets up awaiting my parents move into the Little Pink Bungalow across the road.

(Count down started... I must remind the plumber.)  ::)
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2686 on: December 04, 2011, 23:01 »
More digging.  The couch grass will not get the better of me!!  Preparing a space for more raspberries as they've been such a success.  Peaceful at the plot but I do love listening to my i-pod whilst digging.  The singing and dancing takes the pain away!

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2687 on: December 05, 2011, 08:22 »
Picked more salad from the poly tunnel, and dug out the chard outside (I know it overwinters, but I only like the baby leaves in salads, not the big leaves cooked) so I know have a completely clear bed. Now to dig some manure in ready for potatoes next year and cover it over.

Also got the worst of the weeds out from between the onions and garlic.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2688 on: December 05, 2011, 08:32 »
I have a day off work today, so I'm going up for a hour just to potter on the plots :D :D
I must remember to put the posters up for the Christmas dinner that I produced last night :blink:
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2689 on: December 05, 2011, 10:49 »
Had a couple of hours up the plot yesterday just to do a couple of tip runs to get rid of the previous owners build up of rubbish, and to take some pallets home to start building fence panels.

Also noticed some bindweed roots that are in the top 6 inch of one of the compost bins are starting to sprout, might pot them on and give them as Christmas presents  8)

Also noticed my comfrey root cuttings I put in a few weeks ago have started to grow noticed something sending up small half inch shoots where my 2 comfreys areas are and looked a bit to uniform in the spacing so had to google comfrey seedlings images when I got home, pleased with that.
« Last Edit: December 05, 2011, 13:58 by bazh »
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2690 on: December 05, 2011, 17:00 »
Very successful day today... found another 20 or so flag stones for my pathways... It pays to keep on the look-out and knock on to ask if they are to be tipped!! The worst answer can  only be no...
« Last Edit: December 05, 2011, 22:06 by gavinjconway »
Now a member of the 10 Ton club.... 2013  harvested 588 Kg from 165 sq mt..

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2691 on: December 06, 2011, 11:50 »
Another busy day - burining organic rubbish, cutting firewood(oh,hell,i have to pile it) etc etc etc  :D
By the end of the day planted some winter cabbage, then rain started.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2692 on: December 06, 2011, 13:04 »
Just checked the plot today. Garlick and onions doing OK. Everywhere is looking waterlogged. Nothing to do at present until the weather improves. That could be some time due to the amount of rain, sleet, hailstones we have had.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2693 on: December 06, 2011, 16:18 »
My back is aching... collected another 25 flags that I found yesterday and delivered to the plot... It's looking like a garden lanscape business yard at the mo...

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2694 on: December 07, 2011, 11:34 »
cleared the racking for the new bamboo canes 50X8foot long canes from ebay  :lol: then mowed my paths :) followed by making some tea then i dug up some bulgarian leeks followed by 3 hours of hoeing
now im having a beer  :blink:

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2695 on: December 08, 2011, 02:20 »
Tuesday and Wednesday saw two mad dashes to the plot and back for a trailer load of wallflowers - scarlet bedder now sat sitting looking pretty in the Little Pink Bungalow's new beds.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2696 on: December 08, 2011, 10:37 »
Popped down for 20 minutes before work. Took the compost bin from home, had a poke about, watered the tunnel, etc.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2697 on: December 08, 2011, 16:11 »
Delivered the last 4 flags today... then found another 8 later on... still to be collected and delivered..

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2698 on: December 09, 2011, 11:23 »
Not down the allotment, but I've found the time to sort through the stored spuds. None going rotten but a few have been busy sprouting, so cleaned these off and off back to store for them.

Just realised it is now 6 months that we have been dining on our own spuds. Lifted the first on the 8th June! ;)
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #2699 on: December 09, 2011, 13:39 »
Took the kitchen caddy up to empty it, had a nose around picked some stuff for the weekend. There was no-one about to chat with so came back home, too cold to linger long :(


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