Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 875226 times)

cornykev · « **Reply #1180 on:** July 11, 2008, 18:29:45 »

I went to the lottie for first time since Saturday and everything seems to have really grown, I harvested two bags of suds and took home some lettuce, shallots and wintering onions. ;D ;D ;D

manicscousers · « **Reply #1181 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:03:24 »

Quote from: cornykev on July 11, 2008, 18:29:45

I went to the lottie for first time since Saturday and everything seems to have really grown, I harvested two bags of suds and took home some lettuce, shallots and wintering onions. ;D ;D ;D

soap suds ? , ck ;D ;D

cornykev · « **Reply #1182 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:23:34 »

I've just seen this and went to correct it, trust you to find it first Scousers. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

skintnbitter · « **Reply #1183 on:** July 12, 2008, 18:00:43 »

Hurray - we have had sunshine

Finally I could go down to the allotment. Sorry to get over excited but I work full time with a plus 2.5 hours commute every day leaves me very little time during the week.

Today I have collected some broad beans and beatroot. Planted some sprouts that I had started off in pots earlier this year.

Then finshed off with weeding, weeding and more weeding - I have only had the site since April. Cleared a patch straight away to grow a few veggies this year, so at least I get something for all my efforts and now i am just taking my time to clear the rest and enjoying every moment.

Forecast more sun tomorrow - so i guess it will be back to the weeding.

grawrc · « **Reply #1184 on:** July 12, 2008, 19:45:39 »

I've weeded the first of my brassica beds and found fab calabrese, swedes and yes!!!!! cauliflower. They're pathetic little yellow turds of curds but they're cauliflower. First time I've ever managed to get any so I'm well pleased. 8) 8)

I only have 2 more beds to weed then I can start at the beginning again. ;D ;D ;D

I also started painting one of my sheds pale green. I think it's going to look super. Then the greenhouse. Then the other shed I'm going to paint in blue stripes like a beach hut.

Bill who builds all the fabulous sheds on our site is going to put in a gate in the fence at the north end of my plot. Handy for getting out o socialise.

STEVEB · « **Reply #1185 on:** July 12, 2008, 19:50:37 »

went for just a walk to see how things are doing...3 hours later ive weeded for england

Mr Smith · « **Reply #1186 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:09:23 »

Had a weeding and a picking session this morning :)

trinity · « **Reply #1187 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:55:10 »

picked my first out door tom (toga) it was about the size of a pea ;D but don't ask me what it tasted like my one year old ate it :-\ had some about a month ago from a plant I kept in doors but never got to eat any of those (home grown food disappears quicker than sweets in my house ;D) then my three year old watered it with shampoo an sadly it went to plant heaven ::)
I ate some peas in the rain (kids don't like the rain so i actually got some :o) and picked my first courgette which they don't like so i thought i would get it to myself :D but my mom came round and nicked it for ratatouille ::)

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #1188 on:** July 13, 2008, 15:16:10 »

Raided my neighbour Ahmed's blackcurrant bushes. Took me 2 hours 8) But I've just made a HUGE amount of blackcurrant ice-cream ;D

manicscousers · « **Reply #1189 on:** July 13, 2008, 15:34:10 »

weeded the bean beds, dug up some kestrel spuds, they're huge, cut the early strawberries down and composted them, had the squash admired by lots of people, ;D

tonybloke · « **Reply #1190 on:** July 13, 2008, 18:46:06 »

Picked loads of tomatoes and runner beans... ;D ;D

cambourne7 · « **Reply #1191 on:** July 13, 2008, 18:48:23 »

Yesterday i was house hunting

Today we managed to make it to the allotment, picked some herbs for dinner.

Picked some gooseberrys (9 oz) and no idea what to do with them.

Picked some Red Currants (3oz) making Redcurrant souffle for tonight

Picked some rashberrys which i will have tomorrow with some mullier light :)

Having not been up in a week i am amazed at how well everything has done. Beans, Peas & Cabbage have germinated, pak choi has slightly gone to seed so broke the stems off, onion seed i planted is doing well. If the weather holds off tomorrow after work i will try and make it up to the plot to sow more corgettes (all eaten) and plat up the chillis and pumpkins i have on my windowstill.

grawrc · « **Reply #1192 on:** July 13, 2008, 18:53:03 »

Weeded, drove away leaving my keys in the wide open gates and then went back and got laughed at!! Had a barbeque with the others. Great day! My rhubarb and plum wines were much admired.

Emagggie · « **Reply #1193 on:** July 13, 2008, 20:18:01 »

Quote from: lorna on July 06, 2008, 22:17:18

Emaggie I know I shouldn't laugh......BUT.... :) ;D

Lorna , if I didn't laugh I'd go mad...he's fast turning into Victor Meldrew. ::) ;D
Yesterday my jam making pal came to my plot to pick more blackcurrants and helped weed for an hour or so. I only meant to be 2 hours at most, but 5 hours later I had a weed free plot, much harvest and felt very satisfied.
Today was the continuation of the ivy ~~massacre~~ trimming and guess who sliced through the extension lead ::) Honestly, I worry about him and my sanity. Anyhow, job done and all family to dinner with my lovely veg to eat. :)

zeed · « **Reply #1194 on:** July 13, 2008, 20:33:57 »

I went to the allotment, in the firm belief that I would only spend an hour there, doing some light weeding, like you do. I ended up, 4 hours later having dug up the most gigantic bramble roots from the bit I havnt cleared yet. The are ENORMOUS. One has underground runners, [I cant think they are roots], about 6 feet long. They look like alien giant octopuses, [or is it octopi?]. Ive left them on the surface to dry out, and then throw them away. I have this fear that they will rise up at night and dance round in the moonlight, in a ghastly demonic ritual. Maybe I got a bit too much sun today. Zeed

manicscousers · « **Reply #1195 on:** July 13, 2008, 20:35:41 »

hiya, zeed, nice to meet you, you sound like you'll fit right in here, ;D

cambourne7 · « **Reply #1196 on:** July 13, 2008, 20:37:57 »

wow zeed day of the triffids comes to mind :)

zeed · « **Reply #1197 on:** July 13, 2008, 20:45:47 »

Triffids wouldnt last 5 minutes with these brambles. Maybe they'll keep the birds off the peas. Zeed

Deb P · « **Reply #1198 on:** July 13, 2008, 20:49:24 »

Managed to get down the plot this afternoon, ended up staying four hours! Did a lot of harvesting, calabrese, cauliflowers, one row of Epicure potatoes (I'm very impressed with the yield and size, hope the taste is as good!), first outdoor cucumbers, two little tomatoes form the tumbling tom pots outside, first French Beans, some very sexy purple flecked pods 'Triomphe de Farcy' that I got from one of the seeds swaps, ? Dad n'Lads if I remember correctly....will definitely be saving some of those to grow again! Lots to cook for tea tonight.... ;D

allaboutliverpool · « **Reply #1199 on:** July 13, 2008, 21:20:27 »

Sunday in Nice.

I can hardly wait to get back on Wednesday night and go to my allotment on Thursday before work.

Unfortunately the forecast for Liverpool is heavy rain all day Thursday.

Fed the plants on the balcony including the basil plant I think I might grow runner beans here next year (there is an automatic watering system)

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