moo's plot

[cowellen]

6 rows of spuds  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[cowellen]

[SMP1704]

Six rows of spuds in a DAY?? WOW - that's a lot of hard work.   Well done.  Love the photo diary, keep it coming

[cowellen]

i put my 1st row in last sunday - the 2nd went in yesterday - then done 2 this morning - came home for a cuppa
and a butty - then went back and put 2 more in -  :) ;D - i'm whacked ...  ;D

but happy - coz i feel like a proper farmer... he he he  ;)

look at them rows... yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..

sorry im  just so excited - (if i'm like this putting them in the ground, imagine what i'm gonna be like eatin em... )

thanks for all your support ...

and I will keep posting ;D glad u like  ;)

[mokanoo]

wow cowellen, that is really some work since the last time I logged on. I've not planted anything yet as I'm getting my nursery ready for our first child (due tomorrow) but seeing your pics I feel embarrassed not doing anything. Hopefully paternity will get my butt in gear and get me down the plot. Although my back garden plot is doing ok.
Keep posting them pics and making me jealous.

[Robert_Brenchley]

I'm hoping to get the last of my spuds in today, but then I plant on the flat, which is a lot less work.

[cowellen]

wow cowellen, that is really some work since the last time I logged on. I've not planted anything yet as I'm getting my nursery ready for our first child (due tomorrow) but seeing your pics I feel embarrassed not doing anything. Hopefully paternity will get my butt in gear and get me down the plot. Although my back garden plot is doing ok.
Keep posting them pics and making me jealous.

thanks .. i will ;) and good luck with the baby  ;) ;D

[cowellen]

neighbour found this  sticking out from under my black plastic ;D ;D

sorry pic is still huge - i tried using photobucket too.. :-[

[cowellen]

HAPPY EASTER  ;D (guess where i've been this morning)  ;)

:) :) :)


we pulled the black plastic back and dug over the soil..going to weed it tomorrow. :)

[supersprout]

Who's 'we' cowellen? Have you got little helpers? :D

[cowellen]

Who's 'we' cowellen? Have you got little helpers? :D

i've got a 12 yr old son - who is nearly as tall as me  ;) - he spends most of his time making a fire
then standing over it and watchin it burn  ::) - boys hey  ;)

[Hyacinth]

Hey Cowellen,

I've just looked at all your pix today. You are amazing 8)

And a nice crop of rhubarb growing there. Gotta be a bonus ;D

Keep on diggin - keep on snappin - keep on bein happy ;D ;D ;D

Lishka x

[SMP1704]

i've got a 12 yr old son - who is nearly as tall as me  ;) - he spends most of his time making a fire
then standing over it and watchin it burn  ::) - boys hey  ;)
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I've got one of those, except he turned 13 yesterday. ;D

[cowellen]

Thanks Lishka -  ;D ;D i'm loving it

is it just mine - or do all boys get bored quickly  >:( he is hindering my progress  >:(

;) ;D

[SMP1704]

No, I think it is all boys of that age have short attention spans.  I find a hammer, nails and wood (to build a camp) is good at keeping mine occupied while I dig and also lots food so they can munch.

[cowellen]

lol - the whole idea of me gettin the lotty was to keep him away from the fridge and playstation ;)

[Carrot Patch]

When I say food munch, I mean lunchbox style and I control what goes in.  The last thing I want (or my lottie neighbours) is to have two hyper kids charging around.

Lots of fruit and water ;D

[SMP1704]

OOps  I've just registered my Mum, who is aka Carrot Patch.  I forgot to login as me when I posted the last reply!!! ???

[cowellen]

does anyone have any ideas on what i should plant in my new bed ? ive got spuds opposite side of path?

can my babies go in yet ? as they are getting  leggy. :-\
(courgette, cucumber, sprouts, toms - saving sweetcorn for behind spuds  ;) )

[SMP1704]

Have you already sown the sprouts?  If the seedlings have two sets of true leaves they should be OK to go in, but protect from birds and possible frosts.  You could also sow them direct now, but cover with some fleece.

I'm not planting out cucumbers, toms, sweetcorn until end May/June.  You could sow direct now things like beetroot, lettuce, carrots, parsnips, spinach and I'm sure lots of other stuff that I can't remember.

Have fun and remember to bend at the knees when digging ;)

[cowellen]

in reply to your question SMP- a lotty neighbour gave me a pot with lots of sprouts - all sproutin out lol

so i split them up into different pots and put them on kitchen windowsill - no heatin in kitchen (its freezin)

they seem to like it  :-\

would u recommend that i sow some  carrots, parsnips spinach and beetroot in new bit ? Can they all

go in the same bed  ??? :-\ hmm after i sow them should a put some netting down ???

cheers  ;) :)