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General => The Shed => Topic started by: Merry Tiller on December 26, 2005, 07:41:46

Title: Merry Christmas & a happy new year to one and all, but
Post by: Merry Tiller on December 26, 2005, 07:41:46
some of you really should get out on the allotment more, spending all day on here won't get the digging finished ;)
Title: Re: Merry Christmas & a happy new year to one and all, but
Post by: terrace max on December 26, 2005, 08:35:14
Don't dig! But take your point MT...just a glance at my list for January sowing is (to me) an inspiration in itself:

Aubergine Black Beauty
Aubergine Fairy Tale
Aubergine Red Egg
Brussel Sprout Rubine
Cauliiflower Mexico F1
Chervil   
Chilli Pepper De Bresse
Sweet Pea Bijou Mixed
Onion Ailsa Craig
Onion Napoleon F1
Onion Red Baron
Senposai Greens   
Strawberry Mignonette
Tomato Alicante

Yesterday, the sun made it into my greenhouse (over the neighbouring houses) for the first time since early November.... Here comes the summer!
Title: Re: Merry Christmas & a happy new year to one and all, but
Post by: Merry Tiller on December 26, 2005, 11:40:26
Blimey, you start early, do you heat your GH?
Title: Re: Merry Christmas & a happy new year to one and all, but
Post by: undercarriage plan on December 26, 2005, 15:08:55
I got rained off!!! It's my exscuse and I'm darn well sticking to it... :)
Title: Re: Merry Christmas & a happy new year to one and all, but
Post by: Derekthefox on December 26, 2005, 15:11:19
I had a good effort this morning, three hours digging certainly shifted some of that Christmas pud ... No plans for planting anything yet though.

Derekthefox :D
Title: Re: Merry Christmas & a happy new year to one and all, but
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on December 26, 2005, 17:13:42
I managed a couple of hours weeding today, despite periodic miserable showers and a splitting headache (not due to alcohol; I live with a bunch of mad teetotallers). You can see what a mess my flowerbeds have got into what with my not daring to weed them for several years for fear of plants disappearing when I did. I now need to replant what I lost and get back to something like normality. I don't know what the metal object in the foreground of the second pic is; it's very firmly set in the ground and there's another on the opposite side of the plot so it was obviously put there for something, but I've no idea what.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas & a happy new year to one and all, but
Post by: terrace max on December 26, 2005, 18:00:05
QuoteBlimey, you start early, do you heat your GH?

Yup. Nowt sophisticated. Just a fan heater from Argos.

Due to its position, my greenhouse starts to get a bit murky in October so I need to get my toms going promptly. Plus it clears the way a bit for Feb - May when sowing really kicks off...