... the scrap of paper on which I hastily scribbled which potatoes I'd planted where... :-\
... the fact that yet again the plot was not big enough
The third brass tap key I've had to replace.
That I'm getting better at this :D ( hopefully :-\ )
That im still learning !!
...that I didn't really need 102 leeks and 50 cabbage.
That i have been offered an allotment (hopefully ::)) to late to grow any thing :'(
ray's mulit purpose knife that's buried somewhere ;D
that Winter Radish still taste awful
...that the surprise potatoes did better than the lovingly planted ones...
...that I grew more weeds than veg...
...that green tomato jam is a girl's best friend...
that I should have persevered weeding when the temps hit 37.77C in mid June.
The leftover seed potatoes which I ordered in surplus !
That I still need to do more work to get it to the standard I wan t for next year ;)
... that I didn't need 2 old biscuit tins FULL of packets of seed!! 5 varieties of leek anyone?
......I really enjoyed it and that I want to have another season.
.........at least two pairs of secateurs in the compost bins.....! ;D
The will to carry on filling in the speadsheets for crop rotation, varieties planted and yields lovingly prepared in the winter when the growing season was months away.
I really will clean out all the plant pots and seeds trays for next spring, honest...
that I'm amazed how much we managed to grow , regardless of the weather and pests ;D
My first season on the new plot was the best ever [so far]
Bridgehouse.
that I need a bigger greenhouse (think I know already actually!)
That all my friends avoid me if I have a bag of runner beans in my hand...
Quote from: Pumper on June 12, 2008, 10:05:26
That all my friends avoid me if I have a bag of runner beans in my hand...
QFT
That i need a new recipe book on things to cook with courgettes/marrows and runner beans :D
...knicker elastic in the compost bin, again. My 5 year old has an aversion to pants and thinks we won't find them in the compost.
that I still cant grow beetroot
Quote from: greenstar on June 12, 2008, 21:03:25
...knicker elastic in the compost bin, again. My 5 year old has an aversion to pants and thinks we won't find them in the compost.
aren't kids great ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Suzanne on June 12, 2008, 00:20:45
The will to carry on filling in the speadsheets for crop rotation, varieties planted and yields lovingly prepared in the winter when the growing season was months away.
that sounds like work work
Quote from: STEVEB on June 12, 2008, 21:23:28
Quote from: Suzanne on June 12, 2008, 00:20:45
The will to carry on filling in the speadsheets for crop rotation, varieties planted and yields lovingly prepared in the winter when the growing season was months away.
that sounds like work work
On a cold, wet anuary day, planning is the next best thing to actually bieng outside (excl A4A browsing that is). ;D