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We are clearing an area for council compost to be dropped off, one the of the guys chainsawed off some stumps and others have chopped down some bushes and hacked down the stingers so me and the Sec had a bonfire to finish it off, he even give me a freebie box of lime.  ;) Its the first time since I've been on the lottie that everyone has mucked in and done a bit, I bet the few who shyed from the work are the first in the queue for the compost though . :-X I made ready the soil  for more brassicas, then transplanted the PSB, and did some weeding and watering    ;D ;D ;D

Got home and my four year old Pheobe has fell over and broke her arm.     :'( :'( :'(

aww poor love if its any comfort my son broke his at the same age  and  bath times were a kerfuffle etc :-\ but look on the bright side pain aside for the poor Lil lassie bones  heal quite well when young

Not a lot. ;D

Cheers Flower.  ;D ;D ;D

Beautiful down the lotty a bit of hoeing and watering came home and with the next door neighbours being away had a couple of hours nude sunbathing, ;)

Starting to feel like father christmas............all i do is Hoe Hoe Hoe. Having said that i think the tide is turning :)

Mowed and strimed around the plot, More weeding and will be going up later to water and plant the giant pumpkin.

dug up the rest of the red duke of york and planted one lot of leeks.
picked 2 lbs of strawberries, half a pound of peas, took loads of onions home to string up, baby carrots and baby parsnips.
sowed turnips, kohl rabi, purple radish and cos lettuce  ;D

We picked strawberries - again.  There are so many, they are so huge, so red, so juicy, so appetising - and there are LOTS more to come.  I wonder if we'll get fed up with them - I think not.

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Transplanted cauli and greyhound.
Weed and watered.
Harvested New Rocket Spuds.
Harvested Strawberrys.
Collected ash from bonfire.
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Sowed a line of swede.  ;D ;D ;D

Ditto, but two lines, Marian and Virtue.

Watered, watered and watered.

Picked more peas (Lester's). Took off poppy heads before they burst all over the plot.

Linda

Watered put out some lollo, little gem, and tom thumb and watered.....
And now we are having a thunder storm and it's lashing down so i wasted all that time to night watering ;D ;D have to laugh or i will go mad ::)

Eat my lunch at the allotment, Manuel gave me a pumpkin (or was it squash, will find out soon) plant that he planted for me on my compost box and then watered and fed for me.  Got strict instructions on watering and feeding. Someone else gave me a handful of borlotti bean seeds which I planted.  I picked strawberries, a few more redcurrants and a dug up a cabbage.  I then weeded and dug up an ants nest and got itchy arms.  Decided it was too hot to weed, so watered and watered and watered, thought that would bring on the promised rain/thunder storms and it sure worked.  Looked at the pile of Council compost and watched other people filling their wheelbarrows.

Harvested peas.
Sowed Fennel, Kale and Chinese Cabbage.
No need for watering after last nights downpour.
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Picked my first early spuds more beetroot and lettuce then discovered a half eaten Strawberry still hanging there with canine teethmarks, ;)

we planted out our pumpkins and courgettes, weeded, had a cuppa ;D

An "interesting" day (in the Chinese sense). Worked on a garden that I'm renovating and re-creating for our local Age Concern Centre. At 4 pm someone padlocked the gates, leaving me and my car stuck inside high fences with barbed wire on top. Tried phoning every number I could think of without success, until eventually getting through to the Age Concern London HQ.  They tried lots of numbers too without success before advising me to call the police, who said it was nothing to do with them and were amazingly rude and unhelpful.  Age Concern's Chief Executive eventually authorised me to call the Fire Brigade, who were great - they broke the padlock and rescued me at 8 pm.  Meanwhile, my dear wife had passed a cup of tea and Kit Kat to me through a hole in the gate. Feeling more and more like Victor Meldrew every day!  ::)

I know I should not laugh .........but I did ;D ;D ;D