Hello all !

[geordie mull]

Thought I`d better introduce my self instead of just sitting on the fence reading wot the rest of you are saying, I`m sitting at home on the lovely Isle of Mull , I have quite a small garden ,well two really, one out the back door and another one over the path out side the back- were I grow assorted veg, at the moment I don`t have a greenhouse but hope to get one soon, my ambition in life at the moment is to grow leeks like my old man did, down in Newcastle- all those years ago, but I remember them well ,I have bought some "prize leek seeds ! " off e-bay mmmm we`ll see ! My dad used to put hair from the barbers in his trenches and feed them beer out of the drip trays at his local social club - it smelt awful - but seemed to work !!
Well I`ve finally fell off the fence and hope to join in future forums if it`s something I know anything about !! mind you it does`nt stop some folk joining in (oooohh) Ha ha

cheerio the noo !

[coomber]

hello and welcome geordie mull

[Alice]

Welcome to the Vine Geordie. Where abouts are you on Mull. When my husband was a student - we're now retired - we spent a summer in Bunessan as he was digging ditches for the Forestry Comission Anything for money He even made that all elusive bonus.
The weather was fabulous, never saw a rainy day. I know that's not typical as I'm from Oban myself.
Anyway, welcome again and happy gardening.

[BilboWaggins]

Welcome geordie, you're in one of my favourite places on Earth (I'm lucky - I live in the other one!!). Far too long since we were on Mull, but I did see a HUGE basking shark from a boat on our last visit.

[Snadger]

Welcome to the vine! Funnily enough I remember my auld dad using beer slops from the local workingmens clup to feed his leeks..............I also remember his language when it rotted all his leeks off though!

[Nicos]

Hello - and welcome to the Vine!

[Birdie Wife]

Hi geordie mull, from another Grape originating from Newcastle-way who found themselves living in out in the Scottish sticks! Wouldn't change it for the world though

[Flummery]

Hi geordie mull and welcome. Well, I prize ALL my leeks -even the titchy thin ones!

[Irie Jan]

Hi Geordie! Nice to meet you welcome to the vine; have a good day!

[geordie mull]

hello Bilbo, yeh, Mull is certainly a nice place, we had a basking shark in the bay her last year, the otter was not sure what to make of it and the sea eagle looked a bit shocked and wisely decided not to take it for lunch ! it took ages to off-load the ferry as everyone wanted to watch it, except Harry the Heron who totally ignored it . Aye life can be very stress full up here !!!
thanks for your reply,
Geordie

[geordie mull]

Hi Alice, your husband must be sum worker to get a forrestry bonus 5 of my pals are forresters and they don`t know what a bonus is !!!
I stay in Craignure, where the boat comes in, we do have a gardening club here but I`m not a member (yet) I`ll possibly join before the summer season, but then it will be our busy time at calmac (see Official Caledonian MacBrayne Hebridean & Clyde Ferries site) and I won`t have the time or energy to go to the meeting`s ha ha !
thanks for dropping me a line on the vine !
Geordie

[geordie mull]

mmm no, I did`nt type that site it`s calmac dot co dot uk !!
dont know why it changed our address
Geordie again

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[geordie mull]

Hhmm, Newcastle-way now there`s a good way of describing that part of the world !
when I worked in Swan Hunters one of my best pals was from Hilton, tis quite a nice part of the world too ! but not quite as nice as the Scottish Isles
funnily enough I stayed on the isle of Tiree for a few years , it was often the sunniest place in Britain and the soil was just sand with sea weed in it but they used to grow the tastiest cleanest tatties I have ever had - and no, I dont know why that came to mind there ?

Cheers for now, Geordie " the incomer "