Encouragement for all lottie newbies, like me...

[Minty]

This hopefully will be an encouragement to anyone considering taking on a lottie for the first time.

I took mine on in April of last year and it had not been cultivated for at least 3 years(see first pic).
A year later it looks like this.
This is not designed to be an ego trip for me but an insight of what that unsightly mess you may have been to look at can look like after a year of 5 hours(maximum) a week.
If you are offered a jungle then TAKE IT if you are able because you will feel such a sense of achievement as you go along .
Minty

[shirlthegirl43]

Umm, is my pooter playing up again? I only got the before pic Minty

[Minty]

Umm, is my pooter playing up again? I only got the before pic Minty

Nope, it`s my stupidity. Sorry. Now sorted, Minty

[Seahorse]

Minty, you are the wind beneath my wings

[shirlthegirl43]

Blimey, that's a bit of a difference - want to come and dig my patch?

[Minty]

Minty, you are the wind beneath my wings

Thank you Seahorse.
Wind beneath my wings??????.......anger rising...........Must Kill Bette Middler, god she is so annoying .
Sorry Minty

[Minty]

Blimey, that's a bit of a difference - want to come and dig my patch?

I asked the same of you female grapes last night and nearly got lynched
Minty

[shirlthegirl43]

I asked the same of you female grapes last night and nearly got lynched
Minty

I must have missed that thread Minty - I didn't lynch anyone!

[Seahorse]

Thank you Seahorse.
Wind beneath my wings??????.......anger rising...........Must Kill Bette Middler, god she is so annoying .
Sorry Minty

Ooops, meant to say .. er... I'm Not Looking For a New Potato Patch...

I asked the same of you female grapes last night and nearly got lynched
Minty

If you'd paid proper attention, you'd have seen various lady grapes seeking a mobile uplifting service, you could have been noble and self sacrificing and volunteered!

[Minty]

Ooops, meant to say .. er... I'm Not Looking For a New Potato Patch...



If you'd paid proper attention, you'd have seen various lady grapes seeking a mobile uplifting service, you could have been noble and self sacrificing and volunteered!

Are you refering to the bounceometer thread. If so i am obviously far too shy
Minty

[Seahorse]

Are you refering to the bounceometer thread. If so i am obviously far too shy
Minty

We believe you...

[smallblueplanet]

We believe you...

Shy? Yeah, thats not what he was saying yesterday, when offering to be whipped neked round the streets of Derby!

Just what are you guys encouraging on here!

Nice bit of clearing gone on there Minty.

[Seahorse]

Just what are you guys encouraging on here!

Minty started it

(probably)

[SarzWix]

Actually, that's a good idea Minty (no, not that idea!), if we all put before and after photos on, it might be good for people facing newly aquired jungles!

Here's mine; I got my plot in February last year. What you can't see in the 'Before' photo is the marestail & bindweed just about to spring into action It hadn't been properly worked for 8 years before I got it!!
The 'After' photo was taken just yesterday. Although it's nowhere near finished yet, it's been productive already & definately will be this year! I expect to be battling with the weeds again this year, especially the marestail, but it'll be easier every year (I hope )

[pete10]

Top work will encourage a lot of people. It is dam hard work but if you want it . It can
be done.