Hobbit Allotment!

[VirginVegGrower]

I told you that ^^^nutter! No prop for brassicas.

[snohare]

Yes, caulis being brassicas, won't they germinate at about 55 degrees ? (That's Welsh degrees, not Australian degrees ! )
If I can ever find some compost that isn't frozen solid in the wheelbarrow, I aim to pot some up and put it on my windowsills to have a go at various things. Mainly garlic and shallots, but I'm bored...

[horticultural_hobbit]

Are sat on my window sill. May have to sow more chillies. A few keeled over all ready.

Looking into compost for plot, and have some more poo to put into the raised beds.

[veggiechicken]

Yes, caulis being brassicas, won't they germinate at about 55 degrees ? (That's Welsh degrees, not Australian degrees !

55 degrees - Welsh? I wish Can't even manage the Three Degrees here

[horticultural_hobbit]

I'm looking forward to them, if they come off. Especially the purple ones. ^_^

[snohare]

If your weather stays like Wales', Hoblette, the risk of things dropping off may be considerably enhanced...and they'll all be purple, or at least blue !
<sigh> Why do they make thermometers white, so that they are the first things to disappear in a snow drift ?

[horticultural_hobbit]

Am slowly but surely getting around to filling the raised beds. poop and leaf mold, that will topped off with compost. One builders bag of leaf mold, filled one 2mx1m bed. I nearly did myself a mischief haulin' it. The poop that pops and I collected, has been put into the raised beds. I've tried to fill the larger ones as much as I can, so I don't need to spend so much on compost! I have a hard time telling my mother that I very rarely spend stupid amounts of money. When I do, it's generally for something important.

Chilli adventure is failing, as is the cauliflower one. Things got all to leggy on the classroom window sills; not much heat or light. So very demoralising.

Going to try again

Awaiting potatos, and spring garlic. Getting rather impatient in anticipating them; but that gives me time to sort the beds out. I have some garlic already sown; but not an awful lot. It all got eaten by the rain; and made me cross.

If I can get one topped off, I can perhaps sow Ma some spinach, fenugreek and Chard. Just the one bed. That would mark things as working. Broadies have been sown into paper pots, and sit in the classroom. At first, the process of pot making was fun, only ma kept taking the maker off me and doing them her way. Apparently I wasn't making them properly. Will also look at dwarf french beans. One of the lotment neighbours suggested that beans were useful. If in doubt, so sow them. I can understand about legumes and their nitrogen fixing properties. The debate rumbles on about how useful that is or not. I like beans, as do ma. I wonder if she can make dahl with dry ones, a la black eyed beans, you know, with borlotti beans, for example. Runners will be thought of too.

I have baby beetroot, and baby celery, a long list of other things to grow. Might sow tomatoes in a month or so. Sent loads of seeds to VC, and must remember to plan ahead for curcurbits et cetra.

Plot is still soggy. Whilst I don't want to move, I am going to speak to the commitee. It's not just me who is suffering from poor drainage on the site. It makes me really cross that you have to all but wade down to the last three plots. It's like an oyster bed, I tell you

[horticultural_hobbit]

I have aloos. A box of potatoes. Now to get those beds filled.

[snohare]

That should be a fulfilling task Hoblette.

I dreamed last night that I had planted all my potatoes in the new patch of ground I have been offered. (Which I have yet to see; I wanted to go visit this weekend but wasn't fit to get there.)
Lovely straight rows in crumbly, dark brown soil, the springtime sunshine warming the soil...
I know, it's only three days - if that - since the last snow disappeared from the village, and T&M have yet to deliver the Sarpos, but a gardener can dream a dream of warm fleeciness, can't he ?
I was so disappointed when I woke up...just having the oomph to dig in my dreams was glorious, never mind having tatties planted !

[VirginVegGrower]

Am slowly but surely getting around to filling the raised beds. poop and leaf mold, that will topped off with compost. One builders bag of leaf mold, filled one 2mx1m bed. I nearly did myself a mischief haulin' it. The poop that pops and I collected, has been put into the raised beds. I've tried to fill the larger ones as much as I can, so I don't need to spend so much on compost! I have a hard time telling my mother that I very rarely spend stupid amounts of money. When I do, it's generally for something important.

Chilli adventure is failing, as is the cauliflower one. Things got all to leggy on the classroom window sills; not much heat or light. So very demoralising.

Going to try again

Awaiting potatos, and spring garlic. Getting rather impatient in anticipating them; but that gives me time to sort the beds out. I have some garlic already sown; but not an awful lot. It all got eaten by the rain; and made me cross.

If I can get one topped off, I can perhaps sow Ma some spinach, fenugreek and Chard. Just the one bed. That would mark things as working. Broadies have been sown into paper pots, and sit in the classroom. At first, the process of pot making was fun, only ma kept taking the maker off me and doing them her way. Apparently I wasn't making them properly. Will also look at dwarf french beans. One of the lotment neighbours suggested that beans were useful. If in doubt, so sow them. I can understand about legumes and their nitrogen fixing properties. The debate rumbles on about how useful that is or not. I like beans, as do ma. I wonder if she can make dahl with dry ones, a la black eyed beans, you know, with borlotti beans, for example. Runners will be thought of too.

I have baby beetroot, and baby celery, a long list of other things to grow. Might sow tomatoes in a month or so. Sent loads of seeds to VC, and must remember to plan ahead for curcurbits et cetra.

Plot is still soggy. Whilst I don't want to move, I am going to speak to the commitee. It's not just me who is suffering from poor drainage on the site. It makes me really cross that you have to all but wade down to the last three plots. It's like an oyster bed, I tell you

Thought of adding some grit, to aid drainage?

I have spare peppers - sweet and lemon drop chilli should you want any. Calabrese and cabbage too. Could meet you in Brum.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Feeling positive wi' the sunshine. Hoping to start filling the beds over the coming weeks. Had a few tantrums with seeds. Purely due to environmental conditions in my classroom. Had chilli and broadbean dramas. Leeks are still standing, but only just.

Going fairly paper potty! Are fantastic for beans. Going to have lots and lots of beans. Broadbeans, runner beans and peas. Give it a few weeks to sow. So will need to make more pots. Tomatos were leggy-due to class conditions-and now look very ropey potted on.

9 baby chillies for me to play with. I don't think I will sow anymore-might take Aunty VVG up on her offer. I can foster them for her

Keep eyeballing yellow DFB. Mama still wants her methi and saag.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Plot was lovely and dry, last I checked. I didn't have wade! Will be digging trenches, as it will soon be April and you know what happens then.

[snohare]

Will be digging trenches, as it will soon be April and you know what happens then.

Invasion by the Bulgarians ?? !

On second thoughts, I think shark attack is a bit more likely...

[VirginVegGrower]

Feeling positive wi' the sunshine. Hoping to start filling the beds over the coming weeks. Had a few tantrums with seeds. Purely due to environmental conditions in my classroom. Had chilli and broadbean dramas. Leeks are still standing, but only just.

Going fairly paper potty! Are fantastic for beans. Going to have lots and lots of beans. Broadbeans, runner beans and peas. Give it a few weeks to sow. So will need to make more pots. Tomatos were leggy-due to class conditions-and now look very ropey potted on.

9 baby chillies for me to play with. I don't think I will sow anymore-might take Aunty VVG up on her offer. I can foster them for her

Keep eyeballing yellow DFB. Mama still wants her methi and saag.

I only have Lemon Drop chilli sown. Will that do? I have lots of sweet peppers if you like those. So many brassicas if you want some PLEASE take them. Er, you can have some other stuff too but I'll need to check. I can keep growing some toms on for you if you want to take my spares. I've sown three each of nine varieties and that's supposed to be a reduced amount again this year. What herbs don't you have?

[VirginVegGrower]

I have DFB I twittered you a pic. Do you want some of those to try?