Got my lotty yiphee

[HappyMouffe]

Just got back in from my course - a bit late to make a start today, but we'll start clearing it bit by bit tomorrow. I know I shouldn't do too much at once, but I've got some asparagus crowns arriving at the end of Oct, so I'll need a bed for them to go into.

I've already become an allotment bore - as an ice-breaker on the course I was on, we had to say a bit about ourselves. I was talking about how excited I was, which I thought was a bit sad really, but it started several conversations with people who wanted to know how to get one, and what crops I'd be growing etc. So, getting an allotment is also a conversation starter as well as good exercise, fresh veg etc

[snohare]

Oh, the envy...I am waiting impatiently for mine, as the nicely cut grass on it turns to weeds and the winter planting season passes me by 'cos the Council mannie who does the paperwork is off...
I liked the blog Happy, it will be interesting to see how you go... got any spare cardoon seeds ?
( Memo to self; that "winsome smile" trick doesn't work so great on the internet.)

[dexterdoglancashire]

Sounds good HM! Asparagus as well! yum yum! DDL

[nick the grief]

doesnt asparagus make your wee smell funny? or is that Newcie brown

[HappyMouffe]

Snohare - thank you very much. I deadheaded the cardoons last weekend - there didn't seem to be viable seed They were very easy to grow from seed though (I got the seeds free from a gardening newspaper, whose name I better not say ).

Nick, the asparagus wee thing is a whole lot less distressing than when you've eaten a lot of beetroot, forgotten you've eaten it and then go to the loo...

[Earthbabe]

You could get really worried if you had eaten both and forgotten!

congrats to you HappyMouffe too and don't worry Snohare your lottie will come along soon.

[angiebacardi]

Thanks everyone I do appreciate all the replys and advise
over the weekend I spend quite a while weeding and running for shelter out of the rain. I uncovered some rubarb and a big patch of strawberrys also made a couple of friends in the lotty next door what a friendly lot you are.
Angie

[Earthbabe]

That's what we keep telling people. I'm glad you got off to a start and have uncovered a little bonus.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Nick - Snadger would be your expert on that one! DDL

[nick the grief]

Does snadger specialise in wee then ...or did you mean newcie brown

[dexterdoglancashire]

Newky brown Nick! gosh! I'm all embarrassed now! what else did you think I meant? ............on second thoughts...........dont answer that! DDL

[angiebacardi]

Thanks for all the help I planted 50 white & 50 red Japanese onions last weekend hopefully I`ll crying tears of the right kind next year. What can I do next I`m still clearing the rest of my plot
Angie

[annie trip]

I have just been planting out broad beens and early peas in my loo roll tubes and also you could put some garlic in.