What I did today 2012-2014

[JustPotteringAbout]

Coated the sheds with Creocote.
There's no job more satisfying, except coating sheds with proper Creosote.

[BigV]

Fished picking and cleaning blackcurranturrants.I shall male jam tomorrow .Found my recipe in Constance Spry's
Cook book.Recognised the page from the notes in the margin.Yes I write in my cookbooks! I shall use the balance for blackcurrant cordial


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[Bex]

Had a rubbish day in the office so went and spent an hour at the allotment. Watered and mooched about


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[Florence Fennel]

Had ants swarming through the windowsill from outside, so got rid - with about 6 kettles of boiling water outside under the window! Watered all the toms. They dry out faster than I can water in this weather so I'm expecting some blossom end rot

[Jay22]

Picked my first ever radish! Apologies if the photo is the wrong way round!

[frogdoctor]

Wet and happy.

Went down to my plot this morning to pull some carrots for this evening's meal, even though it was raining! whilst there I checked my waterbutts to see if they were filling up with all that rain water that was coming down, a nice surprise, both were near to full, happy with that fact, I checked the guttering around my shed for any debris that may have collected in them. Job done

[Small pumpkin]

Started putting up seconded Polly tunnel

[Florence Fennel]

Yay, yay and double yay, I can grow red onions! The Electric that I thought were going to be puny are beautiful, big, round and red. Lifted them proudly

[Mumbles]

Planted the first of my proper crops on my allotment, very chuffed with myself

Also while I was there one of the old fellas said he's giving up his plot and asked me if I wanted his 60 strawberry plants. He's popping some over when he digs them up


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[BigV]

Made the blackcurrant jam today.Six pots of lovely jam from 2lbs of BC ,all labelled with labels which came from GYO.
MrBigW keeps eating the "trial" pot ie.the spoonfuls left after filling the jars.Told him off as I wanted to to try it on toast for breakfast tomorrow! Well it will have to be marmalade as usual because the 6 pots are already earmarked for family and friends. Anyway it needs to be kept a little longer than twelve hours! P.S. Funny spelling in my post yesterday. iPad was feeling lazy and mischievous!


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[Guykp57]

My red onions really let me down no bigger than radishes. WHY?


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[Bigmallly]

My red onions really let me down no bigger than radishes. WHY?

Have you lifted them?..........if so had the leaves died down?.........mine are just swelling up.

[Guykp57]

Hardly any leaves at all, snowballs did great but red alert really poor show, better luck next year I hope, learnt never get despondent, nature is a funny thing.


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[Bigmallly]

It certainly is Guy.

[Guykp57]

Still love it though never no what tomorrow will bring,
P.s Cabbages doing great though leaves like elephant ears, does anybody cut the leaves and eat before the hearts are dug up and eaten?


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