BC Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 After all the rain yesterday the sun actually tried to come out in the afternoon and it was a mild 7 to 8 degrees so I thought I had better cut back the hydrenga and the quince. Robbie keeps popping about to say hello I was a bit concerned to see the amount of water between my house foundations and my patio. I had to do a check and was glad to see no water under the house and that's where that Ford and Farmal Cubl front wheel rims ended up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 A dying neighbour's hedge....in fact it needs so dye or paint to refresh it After 25 years two fence post have broken with the strain of holding back too much soil in my veggie plot. I don't think I will bother replacing and use these railway sleepers to shore up the garden...they should last more than 25 years me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deKleijn Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Good idea, just spent 15 minutes waterring the garden at home should take some fotos with hot days and a drying wind water is certaintly required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Have you any of these in your garden Bill? I've seen this little joker about a lot of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 No Ol but a few years ago I remember me an a neighbour were chatting and we saw one of these little characters waddling down the drive opposite...not a bad animal to have in your garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deKleijn Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 When I was younger my dad went outside to go to the toilet outside like we always do for some reason, but as he walked on the lawn he stepped on one of those critters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 A month after the Xmas Day and I see on 25/01/2013 another Christmas Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Did some sorting of tattie seed when I got home from work today these will be left in the shed to harden off before planting going to try and get them in at the end of Feb Fist up got these little boys from Home base a day of so ago Many moons ago we use to grow spuds on the farm so this seed box came in handy all ready now to be hardend ive British Queen's on the right and Charlotte's on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Big seed spuds Bob,will you dip em in copper before planting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Big seed spuds Bob,will you dip em in copper before planting? Olly whats dose copper do to them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Maybe "nick" them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 It's a just a low powered fungicide dust you put over them to help protect them tubers while the sit in cold soil in the spring.It's in all the garden centers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 It's a just a low powered fungicide dust you put over them to help protect them tubers while the sit in cold soil in the spring.It's in all the garden centers here. well il be keeping a eye out for that thanks olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 No prob Bob,I've got sweet corn almost ready in my graden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 No prob Bob,I've got sweet corn almost ready in my graden. Olly I always try and grow some every year but I never turns out that well think il be giving it a miss this year going to put in some more spuds this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yesterday I decided it was time to dry out the veggies plot so I could get it dug I took down a couple of fences which were 13 / 14 years old and served their purpose at the time. The potash will be good for the ground and well it was a chance to de clutter my garage of wood offcuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Ah Bill I see your hard at it this bit of good weather is great ive my veg garden dug up and turned over and its drying out nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I started digging the veg plot yesterday as it is finally dry enough to walk on without carrying half a ton on my boots when I walk away. I have set potatoes for the last 5 years but yields have started to suffer so I am having a break this year and concentrating on salad crops. The Garlic I planted last November is through so I am hoping for a better crop than last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Yesterday after fitting a new recoil starter rope to dad's Howard 350 I fired her up and rotovated his back garden. Much later than last year and it was very hard but after the first run I only took on a 1/2 pass to make things easier on the old girl. Don't know if I will try riding or not. I lost a screw holding the throttle so two tie wraps sorted that out. I had my own 350 over as well as a back up in case I could not get dad's one started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I haven't been able to touch my garden yet this year, it's been so cold down here with a biting East wind for 3 months continuous and now it's wet, going to be a very late season again this year I think. Our local agricultural hardware store has had seed potatoes on sale since the beginning of January but I haven't purchased any, if I had done they would now either be all frozen or grown out and soft. I'll wait a while longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 It's getting a bit of an annoyance this wet weather Tim. I should have gone and rotovated it again at right angles after tea last night but I didn't and today rain.....but there is always tomorrow afternoon and evening which is looking more favourable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Good to see you have made a start on the garden Bill I got my spuds planted last Sunday and last year I had them in on the 15th of march so I'm late this year also put my onions in on Sunday but that's the lot need some heat in the ground before I plant anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Bill did you not spread the dung on the ground and till it in at your folks place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 If you've been burning stuff on your potato patch Bill you'd best pick up as much ash as you can and clear it off as leaving it and incorporating it in the soil will introduce too much potash in the soil and your new crop of spuds when you come to dig them later in the year will have scabby skins, like the bark of an Oak tree, It's ok to leave a bit of ash and work it in if nothing has been burnt there before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 No Robert that is a sore point...regarding the dung. A 70 year old friend of dads and his brother appeared with a load of it for a second year. Good yes but extra work and why bother when we use potato fertilizer's. But hey ho we will have to use it in the drills now and I suppose it will improve the quality of the ground. This year I'm demanding the drills are 28 inches wide and adequate turning space at the 6 foot high fence side so I can fur up the tatties with the rotovator and ridger.I don't believe in making work or don't bark yourself if you have a dog Good to see you have made a start on the garden Bill I got my spuds planted last Sunday and last year I had them in on the 15th of march so I'm late this year also put my onions in on Sunday but that's the lot need some heat in the ground before I plant anything else That would have been around the time I rotovated the folks garden last year but this year it has been so wet it really was tough going for the old Howard 350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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