The revenge of the stripey socks - a DFW adventure

hampsterpoo

haleygrey wrote: »

cheers for that. Am going to do some planning re the garden soon, well over easter and make a note of what i want and where I can put it, especially after you said things can grow in containers. Just had another thought, could beans and pease be grown up a trellis or an arch?

runner beans yes , peas dont grow that tall about 3 1/2ft so possibly a low trellis

haleygrey

thank you hampste, you hid that light well didnt you!!!!

hampsterpoo

sorry :silenced: ,

nostalga,,,,,,,
,,1992,,,,,,,,,??????? Horticulture Society Novice Champion :j :j
(first year luck , even had meself and allotment back then:rotfl: )

even had 1st:wave: & 3rd :wave:for me Leeks in 1993 and was in the paper ,


Fay's :kisses: enspired me to dig over the garden and start again this yea:T :T r,
so a BIG thanks to stripery socks:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :grouphug: :idea: :rolleyes: :T


but dont expect anything this year in the way of prizes , or veg ,,,fruit or flowers ,,,,,aim low and you are not often disapointed

Piquant_2

hampsterpoo wrote: »

sorry :silenced: ,

nostalga,,,,,,,
,,1992,,,,,,,,,??????? Horticulture Society Novice Champion :j :j
(first year luck , even had meself and allotment back then:rotfl: )

even had 1st:wave: & 3rd :wave:for me Leeks in 1993 and was in the paper ,


Fay's :kisses: enspired me to dig over the garden and start again this yea:T :T r,
so a BIG thanks to stripery socks:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :grouphug: :idea: :rolleyes: :T


but dont expect anything this year in the way of prizes , or veg ,,,fruit or flowers ,,,,,aim low and you are not often disapointed

Hamster!! how clever of you, will you be posting piccies of your vegetables for us?

Pippilongstocking

hampsterpoo wrote: »

sorry :silenced: ,

nostalga,,,,,,,
,,1992,,,,,,,,,??????? Horticulture Society Novice Champion :j :j
(first year luck , even had meself and allotment back then:rotfl: )

even had 1st:wave: & 3rd :wave:for me Leeks in 1993 and was in the paper ,


Fay's :kisses: enspired me to dig over the garden and start again this yea:T :T r,
so a BIG thanks to stripery socks:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :grouphug: :idea: :rolleyes: :T


but dont expect anything this year in the way of prizes , or veg ,,,fruit or flowers ,,,,,aim low and you are not often disapointed

I always aim low - find you get a better response that way

Well I am honoured oh decorated one - the only prizes I have ever won are for my teabread (2/3 malt whiskey) no figure eh? And my scones, pancakes, rhubarb and ginger jam and the 'first one back in her jeans after her baby award'.

Peas - mine grew upto about 5-6ft - so depending on which variety you have you'll be fine like HP said on a trellis - if you are growing peas and beans you can intermingle the both of them to get even growth up the arch or trellis and htey will look very pretty

I prefer french climbing beans to runners but you can grow a combination of anything like that together - as long as its all edible

Whilst I grow sweetpeas and runner beans together - I don't send out DD ot pick them cos sweetpea pods are posionous and she might be muddled up - so this year I am growing beans and peas together.

Morning all

NO more elephants anywhere is there?

Found a dead rook in the garden yesterday as I was cleaning out the little hobbit house at the end of the garden - didn't freeze it thouh - turfed it over the wall.

Hobbit house is a wee shed/building thats wind and water proof - Piq I thought we could keep HP there when he's naughty and he can look through the peedie windows at me driving BRB round the garden.

Pippilongstocking

haleygrey wrote: »

the downside is they'd eat the grass which would make the BRB redundant!

True gardener here - think of the dung though!!

That would get you some prize leeks -

Uniscots97

Hi All, sorry not been about. My toothache ended up being an abcess so had to get it pulled yesterday and my biopsy turned out to be the actual op (under local pain relief), so my face is absolute agony today. Smiling hurts, laughing hurts, eating hurts and I have the other part of my op next week.

Haven't caught up yet, how is everyone? What have I missed?

Pippilongstocking

unixgirluk wrote: »

Hi All, sorry not been about. My toothache ended up being an abcess so had to get it pulled yesterday and my biopsy turned out to be the actual op (under local pain relief), so my face is absolute agony today. Smiling hurts, laughing hurts, eating hurts and I have the other part of my op next week.

Haven't caught up yet, how is everyone? What have I missed?

Poor you

Not much just elephants - prize winning leeks and the odd blackbird in the freezer

Hope your mouth stops hurting soon - I am at Heriot Watt next week - so we will be near neighbours for a few days x

Pippilongstocking

Peedie update

OH and DD snoring at the house - so left them in charge of things (OMG)

Hiary loan have stopped extra to this at the moment - I am not sure when I am being paid and its my first month back to no second lodger person so I am being a bit careful

Back to payment a day's soon though I hope when all the dust settles.

Joined the Grocery Challenge for April set a figure of £50 (milk, fruit, veg only)

May join the store cupboard challenge as I need a bit of inspiration. Meal planner for April almost sorted

This weeks teas (and we stuck to it so far are:)

Fri Cauli cheese and baked tattie
Sat HM pizza (dd made - lovely)
Sun Spag bog (ala old style 1 cup mince 1 cup soy mince lots veggies)
Mon Roast dinner chicken, yorkies, 3 veg and mash
Tue Rubber chickenified special fried rice
Wed Paella - OH cooking
Thurs stir fry beef and veggies

Friday - on holidays - takeaway planned at Auntie Lizzies - woohoo
Sat pick up DS and get rid DD to sleepover with a pal
Sunday go to Glentress mountain biking woo hoo - at night family dinner at local Italian as kids fly in AM to France on Monday
Monday 6th - Thursday - fed by course
Friday - Sun - not sure if with OH or coming home alone.

Monday 13th April - business as usual - Tues 14th Kids return to orkney

Not expecting any major expenses this month aside my 6 month shop and some clothes probably - I need jeans, DD needs some bits DS needs trousers as his legs are becoming longer.

One dog comes south - other dog is going on an extended leave of absence -

Work have OK'd expenses so Darwin is coming south with us - hurrah

OH said he got him for fun and trips not for being sensible - so - very unsensibly MR DARWINIUM is coming south for a road trip - HURRAH.

Ps any robbers listening thinking of going to Orkney - house will be occupied and we don't have anything worth robbing its all from freecycle and alike - lovely but not worth taking - ta x

Pippilongstocking

Pah - just had £75.96 quid of interest added to my loan

Grr grr grr - so have paid that bit as my extra for april (pay is in hurrah - and early)

so my figure is back at 1250 - they are robbers - as it had got to under 1300 it was horrible to see it up again.

Guess that sorts that bit out - x - ta for spurning me on