The Potting Shed - come on in, the kettle's on!

knithappens

i bought two packs of these http://www.betterware.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?pid=056206&cid=199&language=en-GB just wondering if there are any veggies i can still plant in them, or i might grow some more strawberries in them, what do you think?

Megansmum

I saw my first ladybird today........just the one.....hanging on for dear life as we shot down the A50 ! I think we dropped it off near Donnington! Perhaps it wants to take a flight to wherever the rest of em are this year?

Just had my cuppa and looking forward to the fairy cakes me n dd2 made earlier! OH says i have little toms - AT LAST! - in the greenhouse,Yay!:j

HariboJunkie

Calley....just go outside anyway. The bird will just move. We've had 5 fledgling blackbirds and various other breeds in the garden this year and they just move around to where they feel safe. The parents will always find them. We had weeks of them in the garden and I couldn't confine everyone to the house.
Talking of wildlife, our hedgehog appeared back last night looking for dog food at the back door.

Have been in and out of the garden all day. All my seeds for next year are coming through including the Delphinium, Echinacea, and Silene. I cut down the Delphinium in the border today and cut back the hardy geranium in the hope of getting a second flush of flowers.

Veg wise we had fresh peas and mange tout in a salad last night and some more strawbs. Peppers are growing by the day but the toms are still just a mass of yellow flowers.

It rained heavily yesterday and has showered today so I would like the sun back now please before my poor windowboxes get any more battered. :cool:

oh... and at this time on a Saturday night.....mine's a large G&T. :beer:

ALIBOBSY

Well I'll gladly sit down for a coffee .
Just drove back from Cornwall today, had a good run but still 6 hours to the north west.

Was straight out to the garden and can't believe how much things have grown!!!!

Dad came in to water for me and has done a good job

The pumpkins and courgettes have turned into triffids lol. Suddenly all the beans and peas are full of pods. Kids ran out with me and gobbled up handfuls of strawberries. We also tried the first baby peas yummmy.

I struggled last year with lettuces going to seed and even though I moved them to a bed closer to the house one has still gone .
Does anyone have any way of using this to eat, seems a shame to compost. Wonder if I could cook it as a base for a soup??

ali x

HariboJunkie

Hi Alibobsy :hello:

If you google lettuce soup you will find lots of recipes. I make it all the time with salad bags reduced to clear in the supermarket.

Penelope_Penguin

I am so pleased that this thread is so popular :A Good job I have a big tea pot Haribo, large G&T coming right up

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

I struggled last year with lettuces going to seed and even though I moved them to a bed closer to the house one has still gone .
Does anyone have any way of using this to eat, seems a shame to compost. Wonder if I could cook it as a base for a soup??

ali x

This pea, lettuce and lovage soup is lovely :T Old Style has this thread on non-salad uses for lettuce, too

DH has cut back our yew tree (following a complaint from the postie :rolleyes: ). We've done lots of watering; rain is forecast later in the week :j:jWe've been picking more peas, strawberries and raspberries. The Morello cherry crop is huge, and they're just starting to ripen :T

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

consumermonkey wrote: »

Hiya, just thought I would post about my harvest so far this year.

We've just started a thread where people chat about what they're doing in the garden, so I'll add your post to that

Would you like tea, coffee, or something stronger :beer:

Penny. x

kazwookie

:rotfl: Now why is it PP offers tea / coffee/ cake and in everyone comes??

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

PP I HATE tea and coffee,, I'll have cold water please and cake!! :rotfl:

Strawberries again yum yum

Penelope_Penguin

kazwookie wrote: »

:rotfl: Now why is it PP offers tea / coffee/ cake and in everyone comes??

Apart from HJ, who wants gin :beer:

stumpycat

Today I've been ripping up another section of out drive (pink chips & compacted soil :mad: ) and sealing all the nooks and crannies in our chicken-house-to be.

I love the idea of horse-tail potion, it'll give decapitating the damn things a purpose!

Today I have also discovered that if a mushroom growing kit says 'pour a pint of water into the bag' it is worth checking if the bag has holes in it...

Anyone want a strawberry-lime cider? Tastes like Cresta, for those of you old enough to remember the polar bear in sunglasses! :beer: