Fantastic Friday 12th March Daily Chat. The weekend starts soon.

Bunnyinthelights

Wow Snags-that sounds amazing!

gonzo127

hey bun congrates on the job

clairewop

lmc i is ok hun, living room nealy finished just sorted a pile of stuff from the boys ikea chairs so they are empty, just need to pick up dh 2 pairs of trainers and 2 pairs of slippers from under them

I've cleared clothes from radiators just need to sort windowsill and corner inbetween the 2 setees and just sweep and mop right through the 2 rooms

redsquirrel80

That's brilliant Snags, love the photos on FB! What are you planning on planting then?

clairewop

snaggs don't overdo it i'm shattered by just reading what you have done!! should have done before pics so we could see the progress i'm a nosey !!!!!! lol

bank_of_slate

clairewop wrote: »

snaggs don't overdo it i'm shattered by just reading what you have done!! should have done before pics so we could see the progress i'm a nosey !!!!!! lol

Pics are on facebook hun!

*returns to nomming porridge*

...Linda xx

Snaggles

I think I probably have a 'before' pic somewhere Claire. I will have a look.

Bit of everything to start with I think Squizz, and will just see what grows well in my soil, what drainage is like, and what the kids enjoy picking and eating. I have some courgette and pumpkin plants that I started in my propagator, and are currently dotted around the windowsills of the whole house! Also have various packets of seeds ready to go in, but haven't any more room unless I buy a cold frame so I can start some more things off. May well do that anyway, as would love to grow tomatoes, and have LOTS of little chilli plants that are already about 4 inches tall. I have a strawberry patch and a herb garden already, so it will be mainly vegetables in the new bed. Would quite like to grow a mixture of peas and sweet peas on trellises up the fence too, because Natasha will think they are pretty, and might actually start to like peas then!

bank_of_slate

beetroots are easy to grow Snaggs!
...Linda xx

Lucifa73

Snaggles wrote: »

I have had a fab but back breaking morning so far. Today was the day that Voldemort was supposed to be helping me create a vegetable patch at the bottom of my awkward triangular shaped garden, and I was really quite dreading today, knowing he would be on my mind a lot.

But I got up, took Ryan to school, and have dug over a big section of the garden - who needs men! It will take a long time to get it finished I think, still need to dig out another 2 ft wide, 12 ft long strip (its grass, weeds, roots of old bushes and huge stones, so not easy going at all), and then will need to hire a skip to shovel all the rubbish in...then need to track down a huge pile of manure to cover it with! Not looking forward to that bit!!

I was covered in mud when I'd finished, need a bath really but having a little rest first! Shattered!!

Well done Snags. It is hard but satisfying work digging a garden over! Do you have enough to warrant a skip - sturdy bags in the boot of the car to a local tip might be cheaper...

sallyx

morning, short run and we made a detour via town on way home and had coffee and breakfast...thanks Mr Boss

Snags, pics look great and just think of all the calories you are burning doing that digging...think from memory its about 450 per hour

Need to go and phone tax credits, then I suppose I should do washing and a bit down at the allotment.