My name is Ladyhawk, and I have a problem

TravellingAbuela

Zazen999 wrote: »

There are about 4 elders just by one of the greenhouses at one of my schools; so today I nipped off 10 'florets' and tonight they are in a fermenting container to make my elderflower fizz. First batch of the season.

I left them in the car for a couple of hours and came back to a lovely sweet smelling car; how I LOVE elderflower!

I made my first sloe gin last year. I left the sloes and gin in a parfait jar, turning gently, regularly for 3 months. At Christmas we had the great unveiling (well we took the lid off!) anticipating a wonderful smell and nearly fell on our backs from the fumes! It resembled paint stripper! However, we left the lid off for a few days and the smell faded a bit so we tasted the gin with trepidation and, wow, it was lovely! It never got as far as transferring to a bottle!! This winter intend to make a bigger quantity!

ERICS_MUM

deannatrois wrote: »

............... I asked to be put on an allotment list 6 months ago and by some miracle, I was given a key yesterday.

So now I just have to find the time to clear and plant it. They've given it to me for free for a year cause its in a bit of a state but I'm very lucky, the neighbouring allotment holder has lent me some weapons to clear the plot with so I may yet get my potatoes in.

I bought a tayberry bush.., gorgeous fruit.., that's now in the front garden. It may fruit this year cause i went the whole hog and bought a bigger one. Much to my delight there is a blackberry bush at the bottom of my allotment so I'll be dragging that back from its present attempt to escape from the allotment via the wire fence tomorrow lol.

I don't care how much work it takes (I was clearing by street light tonite lolol).., just glad to have more ground space lol.

The ideal form of exercise - exercise with a purpose. Good luck with it.

Why don't you post photos for us to see how it is now and how you progress through the summer ?


Linda xx

Ladyhawk

I've done it again... popped in to HB to pick up some pots for the herbs that I have just bought for my windowsill (50p each from Asd@) and guess what.. I can back with 8 new plants. They were all reduced because they were looking sad so I only spent about £3 on them. I just can't walk past them without feeling sorry for them! So now I have 5 more strawbs (32p each) 2 tomatoes (50p each and they are different varieties from the other ones I have) and a black prince aubergine.

Note to self - avoid any place that might sell plants!

ausmummy

Thought I needed to bump this thred :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Not that I need to post here though :A

heynonnynonny

How did I know this would resurface after all our recent purchasing confessions :rotfl:

GarnetLady

Gardening addicts support group... :rotfl:

Mind you, I think we just egg each other on!

GarnetLady

I should have taken the word 'think' out of my above post!

Nooooooo! T&M have just sent a new catalogue.

Mustn't look, musn't look... Oooh look, a £5 voucher. :rotfl:

heynonnynonny

I've just bought more plants...I'll post about it on the frugal gardening cos they were a real barg!!

izzwizz_2

GarnetLady wrote: »

I should have taken the word 'think' out of my above post!

Nooooooo! T&M have just sent a new catalogue.

Mustn't look, musn't look... Oooh look, a £5 voucher. :rotfl:

LOL! :rotfl::rotfl:

wssla00

Oh gawd! I just bought some MORE seeds.....! Still.... I did get three packs free when I bought three packs from Alan Romans.... Hmm I think I have gone mad as I grow stuff and some of it I eat but other stuff (Like potatoes) I'm scared to! What's up with me? LOL

Still can't wait to try my strawberries though! I just got the new J parker catalogue...May take a perusal later