Pippi’s pulling up her stripey-socks for the final sprint towards the Good-Life……………

Pippilongstocking

Just a thought -if u have a kindle, they do still let you have normal books - it isn't an either -or

Do both - embrace hedonism, just make sure you optimise the mse potential which it sounds like you've got sussed lt

Full of mac and cheese and yummy mash

(sorry lt, but despite what u think mash is the food of the gods)

Waves hello to all

Moneysaving today - sold 1 1/2 doz eggs
Picked up free grain from work
Got some plants for free
Dealt with two seed orders slow and steady wins race......

elantan

ohhh i wish we lived closer i could pop on over and help you plant them

Lemon_Tree

if mash is the food of gods they must be the evil type of gods.
El maybe if you're not close enough to Pippi you could come and help on my allotment

elantan

could i ? would love to ...i really wanna learn how to do it ... and helping is the best way to do that

Lemon_Tree

i really need to learn how to do it as well el! gonna try and go this weekend and take some stuff up to the compost bins and do a bit of weeding. Wondering if it's time to start with the glyso whatsit stuff to try and get rid of the weeds.

elantan

glyphosphate .... it has became one of my best friends .... i am so desperate to do organic gardening but sadly cant at the moment as i have an invasion of J.K (Japanese knotweed) it will take atleast 3 years of treatment to get rid of the evil that it is .... and even though it isnt on my land ...sadly as we cant find who exactly owns the land that it is on we have to deal with it as best we can ...

Pippilongstocking

Lt tis indeed time for the glyphwhotsit

Elatan - learning is the best way - you are night. These plants aren't being put out there yet - weather still fierce here I have to make do with window sills and leafing through gardening books.

I've to swot up on fruits and roots this week for our gardening class - I've not done my handout yet!!! Insert shreeky face

Lemon_Tree

i watched program about spices yesterday and my thoughts ran to..... i wonder if i can grow nutmeg on my allotment, turns out we don't have the right climate which is just not fair!

Cheery_Daff

I'd love to be able to grow spices - and sometimes consider ginger (although it seems I've never considered it enough to actually do anything about it :rotfl:)

I did harvest a load of fennel seeds yesterday though, and just pulled them off the stems while waiting for the tea to brew Going to try fennel tea - no idea how much to use but it can't be that difficult, surely?!

MrsMoo2U

You are all so good with your planting and cultivation. I sit here feeling guilty and jealous all at the same time. If we do indeed realise the dream of the house in Austria I have come to the conclusion that the most that will be done here is turf and paving to make it look acceptable. The house I want in Austria only has a very tiny garden at the front of the house which I doubt I could grow much in other than alpine plants but I could live with that as long as I can have my pots!

Pip, just read your post over the fence before. How beautifully you describe things. I was right there in that memory with you. Indeed you have to learn to take the curves in life!