"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it"

ZTD

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Lula you're right about the carrots - they don't like stones (can make roots fork)

But without stones, you miss all the comedy!

Lula-Hula

ZTD wrote: »

But without stones, you miss all the comedy!

True, but it would be depriving you of your 'job', & what would you do then to entertain us ?







No, on second thoughts, dont answer that.

Lula-Hula

Pippi - I agree about the seeds & as there's a place called Chase Organics near me, then it will be extra eco green too, postie can bike them over to me

Pippilongstocking

Giggle giggle giggle!

boredofbeingathome

I am sure he has a collection of those, just ready to whip out when the occasion demands it.

macgirl

S*d it, I'm leaving the stones in - they're big 'uns and Lord knows I need a laugh!

Thanks lovely green-fingered ladies. TBH my friend *did* say free-draining, rather than dry. He just said he thought they were difficult to grow, but I'm not deterred!
I need to clear the plot first and do a soil test (do I really need to do that?), then DH is going to build up the sides to make a raised bed, so I can improve the soil.

We only moved here in September and discovered 2 lovely apple trees - one of which looks (and tasted ) like a bramley. A good few crumbles were made - I'm still trying to lose the old junk from the trunk after feeding my face every weekend.....

Thanks again for all the good advice - I'm buzzing!

ZTD

Lula-Hula wrote: »

True, but it would be depriving you of your 'job', & what would you do then to entertain us ?

I wouldn't do anything. I'd be doing things I'd find entertaining. You'd just have to entertain yourself with your root vegetables.

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

I am sure he has a collection of those, just ready to whip out when the occasion demands it.

So which one of you ladies is demanding a phallic carrot?

macgirl wrote: »

S*d it, I'm leaving the stones in -

All they can do is bend your carrot. It'll still go down as well as an unbent one.

macgirl wrote: »

they're big 'uns and Lord knows I need a laugh!

Said the Bishop to the actress.

macgirl wrote: »

Thanks again for all the good advice - I'm buzzing!

Good to see excitement over root vegetables...

Pippilongstocking

No need for a soil test mac girl - happy you've figured it's good to grow carrots easy peasy. Any shape or size

If you want a pH test I can do you one here got all the kit - but tbh for every veg plot I've tested they are all pretty similar

Happy to help if you like...:)

taxi73

loving all this gardening talk..am going to try and grow some stuff again.

Karmacat

Isn't the gardening talk great! My bulb walk might have to wait, actually, as its raining *again* - we're back to Atlantic system weather, hey ho.

Lula-Hula wrote: »

Nice to see that > from you.

Every year I mean to plant bulbs in the 'lawn' ( I use that word loosely to define the green area) so come the spring all these lovely bulbs will be dotted about, but each autumn I forget.

*wonders if I could do some now ?*

I bet you could - thanks for the comment on the yes, I'm back again - my voice isn't, but I've just had 2 flu-cancellation for the next few days, so that will help me stop straining my throat.

I think this is the week I start trading. That "think" isn't hestitation, its classic British understatement on lifechanging decisions :D:D those cancellations are there to stop me straining my voice, yes, but also to free up my time and energy for the trading :D:D.

So I have decreed :cool:

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

I had a thought (probably not final) if you grow non-organic seed - it's kinda like getting battery chickens which you've set free. It makes no difference really and by growing organically - you will set them free to be happy
Oh my god, what a brilliant concept! I love that :T:T:T

Kc glad you had some space
Thanks Pippi - it feels good

Lula you're right about the carrots - they don't like stones (can make roots fork) but do like free drainage, which is why a lot of folk add sand, to make drainage ok when stone free - so perfect for that size of a raised bed

I can't keep myself right never mind anything else!! Xx

Isn't that pic of Z's amazing :rotfl:I'm with Bob, I think he has a stash, but where does he get the stash from? I think we should be told

Got to do some free listing ebay today - odd things, that childhood sewing machine that I hate, plastic garden chairs, a single door curtain, that sort of weird mix of stuff. And I really want to go to Sainsbury - might go first thing, I *think* there's fewer people there then, I'm not really sure.

Otherwise, its getting the house (and me) straight so I can have a nice calm evening. This includes a lot of to-ing and fro-ing on the web about hotel and train bookings for the posh wedding in April, hey ho, so I'll be back here ranting and asking advice