Daydream thread continues.....

lostinrates

Well I knew I would be tired today.

It's so cold and the weather is grim again so I am glad I threw myself into it yesterday.


The farmer next door has said he will harrow my summer grazing when he does his in a month or so, weather depending of course, which timing wise should be perfect for us and should get us back on track done there. I need to book our hedges in for a trim too. We did a hard cut first winter, but only a side trim last year, (best wildlife practise is every three years) but we will have to go for a harder cut this year again, to encourage some more thickness in the base of hedge if we can.

We want to keep encouraging hedge growth up, for a weather break and for privacy, but also because we don't have the best hedges. They are mainly blackthorn where they are best, which is saying something. We have a high percentage bramble (one whole hedgerow is JUST bramble, and that needs cutting back hard, hard) and a lot of elder too. We can only find one hazel here, but must have more, as we get a couple of nuts on it. I hope to plant predominantly hazel in new hedge, because it's a useful thing to have, and we use the nuts.

Hedge is going to have to go on hold. A surface for the horses is really priority now, for clients.

I am trying to find out why I need sand under rubber, I am resigned to the fact it's not going to be a surface I like ( I like quite a 'dead' surface but we are going to have to go for rubber shred for the top of ours). And a debate rages in the household whether to lose a useful gate and go full size areana, or have a smaller arena and retain the gate. (the gate is great for deliveries to the barn, but also a security annoyance). Tractor would not be hindered, and deliveries should be possible through the main yard gate, but entrance to the barn is fairly tight, so it would have to be yard drop then moved.

Davesnave

Not feeling great today, and as the weather seems to change every 2 minutes, I'm doing nothing sustained.

Here's part of yesterday's harvest:

rhiwfield

alfie_1 wrote: »

talking BUGS............whats this one ? small,fast....



p.s. dont ask re "the event " :rotfl:

Is it a sexton beetle?

What have you been burying in your garden? :eek:

Rummer

Wow Dave what a harvest!

Davesnave

Rummer wrote: »

Wow Dave what a harvest!

Yes, there are 40 of them. We've picked 36 and left the others to grow larger.. perhaps....it depends on how lucky we are with frost.

I did go up on the shed roof to finish it off. We had a couple of hours bright sunshine and it seemed a shame to waste it.

RAS

You can see why I only grow one or two plants (I get 3-6 sharks per plant). Make jolly good cover to hideous sheds etc.

At least they keep well!

Think you might be able to keep the West Country in seed next year Dave?

Lotus-eater

I got 12 full size SFM's from my 2 plants and although we have eaten a few small immature ones, tonight I will be using half a full sized one to cook with.
I'll LYK how it goes

ps, you should try to cut the stems longer Dave, squashes don't like them cutting short. Shortens the shelf life.

alfie_1

evening all......

i spent this morning "working on the railway"... owner has put in a new big junction thingy so's trains can now go in opposite directions and pass each other...

so ive been laying all the stone between sleepers and resoning them....
i will do all major repairs in the spring... no point now as all sorts of critters move into the buildings,tunnels etc for the winter. we had squiggels move into the tunnel taking the trains into the big [life size] signal box last year ... took ages getting all the nest materials out !!:D

i went to scats to stock up on hoss feed [1st sign of winter on my calender :eek: ] im lucky they do so well on grass rest of the year.. theyve enjoyed munching the old long grass in the side field [2 acre] for the last 2 weeks
its ruby that i want to ensure keeps a heftier weight on as she's built to carry that bit extra ...;)

not a lot else to report today, just kept myself busy..:)
stayed fine until about 4 pm when it chucked it down ......then stopped dead after 10 mins ......dry since....Bl**dy cold tho this evening

p.s i didnt sell bu**ar all on the bay except the gate for £70...:( so thats my pathetic weeks add , rhiwi

my son put some monster thingy fancy dress outfit on the bay tonite for 60 BIN and sold it in 22 minutes...:eek: gotta be a record..:rotfl::rotfl:

alfie_1

dave..........love YOUR wheelbarrow, knew youde find your inner female side :rotfl::rotfl:

please dont tell us unconvincingly that it "is the wives"....yeh yeh yeh

alfie_1

please tell me i wasnt the only one to "look up" the HOGWEED BONKING BEATLE.....:o:o