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CCW007 said:

KajiKita said:

Or you can go the no dig route and lay cardboard down with a thick layer of compost over the top - Charles Dowding website and books are easy to follow. Redo is 100% right in saying if you start prepping now, whatever method you use, your ground will be ready to use come the spring 😊

KK

I took my my dad to a talk Charles Fielding gave which was fascinating and made it sound really easy. I need to get planning for veggie growing next year, after the kitchen is sorted!

Is that Fielding or Dowding, @CCW007? I first heard of him when I was the programme secretary for a local garden society and booked him for a talk. His enthusiasm is infectious 😊

I have been re-reading his Skills book over Christmas to try and plan for succession growing next season! 😉😊




KK

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redofromstart said:

I'd love to go and listen to someone inspiring on planting stuff @CCW007 the closest I get is my Christopher Lloyd books

@merlinsbeard if you are going for raised beds then you may get bargain frames, and then as @KajiKita says cardboard and compost on the grass and get ahead of yourself.

Hope you like the lentil loaf @KajiKita, it was a regular thing here for a while

It’s good 😊 Had a piece of it with a fried tomato and some halloumi for dinner tonight 😊 I can see how adaptable a recipe it is and how you can riff on it 😊

KK

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beanielou said:

Lots of post as we all have things in our pasts & in our families  that have caused upset & continue to do so.
So it resonates with people~~including me.

Hugs Beanie x

Plus gardening seems to resonate too 😉❤️

KK

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Read a novel in a day 😊 My husband is describing me as a book vacuum! 😂😉

KK

CCW007

Charles Dowding, not sure if that was autocorrect or fat fingers!

redofromstart

I just had a look to buy a copy on kindle, and had a minor 'how much!' fit. 

His 'veg journal' is £2.29 and I might just have to crack and buy that with my survey fun money.

Ive read most of Georgette Heyers Tollgate today in front of the wood burner and made a cat (or two, mr Fluffy got a short sit in too) very happy.

savingholmes

I love Dowding and G Heyer. 

Enjoy getting the veg garden ready. I enjoy the initial enthusiasm stage but don't always then offer it enough care and attention for it to thrive. I have loads of seeds though.

ladybird1106

Even though we've had a an allotment for years we are still learning,  great to pick up ideas from other people. We are just getting the hang of successional sowing but still a bit hit and miss.
Love 🐞

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redofromstart said:

I just had a look to buy a copy on kindle, and had a minor 'how much!' fit. 

His 'veg journal' is £2.29 and I might just have to crack and buy that with my survey fun money.

Ive read most of Georgette Heyers Tollgate today in front of the wood burner and made a cat (or two, mr Fluffy got a short sit in too) very happy.

That sounds very civilised 😊❤️

KK

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savingholmes said:

I love Dowding and G Heyer. 

Enjoy getting the veg garden ready. I enjoy the initial enthusiasm stage but don't always then offer it enough care and attention for it to thrive. I have loads of seeds though.

I have that initial burst of enthusiasm and lots of seeds thing too! 😂 We will have to hold each other accountable next growing season … 😉

ladybird1106 said:

Even though we've had a an allotment for years we are still learning,  great to pick up ideas from other people. We are just getting the hang of successional sowing but still a bit hit and miss.
Love 🐞

You are further ahead of me then. I have got the hang of it at all yet. I will be reading your posts with interest 😊

KK