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Post by madonplants on Jun 2, 2008 22:25:30 GMT 1
Did you not read that thread, then?  No I didn't read the thread on the Beeb and btw geldings don't have hormones! ;D  Unless the op went wrong, obviously!! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 3, 2008 8:46:16 GMT 1
I think we may have gone away from my original point.....
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Post by madonplants on Jun 3, 2008 11:09:05 GMT 1
I think we may have gone away from my original point..... Sorry Mick, didn't we do that before? What did you do with the old grass you lifted? |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 3, 2008 13:14:17 GMT 1
I think we may have gone away from my original point..... Sorry Mick, didn't we do that before? What did you do with the old grass you lifted? Why, did you want it Keith  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 3, 2008 14:28:01 GMT 1
Sorry Mick, didn't we do that before? What did you do with the old grass you lifted? Why, did you want it Keith Is Keith coming to the BBQ? If so bring it along Mick, and Keith can take it away in his boot. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 3, 2008 15:10:13 GMT 1
Why, did you want it Keith Is Keith coming to the BBQ? If so bring it along Mick, and Keith can take it away in his boot. How big ARE his feet?? |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 3, 2008 16:40:48 GMT 1
Is Keith coming to the BBQ? If so bring it along Mick, and Keith can take it away in his boot. How big ARE his feet?? Not that big actually, only size 7's. I was wondering whether you kept the grass and turned it upside down to keep it and turn it into some good stuff or did you chuck it!! Simple question wasn't it?  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 3, 2008 17:17:28 GMT 1
Not that big actually, only size 7's. I was wondering whether you kept the grass and turned it upside down to keep it and turn it into some good stuff or did you chuck it!! Simple question wasn't it? And the simple answer is...... yes. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 26, 2008 10:16:14 GMT 1
I've decided to pay my son to strip off the rest of the lawn and dig it over. He needs the money and he's young and fit! However, the season is moving on. What can I still sow this summer?
I appreciate that I can put broad beans and Jap onions in in autumn.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 26, 2008 11:15:49 GMT 1
Thanks Reet Reet but it's a veg plot only. Not enough room for soft fruit.
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 26, 2008 11:24:55 GMT 1
Thanks Reet Reet but it's a veg plot only. Not enough room for soft fruit. It's gonna have to be fast growers: Lettuce, Radish, Rocket, Spinach, Turnips, Beetroot or Carrots Or green manure: Lupins, clover or maybe buckwheat? |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 26, 2008 11:57:13 GMT 1
Thanks Reet Reet but it's a veg plot only. Not enough room for soft fruit. Oh Mick - don't you eat fruit then?  Yes, I eat it. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 26, 2008 11:58:08 GMT 1
Thanks Reet Reet but it's a veg plot only. Not enough room for soft fruit. It's gonna have to be fast growers: Lettuce, Radish, Rocket, Spinach, Turnips, Beetroot or Carrots Or green manure: Lupins, clover or maybe buckwheat? That's OK. Too late for French beans? |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 26, 2008 12:01:49 GMT 1
It's gonna have to be fast growers: Lettuce, Radish, Rocket, Spinach, Turnips, Beetroot or Carrots Or green manure: Lupins, clover or maybe buckwheat? That's OK. Too late for French beans? If you are lucky and we have an extended summer you may be OK. But I think it is a bit late. |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jun 26, 2008 14:15:42 GMT 1
Not too late for Peas though, according to the pack of Kelvedon wonder I have here.  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 26, 2008 14:16:47 GMT 1
Not too late for Peas though, according to the pack of Kelvedon wonder I have here. No, and would double as a green maure too. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 26, 2008 15:32:26 GMT 1
Then why not grow some  I don't really have enough space to do it justice The witch. I do have a separate strawberry bed though. If my grandsons didn't want my lawn for football and cricket I'd put a bed along the West facing fence for fruit purposes. |
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Post by alicat on Jun 26, 2008 21:44:53 GMT 1
I think you can sow Swiss Chard now  off the top of my head I can't think of anything else that Sleepy hasn't already mentioned, i'll have a look in my book.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 5, 2008 23:54:24 GMT 1
My son cleared the rest of the plot today! Top man!
Picked lovely broad beans yesterday.
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Post by alicat on Jul 5, 2008 23:58:53 GMT 1
 Have you eaten them yet - Mine were lovely and no bitterness at all.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 6, 2008 0:08:25 GMT 1
They were stunning Ali.
Bit like yourself....
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Post by alicat on Jul 6, 2008 0:11:03 GMT 1
 Get away with you. Your not bad yourself ya know.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 14, 2008 11:12:14 GMT 1
Had the first new potatoes and broad beans with yesterday's chicken pie.
Sublime....
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Post by 4pygmies on Jul 14, 2008 13:17:35 GMT 1
You could never get blase about the taste of freshly picked vegetables could you? I am, at this very moment, munching on a cucumber sandwich made from a cucumber I picked about 5 minutes ago from the PT - sun warmed and delicious! My new potatoes, broad beans and peas are in full flow now too - yum.............
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 14, 2008 13:27:12 GMT 1
My broad beans are at an end now so I dug their patch over yesterday and transplanted all the leeks.
I'm pleased with the potato crop as theye were grown on the shadier side and seem quite happy there.
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