Grow Your Own Magazine

Woooooooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooooooo

I took on my lottie 2 Septembers ago and haven't had a good go at it before this year. The first year I had it, we had a huge medical upheaval in our first son 1 month after taking it one and I'd only dug 1/3 of the plot over. I then fell pregnant the following month so up to last summer nothing happened to the plot really

Anyhow, my Dad (8LGM) took over the digging for me (and now officially co-owns the plot) and I have a second (smaller) plot which we'll hopefully be rotivating soon.

Mr Shortie, the kids and I went down yesterday to put up the runner bean supports and water and besides the sturdy onion family that have been going strong since winter, I found we had the following direct sown stuff germinating and looking really healthy since last time I went:

Potatoes - lurvely long rows sprouting up
Broadies - 100% germination there
Peas - 90-95% germination - dead chuffed seeing as I had not a single pea germinate last year

I feel so motivated again, isn't it a fab feeling?????

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Shortie

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

That's brill Shortie

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Sarah

http://wixypixies.blogspot.com/

“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Great news Shortie.

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

*does a little dance*

It's a great time of year. Isn't sunlight fantastic stuff?

Glad to hear your good news.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - UPDATED - 11th June

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See your suffering from SAD, Shortie (SAD = Song and Dance ) Spring is a good time to be happy 'cos you can make it last ALL SUMMER!!!

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http://www.weltaf.co.uk/
Why keep a dog when you can bark yourself !

Well done! Roll on the harvest!

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Some days you're the statue, some days you're the pigeon!

vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated July 1st 2008

Go for it gal keep it up it is good when a plan comes together jacob

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What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
Ralph Waide Emmerson

There's quite simply nothing better than being outside in the sunshine and pottering on your plot!

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Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result

Peanut aka Joanna

Couldnt sleep for the sun coming into the bedroom window. So I got up and have been up to the lottie, I was there at 6.15am it was fab. I got all the beans and cabbages out of the polytunnel to start hardening them off. I sat on the bench and surveyed my lottie and made plans. I have come home and had a cup of coffee and now I am ready for the day. Oooh lovely.

wish i was on the lottie instead i'm sat at work looking out at a beautifyl day ,roll on 2 o'clock

Hi Shortie,

Go for it girl!! Sun is shining, plants are growing... Life is great!

Mandy

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No mater when time you set out, you always get there at the same time

Ooo Catrina I envy you! I'd gladly get up early to get down the lottie before work but I don't think my two boys would appreciate my efforts (Mr Shortie leaves for work at 6am so can't sit in with them either)

However I have gained myself a home-pass to allow me on the lottie after work for half an hour, twice a week on the way home from work wooo hoo! Mr Shortie offered that he might even come with me and give me a hand *passes out with shock*

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Shortie

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter