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  • #1

    How many days gardening?

    .................have you had over the christmas holidays?

    I've managed three full days at the allotment, but it rained all day on one of them so I spent most of that day tidying the greenhouse!
    I go there very day for the chooks, but only spend about an hour with them.

    Had a session weeding today, which will give my back a day to recuperate before work on Tuesday!
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    Approximately none I'm ashamed to say. The weather hasn't been fit and neither have I, so I have used the holiday to rest. Oh, I did dig up some parsnips on Christmas morning, does that count?
    Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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    • #3
      We have been in the garden every day except yesterday - but we were remodelling it! So it was more landscaping than gardening. Although I did some weeding today and spent a little time brushing my hand repeatedly over the Crimson Clover leaves - they are really soft and slightly furry you know. And today I repotted Elderberry [Black Lace] and our Grape cuttings that have taken, which I am very chuffed about. The only thing that stopped play was the lack of light.
      Last edited by zazen999; 01-01-2012, 07:16 PM.

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      • #4
        We have been up a few days, Christmas day afternoon being one of them. We were there again today finishing off some chicken muck spreading. Agree with Zazen though, weather dark and grim. Will be there again tomorrow probably or maybe I shall be sowing in the greenhouse, as this afternoon saw more seed buying...oops!
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        • #5
          My bad..!!! The 24th was the only time i went to the lottie and that was to get some snips and sprouts. I have loads to do there but the same as the rest of you, the weather isn't much good at the moment.
          "He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"

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          • #6
            Have hardly been at the lottie over the last few weeks never mind days, sent OH up on Christmas eve to get the parsnips. Hope to go today even if I just potter. Cant wait to get back to normal working hours and back to a routine.
            Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
            and ends with backache

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            • #7
              Not as often as I would like.

              24th to old plot for parsnips with GD, 26th to move most of the contents of my shed to new plot and 30th to measure new plot to make a plan. Technically the new plot isn't mine until 25 Jan but the ex tennant is fine about me moving stuff and I will begin to work it soon.

              I have been to the GC a couple of times though
              Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are probably right.
              Edited: for typo, thakns VC

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              • #8
                Went up to No 1 on the 19th Dec and No 2 on the 23rd - then no 2 again on the 29th. TBH there is little to do - I could pull some turnips or black radishes - but I dont have any extra overwintering crops in.
                We're planning on tidying/digging both today but at the mo, its pouring with rain....
                The only jobs to do are pruning the apple tree, giving the trees a wash and pruning back the grape vine....plus digging in some chicken manure pellets.....

                I *want to sow some onions/leeks but am waiting for my new modules to arrive....

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                • #9
                  After giving up the lottie in the back end of 2011 to concentrate on growing in my back garden, i spent boxing day morning gutting back some overgrown bushes and part filled my new raised bed. The following 2 mornings i did some tidying up.
                  Friday i went to the stables and filled a dozen sacks with part rotted hos muck and refilled my daleks with it so it will rot down for next winter.
                  Newyears eve i went to the local micro brewery and picked up a dozen sacks of spent hops, poured several sack fulls into my raised bed and sored the rest for mulching in the summer.
                  yesterday was wet so i started of some seeds.
                  If i still had the lottie i doubt if i would have ventured down.
                  Roger
                  Its Grand to be Daft...

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                  • #10
                    None really but I have been down to dig some veg(cabbage, leeks, parsnips & swede)also "gathered" some spinach.
                    My allotment is not too bad a the moment so I don't need to do anything at the moment.
                    The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
                    Brian Clough

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                    • #11
                      No gardening just tidying up the garden a bit and collective parsnips, leeks, kale, spinach and some lettuce from the greenhouse. Then today I'll be digging up some JA's and winter savoury ready for tea.
                      Location....East Midlands.

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                      • #12
                        I spent a day last week, barrowing woodchip in the rain, and that's been about it for weeks. Haven't even ordered seed or seed potatoes yet - no money and no time!

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                        • #13
                          Mr Z is out there at the moment, barrowing old composted bark onto the new beds; and then emptying the dalek. Which means I'll have space again to put stuff. Whoop whoop.

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                          • #14
                            Not been up at all except to harvest just before Christmas but over the festivities I'd prefer to spend the time with family and friends. Will be back up next weekend though.

                            Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                            Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by arpoet View Post
                              After giving up the lottie in the back end of 2011 to concentrate on growing in my back garden. Roger
                              Shame you've given you plot up Roger, I've enjoyed watching your videos of your time up there.
                              Chris


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