Grow Your Own Magazine

had to share this

while at my allotment today was chatting to a gold standard fellow allotment holder. this elderly gentleman has 3 plots and supplies a local pub with veg.
"ah well we can all only try our best " said i
" i think you keep your plot looking lovely and tidy" was the reply

i nearly fainted, but thanked him and then viewed my jungle in a new light

it made my day

Well done you, nice to have a complement here and there

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http://clairescraftandgarden.blogspot.com/

Wow - praise indeed.

nice to have someone with that attitude; with us it's
'you'll need more water than that' as we turn up with a few squash bottles to water in newly planted out veg.
Or 'the twitch is coming through again - it never stops does it' [no it doesn't - especially when you never actually dig your plot matey];
or 'if you get any potatoes out of that lot' [er, we have got 3 out already with a simple furtle and they've only been in 8 weeks you muppet]
or 'well, if you've nothing better to do than to weed your plot' [what rather than wade through it like yours which is waist deep in weeds?]
or 'I wondered what the cardboard was for' [er - adding organic material, keeping the weeds down - its not rocket science old man]..


I keep my tongue well sealed as the guy lives next to the plot and I don't want any mishaps but flippin heck - can't they let it go???

Yes; it's got weeds
Yes, we weed it
Yes, we have planted veg in it
Get over it!!!

*rant over*

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Andrea :wavehello

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...logs/zazen999/

moon trials completed:
tomatoes
[46% increase in crop per seed sown and 10% increase in crop per plant]

currently underway:
calabrese
garlic

...........

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

well done slooky - how lovely to hear that comment from an old timer! cool!

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"A cat sees no good reason why it should obey another animal, even if it does stand on two legs."

compliments are flying around, well done, bag that compliment and keep it for when you having a sad day, it will make you feel great again.

x

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Gardening - A labour of love that begins with daybreak and ends with backache!
http://clarkiesveggieblog.blogspot.com/

Cool! Well done on the compliment, you must have been working hard and impressed em!

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Blessings
Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!

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Last updated 12th September 2008 - updated balance sheet!