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Today I sowed the tomato's 3 varieties so far. Took another 50 cuttings (dahlia's & Chrysanths) and then as rain stopped play did some alterations to the lottie website & started the newsetter.oh, nearly forgot. 15 French beans bought this year brand spankers so they'd better grow or else .....

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

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Today I was a vet !
Calved one cow, taight a newborn calf how to suckle and treated a dying calf for bad scour - it now has a 50/50 chance of survival as opposed to 0/0 chance they gaveit last night

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Rat

British by birth
Scottish by the Grace of God

Blog updated Wednesday November 13th

Rat, you never cease to amaze me. What a wonderful life you lead. Whose cattle were they? I bet they were glad you were on hand. Well done mate.
Jax

The cows are in the care of the lady I work for on Sundays - the one who is moving farms soon and has given me a budget of £5k for her new garden. She is overwintering them for some farmer from through the West Coast. Of the fifty in her care, she has had no problems until last night, and has only five left to calve.
My daughter thinks I'm a hero for saving them, the OH was pissed cause I was late home and therefore late for her Mother's Day meal at local eaterie !
You can please some of the folk all of time but not all the folk etc etc etc.
Still nothing in the garden - still too cold and too wet .
Frustrated Rodent of Easter Ross

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Rat

British by birth
Scottish by the Grace of God

Blog updated Wednesday November 13th

Well done mate, you're obviously not as much of a rat as you say!!!

There will only be one chance to be a child and have a hero for a dad. Next year it will be Mother's day again.
I would plump for "Dad the hero" every time!
Jax

Jax
Me too - every time

SBP
I have had my moments !!

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Rat

British by birth
Scottish by the Grace of God

Blog updated Wednesday November 13th

Crickey Rat is there nothing you can't do? You amaze me at times - can't wait to see your veg!! (Don't you dare take that the wrong way!)

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Your getting a reputation LJ, lewd remarks, dodgy websites

Well done Mr R it's always satisfying when you do convince one of the little buggers that they don't wnat to die isn't it.

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

SR.. well done you...so rewarding !! done it myself and understand the euphoria post natal!!!! I hope you had the calf named by you???? You certainly deserved it!! Our local farmer just threw the hour only calf into the back of his truck and seemed v pissed off with us for disturbing his sunday lunch!!! what a b.......... !
May your skills continue!!!!!! happy birthday and post mother's day...(can you argue the point?????)

Today we ate the last of our shallots,spuds and carrot (found it in the soil when digging! ) just got the sorrel , tomatoes and fruit in the freezer and the fruity booze to look forward to now! And the whole process starts again....great !

Today I put my first germinated seedlings (early red cabbage and broad beans) out in the shed to harden off. I'm so far behind all you lot!! Just trying to be patient with the weather. Bright sun early this morning. Then SNOW at lunch time. Now sunny again. Come on Spring, get your a**e in gear...

OK, so I know I'm new to this growing vegetables lark and I may be a little impatient.....but are my potatoes growing?

How long does it take for them to show? I only planted them 7 days ago so when can I expect to see growth? I've planted earlies, 2nd earlies and main crop.

Yours, the impatient gardener.

Depends how deep you planted them Simon.Probably another couple of weeks before you see the haulms coming through. Your 1st earlies should be ready to harvest in about 12 weeks or so depending on the variety so don't be too impatient.

I've planted some strawberry runners in baskets, a pot & under a plastic cloche in the ground. Makes this feel really insignificant when I read Rat's entry about saving calves lives!

cheers for that sue...I planted them half a spade depth then filled to surface level with a mound of soil an inch or 2 on top

If they are outside Simon I wouldn't expect anything to happen for 2-3 weeks then they'll really start to move once it warms up - it will warm up won't it

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

I keep hoping that the weather is going to improve but just like Manchester, Chesterfield is awash......Noah has just sailed past!!!!

Well its been a real spring day here in the Vale of Pewsey. Warm when the sun was shining, but clouds blowing and the odd shower.

'Constructed' one of those big black compost bins - it looks like someone has half buried a portaloo/or tardis in the garden! Planted a 'dual' plum tree, and a lilac tree. Dug some border over using the new azada!!! Good stuff.

It's quite warm here today but is blowing a gale. Perhaps it was the wrong time to choose to cut down & dig up some penstemons which had gone old & woody as I had to dive around the garden catching the bits! I took some cuttings last year so will be able to replace them.They're penstemon 'Blackbird' & are very pretty but grow like weeds.I also planted out my 'Harlequin' potatoes in a potato barrel.

Potting up seedlings in my greenhouse. Painting the wood of the raised beds. Took some photos while the protective fleece is off the bed. Altered the auto vents so that they open a little sooner and finally potted on my cucumbers.
Jax

Today I heard the first ice-cream van Oh well...it must be summer then!!

I've potted up 62 Lithops (living stones) today and had a good look round at the cuttings that have rooted. Time to move them to the coldframe methinks.

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/