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Do they do online ordering?
I have no idea.
Do they do online ordering?
Do they do online ordering?
got a load of seed spuds that I didn't get around to planting. Does anyone think it would be OK to stick them in now (as they won't last until next year)? My thinking is use 'em and you may get something... bin them and you definitely won't! HTB
Visited the plot today (Sunday) and didn't take a single gardening implement. I just looked at autumn coming slowly, like a well worn blanket, over all the plots on our site. Over there on a plot some beans still clinging to the support poles foliage all green but the pods all dry and brown, some where else sweet corn stems still vertical yet bedraggled seemingly covered in badly ripped pale yellow carrier bags, potatoe haulms all brown and lifeless yet with promises of goodness underground. Mina's tomatoes all bright red and ripe, Harry's tyres empty and ready for next year spuds, Paula's dahlias still in full bloom so late in the year, a plot covered in weeds all viewed from the comfort of the lottie bench. Yesterday though had been a very full day having set the plot up last year I realised during the summer that it could be laid out better so Saturday was the big re-org day. This involved moving raised beds around, copious amounts of digging, shifting piles of soil, moving toolboxs, relaying paths and generally getting some good healthy outdoor exercise. As a result of getting a decent glow on there was need in the evening to restore my body fluid inbalance and re-estabish my low carbohydrate levels, thank heavens for the British pub. Friends and family got a mixed bag of parsnips, leeks, beetroot and a few late spring? onions the products of the big re-org. I kept all the undersized and comedy veg that would once have graced ester's that's life or a similar TV show and made what I consider my best random veg soup yet. Random veg soup is becoming a favourite as it has no fixed recipe simply made from what is available so can vary with my mood. July's variation is quite nice. But yesterdays was darn good. Todays visit was about planning for next year, contemplating and evaluating this years efforts, chatting to others, but mainly just spending an hour or so in the company of mother nature. The leaves are a riot of oranges, deep meaningful reds and vibrant yellows. The drive to the plot is visually quite dramatic at this time of year yet the growing year is slowing down. Time for a comfy chair and a gentlemans serving of a decent single malt
Reading this thread and living in a flat makes me want to put my name down for an allotment. It appears relaxing and somewhere to disappear to and forget life for a few hours. How many hours a week would I be looking to put in.
If you're interested you could try looking on the internet. I can't remember the site but it was featured on Hugh Fearnley Whitingstall's river cottage series. It was a sort of Land- Swap system where people with huge gardens would let others have a plot on it... just so it isn't left to go overgrown.