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Merry wrote:Oh thanks, I`ve always wondered how you did that!

No - still didn`t do it right

You need to leave in the bit that says

whoever wrote: and the cancelling [/quote ] at the other end. You can mess with the text within those two quotes though.

Thanks - I`ll have a play in the playing thread

The cherry trees have dropped their leaves now so I spent yesterday morning collecting more bags of leaves.
Surprised at the appearance of some of our neighbouring plots. They`re empty and bleak and seem to have closed down for the winter. We`ve got loads of beds still active - leeks, cabbages, brussels sprouts, carrots and the broad beans coming up. That`s not counting the perennial stuff that`s lying cosily under its mulch - like asparagus etc.

yes merry i notice some sparce plots around where i am.
i have broad beans ,beetroot ,shallots,garlic ,onions,leeks cabbage .spring cabbage they have weeds round them but they are bigger then the weeds so i cant see the point of taking netting off and fiddling round i can do that at a later date when i thin them out and use some of the young plants in stirfries etc,i have a few weeds growing on me path and the odd one sprouting up from winter digging.i have sime more digging to do but hey christmas is coming so not many visits at the momment.
regards dave

Merry wrote: Surprised at the appearance of some of our neighbouring plots.

My plot is empty right now as well. I am waiting for some time to lay some fresh horse manure. My ground is just awful, so I am going to dig thru the manure and leave it for the winter under plastic, and hopefully come spring it will have rotted down nicely and I might get more than half a dozen peas and a carrot next time!

Sounds good PD! Lots of yummy manure eh?
You`ll probably have a record year next year!

The ground`s too waterlogged to do anything much at the moment.
Just going up the allotment to check nothing`s blown down or been broken into - and to pick veg for dinner.
Overwintering broad beans looking strong but Brussels sprouts a bit small this year, - taste nice but just not very big.

planted raspberry canes and gooseberry bush and redcurrant cane on Saturday along with garlic cloves that were sprouting.

Purple sprouting broccoli coming up well...

will post pictures on the other thread when i get chance

Good to see you again Rohen... FAB avatar too!!

Just to let you know that Hugh will be appearing on BBC1’s ‘This Week’ this Thursday 7th at 11.35pm and then BBC Breakfast from 6.25am on Friday morning.

He will be discussing the issue of shopping locally this Christmas and highlighting the plight of the turkey, as ‘River Cottage Treatment’ did recently for chickens.

We are really pleased that our Clucking Disgusting campaign has proved to be hugely successful so we have taken it one festive step further.

Go to www.happierbirds.co.uk to find out how far your turkey and Christmas dinner could have traveled to reach you…

Thanks for the reminder G. and for the link. Very interesting.

well pulled quite a few parsnips quite good some others not so good but i think the summer must of done something any way there massive do me roasting a few tonight,storing the rest will dig some more up next week if i can find themlol.picked a cabbage and some leeks.had a chat but i think most allotmenteers were hibernating.broad beans up sowed some in pots hardened then off in me garden and filled in gaps.. have 97 plants approx will do some more april too they freeze extremely well and got one pkt left in freezer.have some digging to do but think that will be done over christmas hols and january.
regards dave

Well - pulled leeks and cut cabbage for dinner.
Ground MUCH too wet for digging. Can`t see me getting on the ground until after Christmas.

dug some more J artichokes.... anyone know how you are sposed to store them for planting next year?

we (well OH really) have made a start on next year's veg patch. Keeping in mind that we have not long moved here, plan to get sheep so really should be continuing with the fencing.. but himself was really itching to start digging... and here he is
and yes that spec in the distance is himself again... dya think he might have overstretched himself?

You might aswell plant your Jerusalem artichokes now

they take about 12 months to come to cropping anyway

So if youve got spare plant them