Crimbo

The day after Christmas, all around the house, not a murmor, not even a mouse.  Not in this house.  Full of booze, grub and wind as usual.  Must now start my 2010 diet, which will take me up to Christmas Eve next year.

Crimbo veg

Crimbo being just around the corner, just making sure that i have got all my crimbo veg ready. Onions, Toms, Spuds, Sprouts, Kale, Carrots and Parsnips.  All that is needed is gravy.  “Do i need meat” ?.

The Edible Garden Show

For all you grow your own nutters, check this site out. Copy and paste into your web browser.

http://www.theediblegardenshow.co.uk/

I’m singing in the rain!

The weather is so crap today.  Not the weather to be on the allotment i can tell you.  The long range forecast is rain, rain and more chuffin rain.  If the Water Authorities declare an hosepipe ban for next year, they want their chuffin arse  kicked.

I just hope that all you lottie holders have got some kind of method of catching all this lovely water, because next year i am sure you are going to need it.  HAVE A NICE DAY.

Seed order!

The time has come again for the ordering of seeds and floods of forms from seed merchants are pouring through the door. The way that they are laid out and the photos full of colour, want you to go out and plant everything.

There are a great number of merchants close to me and for years been using just the one. At the beginning of the year, we started The Great Cornard Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners, affiliated with the National Society. I have the honor of being the first chairman of the Society, for the first year only until the society is up and running, then the reigns will be handed over to a person with more time on their hands.

One advantage of being in an Allotment Society is the saving that can be made on the price of seeds. I myself normally spend about £50 – £60 a year on seeds, this year i will be saving more than 50% so it does have its advantages. Other than my garlic that i get from the garlic farm of the Isle of Wight, i will be ordering my seeds from Kings Seeds based in Kelvedon, Essex.(See link)

Just some of the catalogues that come through the letter box and the formation of the Society.

Weather

The weather is crap today. For the last week the weather has been fantastic for October. But just around the corner into November, shit. Although this is good for the garlic.  I have not been able to get onto the lottie for ages as i am off work with stomach problems.  Just as i am starting to feel better and able to work on the lottie, the weather turns crap.

Heyup! Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabris, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.

Hello folks, i hope that you enjoy my blog. This blog is not only about my allotment, although this is the biggest focus, it also includes things in my life that make me smile.

Please feel free to comment, but remember, that although i have never met you, i still love you. And take note of my Latin saying above.