tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267998842024-03-07T07:42:51.902+00:00miriam's lottieMy new and improved Lottie experience should be showing by nowmimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-11632470905253534922009-08-16T21:45:00.002+01:002009-08-16T21:51:51.225+01:00giving upHello all<br /><br />I have decided to give up my plot, over the last 3 months I have only been down there 3 -5 times. My health has not been very good. And so the plot became over run with mares tails and bindweed so I just gave in my key. Although I have left the door open as i have said if one of the diasbled beds becomes available I would like one<br /><br />So it was with deep regret I had to give up the plot.<br /><br />But that doesn't mean I have stopped.<br /><br />I have a small area at the back of my shed at home. It was a rockery when we moved in, but it has become a dumping ground. So today we got some of the old wood we had lying around the garden and doubled the size of the area. We made an edged raised bed and intend to use that for the time being. We have planted out some of our tomato plants that are still in pots. They should do okay there. it is sheltered and get the sun for most of the day.<br /><br />I will post photos soon<br />Mimmimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-45895875346403985052009-03-25T13:51:00.002+00:002009-03-25T14:23:03.132+00:00Digging the plotWell at last the weather is good enough to do some work at last.<br /><br />As you can see we have started to plant stuff in the Lottie<br /><br />We planted 2 rows of lettuce, 2 rows of radishes,a row of beetroot and a row of kohlrabi. We have lots of seeds in the conservatory and the green house with more being done as you read.<br />Broad beans and peas are being started off in the greenhouse whilst chillies and flowers are in the conservatory.<br /><br />The weed suppressant has worked a treat and has saved a lot of time being spent on weeding thus giving more time for digging the plot. We will use this again next year.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_stpLtW3zFiMt-qjFytEtQgqcw9HKKLDPZceGB5uB6zWO_USlAXKwsOSHSGvp2VeCorcLEN-Xswx2fcMkULz7OiGUZ2JM6kW44Am2ralNr1O_VaBUcSPiPR4YysIhxl9mvw43A/s1600-h/IMGP3963-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_stpLtW3zFiMt-qjFytEtQgqcw9HKKLDPZceGB5uB6zWO_USlAXKwsOSHSGvp2VeCorcLEN-Xswx2fcMkULz7OiGUZ2JM6kW44Am2ralNr1O_VaBUcSPiPR4YysIhxl9mvw43A/s320/IMGP3963-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Simon has dug over bed which had nothing in it last year, and since this photo was taken he has done the bed behind him as well. So now I can get on and plant my potatoes and peas and beans soon. Easter weekend will be a good time to do this as we have time off work and can spend a day down there. The shopping bag is there to collect the mares tails in. That way we don't have to forget to take them home and burn them. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOg8OvmwGAHyJ95PK3dsw_tPYeWGRXLjZMStxvBU83MmAVD8SaRCVCMGGbQq6tXb9ECwhBzqc6SPYKfU_NT5vSoGYTzzg3fl68Tk-7dFVkESkZLMm0aGpdq_GPnUi11w9X3lklw/s1600-h/IMGP3964.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOg8OvmwGAHyJ95PK3dsw_tPYeWGRXLjZMStxvBU83MmAVD8SaRCVCMGGbQq6tXb9ECwhBzqc6SPYKfU_NT5vSoGYTzzg3fl68Tk-7dFVkESkZLMm0aGpdq_GPnUi11w9X3lklw/s320/IMGP3964.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is my new compost bin, I am just waiting for the wind to die sown so I can move the old one over and turn it at the same time. The secretary of the site built it for me and painted it so many thanks to him.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOPX0s8LutI0Z8j8y7wPfkXZiVJFbKg7gPK1O_oInAdyEvM56GbQuYG0EK_8vLnQBwWr_NOZLvyk0cIfo4NUBVtyOalnRGAnbAhmJLsqf1SoDMrpOD30_Osn21vXc5If31uZVog/s1600-h/IMGP3900-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOPX0s8LutI0Z8j8y7wPfkXZiVJFbKg7gPK1O_oInAdyEvM56GbQuYG0EK_8vLnQBwWr_NOZLvyk0cIfo4NUBVtyOalnRGAnbAhmJLsqf1SoDMrpOD30_Osn21vXc5If31uZVog/s320/IMGP3900-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So after a couple of hours at the Lottie with Simon doing the hard digging slog he is tired and just wants to go home and have a Chinese delivered so he can rest from his labours<br /><br />Well done him.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hrs0HeS3qDOBoHhouDFN6m8SqyWfnveykPgbGtWgVv1XejSv2R58OCIpxUGiSkRd4yS2jUdkL4Q0_OQeLUW4Bb8C_zUCJifNusuvJBggICe9sj_IwqfHSUHXZLFyQCQYTWqOHA/s1600-h/IMGP3971-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hrs0HeS3qDOBoHhouDFN6m8SqyWfnveykPgbGtWgVv1XejSv2R58OCIpxUGiSkRd4yS2jUdkL4Q0_OQeLUW4Bb8C_zUCJifNusuvJBggICe9sj_IwqfHSUHXZLFyQCQYTWqOHA/s320/IMGP3971-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anyway peeps I must go now as I have lots to do.<br />Happy digging and sowing to you all<br />Mim<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-27328832750412582302009-02-21T12:42:00.000+00:002009-02-21T12:42:23.520+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RVdXc3vJzjM3uXfWTv9lWgcHNteYiCU62IbzgWVCqv_UMQZ9UXnJCnotmoF56w8Zrm5TOTNcffrie6Q1yf7x_Kn2_juMt2kl5mTgMRVyaWOVqEGABpgr9YUNLjwT0ahoj5kk5A/s1600-h/IMGP3890.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RVdXc3vJzjM3uXfWTv9lWgcHNteYiCU62IbzgWVCqv_UMQZ9UXnJCnotmoF56w8Zrm5TOTNcffrie6Q1yf7x_Kn2_juMt2kl5mTgMRVyaWOVqEGABpgr9YUNLjwT0ahoj5kk5A/s320/IMGP3890.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-34782304813795321752009-02-21T12:38:00.004+00:002009-02-21T13:04:52.694+00:00All on the move<div>Hello All<br /><br />Well it seems that we have some sun at last and so I have been down to the Lottie. When I get down there I find that things are a foot. The allotment I share is being split into 3 which I have no problems with as the person who will be sharing the plot with me is a person I have known for about 35 years.<br /><br />It means I get to lose 2-4 foot of mine but I don't mind, as I have not been able to fill my whole Lottie anyway in the last 2 years. Due to ill health, bad weather and Horseradish (which i cant get rid of). So at least I have less to fill and someone who can help me do mine at the same time.<br /><br />But not only did I find out that the Lottie is being split but that the compost heap has got to be changed. Health and safety are saying that metal cannot be used on the first 4-6 feet of the Lottie in case children hurt themselves. Again I have no problems with that. But It does mean that the bin can be moved.<br /><br /><br />So from the photo below you can see where the compost is being from and to. The Secretary of the Lottie is going to help me build a new one as I have no idea as to how to do it. But we are considering making an extra 2 bays so I can turn the compost or store the other bins and water barrels there.<br /><br />The best bit is that the compost has not been moved for 5-7 years so it should be really good for my beans this year<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rt8_qk53eLKf4WISOZNloDH0Yr0d9xwCF0LYoeOtL5PpOdpd4YvXNRSzrTZyaKmwNC7Nxb7xxn4NXlKGiZoQto-NEdzYmiyscrYQR7mJnFpQro_1Z_ww7_0CK1yq85W2Kdu6Ug/s1600-h/IMGP3890-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305231313159958146" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rt8_qk53eLKf4WISOZNloDH0Yr0d9xwCF0LYoeOtL5PpOdpd4YvXNRSzrTZyaKmwNC7Nxb7xxn4NXlKGiZoQto-NEdzYmiyscrYQR7mJnFpQro_1Z_ww7_0CK1yq85W2Kdu6Ug/s200/IMGP3890-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From this one you can see how far the path is moving. Again no problems to me<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima3H-Kl8Yt59CzQ7dV7alSW5NJVHyXRiXT6PRVKBIGZahk6FcnRBN5aEy532s6xdFIz-55PMF9zBOb4HQp5htgrjMPz0Qm47Ge31gdiWxUns4tRV9yDBo5reJKOtQ6zJ39jye8Q/s1600-h/IMGP3894.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305235658513008098" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima3H-Kl8Yt59CzQ7dV7alSW5NJVHyXRiXT6PRVKBIGZahk6FcnRBN5aEy532s6xdFIz-55PMF9zBOb4HQp5htgrjMPz0Qm47Ge31gdiWxUns4tRV9yDBo5reJKOtQ6zJ39jye8Q/s200/IMGP3894.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />All I have to do now is re do my beds and edging and then we are set to go for the new year.<br />Hear from you all soon<br />Mim</div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-78549036842135833812009-01-11T19:32:00.002+00:002009-01-11T19:51:29.849+00:00What a lot to do<span style="font-size:130%;">Hello All</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">As you can see there is not much doing here this year. I have even considered giving up, but I will be giving the Lottie another year to see how we go.</span><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6XElI71g8E9UFH6aL9Du4OuEC8_A5J7JmMfTKx2muRmsLpshVyzKSpQQTTn_Cr6D__fSmcZIjViJWvRHt0i_WjX9hSudzCUstLI6qSLnxMXUBteva6LyBX68VA4mZrVkQ0UuHw/s1600-h/IMGP3760.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6XElI71g8E9UFH6aL9Du4OuEC8_A5J7JmMfTKx2muRmsLpshVyzKSpQQTTn_Cr6D__fSmcZIjViJWvRHt0i_WjX9hSudzCUstLI6qSLnxMXUBteva6LyBX68VA4mZrVkQ0UuHw/s320/IMGP3760.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">I am going to be putting in some Fruit bushes here and move the Rhubarb from in front of the compost bin. The compost in there has been there for at least 3 years so it should be very well rotted by now. So I think that it needs turning over so by moving it I hope to do that at the same time. The rhubarb will love the compost as will the runner beans.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKEZfs4HopHCLbShb1BqIGu8Nt5pakUv19PQ0cvygBqejfEdsbp7LLlX3v13JV5FQE0LcVpNl6A-Hx949jnVitsukH0hVce_LDcjus0VyruGCrQkvvkxL9-TvUu7LfPZGLoyVUg/s1600-h/IMGP3765.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKEZfs4HopHCLbShb1BqIGu8Nt5pakUv19PQ0cvygBqejfEdsbp7LLlX3v13JV5FQE0LcVpNl6A-Hx949jnVitsukH0hVce_LDcjus0VyruGCrQkvvkxL9-TvUu7LfPZGLoyVUg/s320/IMGP3765.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We covered the plot in the autumn to stop the weeds <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">resurfacing</span> so early. Lets hope it has warmed up the soil as well. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfq3xReVVhU38qEZ9zuE-Zxa43-TtJXCqKKxkWClWCQXXFQUsRmoDZso8KR0b1ui4k6o-M8V5NaJ3A4XXsWoxgnzsAlhyxwCejgvWATfWlyBbEHpd275qyKsTufL5MjzsTtY1vg/s1600-h/IMGP3764.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfq3xReVVhU38qEZ9zuE-Zxa43-TtJXCqKKxkWClWCQXXFQUsRmoDZso8KR0b1ui4k6o-M8V5NaJ3A4XXsWoxgnzsAlhyxwCejgvWATfWlyBbEHpd275qyKsTufL5MjzsTtY1vg/s320/IMGP3764.JPG" border="0" /></a> We have so much work to so this year I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">don't</span> where to start. it was a difficult year last year, with not really good health, lots of extra hours at work and the bad weather. It's really made me very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">despondent</span> and I didn't know whether to carry on or what. But as I have said we will <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">give</span> it another year. <br /><br />Anyone in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lottie</span> land got any ideas on how to pick yourself up and get on with the work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBOw40Gi_P_EIFznpB9rjRzk1loaAOQSfBeI2VDHSAhDY3useCAvwTYXhdYRPH3xWJs8kX73W22BocuuuqyAWmrF8QxnjKd_t3oGZxVPFEHhQQEgEKi_REkXbzrqUOL1YfWy_iw/s1600-h/IMGP3767.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBOw40Gi_P_EIFznpB9rjRzk1loaAOQSfBeI2VDHSAhDY3useCAvwTYXhdYRPH3xWJs8kX73W22BocuuuqyAWmrF8QxnjKd_t3oGZxVPFEHhQQEgEKi_REkXbzrqUOL1YfWy_iw/s320/IMGP3767.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anyway I must stop being so down hearted so I will go and think about looking at some seed catalogues<br /><br />Yours <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Mim</span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-49366098007732899472008-08-04T20:58:00.003+01:002008-08-04T21:50:33.450+01:00My HolidayHello All<br /><br />I thought you may like to see some of what I have been doing whilst not on the Lottie.<br /><br />I have been to the Lake District recently and where were staying had a community garden.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNluNV8TkIBSsk1MBRdX7urvtSkh95kp6EPGkid2iYNma09Q7clewnNbz4T1GbE42Ef9ietsmE9PFiRTEfo_-cT4KaLEg_68vqBnwgdId1IRsnadnZoWnMpCbxz-kTuTLV9uSYRQ/s1600-h/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230759994358899762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNluNV8TkIBSsk1MBRdX7urvtSkh95kp6EPGkid2iYNma09Q7clewnNbz4T1GbE42Ef9ietsmE9PFiRTEfo_-cT4KaLEg_68vqBnwgdId1IRsnadnZoWnMpCbxz-kTuTLV9uSYRQ/s200/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvkcwK-1kX2UQP1eXKMvjqujALpwUd9rfF6mA0BlAz7reX4QKam0iorDT-BtN6g2OUFPSnQC-XVrXhMzIPGAC4aQiHyEIKa2NsLz2hIDbLyICJI2rF3zONcntUaLI-50dpiOnPA/s1600-h/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230759196308637970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvkcwK-1kX2UQP1eXKMvjqujALpwUd9rfF6mA0BlAz7reX4QKam0iorDT-BtN6g2OUFPSnQC-XVrXhMzIPGAC4aQiHyEIKa2NsLz2hIDbLyICJI2rF3zONcntUaLI-50dpiOnPA/s200/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+001.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ag2CmZ-bZ6l6RkXF_G-M0q4Nb3qjWolwWElewnBvSHmpHYWNknD4he5sbSF0vsPtW7aBJ8Jq6WP9HMD-7GtVtf9tzutXsV-x_3M52X59PLKWQhjz_UYxvtWboz1wDnQtUzuXJw/s1600-h/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230760003863916242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ag2CmZ-bZ6l6RkXF_G-M0q4Nb3qjWolwWElewnBvSHmpHYWNknD4he5sbSF0vsPtW7aBJ8Jq6WP9HMD-7GtVtf9tzutXsV-x_3M52X59PLKWQhjz_UYxvtWboz1wDnQtUzuXJw/s200/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> As you can see they have a wonderful setting in which to garden. It is on a fairly steep slope and has a lot of acid soil areas but they have done a fantastic job of changing a field into a lovely garden or Lottie. They had a bee hive and several chickens. About 400 metres away they have a beautiful waterfall and grounds in which you can sit and reflect on the quietness and peace of the place.<br /><br />It was worth the walk up the steep slope to see the lovely garden and sit and rest .<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEdnnM0HzzA8UsFZA7eg3Yvp5sY6WUQQxoo8M4BuoVMMDZxYW3_51WAwBWciTcxYyuZyGklBSlrCmLAxQd-Nvm_65HTP_A2BOmIC0NRgKYpVbfEO95tMU4VIdYo2fpXK8Ej7iVg/s1600-h/IMGP3379.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230759199094873282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEdnnM0HzzA8UsFZA7eg3Yvp5sY6WUQQxoo8M4BuoVMMDZxYW3_51WAwBWciTcxYyuZyGklBSlrCmLAxQd-Nvm_65HTP_A2BOmIC0NRgKYpVbfEO95tMU4VIdYo2fpXK8Ej7iVg/s200/IMGP3379.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Late in April I was helping mom do some wedding flowers for a friend and they turned out extremely well. The bride was extremely happy. Tell me what you think?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nYwzpzRI3h-7IW1l4ukA05UwXktkFqrSvjdXmwfo9136P-XMvYhJyMcfa9_pHjL-zm6WVYWpOEE_G64OJt3zA1ucL9VZ2_jNxF_TDK-TPYAgRU1d0VhwueVuu3sMDWwhBbJx2g/s1600-h/IMGP2928-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230759190591937042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nYwzpzRI3h-7IW1l4ukA05UwXktkFqrSvjdXmwfo9136P-XMvYhJyMcfa9_pHjL-zm6WVYWpOEE_G64OJt3zA1ucL9VZ2_jNxF_TDK-TPYAgRU1d0VhwueVuu3sMDWwhBbJx2g/s200/IMGP2928-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsGvnyjYJQ6kHtDRQ9RHyJSBpRUBR-lDDYXGZHj0yHYdSz3In9MHyLd3T_wt9TR4gmo1gsd0eizVP__SGQKxPcvSdnvHb00JEMXHqvp1RDIUCsnAMw7HbSMolilQ9y07oHIdfHA/s1600-h/DSCF0031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230759187629328306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsGvnyjYJQ6kHtDRQ9RHyJSBpRUBR-lDDYXGZHj0yHYdSz3In9MHyLd3T_wt9TR4gmo1gsd0eizVP__SGQKxPcvSdnvHb00JEMXHqvp1RDIUCsnAMw7HbSMolilQ9y07oHIdfHA/s200/DSCF0031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The last 2 photos are just there so you can see nature at its utter best<br /><br />1 Simple buttercup and a beautiful sunset over the North Cornish coast.<br /><br />Hope you like them<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGK5QYZXFtZEwMI0zUAHNpnzDhTwAAtyxaZ-hGioBZBne3uMvOE7t0WPvUIRMgvMRFjLhNbk6AOJ0H0R6IbhASxcFsz5SMGpyAVrS6zuOP4Emngc2MWlTsBIQUuJR6_e2pgbasg/s1600-h/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230759991382440898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGK5QYZXFtZEwMI0zUAHNpnzDhTwAAtyxaZ-hGioBZBne3uMvOE7t0WPvUIRMgvMRFjLhNbk6AOJ0H0R6IbhASxcFsz5SMGpyAVrS6zuOP4Emngc2MWlTsBIQUuJR6_e2pgbasg/s200/holiday+2008+days+3+and+4+053.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS-NowtOAEoXlsu9WLCa-OO3Q3fakQUpOQYffKGp2gAbwQaQZiYPlZYiFYdgllNIY1hsQimf6WJBHt5xFlxrAdbBDWdZ-CvOfBsKN9G48p_W42oiCMBA6XEAZUefXt20YQxD8kw/s1600-h/IMGP3142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230759196068522626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS-NowtOAEoXlsu9WLCa-OO3Q3fakQUpOQYffKGp2gAbwQaQZiYPlZYiFYdgllNIY1hsQimf6WJBHt5xFlxrAdbBDWdZ-CvOfBsKN9G48p_W42oiCMBA6XEAZUefXt20YQxD8kw/s200/IMGP3142.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's what I have been doing whilst not on the Lottie; what have you been doing in your free time?<br /><br />Yours Miriammimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-50210636005333576942008-05-18T21:59:00.004+01:002009-02-21T09:30:40.872+00:00The latest News From MeWell hello all,<br /><br />A long time since my last post, well things have been busy. With a wedding and the bad weather and me doing lots of overtime at work things have just been left to their own devices again. But as I have said in earlier posts This Year will be different.<br /><br />Well so far it has been, the Hubby has been done at least 5 times this year instead of the twice last year. Every time I go over I am weeding and planting and not just groaning with despair at the weed growth. Little and often is probably the motto for this year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyeLhc9pCWFegwA2BFkhltxHtdqr89Vgvv98QR8QUevJLUayR4MJIElso7L2_H3Tp0MYH8Iyfs3S3IOh-u4MBT2mxmx4TN4ffHRsWCK_B5zSnJLSs2yWrAbmJ-frr-gvM4ug3Eg/s1600-h/IMGP3072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201827924102635506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyeLhc9pCWFegwA2BFkhltxHtdqr89Vgvv98QR8QUevJLUayR4MJIElso7L2_H3Tp0MYH8Iyfs3S3IOh-u4MBT2mxmx4TN4ffHRsWCK_B5zSnJLSs2yWrAbmJ-frr-gvM4ug3Eg/s200/IMGP3072.JPG" border="0" /></a> These are some of the Potatoes we out in in Feb and March. I thought I had lost them because we had put them early and we had some fairly hard frosts. But we have only seemed to have lost 1 or 2 plants over all. Behind these spuds we have put another 4 rows and so we should have some for them winter we hope. Lets hope the blight don't come again.<br /><br />I have put in some runner beans again but I still have more to put in yet. As you can see I have swapped the spuds and peas and beans around for this year and I hope they will all do well. my heritage peas are starting to put on a spurt. If all goes according to plan they should grow to about 10 foot tall. Thus dwarfing the runner beans<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjr6WoaNrELUpwER0wqt8yeCtBInWnQaWJwpfUK3LgMZSNW5anlS5K2BAMCSVxq6PE3dovE4uFs_-g9T7NnEocR11Rj8uU5p0ZJXzzVO26Ks-Zi1YfgTNDM7z2Daq32hVHPHGXg/s1600-h/IMGP3076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201827928397602818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjr6WoaNrELUpwER0wqt8yeCtBInWnQaWJwpfUK3LgMZSNW5anlS5K2BAMCSVxq6PE3dovE4uFs_-g9T7NnEocR11Rj8uU5p0ZJXzzVO26Ks-Zi1YfgTNDM7z2Daq32hVHPHGXg/s200/IMGP3076.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutjJLXE-R0sXSOEeCzQ6nvD8KlJJeBQufe0EYnFeKAXzu0ahNEVMUCEB5IlWnhb_cZ0X-poO5TEEZZQuFYBeVs6P510vmmmmA324pmjY_P5lr90Ax9Pz78gB92Ao63OVmpLse4Q/s1600-h/IMGP3082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201827932692570130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutjJLXE-R0sXSOEeCzQ6nvD8KlJJeBQufe0EYnFeKAXzu0ahNEVMUCEB5IlWnhb_cZ0X-poO5TEEZZQuFYBeVs6P510vmmmmA324pmjY_P5lr90Ax9Pz78gB92Ao63OVmpLse4Q/s200/IMGP3082.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Rhubarb is coming on well and we have had a lot off it already, but we shall see what happens to this year as we will have to dig and split it as there are too many for such a small bed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULvdKOmqO0Z0rUfWCQDjE6BJEiD2BUloxTnxy9YnbOylX2auiGB3qhFcK5D-RD25ZEtMZy2oEePMhrBGmXyWzaL2_7o8ZWDWXF4wKEl2KDPiXwP72kIpRzpUaXua9gswZTPdoow/s1600-h/IMGP3049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULvdKOmqO0Z0rUfWCQDjE6BJEiD2BUloxTnxy9YnbOylX2auiGB3qhFcK5D-RD25ZEtMZy2oEePMhrBGmXyWzaL2_7o8ZWDWXF4wKEl2KDPiXwP72kIpRzpUaXua9gswZTPdoow/s320/IMGP3049.JPG" border="0" /></a> A new venture f0rm me I am trying some strawberries and I shall keep you post on how they do. Does anyone have any ideas as how to best look after them<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mqjcYrgcypZ8mthpwXCqjU3R_G5JAbZqpBxAdFYvyVJ_LSaR2JSCmBsPbw5994xLS6peEGti9crVY8S73lTFWCEGZ87E1gKXpzESA1TvKFAKgwIV7WNFFVB0cmYi9FmLKgAbhA/s1600-h/IMGP3060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201827919807668194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mqjcYrgcypZ8mthpwXCqjU3R_G5JAbZqpBxAdFYvyVJ_LSaR2JSCmBsPbw5994xLS6peEGti9crVY8S73lTFWCEGZ87E1gKXpzESA1TvKFAKgwIV7WNFFVB0cmYi9FmLKgAbhA/s200/IMGP3060.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The broad beans are actually doing very well at the mo, they are taller than in this photo which was taken about 3 weeks ago. again I have only lost about 5-8 plants of the 50 I planted. So not doing badly with them either.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-3qgKbZZTD7O3BchJqjhVhfqyhry4NVvESFm6V_P5pc3s39AELn6-w_mpFRatSnxkw5VOqMn91FfP5g8V3MhUjGBv19QTVukrWcp5GVpmzMl6tFmy5VG7FU3FdX6izuWzIPgjA/s1600-h/IMGP3064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-3qgKbZZTD7O3BchJqjhVhfqyhry4NVvESFm6V_P5pc3s39AELn6-w_mpFRatSnxkw5VOqMn91FfP5g8V3MhUjGBv19QTVukrWcp5GVpmzMl6tFmy5VG7FU3FdX6izuWzIPgjA/s320/IMGP3064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKNOto2fit4EKVKXju-_8i2fSshdEoL8NPyWSTwLsWUXO9bpTD5zXIfjidthZ0upoSuF5l2P1PfrgZPcdugjS_F41iuB3Nh1-J7vdmzKzwNfIN5GblvTzCtpj4UmVI6XE1H4Q6w/s1600-h/IMGP3084-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201827936987537442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKNOto2fit4EKVKXju-_8i2fSshdEoL8NPyWSTwLsWUXO9bpTD5zXIfjidthZ0upoSuF5l2P1PfrgZPcdugjS_F41iuB3Nh1-J7vdmzKzwNfIN5GblvTzCtpj4UmVI6XE1H4Q6w/s200/IMGP3084-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here you can see 1 of my bush marrows and some small lettuces. I have had to net them, as the birds wont leave anything for the slugs to eat if I didn't.<br /><br />Anyway I just thought you may want to see what we both look like after a hard day at the Lottie<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOb-MN7hPi3G24ehTqiAuibDpuoXbYSuAvavnaTIhSQcfnHjf7dhrvZ7x_QkOdWbgog0RykrvhK7oqRTmK2IciF8A182J9XrkeUfYqhA6Yq1kdma8Qv3Bzjl0yOzRMUFmM7J0z6A/s1600-h/IMGP3079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 224px" height="193" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOb-MN7hPi3G24ehTqiAuibDpuoXbYSuAvavnaTIhSQcfnHjf7dhrvZ7x_QkOdWbgog0RykrvhK7oqRTmK2IciF8A182J9XrkeUfYqhA6Yq1kdma8Qv3Bzjl0yOzRMUFmM7J0z6A/s320/IMGP3079.JPG" width="255" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe_eUt8BxbU3cX1S9VQ-W8KPlAjYT4zpeqK0O0bckgZwpmt-vXBifzIvAbiv7wfEehha3G0g-NXQgchSoh7bLF0RR5rlISOht4iKAthrqk6zh0QvJHNVnhVQYtR9EdfHJGm2xgw/s1600-h/IMGP3078-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="WIDTH: 169px; HEIGHT: 223px" height="283" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe_eUt8BxbU3cX1S9VQ-W8KPlAjYT4zpeqK0O0bckgZwpmt-vXBifzIvAbiv7wfEehha3G0g-NXQgchSoh7bLF0RR5rlISOht4iKAthrqk6zh0QvJHNVnhVQYtR9EdfHJGm2xgw/s320/IMGP3078-1.JPG" width="219" border="0" /></a> I am on the left and Simon is leaning on the spade<br /><br />Hope to hear from some of you soon<br /><br />Mim <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-45318979448329780072008-03-27T22:18:00.003+00:002008-03-27T22:41:36.228+00:00Nearly Cleared plot.....Hello All<br /><br />It is that time of year again; what with finishing the digging and starting to plant out this years seeds and plants, when do we have time to stop and do anything else.<br /><br />Well I managed to get to the Lottie today for a couple of hours, first time since the end of Feb, due to work and weather conditions. Having cleared some of the rubbish and tidied up the Lottie I find we only have the following bit of ground to sort out.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROjawV-zG19aU5o8eDUrGnznuMpP9LyGLlpgiQK239aaMQ3asb3ZmSdkRbkLl9vNIIsiCT-T6ygXFEgxiCZFtTG-87-W0GPAyfRTsX87_jLTYSBEIqz2_yGT7PrqeECZDRdp09Q/s1600-h/IMGP2871-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROjawV-zG19aU5o8eDUrGnznuMpP9LyGLlpgiQK239aaMQ3asb3ZmSdkRbkLl9vNIIsiCT-T6ygXFEgxiCZFtTG-87-W0GPAyfRTsX87_jLTYSBEIqz2_yGT7PrqeECZDRdp09Q/s320/IMGP2871-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> We cannot do much with this as most of it is either compost bins or Rhubarb as you can see from the next photo.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjHDF-miCY6nGGYj0iiH877Al14xFWoyNp33UtxM1Bek9GbW-SU5ZDOFwqkJrwdW_U_gV9g0ftD3-dBXhFMLB8kkJZDjRoT9_IeJ4tZYCPJZW3wa8qz0cFHN7WcWJasVPkDjZpA/s1600-h/IMGP2872-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjHDF-miCY6nGGYj0iiH877Al14xFWoyNp33UtxM1Bek9GbW-SU5ZDOFwqkJrwdW_U_gV9g0ftD3-dBXhFMLB8kkJZDjRoT9_IeJ4tZYCPJZW3wa8qz0cFHN7WcWJasVPkDjZpA/s320/IMGP2872-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But Rhubarb is not the only thing growing on the Lottie to date. We have planted up 3-4 ranks of spuds with another 4-5 ranks to go in still. There are 5 rows of broad beans in and I still have some kale and broccoli left in the ground but that is nearly finished.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nqpVnzH4NddHXAzkBL1s8BEwWjH5S1anCCfLI7rar5lCn4uMwp6tqakDjv_XbLzgDsp1E5_Wr9-M3-aE8VVTtjFf8Ip-sQUJQl1cNsfLdKsE0uoTj85sHCdrLHyEK5ae3cdTyw/s1600-h/IMGP2879.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nqpVnzH4NddHXAzkBL1s8BEwWjH5S1anCCfLI7rar5lCn4uMwp6tqakDjv_XbLzgDsp1E5_Wr9-M3-aE8VVTtjFf8Ip-sQUJQl1cNsfLdKsE0uoTj85sHCdrLHyEK5ae3cdTyw/s320/IMGP2879.JPG" border="0" /></a> As you can see the plot is looking quite tidy at the mo and lets hope this year we can keep on top of it better than last year.<br /><br />The piece of ground we could not use last year because of the mass of horseradish can now be used this year. We think we have got 99% of it out and if we do get anymore then I will us <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Azooral</span> on it and that should sort out any little ones.<br /><br />We have started planting the broad beans in it so far but we will also try planting carrots and Kohl Rabi and beetroot in there this year and see what happens.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwRObrVBsVcGrmQXYMpbMTrjepvX1BeElP_h2YLrD414oAEr7Uf1DVOFhoc4cJ3NCQ6FSebu_vfIiQgaMZpMkgcAkjmgCEr-sAxJENXeilO7DqmxjYVyQ16U-xpxrvoXiWosoxg/s1600-h/IMGP2870.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwRObrVBsVcGrmQXYMpbMTrjepvX1BeElP_h2YLrD414oAEr7Uf1DVOFhoc4cJ3NCQ6FSebu_vfIiQgaMZpMkgcAkjmgCEr-sAxJENXeilO7DqmxjYVyQ16U-xpxrvoXiWosoxg/s320/IMGP2870.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hope to hear from some of you soon<br />Yours <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Doidge</span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-65560168112485362922008-03-12T21:04:00.002+00:002008-03-12T21:19:16.579+00:00Not much doingHello again<br /><br />I thought I would put the world to rights again today. The weather has been really bad again this week and I have been at work while the sun has been out so no work at the Lottie again. When I get home at 6.30 I cannot get anything done at the Lottie so I have to wait until the weekend and then try getting a whole weeks work done in a couple of hours.<br /><br />We have been down twice in the last 3 weeks and planted some more stuff in the ground. But I have been sowing some things at home. I am trying to save some money this year and am trying to grow some flowers from seed this year instead of buying them.<br /><br />I have tried this before and not had much success. I do better from cuttings, so my neighbours had better watch out.<br /><br />So far all I have got is really long spindly growth so I think I will have to do some more and see what happens. <br /><br />This week I am going to start some new broad beans and try sowing my peas in pots and then get them ready for the ground.<br /><br />I like being able to see things grow from seed and then eat off it later.<br /><br />So what about the plot. we have dug over 2/3 of now and we have decided to get rid of the grass paths as they are taking up a far amount of planting room. The grass has been saved to make into loam for next year.<br /><br />So instead we are going to dig out the winter stuff soon and then make one very large bed and divide it up using the same fencing we brought last year. That way we get back about 6x3 foot of ground we can use. I am aiming to get it better laid out for the competition this year and get a better variety of plants in and hope they all come up in time.<br /><br />I will definitely be growing Nasturtiums again as they did really well as did the Sweet Peas. But I don't have the room for too many flowers this year so I have planted bulbs which I lift and put back into my own garden for next year.<br /><br />Anyway I will go now and try to take some photos the next time I am at the Lottie.<br /><br />Happy sowing<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mim</span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-66913116691375215742008-01-26T12:09:00.000+00:002008-01-26T21:16:24.971+00:00New start 2008Today is the first time since November I have been the Lottie for about 6 weeks .<br /><br />I lost my keys over Christmas, and only found them when I got back to work. The weather has been awful like most of the country and that has prevented my return until today.<br /><br />When I arrived I expected to have to deal with a lot of wind damage but found that the only thing that had blown away was my compost bin lid. Which someone else had found and so I got it back.<br /><br />When at the Lottie in November I planted some broad beans and when I looked at them today I found that they have already started coming up and 1 was already in flower.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSJjcBmAsfhyphenhyphenqefuFLyH2gMg60I_yDclBoFtskH3Hw7yXE6_HGLAu3HCVwoINXBxfEEuNIudlx4rYcoqgOnkSN_V8JlfB1g47cir_hMXHQU1jBsoSp3CfkqgwwzFOc59CaQ7PAg/s1600-h/IMGP2700.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159890905477687682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSJjcBmAsfhyphenhyphenqefuFLyH2gMg60I_yDclBoFtskH3Hw7yXE6_HGLAu3HCVwoINXBxfEEuNIudlx4rYcoqgOnkSN_V8JlfB1g47cir_hMXHQU1jBsoSp3CfkqgwwzFOc59CaQ7PAg/s200/IMGP2700.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1n4B8yO0Eu6yJ23DLY9hsZgm-rhoI6gsi8CnDW5HXq9uTcryYjkehRRR5BoYZmO2XPUIZshiNsjL_9ZrCUNfVEgw-od_xF6wUZdPv-NTdt-R4ROdV6m9wszja0Dp8TpQ4fC57w/s1600-h/IMGP2696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159890901182720370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1n4B8yO0Eu6yJ23DLY9hsZgm-rhoI6gsi8CnDW5HXq9uTcryYjkehRRR5BoYZmO2XPUIZshiNsjL_9ZrCUNfVEgw-od_xF6wUZdPv-NTdt-R4ROdV6m9wszja0Dp8TpQ4fC57w/s200/IMGP2696.JPG" border="0" /></a> The 1 in flower was the one I found growing where the spuds had grown last year and we thought we would try and keep it. Looks like we may have done the right thing.<br /><br />Today we planted another 2 rows of broad beans and we hope they will do as well. Come the end of Feb we will plant <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bunyard's</span> Exhibition ones as they don't like frost .<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1n4B8yO0Eu6yJ23DLY9hsZgm-rhoI6gsi8CnDW5HXq9uTcryYjkehRRR5BoYZmO2XPUIZshiNsjL_9ZrCUNfVEgw-od_xF6wUZdPv-NTdt-R4ROdV6m9wszja0Dp8TpQ4fC57w/s1600-h/IMGP2696.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlXA3uPVU7buc-S3w9tkOiZR7UJyVUwt0e8aD6DBvqd4vAINcSZ0g2fQUCjpILGjeL90XLpHOtKQXHwTrnifptINemYpoHUm6KrYrhaBOaBhU2-G91PLm6EAJ1_3_LUP5EMdpfw/s1600-h/IMGP2713.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159890909772654994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlXA3uPVU7buc-S3w9tkOiZR7UJyVUwt0e8aD6DBvqd4vAINcSZ0g2fQUCjpILGjeL90XLpHOtKQXHwTrnifptINemYpoHUm6KrYrhaBOaBhU2-G91PLm6EAJ1_3_LUP5EMdpfw/s200/IMGP2713.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Again, we also planted some more pansies and some heather I had had in the garden and we will see how it comes on over the next few months. The small daffodils we planted last year also have some green leaves and mom thinks it also has some flowers ready to come on them very soon.<br /><br />Down one side of the 4 beds in the middle of the Lottie we have planted some bulbs of various sorts. I found a lot of bulbs left over after plating up my own garden for the spring and so I have mixed them up and planted unknown bulbs.<br />I look forward to see what comes up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPqlkMJDvSgFVbH6HpnkriTgNBmZf3CCblczOHvKtdtfsGE6jeH2AR6x1-yEPa_ZtyHtBFl5urY3Oi8YnSJJ_yrZZaIcaA8U2FxZx7BWymwthRpKxzLLS9Uqip_viyaeHzvPq-Q/s1600-h/IMGP2703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159890918362589618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPqlkMJDvSgFVbH6HpnkriTgNBmZf3CCblczOHvKtdtfsGE6jeH2AR6x1-yEPa_ZtyHtBFl5urY3Oi8YnSJJ_yrZZaIcaA8U2FxZx7BWymwthRpKxzLLS9Uqip_viyaeHzvPq-Q/s200/IMGP2703.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the Lottie today we meet our neighbour and he had a lovely spade which made light work of turning over the soil. It appears to be spring loaded at the back. If anyone has any idea of what this tool is or where I can get one from I really would like to know.I had a go and so did mom and we both liked it as it would be good for people with bad backs and knees, like me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPqlkMJDvSgFVbH6HpnkriTgNBmZf3CCblczOHvKtdtfsGE6jeH2AR6x1-yEPa_ZtyHtBFl5urY3Oi8YnSJJ_yrZZaIcaA8U2FxZx7BWymwthRpKxzLLS9Uqip_viyaeHzvPq-Q/s1600-h/IMGP2703.JPG"></a><br />The work over we took some purple kale of Broccoli back for tea and I gave it to mom as she had done a lot of useful work today.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoZB9CKH_wYclQ7n0a7bCK23SQoI1HOAW7mKPgqP829fM4QhlV6MYS4OJ3c1nuh4ThY1iJEs54JbiQzOOvdctH2hd-80fKdEaiUr2cOjMyUEPWzzmZYVei7JrDp5qtyi_y-mkbQ/s1600-h/IMGP2706.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159890914067622306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoZB9CKH_wYclQ7n0a7bCK23SQoI1HOAW7mKPgqP829fM4QhlV6MYS4OJ3c1nuh4ThY1iJEs54JbiQzOOvdctH2hd-80fKdEaiUr2cOjMyUEPWzzmZYVei7JrDp5qtyi_y-mkbQ/s200/IMGP2706.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSJjcBmAsfhyphenhyphenqefuFLyH2gMg60I_yDclBoFtskH3Hw7yXE6_HGLAu3HCVwoINXBxfEEuNIudlx4rYcoqgOnkSN_V8JlfB1g47cir_hMXHQU1jBsoSp3CfkqgwwzFOc59CaQ7PAg/s1600-h/IMGP2700.JPG"></a><br />Anyway, it its time I went and did my tea and sorted out what I am planting for the next season.<br />Happy Lottie time<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Doidge</span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-33613834891895318222007-12-31T11:51:00.000+00:002007-12-31T11:58:32.119+00:00Last post of 2007Hello all<br /><br />I have no photos today but I thought I would end the year on a positive note considering the past 12 months appear to have been fairly fruit less. I have decided to try and get my Lottie really sorted this year and I have now started to get things sorted for the next 12 months. I have kale and broccoli already in the ground as well as some broad beans.<br /><br />I am looking through lots of my old seeds and deciding which to keep and which to swap with others. I may even see if anybody has something I may want to try growing my self in exchange.<br /><br />But again I look forward to the new year with hope but a wry eye on the weather man a little more and more knowledgeable than last year, thanks to the lectures we have had given to us on our Lottie site.<br /><br />All the best to you all and a good new year and lots of bumper crops as well.<br /><br />Yours Miriammimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-13069223143673257852007-11-26T17:14:00.000+00:002007-11-26T17:38:01.927+00:00The Miracle has happenedHello All<br /><br />The miracle has happened the Hubby has arrived at the Lottie.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUy77sPJQOv-URP3fGzrPXACgqT2pFE1JnhHzxGAMYkJkYnbl0bQRKNqzk0Ah9r9k4FBruCcddCmd9KTYuOvOlzF4oaeP0cP2zBzFRIeiW4ivljFZSK1enagUA7D03XR7FVQBTw/s1600-h/IMGP2639.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137200503143377554" style="CURSOR: hand" height="183" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUy77sPJQOv-URP3fGzrPXACgqT2pFE1JnhHzxGAMYkJkYnbl0bQRKNqzk0Ah9r9k4FBruCcddCmd9KTYuOvOlzF4oaeP0cP2zBzFRIeiW4ivljFZSK1enagUA7D03XR7FVQBTw/s200/IMGP2639.JPG" width="249" border="0" /></a> He could not understand why I wanted his picture, so I told him I always take the camera to the Lottie with me in case I see anything unusual and this counts as 1 of those times I think.<br /><br />Well he got stuck in digging for about an hour and then it got too dark so we came home. The tatties I had put in for Christmas have not done any good at all. In fact we have none anywhere.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHtjdp51upXXZvZ9rhrf7xbX_xSTjXTVU2y1rIxkhYvZmwr7Q00otZx10R6Xrh_4QDeqVD_MVkdFFAC9KZOYykLlW2TtDdoM8il1oYYYwEEsTXggvQoqRFz1p7DgU83mZzISE5A/s1600-h/IMGP2640.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137200511733312162" style="WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 117px" height="185" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHtjdp51upXXZvZ9rhrf7xbX_xSTjXTVU2y1rIxkhYvZmwr7Q00otZx10R6Xrh_4QDeqVD_MVkdFFAC9KZOYykLlW2TtDdoM8il1oYYYwEEsTXggvQoqRFz1p7DgU83mZzISE5A/s200/IMGP2640.JPG" width="288" border="0" /></a> Here is the strange sight of the hubby on the Lottie.<br /><br />Whatever will I find next?? Alan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Titchmarsh</span> in my shed!!!!!!! Yes please. Even better still Sven <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wombwell</span>. He is so cute.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnt46A93KYI3pSXZ4p1fngRahyphenhyphen0TWuoSfza_413clUAVj7lD-CUHV1v_jbBnWUkKaYZKL2UCtOY5uSCHHdPAoOhA5tYpl68aB9bkxj5r8-eMTSFa6NOWSO-z1dwLdrnxQ2vqYgg/s1600-h/IMGP2641.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137200520323246770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnt46A93KYI3pSXZ4p1fngRahyphenhyphen0TWuoSfza_413clUAVj7lD-CUHV1v_jbBnWUkKaYZKL2UCtOY5uSCHHdPAoOhA5tYpl68aB9bkxj5r8-eMTSFa6NOWSO-z1dwLdrnxQ2vqYgg/s200/IMGP2641.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is my new planting area. I have put in the broad beans Aqua........ whatever I can't remember the name.<br /><br />Talking of water does anyone have any ideas for a small pond. I have never done one before and could use some advice on all aspects.<br /><br />Anyway I will go now<br /><br />Yours <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mim</span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-71236870725126732672007-09-02T08:40:00.000+01:002007-09-02T08:54:23.406+01:00What a Year????<div align="left">Well Hello all</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I hope you are reaping the rewards for your hard work. I have not got much out my Lottie this year, so I am starting to look towards the winter and the crops I can grow now and try to recoup a bad yield so far this year. I did get some potatoes and a few runner beans but not a lot. I did very well on the sweet peas which are still going very well indeed.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">So what about next year?</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I am going to really look at the plot and start to plan it better. I have started some more spuds and I have some broccoli, winter cabbage and some sprouts to put in.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">But I also have some Chinese veg which I am starting off in the greenhouse and will have to transplant this week, they were only planted on bank holiday Monday and they are already nearly 1 1/2 inches tall. Wow I thought. I will have fun with those.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I don't have any photos this week as the Lottie is looking very empty and not much more than weeds are growing at the mo.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">The open day at the allotment went very well and the Sandwell Show was a huge success,despite having to move because of the foot and mouth disease threat to the rare breeds at the usual venue.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">The Green Pennant we got was the 1st one to be won by an allotment in the whole of the UK we believe. The Committee work hard every year and they deserve it. Let's hope we keep it next year.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I shall sign off now and hope to hear from some of you soon.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Mim</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"> </div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-57822398096961471862007-07-27T09:46:00.000+01:002007-07-27T09:59:03.162+01:00Hello AgainHello All<br /><br />Some new just in we got a Green Pennant award this week for the Lottie site.<br /><br />We also got the results of the allotment competition; I did come last but 1, so what I have plenty to aim for next year.<br /><br />The best bit about it is though I beat the couple who got me the Lottie into last place. Who cares we only did it for a laugh. The Lottie site got the prize for the best allotment for over 50 plots prize though.<br /><br />Hear from you all soon<br />Mimmimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-32623737234307263162007-07-11T20:59:00.000+01:002007-07-11T21:21:06.248+01:00Weeds have gone part 2<div>Hello again</div><br /><div></div><div>Look what we found under all those weeds</div><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9k8Kmdmc9tx-zsX76-s4Lw4v8Igo4tCpVYLaHTfs2rgGiuvJSWum_70yuyQmNZkEe5M-Diy_pXHp8kC965HaYTBWHvDs6Lo9jfsS9EFNkHeKVHsCUAnREEMd67ST4_kGr9e5UzA/s1600-h/IMGP1276-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086033186199711074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9k8Kmdmc9tx-zsX76-s4Lw4v8Igo4tCpVYLaHTfs2rgGiuvJSWum_70yuyQmNZkEe5M-Diy_pXHp8kC965HaYTBWHvDs6Lo9jfsS9EFNkHeKVHsCUAnREEMd67ST4_kGr9e5UzA/s200/IMGP1276-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sweet peas growing very well this year I got none last year and this year they are doing better on the allotment than in the garden.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZoWwfDzz8-9yBwCvuU_qERdlJBYU5_Ny62MVtD5JBc7zI9p8314Z4UQG3CY5XTf2UUndnfWN5c1R4cBlkWic0bf8rK91kqt7gR33U_kUGWO6okYYdkS7OGAWllelylhomtEU5Q/s1600-h/IMGP1290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086033199084612978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZoWwfDzz8-9yBwCvuU_qERdlJBYU5_Ny62MVtD5JBc7zI9p8314Z4UQG3CY5XTf2UUndnfWN5c1R4cBlkWic0bf8rK91kqt7gR33U_kUGWO6okYYdkS7OGAWllelylhomtEU5Q/s200/IMGP1290.JPG" border="0" /></a> The cabbages, cauliflowers and sprouts have all been eaten by the pigeons but they are still trying so we are giving them some more space, and we have planted the courgettes and marrows at the end of the bed so we have some more stuff in for the competition judging this weekend.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcNT-BTlbmLRDNG1rgRbTP9wdsLoPPtgfuL40IKPoqKHMmWd7PC1Cd9mR2TSjfGRLpYHIJeZ-7K_nNgs1sVtnFmmZyxyGhlxRRX1veXvsNtFm38x6FYSujavQp5PN7yZ3BCtOIw/s1600-h/IMGP1291-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086033199084612994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcNT-BTlbmLRDNG1rgRbTP9wdsLoPPtgfuL40IKPoqKHMmWd7PC1Cd9mR2TSjfGRLpYHIJeZ-7K_nNgs1sVtnFmmZyxyGhlxRRX1veXvsNtFm38x6FYSujavQp5PN7yZ3BCtOIw/s200/IMGP1291-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> The corn has done well, it was only put in 4 weeks ago before all the rain and the wet weather appears to have done it good.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhGbFkmRj7fBFe1mt2wbtCrH41n3RPi-QwGqN3j2CoMppdg1TzK2A18Qc-cBVKBa5sTbnuhDzF6KK6Ik-KiBB84wDrLv6aTfsl6QaCupMWjcn3GosnFfEJRPGx_uFE4tH2oTL7g/s1600-h/IMGP1294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086033207674547602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhGbFkmRj7fBFe1mt2wbtCrH41n3RPi-QwGqN3j2CoMppdg1TzK2A18Qc-cBVKBa5sTbnuhDzF6KK6Ik-KiBB84wDrLv6aTfsl6QaCupMWjcn3GosnFfEJRPGx_uFE4tH2oTL7g/s200/IMGP1294.JPG" border="0" /></a> The broad beans have done very well and not too many black flies on them this year so I will try them again next year but I will plant more of them and try putting some in the ground directly in Oct/Nov.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNHgTg6ccsyl_SJlA8vCeZq33Z_RRG0yPQ9bO7dPe8KVwRaCgnrMdwb7y5nQVRwlqdjb-nfKy9j3K6z1oaw7YZs2gvIS3mTMx4sZQzFNBRZN-ZHpaxn2sCSoliHwy2U6A8D0k1Q/s1600-h/IMGP1297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086033211969514914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNHgTg6ccsyl_SJlA8vCeZq33Z_RRG0yPQ9bO7dPe8KVwRaCgnrMdwb7y5nQVRwlqdjb-nfKy9j3K6z1oaw7YZs2gvIS3mTMx4sZQzFNBRZN-ZHpaxn2sCSoliHwy2U6A8D0k1Q/s200/IMGP1297.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look we found the spuds and they are doing fairly well considering the blight that is plaguing Britain at the mo. we are going to put some more in within the next 2 weeks so we can have some for the winter. I have done it before and they are really nice dug on Christmas Eve and then eaten on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq9f3yWNt39dsq_wTYE1sKHL6FPlMN0CeZ-xPmHG2Sss8sGVWEHdiPMraPTQqWRSPeh4xxKNMc5DBvZiAUbzmYStNgQiA6SAhJMHKqeDvtRnFjCg-3GbwIFLeu35RNkloRncIuA/s1600-h/IMGP1305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086034513344605618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq9f3yWNt39dsq_wTYE1sKHL6FPlMN0CeZ-xPmHG2Sss8sGVWEHdiPMraPTQqWRSPeh4xxKNMc5DBvZiAUbzmYStNgQiA6SAhJMHKqeDvtRnFjCg-3GbwIFLeu35RNkloRncIuA/s200/IMGP1305.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a photo of the Lottie from the same angle as the 1st photo in Part 1. Can you see any real differences?</div><div> </div><div>I hope the hard work pays off and we get some good pointers and suggestions for what we can do next year to improve. </div><div> </div><div>When I get some feed back I will let you all know.</div><div> </div><div>Until then we will keep weeding and growing</div><div> </div><div>Mim<br /></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-6117534564256604312007-07-11T20:18:00.000+01:002007-07-11T20:49:57.701+01:00Weeds have gone part 1Hello Lottie World<br /><br /><div>We went down the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lottie</span> on Saturday and this was the sight that greeted us. We got there at 9.30 and didn't get home until 5.00 in the afternoon</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXpsVpAdXnrG7M7w1-AcQ4KOhCB8be_GDXHa0GagwVH-kSvYU4nryL-WW2BO1qVsviu7plbn_YHisxr8G36qNIVjirLbDBYOJWWLELXGmqgYrwRFEoyD0z68Tl-4oEVcowMgBhA/s1600-h/IMGP1268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086025687186812210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXpsVpAdXnrG7M7w1-AcQ4KOhCB8be_GDXHa0GagwVH-kSvYU4nryL-WW2BO1qVsviu7plbn_YHisxr8G36qNIVjirLbDBYOJWWLELXGmqgYrwRFEoyD0z68Tl-4oEVcowMgBhA/s200/IMGP1268.JPG" border="0" /></a> Weeds were everywhere and they were worse than expected. It took all day to just weed.</div><div></div><div>But when I have put the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lottie</span> in for the local authority allotment competition I could not leave it like it was.</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDxb4g-XUIU44G9TUgAqILg_ggKKi3TgAYUdW88Zbj7r6QjJXqFn8JmdrAjIhQcUNwglR_khCWqPiRoK6m_v8wD7lPXPuG6OTRFu_Mrb_tLnnS8jX2h7eniyq5nrag14_u_IW3g/s1600-h/IMGP1270.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086025704366681410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDxb4g-XUIU44G9TUgAqILg_ggKKi3TgAYUdW88Zbj7r6QjJXqFn8JmdrAjIhQcUNwglR_khCWqPiRoK6m_v8wD7lPXPuG6OTRFu_Mrb_tLnnS8jX2h7eniyq5nrag14_u_IW3g/s200/IMGP1270.JPG" border="0" /></a> The potatoes are supposed to be here, but where are they. We may find out later.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEmVxHAjXJkmsaTwMYQcrvmdNPdX16l0UEEDZEg_Vnbz6XDOOYsTkeCC-m-oP0ZmxrR0ULjnlPxXVJANsRC1pe7Zsf5mrcI1_jFdsOBWPiKpS4AbAko_i8RRhNeuDkBUoQViugQ/s1600-h/IMGP1280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086025712956616018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEmVxHAjXJkmsaTwMYQcrvmdNPdX16l0UEEDZEg_Vnbz6XDOOYsTkeCC-m-oP0ZmxrR0ULjnlPxXVJANsRC1pe7Zsf5mrcI1_jFdsOBWPiKpS4AbAko_i8RRhNeuDkBUoQViugQ/s200/IMGP1280.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here you can see mom and Val working hard. Come Aug they will both be pensioners. Val already is mom has a couple of weeks to go. Just goes to prove that you are not too old to have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Lottie</span>.</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1O3QlA1BI5UIWRS13dxnSdwjrwRL-hd2k7Ma_0PTiwcjKZlWa1gY-h94_-HZUusjKJPgY0HZVmRfaZYHECCLC_q8VT0678oS97wtq8SiZoTuToKpaCSrJm6IGzLUxlKHueQqrg/s1600-h/IMGP1314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086025670006943010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1O3QlA1BI5UIWRS13dxnSdwjrwRL-hd2k7Ma_0PTiwcjKZlWa1gY-h94_-HZUusjKJPgY0HZVmRfaZYHECCLC_q8VT0678oS97wtq8SiZoTuToKpaCSrJm6IGzLUxlKHueQqrg/s200/IMGP1314.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are me and Val after all the hard work have been done we are getting ready to go home and get some rest. In my next blog you will see what we uncovered in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lottie</span> after we did all the weeding.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>See you soon</div><div>Mim</div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-83652839665603754612007-06-16T07:36:00.000+01:002007-06-16T21:56:47.125+01:00My new lawn yippeeHello All again<br /><br />This week I decided that as my Lottie is a disgraceful weed filled mess I would let you see what we were doing last month over the 2 bank holiday weekends.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5aWpc6KD7R3dFWPKTmCDlG4bjRyTTRD2tKHW8I-3smNBv6kRMdnRZjDeKFw-y_EpSGUhZaB1aVKWHi6HcirWURfN9aacgUnMH7P49WB7wgQUrTymUnwT6S6U02zf6YVZFMK0aQ/s1600-h/IMGP2132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076548623344650738" style="CURSOR: hand" height="275" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5aWpc6KD7R3dFWPKTmCDlG4bjRyTTRD2tKHW8I-3smNBv6kRMdnRZjDeKFw-y_EpSGUhZaB1aVKWHi6HcirWURfN9aacgUnMH7P49WB7wgQUrTymUnwT6S6U02zf6YVZFMK0aQ/s200/IMGP2132.JPG" width="229" border="0" /></a> As you can see we have done some work on the garden. When we moved here in Dec the garden was a mess, lumpy, clods of grass and full of weeds. Where the greenhouse is there used to be a very big playhouse which was recycled to a friend for their children. It took 3 days to get the earth cleared and level. We actually used a weed killer that we got from the allotment shop that seems to have stunted the Horseradish for a year.<br /><br /><br /><br />We knew we wanted some flower beds and so we put 2 in we did them like a diamond and just guessed where they should go; they appear to be in the right place, and the same shape etc.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNqPPS97-5pDpw87dAouqSDNFXiLdOFISF90jt390D14puS3wvwXEWZCQjDdno4DvnSxcQUTr1jgc_IabvDeh3CoKvS5brqYe2EQ2jCJt9-eh9GZIesc-4WgP3pIp-spLkmyouQ/s1600-h/IMGP2155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076551062886074914" style="CURSOR: hand" height="212" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNqPPS97-5pDpw87dAouqSDNFXiLdOFISF90jt390D14puS3wvwXEWZCQjDdno4DvnSxcQUTr1jgc_IabvDeh3CoKvS5brqYe2EQ2jCJt9-eh9GZIesc-4WgP3pIp-spLkmyouQ/s200/IMGP2155.JPG" width="239" border="0" /></a> We went for a diamond shape as it was not the same as other people. It was quite difficult to get them the same, but it looks nice from the window. They have been planted up since they were done in May, and so they look much prettier now, I just haven't taken a photo yet.<br /><p></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWux16ZBxe8PHQm44KgQ7dUWxvZhTUn6ltzEFmhHeub9t2BOfuKx90wfwhpw5jFmMBFQ41Tc8fgLJvMnYbmegCdp1BYnzhWtQ7c2rMpug389xOmvOOr_ZIZDikBJ-68EiGN-Gx3A/s1600-h/IMGP2178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076548627639618050" style="CURSOR: hand" height="236" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWux16ZBxe8PHQm44KgQ7dUWxvZhTUn6ltzEFmhHeub9t2BOfuKx90wfwhpw5jFmMBFQ41Tc8fgLJvMnYbmegCdp1BYnzhWtQ7c2rMpug389xOmvOOr_ZIZDikBJ-68EiGN-Gx3A/s200/IMGP2178.JPG" width="247" border="0" /></a> As you can see the lawn has been laid and is looking quite good here. Even though it looks small the lawn is 16 foot across minimum and about 65 long. so it is not that small. If only we could all look smaller in photos that would be wonderful for some of us.</p><p>Anyway I hope you like the photos. Next time I promise it will be the Lottie.</p><p>Signing off for now.</p><p>Mim</p><p></p><p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-44403109008790664082007-05-27T15:43:00.000+01:002007-05-27T16:19:40.302+01:00Weeding started and stuff is growingHello Again<br /><br />I told you all I would be back. Anyway I spent 2 1/2 hours at the Lottie weeding, Mom and my friend Lyn came and gave a hand so 80% of the weeds I wanted to move have been dealt with.<br /><br />Yesterday before we weeded you could not see the 4 beds I put in 2 moths ago. Now we can see the empty spaces. They are starting to be planted up. In the foreground of the photo you can see the 3 lines of green twine tied onto the blue wool. They are only there to show where my seeds are planted. 1 row of Purple Carrots, 1 Early Nantes, and 1 row of Beetroot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiPXZsyZQgzneWo8t1hpcQzekelwI-NyI38QMoLrf-ftawRrnNCJaHVhBj-oZDOuEOMBOjqO_9Fhy9fGdgVagUPfjgZiKSbcxzFW9XlJ8kZ9HV230-xbjNUasya4DvMaApephAg/s1600-h/allotment+009-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069252200598249202" style="CURSOR: hand" height="133" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiPXZsyZQgzneWo8t1hpcQzekelwI-NyI38QMoLrf-ftawRrnNCJaHVhBj-oZDOuEOMBOjqO_9Fhy9fGdgVagUPfjgZiKSbcxzFW9XlJ8kZ9HV230-xbjNUasya4DvMaApephAg/s200/allotment+009-1.jpg" width="194" border="0" /></a> The potatoes are coming up nicely and we are going to try planting some more before it gets too late. They should then be ready for Christmas we hope.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVWOjuBp4o1voIVtiQAY7RfkYGB1xNe8xZtxFdFkg3O53xxbuYtajyr4pDOO61XUtnV4cOYmt1ZHUtkhmC5MSHZIVrA_dqEmZdsz1bPPU7glUDgXlizy6cUJBoA2atPLUZSa7Tw/s1600-h/allotment+010-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069252222073085698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVWOjuBp4o1voIVtiQAY7RfkYGB1xNe8xZtxFdFkg3O53xxbuYtajyr4pDOO61XUtnV4cOYmt1ZHUtkhmC5MSHZIVrA_dqEmZdsz1bPPU7glUDgXlizy6cUJBoA2atPLUZSa7Tw/s200/allotment+010-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCw8WD6FGStseKHPy6YmTyaRhmcWB0OPttgiqeM1maEK3hugOQgyGZuWLIIsZ-fAMYX295oi6N7OxtdWJGi26C10cz73JPEW6KelrBv4QhyMAP-nWq4C8ZOdgjjgf87C28Wpanw/s1600-h/allotment+014-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069252234957987602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCw8WD6FGStseKHPy6YmTyaRhmcWB0OPttgiqeM1maEK3hugOQgyGZuWLIIsZ-fAMYX295oi6N7OxtdWJGi26C10cz73JPEW6KelrBv4QhyMAP-nWq4C8ZOdgjjgf87C28Wpanw/s200/allotment+014-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> As promised here is a better photo of the Nasturtiums. They are in full flower and looking very nice as little bit of colour until the Sweet William comes out fully. Alongside them are the lettuces and they are doing very well to compete with the weeds and 'Mare's Tails' ( The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bain</span> of our lives.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bP34QF2V6ttSRtipvxTznNwz8jIT5h3gE3VQQwU3F8G-dAd_32C2WU67ikGCPKqifIl4fExSqork1F4s8RxySSG5Nw2Z49QM006xq4FpFInrS3MWXSxKg4tciCU1DU0rOhx2ow/s1600-h/allotment+021-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069252630094978882" style="WIDTH: 194px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" height="200" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bP34QF2V6ttSRtipvxTznNwz8jIT5h3gE3VQQwU3F8G-dAd_32C2WU67ikGCPKqifIl4fExSqork1F4s8RxySSG5Nw2Z49QM006xq4FpFInrS3MWXSxKg4tciCU1DU0rOhx2ow/s200/allotment+021-1.jpg" width="217" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bMDVm0KL4B3MtJwbgRR_hnWqt6wMYEAyXigC0oKznXWKPsTKbqSByNgG5YbbL3pUufimU98_um6UXMjgIvbb3zkQd7h24qaAlcM_2hi_Px_WT0Grn6NVPFQP_n_ZSY0rVGJBHw/s1600-h/allotment+015-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069252273612693282" style="WIDTH: 136px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" height="200" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bMDVm0KL4B3MtJwbgRR_hnWqt6wMYEAyXigC0oKznXWKPsTKbqSByNgG5YbbL3pUufimU98_um6UXMjgIvbb3zkQd7h24qaAlcM_2hi_Px_WT0Grn6NVPFQP_n_ZSY0rVGJBHw/s200/allotment+015-1.jpg" width="186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next we have the peas. Again they are competing with the weeds but they have grown about 2 feet since the last photos and already have peas on them. I cam considering sowing some more and see how we go towards the late summer for cropping from them. They are a pretty sight for sore eyes and look really healthy. No pea moth around them at the mo, unlike the last plot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCO61PwyOlCBXwe6mk2xW6LXJYM9rO_cnfS4tAnxBHiqnxFNPSC4OjcfiL6JHgBY7DmJUBZZupSua814oHmNP-zmifoVHOKsioY_ZN7LhaGH-JEayRZZKiUUd5SlRCy8O70gA0w/s1600-h/allotment+017-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069252282202627890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCO61PwyOlCBXwe6mk2xW6LXJYM9rO_cnfS4tAnxBHiqnxFNPSC4OjcfiL6JHgBY7DmJUBZZupSua814oHmNP-zmifoVHOKsioY_ZN7LhaGH-JEayRZZKiUUd5SlRCy8O70gA0w/s200/allotment+017-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Whilst we were at the Lottie yesterday, we decided to harvest the Rhubarb and so Lyn decided to get the best and we caught her in the act.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJYoH4RQz346HrAiDMSOH1RlzutNIv3SlP7g8whPLVh3m8WGJaNtDfHz4IpPhrS7TnS99e5e-OLW_b-HdLM-copnKdoYl1ERDS0QAY2NbnYp7siZx8xlctNX9K7b1PSzjMJ8Tqg/s1600-h/allotment+024-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069252655864782674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJYoH4RQz346HrAiDMSOH1RlzutNIv3SlP7g8whPLVh3m8WGJaNtDfHz4IpPhrS7TnS99e5e-OLW_b-HdLM-copnKdoYl1ERDS0QAY2NbnYp7siZx8xlctNX9K7b1PSzjMJ8Tqg/s200/allotment+024-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Any ideas what is being said or done. All captions gratefully received.<br /><br />Anyway I must go as I have a Rhubarb crumble to make.<br /><br />See you all soon<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mim</span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-24076033685245535462007-05-26T21:43:00.000+01:002007-05-26T22:12:42.831+01:00More work not doneHello All<br /><br />Long time no work done. These photos were taken a month ago, but I did nothing with them as We were too busy laying a new lawn in our new garden and trying to sort out some flower beds, which I still haven't finished planting up yet Since then we have both been really poorly as so had to just go to work, come home and then just do very little.<br /><br />So I thought I would let you see the photos from the beginning of the month and then let you see the new ones took today in about a weeks time.<br /><br />The Lottie has grown lots of weeds and the horseradish is still coming up and it has moved. We are trying to get rid of it with some success from where it was growing last year, before we had the plot.<br /><br />Anyway, back to the photos<br /><br />This is the best broad bean plant I have in the plot. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OcQZItaNBONfP6D9YjKA9XY4A5zbgTjFVQL0olLFb3XjvsM-nqbdlDriQDSolneCuC2vrznldtWGfqMNa7rPpVcLcXvouj4RJ3ZeV08QM7Nu9KhDwgOKZEfdYbuio93rjAnhJw/s1600-h/IMGP2162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068973732098645666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OcQZItaNBONfP6D9YjKA9XY4A5zbgTjFVQL0olLFb3XjvsM-nqbdlDriQDSolneCuC2vrznldtWGfqMNa7rPpVcLcXvouj4RJ3ZeV08QM7Nu9KhDwgOKZEfdYbuio93rjAnhJw/s320/IMGP2162.JPG" border="0" /></a> They were started in Jan in my conservatory and then put n the plot in Feb. Everyone said I was mad putting them in so early as tender plants. But look at them now. Everyone on the plot said I would loose them and I haven't; in fact I have added to them and I should have a nice set of broad beans, which I will freeze for later on in the year. <br /><br />Guess what ? NO BLACK FLIES YET<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugpbhqVRBq67aU8DyYzpUAi0j1sITTr16iASn_NdAnfXJOB7JW_NeFD2lyNPY41vsMb8w3xV94wNoVUMQPfX_V3dZCQmsH1Ov9kUsbJI4ggSpd-Z3xlWLvi2ApfSzzg_uBBV4bg/s1600-h/IMGP2163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068973736393612978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugpbhqVRBq67aU8DyYzpUAi0j1sITTr16iASn_NdAnfXJOB7JW_NeFD2lyNPY41vsMb8w3xV94wNoVUMQPfX_V3dZCQmsH1Ov9kUsbJI4ggSpd-Z3xlWLvi2ApfSzzg_uBBV4bg/s320/IMGP2163.JPG" border="0" /></a> These are just 3 of my lettuces that I planted in the latter days of Feb and they seem to be doing fine. There are these 3 left after the real torrent of rain we all suffered. But I wont be disheartened as there are more seeds for me to plant and we can start again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11_akxgrztHSx4amweunssktVqR2vivGBJXVC8F0nWcs5mh49fdOcmWIPYWE-9YAuXMTBZxk6labDCoFSOQU8hBmIRJOWwyHtmtFtJFombyXNYZHmZ77utsHBVHl4TTYP-L9edg/s1600-h/IMGP2165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068973749278514882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11_akxgrztHSx4amweunssktVqR2vivGBJXVC8F0nWcs5mh49fdOcmWIPYWE-9YAuXMTBZxk6labDCoFSOQU8hBmIRJOWwyHtmtFtJFombyXNYZHmZ77utsHBVHl4TTYP-L9edg/s320/IMGP2165.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here you can see my Nasturtiums. They brighten up a very dull corner of the Lottie and it is a real pleasure to see them growing and give some other colour apart from Green. Green can be boring on it's own some days. But on other days it is the bet colour in the world<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh649AZ_inwjRm9sDi6vnfrZvdSYFyI5LyupZxAo5AqZX1nYzsqHT18Z14IrubeemeoZYuRrerjcpMZgzW807-VNXtJCUOhVwWtuAtfox9DNkNTWd20icIBWpcwKGFElvObPU6ew/s1600-h/IMGP2170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068973762163416802" style="CURSOR: hand" height="215" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh649AZ_inwjRm9sDi6vnfrZvdSYFyI5LyupZxAo5AqZX1nYzsqHT18Z14IrubeemeoZYuRrerjcpMZgzW807-VNXtJCUOhVwWtuAtfox9DNkNTWd20icIBWpcwKGFElvObPU6ew/s320/IMGP2170.JPG" width="285" border="0" /></a>Here we see my Pea and bean plants. They are doing very nicely except for the weed growth. The peas have some lovely white flowers on and are doing very well.<br /><br />For those interested I managed to get some butter beans and they have germinated and are doing better than my French Beans at the moment. They are still in my greenhouse and I will not plant them out until we are getting some very hot weather.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWs6TYG7Qm1_BDjoXI33ICXxfLI8YPTwlVj8EGly2C-YEc_OwxOeRqJZTWxCxnJQPHPJ_e1dqsu4xxSS7k0cT8nC-sX4oG17HL6uj5R5k2Y21Mi8z31swqClH8NXR8ADJw3QfLzg/s1600-h/IMGP2172-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068973753573482194" style="WIDTH: 372px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 157px" height="141" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWs6TYG7Qm1_BDjoXI33ICXxfLI8YPTwlVj8EGly2C-YEc_OwxOeRqJZTWxCxnJQPHPJ_e1dqsu4xxSS7k0cT8nC-sX4oG17HL6uj5R5k2Y21Mi8z31swqClH8NXR8ADJw3QfLzg/s320/IMGP2172-1.JPG" width="259" border="0" /></a><br />This my Lottie taken as we were leaving on the afternoon after laying the lawn at home.<br /><br />So it would now be a good time to say goodbye.<br /><br />Until next time<br /><br />Mimmimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-44361466723901524032007-04-14T17:24:00.000+01:002007-04-14T18:15:09.350+01:00More work done todayWell hello again Lottie world<br /><br />I have been working hard again, lovely weather and still too hot for me, but they say we have this sort of summer coming or maybe even hotter. Not good for me then. Not much fun for me in the sun any time of the year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3U_Ezw8UyuywGpTF0vZrFlli24b5_zSTMDbcrYPGKASXDUOGYuwd67FYwBLO7Vw2amE8vbB38JKV_DG_lAkB3gCs3RrcxR4HviVbqOrgER9jS1KNnx6-dVuziXKX48wvWMzdSQ/s1600-h/IMGP2077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053321337950768194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3U_Ezw8UyuywGpTF0vZrFlli24b5_zSTMDbcrYPGKASXDUOGYuwd67FYwBLO7Vw2amE8vbB38JKV_DG_lAkB3gCs3RrcxR4HviVbqOrgER9jS1KNnx6-dVuziXKX48wvWMzdSQ/s320/IMGP2077.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anyway I have marked out 4 beds with string and started to dig one of them over. The hubby saw the photos and wants to know why I am putting stuff in beds. I don't think I will tell yet. The advantages, more stuff from the plot, less weeding, can sort the work before you go to the Lottie and so more accomplished in less time. Why should he think I am not doing enough work. Hehehehe<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOq6PcbOdQC2guiBMLrSlb7pqeiGABSSYTFCuK5SOfxkUBQ040vexnuPAUG1IhS4RiFa614hWBRZIgJxmAtUUkaDGj4IeyVcWLrn_Pd6x3ocVd0a5FQe0eVqdpWv22sf7cBy06Q/s1600-h/IMGP2082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053321346540702802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOq6PcbOdQC2guiBMLrSlb7pqeiGABSSYTFCuK5SOfxkUBQ040vexnuPAUG1IhS4RiFa614hWBRZIgJxmAtUUkaDGj4IeyVcWLrn_Pd6x3ocVd0a5FQe0eVqdpWv22sf7cBy06Q/s320/IMGP2082.JPG" border="0" /></a> I put in a new path along side the previous fencing . This should divide the six beds when I have finished doing the beds. There are 3 beds about 7 x 4 foot wide. The last one is 7 x5 foot. There is a 1 foot path between each bed. I am going to use the larger one for the cabbages and sprouts etc. I have started to grow and as they take up a lot of space then I did a bigger bed for them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGywUVY8dS4UZ1GgmUjGWYEjhxEo18s4cAveGWUT2_ytkt7qA0AFVp4EiCaLyAa3vcSCXROYOKTUBvKd5PRM0VmeIBJ0LGKmkXyD35WrYUc4jwpXazv7cYmSv4EOS1UX18yG__OA/s1600-h/IMGP2075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053321350835670114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGywUVY8dS4UZ1GgmUjGWYEjhxEo18s4cAveGWUT2_ytkt7qA0AFVp4EiCaLyAa3vcSCXROYOKTUBvKd5PRM0VmeIBJ0LGKmkXyD35WrYUc4jwpXazv7cYmSv4EOS1UX18yG__OA/s320/IMGP2075.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have started to dig over the 1st bed and weed that one. I am not sure what I am going to put where, but I now have the framework for my deep raised bed at the Lottie I only need to put it together and then plant it up with the carrots and parsnips. I know they are a bit late gong in but they should be in before the end of next week. We will have to see what happens next week with the weather. I will need to use a drill so I need to charge up the battery before I can use it. Enough of my ramblings again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-1cEfIw8WmSBrWbgekOpOEoe8MQwNJ65XB8tphf5bpeeD7hsVX3mD2AyElPkx8ulnQiuGsXajOi_PXI3vNaBzQFlyVqjHs9c6ppqTFbuEJm_Gcg-wO2x4Qg877nxCqsMEtUucQ/s1600-h/IMGP2078-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053321355130637426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-1cEfIw8WmSBrWbgekOpOEoe8MQwNJ65XB8tphf5bpeeD7hsVX3mD2AyElPkx8ulnQiuGsXajOi_PXI3vNaBzQFlyVqjHs9c6ppqTFbuEJm_Gcg-wO2x4Qg877nxCqsMEtUucQ/s320/IMGP2078-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is my mom as you all know, she looks very fetching in her green gloves and lovely hat. But the sun has been very strong today and she needed it to keep her cool even though she loves the sun. Someone on the Lottie said she looked like she was going to the Queens garden party with that hat on.<br /><br />Anyway tea is calling me so I need to go and start it soon<br /><br />Happy Digging Mimmimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-83640257975618446962007-04-13T19:17:00.000+01:002007-04-13T19:32:34.099+01:00More to do than time to do it.Hello again Lottie people.<br /><br />Hope then weather is being good to you.<br /><br />I have been busy at the Lottie again. Now I have planted some sweet peas and some sunflowers on my plot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsMUVvRSljMkWetlgSJGYfdyUsQInDBHU8Q_iBY_pEdU3a4fjs_GYM0QlA-VDD7vrM4SLtouQqJoY2teOcoDEgqFBoYkPknAiQVkHy0MP-a_m6vIOWdCWN-xvqvPDRuy0BXERA/s1600-h/IMGP2064-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052979222330805250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsMUVvRSljMkWetlgSJGYfdyUsQInDBHU8Q_iBY_pEdU3a4fjs_GYM0QlA-VDD7vrM4SLtouQqJoY2teOcoDEgqFBoYkPknAiQVkHy0MP-a_m6vIOWdCWN-xvqvPDRuy0BXERA/s320/IMGP2064-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> I planted 8 sunflowers and I hope they will do me well again this year. They have always been reliable for me. We have to think about the birds and the bees and giving them some food don't we.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-5QV0I_ZhE2-ctkluds7Q3ZEgj-M1Ic9ZD5GN8JA1pMpk4vxl2S-a-OrML7xoHsJJCctCrYgR3geEYEuP-K3aK5rO1tJaF3WIFZ3X_8sMzwyE2D_civb3jJtnxCQE8E6wK1Etw/s1600-h/IMGP2066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052979230920739858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-5QV0I_ZhE2-ctkluds7Q3ZEgj-M1Ic9ZD5GN8JA1pMpk4vxl2S-a-OrML7xoHsJJCctCrYgR3geEYEuP-K3aK5rO1tJaF3WIFZ3X_8sMzwyE2D_civb3jJtnxCQE8E6wK1Etw/s320/IMGP2066.JPG" border="0" /></a> As you can see the broad beans are coming on and they have been attacked by something or other but they are still coming up The flowers have started to form and so I will leave them for a while to see what happens to them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqKZXPeVJUm3BYsFCPseA_bZLn2C5kBBXwRc9UJUHc4GRI77G1RoHGw3f97P6S-NaSX99HHNsWxZECUXlJjxYRh_HaSr4MSj0zyCXB9CEKGHXa2wRuy311jdTH3Q4fTuPTH28zA/s1600-h/IMGP2069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052979230920739874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqKZXPeVJUm3BYsFCPseA_bZLn2C5kBBXwRc9UJUHc4GRI77G1RoHGw3f97P6S-NaSX99HHNsWxZECUXlJjxYRh_HaSr4MSj0zyCXB9CEKGHXa2wRuy311jdTH3Q4fTuPTH28zA/s320/IMGP2069.JPG" border="0" /></a> My sweet peas are coming along very nicely even better than the real peas, so we will have to see what happens with them. I have started some more peas in the greenhouse and we will have to plant them out as soon as they come up now. Time is pressing on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87H1bZiCEBf0aef5lyknVlvTDSnQBNY9LLW_ah4CSGZSadFUETanttmUzIoIh2W3F8Wbld2AnVAmcO3YkyytlLp1UEoU_93OsWgfQs_BP58l-z6oKstHQ0ns-jZ5Cl1WNbd4wTA/s1600-h/IMGP2073-2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052979235215707186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87H1bZiCEBf0aef5lyknVlvTDSnQBNY9LLW_ah4CSGZSadFUETanttmUzIoIh2W3F8Wbld2AnVAmcO3YkyytlLp1UEoU_93OsWgfQs_BP58l-z6oKstHQ0ns-jZ5Cl1WNbd4wTA/s320/IMGP2073-2.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is just 2 of the inherited Rhubarb and I reckon another 2-4 days and it will be ready for picking.<br /><br />I have a long day ahead of me at the Lottie on Saturday with weeding and digging and more planting to do before it is too late to get anything else in. 2 more ranks of spuds to put in and my raised beds to finish off makes for a long day tomorrow.<br /><br />That's all for now Lottie folks<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mim</span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-86316320281126261282007-03-29T07:00:00.000+01:002007-03-29T07:16:39.584+01:00Good Morning everybody in Lottie Land.<br /><br />I only have a small blog today. I went to the Lottie yesterday and spent 2 1/4 hours down there doing a job that should only have take 1 hour max. The weather was so nice I spent most of the time chatting to other plots holders. Me and Mom even helped another lady with the bark chippings for her path. They are on the edge of my Lottie and she is 3/4 of the way back from the gate. She was very grateful for the help and it gave us a chance to find out more about another plot holder.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhbwvWpCGP1mjc6H4VE8jCM2ldmm2nyYP_PNKf66AXZ_I-xC49y1mkgdfUaMjCa9eHa-pr44RnjLeYW2MaRr6OYAUPghcK7u2vlWNNVmcNTwDkcgcHGp-qwlgLQsrcmFaO53a4w/s1600-h/IMGP2047-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047222895306783346" style="CURSOR: hand" height="211" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhbwvWpCGP1mjc6H4VE8jCM2ldmm2nyYP_PNKf66AXZ_I-xC49y1mkgdfUaMjCa9eHa-pr44RnjLeYW2MaRr6OYAUPghcK7u2vlWNNVmcNTwDkcgcHGp-qwlgLQsrcmFaO53a4w/s320/IMGP2047-1.JPG" width="141" border="0" /></a> Me and mom planted some dwarf beans plant which I brought for 99p and each tub had 3-5 seeds already sprouting in. I thought they were a bargain. I have also started some of my own to prolong the growing season a little longer. We also planted a couple of sweet pea plants on a wigwam. These can be seen in the background.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZtT3tRe5JDQl5jnorz3YtPAG2JDTfBC-F87Inb6F0Ips5kr55dykAZNaA6dcKh_sVdrfc-wAq7wtXcNQpAkm6-IwXmegnd6rnAz1YCcAjqAVj42ez24cTCZYkV0ZjkktZbkZTA/s1600-h/IMGP2048-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047222903896717954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZtT3tRe5JDQl5jnorz3YtPAG2JDTfBC-F87Inb6F0Ips5kr55dykAZNaA6dcKh_sVdrfc-wAq7wtXcNQpAkm6-IwXmegnd6rnAz1YCcAjqAVj42ez24cTCZYkV0ZjkktZbkZTA/s320/IMGP2048-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here you can see mom planted another 2 rows of peas for me. The first lot appear to be settling in okay. With all these plants gone my greenhouse looked very empty until I started on the next lot of sowing for veg and flowers for the garden.<br /><br />Told you this would be short.<br /><br />Yours Mimmimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-79284293783530128592007-03-25T19:54:00.000+01:002007-03-29T07:17:49.421+01:00New Fence and more veg planted<span style="font-family:verdana;">Hello again.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I went to the Lottie again today and took my camera this time. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think the fence looks very nice and makes the Lottie look tidy even though it isn't. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElz_VURcvgFLXAoq_-zvTiokyzR77EZGymXRSDmEgmY1Viu0Jw2ZMCoVRfhy9KSbiColiQepsWTUIbXbqJHxBVogzfX5BVvx1mQTN8ye-5GpQX8ZaZ7DgdZFbSTnI2q0L2gov3w/s1600-h/IMGP2029-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045938893573187570" style="CURSOR: hand" height="138" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElz_VURcvgFLXAoq_-zvTiokyzR77EZGymXRSDmEgmY1Viu0Jw2ZMCoVRfhy9KSbiColiQepsWTUIbXbqJHxBVogzfX5BVvx1mQTN8ye-5GpQX8ZaZ7DgdZFbSTnI2q0L2gov3w/s320/IMGP2029-1.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a> H<span style="font-family:verdana;">ere it is from the other side of the Lottie!!! </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Told you it make it's look tidy!!!!!!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuesL7KM7aCPbYIeQKH3Eb7KiuspY7sR-oJmZuwf_l-nSR6uX6UtWQUgiJqK5hKGqo6c48fApaahbYjHXDwN8ReUZ4yS0ZpNjzuuuWUVJEnKUtk_kqLcaMrZTSoZbF6FZSLoItYg/s1600-h/IMGP2033-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045938897868154882" style="WIDTH: 351px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" height="99" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuesL7KM7aCPbYIeQKH3Eb7KiuspY7sR-oJmZuwf_l-nSR6uX6UtWQUgiJqK5hKGqo6c48fApaahbYjHXDwN8ReUZ4yS0ZpNjzuuuWUVJEnKUtk_kqLcaMrZTSoZbF6FZSLoItYg/s320/IMGP2033-1.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway t</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">he</span> broad beans are doing well and I took the other I had started in Feb down to the Lottie today. They should be doing well by the end of the month.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnzjEpSrjQtwGhjeexo-5LewjB7B1RzxaywQjiX9Zv8VdDqVPS5wR7ckRAOx24lo6OnzBTwgYQoGkeU-H_hzBE1b2OnxX-DHa_iOsyEnMq0crwkvpOfmRYk8qhrCdrjVAx6x2gg/s1600-h/IMGP2031-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045938902163122194" style="CURSOR: hand" height="256" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnzjEpSrjQtwGhjeexo-5LewjB7B1RzxaywQjiX9Zv8VdDqVPS5wR7ckRAOx24lo6OnzBTwgYQoGkeU-H_hzBE1b2OnxX-DHa_iOsyEnMq0crwkvpOfmRYk8qhrCdrjVAx6x2gg/s320/IMGP2031-1.JPG" width="206" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">There are now some of the 30 Broad Bean plants in the Lottie. I tried something different with the poles and netting today. I wove the canes at the ends of the netting through the holes in the netting. I am trying this way for the first time and I will tell you how it works out. I hope it works ok as it is very easy to do and should hold all the peas.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETZFar4skyfjSQJ_whG73s5vcOFmSVfWp7dJfcq818gEmjZkCKOvGNYce9cpP6WVPPLTYf2htzn9a8jRbdLLA39wyDaCbzjxMgmTPl5NMFEC_Uvh_jemtdHK2_-EdRZSrzfTnIQ/s1600-h/IMGP2030-1.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045938910753056802" style="WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px" height="280" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETZFar4skyfjSQJ_whG73s5vcOFmSVfWp7dJfcq818gEmjZkCKOvGNYce9cpP6WVPPLTYf2htzn9a8jRbdLLA39wyDaCbzjxMgmTPl5NMFEC_Uvh_jemtdHK2_-EdRZSrzfTnIQ/s320/IMGP2030-1.JPG" width="177" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is the Lottie form the road on the site. I think that it will look much better when we have the sweetcorn and the parsnips and carrots growing and the horseradish gone.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv6x2Qa-r8jMtEHNGrlRR7CsY3LsW4K85CmCfV_FfVinCrxXa0OWRzErekxgIGi8MvqGIoBB8Rxt3UIN3Rx5Pe8b3Ja7ZXp7wQPdycZOqjcmchjQgffvT3nbsz57FPEibR9OIvw/s1600-h/IMGP2036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045938923637958706" style="CURSOR: hand" height="212" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv6x2Qa-r8jMtEHNGrlRR7CsY3LsW4K85CmCfV_FfVinCrxXa0OWRzErekxgIGi8MvqGIoBB8Rxt3UIN3Rx5Pe8b3Ja7ZXp7wQPdycZOqjcmchjQgffvT3nbsz57FPEibR9OIvw/s320/IMGP2036.JPG" width="252" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Hope to get to the Lottie again in the coming week and the 'better weather'.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Looking forward to hearing from all soon.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mim</span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-39622413918760063352007-03-25T09:22:00.000+01:002007-03-26T07:23:12.198+01:00Work is Progressing slowly<span style="font-family:verdana;">Hello everyone,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is just a quick update on the Lottie. Spring has still not really arrived except for March Winds and are we going to get April Showers. We just have to wait and see. These photos were taken before I put a path in and divided the Lottie into a couple of smaller beds and leaving the rest for raised beds.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShJiT8l9dMoeMyRFo_0OKihuC_Jq_PVid5gFqBJpX4r_ZFQpk9EFu4WavGPX7EYG6Eb02G0Tm5VhF7037epzwqXGGp5bsOHXHaEef1fSVj7nH3Vwnusk4-Acb7zaUU0HbW0nNOQ/s1600-h/IMGP2005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045776286111360930" style="WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px" height="219" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShJiT8l9dMoeMyRFo_0OKihuC_Jq_PVid5gFqBJpX4r_ZFQpk9EFu4WavGPX7EYG6Eb02G0Tm5VhF7037epzwqXGGp5bsOHXHaEef1fSVj7nH3Vwnusk4-Acb7zaUU0HbW0nNOQ/s320/IMGP2005.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">As you can see I transplanted the Rosemary from the old Lottie and it is thriving well. Also moved for most of the Sweet William, Rhubarb and Raspberry canes.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekeinxKSPMu1ZH9QhHXeDryPI_LYLqUUUzERl-VovHs9PH0GHdkhsDjvpZ21nJMkrojpE91VSRg_5GGGdU32dzTOVfGAkuSZdZhqBMt9ZJCOJM8o3Uo4bDOHBIhlP_kEAL9RaLg/s1600-h/IMGP2006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045776298996262834" style="CURSOR: hand" height="193" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekeinxKSPMu1ZH9QhHXeDryPI_LYLqUUUzERl-VovHs9PH0GHdkhsDjvpZ21nJMkrojpE91VSRg_5GGGdU32dzTOVfGAkuSZdZhqBMt9ZJCOJM8o3Uo4bDOHBIhlP_kEAL9RaLg/s320/IMGP2006.JPG" width="270" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Here you can see the<span style="font-family:verdana;"> 2 small ranks of potatoes (running at 90 degrees to the water butts ) and the broad beans (only 6 plants in at the moment) and I think I may lose them yet. Good job I have the greenhouse so I can grow some more.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqh2JsPVK9N6feOrACkNWbQKwKq1mk8z1CjC6jqr5Un6wXEvfTy7z5LbkHK1Yz9mMIHsBJo6DL6-8lfWDmb4cSCrF0U7VAaIUM1ZtrELNwjHh6RFc1KSktuYcowcri2CkPL5sSg/s1600-h/IMGP2007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045776307586197442" style="WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px" height="165" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqh2JsPVK9N6feOrACkNWbQKwKq1mk8z1CjC6jqr5Un6wXEvfTy7z5LbkHK1Yz9mMIHsBJo6DL6-8lfWDmb4cSCrF0U7VAaIUM1ZtrELNwjHh6RFc1KSktuYcowcri2CkPL5sSg/s320/IMGP2007.JPG" width="204" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">The Rhubarb that was on the Lottie is doing very well and we should get some good pies from it<span style="font-family:verdana;">. I was surprise to find what I thought was 2 crowns and it appears that there may be as many as 8. </span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDuhuHJDl2r3yAfETcukMF5KI_LKtee1LT_zgmyF8zPR1t8IwkTRaTcHaxT76d39YA7k2qY3H6RTUt_mvI8XmSpbrtPNCC-mXBCb0wBDcZCs8wJngq4G9RPm5riJZn160tmkOJA/s1600-h/IMGP2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045776329061033954" style="CURSOR: hand" height="179" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDuhuHJDl2r3yAfETcukMF5KI_LKtee1LT_zgmyF8zPR1t8IwkTRaTcHaxT76d39YA7k2qY3H6RTUt_mvI8XmSpbrtPNCC-mXBCb0wBDcZCs8wJngq4G9RPm5riJZn160tmkOJA/s320/IMGP2008.JPG" width="236" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here we can see that I have got half of the plot weeded and started. I still have great plans for the Lottie and am starting to get them put into operation. We have decided to not put a shed on the Lottie as it would take up valuable space. We have use of the neighbour's shed to put our tools in. Most people on this site appear to share a shed if they have half plots . It is a good idea and gives both plots more space in the end.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugwKEK8Nno3T_Rtus7z_J1iZ60aE24AyGTf5HkJMvmH-IQ9TmkP3qr2p6EVIUcYBxNmcPoYbcPL5Gz3mX3o7ptffyg6TC5Ni4b8lpCqh3VuBVXv2xKVCiRw87909K8XVB_kb49Q/s1600-h/IMGP2009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045776316176132050" style="CURSOR: hand" height="175" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugwKEK8Nno3T_Rtus7z_J1iZ60aE24AyGTf5HkJMvmH-IQ9TmkP3qr2p6EVIUcYBxNmcPoYbcPL5Gz3mX3o7ptffyg6TC5Ni4b8lpCqh3VuBVXv2xKVCiRw87909K8XVB_kb49Q/s320/IMGP2009.JPG" width="237" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The site is having an open day in Aug and we have all been asked to put in some extra stuff so it can be sold fresh on the day to the public. This should give them a taste for good and well grown veg.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">It has been and interesting 3 months on the new Lottie, we have met some really characters on this site and have had a really good laugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am not comparing the 2 sites I have been on but the people here are very friendly, helpful and you can have a good laugh at them and with them. The character of the new Lottie site is fun and joviality. A pleasure to work on. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The biggest problem I have found is the wind and how cold it is on the site when it blows.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Any ideas on making a wind break.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I must go now as I have plants to attend to.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yours Mim</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799884.post-70325867863326602442007-03-09T07:47:00.000+00:002007-03-09T08:08:09.679+00:00New Greenhouse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURq385wsNR19WtDV41xklPm9wxa6rYfv0lxkKe7i5madeetJs3lxEw_ZBjWBSGJ_YUl80AJEQ0GPCtnv_X7n6vEsrvmeqpGhc5248wc29XcN3HQET9JqGvOvHKIq_ZEQkV6cQwQ/s1600-h/IMGP1982-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039828998553844898" style="CURSOR: hand" height="232" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURq385wsNR19WtDV41xklPm9wxa6rYfv0lxkKe7i5madeetJs3lxEw_ZBjWBSGJ_YUl80AJEQ0GPCtnv_X7n6vEsrvmeqpGhc5248wc29XcN3HQET9JqGvOvHKIq_ZEQkV6cQwQ/s320/IMGP1982-1.JPG" width="278" border="0" /></a> Hello All, my new greenhouse, is starting to get up and running. My conservatory is now getting clear of pots and propagators and so the hubby is pleased. The greenhouse only took a day to dismantle and re put up with the help of 3-4 people it was done in a only a few hours and only 1 pane of glass was broken in the transportation of it. Well done them I say.<br /><br />As you can see I already have a lot of seeds started and some were only started a week ago. the peas want to get a move on. I have got broad beans and a courgette called EIGHT BALL. it should produce a lot of courgettes only 2 inches around and spherical in shape. I will let you know how they do.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_RlbKfYOqOp6GzYXLwA0hrYbO1V8FMkD0Ox_R447-MGxPUL0XTCeFIgeK1R8Ap_DEXy33kwGYZdnTrP2I2DvJXLilU6A33_gAAPETdxZ2cMISH1LvpNpfq-qWZtDV0OXXrpVuA/s1600-h/IMGP1983-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039829002848812210" style="CURSOR: hand" height="221" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_RlbKfYOqOp6GzYXLwA0hrYbO1V8FMkD0Ox_R447-MGxPUL0XTCeFIgeK1R8Ap_DEXy33kwGYZdnTrP2I2DvJXLilU6A33_gAAPETdxZ2cMISH1LvpNpfq-qWZtDV0OXXrpVuA/s320/IMGP1983-1.JPG" width="242" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3mLySrepFy_htxyy15a3g17WLEyWABrw4Dji7RcC6xZIPVpo4yW62QhlgAvtRZeVJSErg7CQzTD6-nsVivKwMPwlSkM6gAQJIJPDVUJ3E4XEamoroYdRILWz1LbzIiSVEs6EmQ/s1600-h/IMGP1987.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039829007143779522" style="WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" height="275" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3mLySrepFy_htxyy15a3g17WLEyWABrw4Dji7RcC6xZIPVpo4yW62QhlgAvtRZeVJSErg7CQzTD6-nsVivKwMPwlSkM6gAQJIJPDVUJ3E4XEamoroYdRILWz1LbzIiSVEs6EmQ/s320/IMGP1987.JPG" width="238" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In this tray we have Nasturtiums and Tomatoes, I have showed mixed seeds this year, some tumbles and some other varieties that do not tumble; cant remember which at present. But having the greenhouse means I can try some in there as well as having a go at some cucumbers. I have never grown them before because I've never had a greenhouse before.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngaP8lzbfMpCoh5llyk40OutXgWgV1t2ycu52a_a4nBAw48SRi6JqCqOIUgVaYZ9kbrQzYlWD8mHT5rf9vcIASiLUPjbz5QkdCGh5inctU5UjGaQIuyoaIQ6P4C8rBHF6B0aI0w/s1600-h/IMGP1984-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039829007143779538" style="CURSOR: hand" height="233" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngaP8lzbfMpCoh5llyk40OutXgWgV1t2ycu52a_a4nBAw48SRi6JqCqOIUgVaYZ9kbrQzYlWD8mHT5rf9vcIASiLUPjbz5QkdCGh5inctU5UjGaQIuyoaIQ6P4C8rBHF6B0aI0w/s320/IMGP1984-1.JPG" width="209" border="0" /></a> The allotment is going alright at the moment. I have put some very early spuds in and some of the broad beans in. I haven't put my paths in yet but I have the wood I need to start them. I have roughly worked out where I want the raised beds, but having been off work for a month with my asthma the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lottie</span> and the rest of the gardening has been put on hold. But now I have gone back to work we can start again in earnest with the work. I am aiming at having just 5 raised beads this year and see what happens with them. $ will be edged with the wood we found in our garden and the 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> will be made from the sides of the shed salvaged from 1st <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lottie</span> I had. I recently gave that one up and can now concentrate on the new one.<br /><br />Anyway I will go now and hope to hear from you all soon.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mim</span>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714283863911244365noreply@blogger.com0