Raised vegetable Plot
By Carolyn
2 comments
Well not logged in in a while, gosh some people have been busy it seems. It seems to have got very rainy down here in Southampton, and thus not much progress at all on the veggie patch. Just my thoughts, and noticed if I get a sudden dash of movement on that front I might get some winter onions in, that would be great.
My last visit to the garden centre resulted on checking out the christmas decorations, I do find they have some great displays, I was in Haskins. And also a fab display of orchids this time of year. Got some orchid food as I have a few bedraggled specimens, and they had good offers on that drip feed the plants, I willl let you know if they flower!
My pile of branches and leaves is going down a bit, and now got two bags from the council to recycle. Our council do recycled compost too, which I bought this year, worked out about £4 a bag (lge) and they delivery it free, worked out well, as its always a hastle getting it back from the garden centre as there are never staff when you want them, and great to have it there when I needed it especially as pregnant at the time.
Well I shall do some planning I think and some reading for the time being as rain forecast for the next week. At mo reading Alan Titchmarsh -How to be a gardener back to basics, which is quite good.
19 Nov, 2007
0 likes
Previous post: Raised Vegetable Plot
Next post: Raised Veggie Plot continued saga.....
Comments
Weather also wet, chilly and dreary down in the SW. I've been catching up with my tottering pile of gardening magazines, cutting out useful articles to file. My friend likes to take them from me then she passes them on to another friend. They swear they don't mind the missing bits! Had about 45 minutes in the garden before it rained again, rescued 4 fuchsias from the pot that blew over (and broke) in the last winds. Husband says he'll try to mend it. Looks too bad to me. :-(
20 Nov, 2007
Featured on
Recent posts by Carolyn
- How do you pick up slugs and snails ?
10 Aug, 2008
- Mottisfont Abbey
5 Jun, 2008
- fleeced up and scared of frogs
18 May, 2008
- Square foot plot -getting crowded and green
6 May, 2008
- Peat
22 Apr, 2008
- Fleece for the frost
5 Apr, 2008
-
Raised Bed Canopy Support
£16.99 at Suttons Seeds -
Timber Raised Bed Kit Standard 1.2m X 2.4m
£45.95 at Unwins -
Link A Bord Raised Bed Kits X 2
£39.98 at Suttons Seeds -
Mini Raised Bed, Liner And Cover
£47.85 at Ferndale Lodge -
Garland Plastic Raised Bed Kit With Frame
£29.99 at Unwins -
Tomato Plants Hundreds And Thousands (Micro)
£9.99 at Suttons Seeds -
Onion Unwins Exhibition Seeds
£1.99 at Unwins -
Tomato Grafted Plants Elegance
£9.99 at Suttons Seeds -
Pepper Chilli Bhut Jolokia Fiery Furnace Seeds
£3.99 at Suttons Seeds -
Pepper Chilli Jalapeno Seeds
£2.99 at Suttons Seeds
Hi Carolyn, yes big wash out is also going on here in Essex, and we are also trying to build a raised bed. my boyfriend has been and got all of the stuff to build a little brick wall to go all around it - it's for my Rhododendrons. i bought loads of them in the spring because i really love them, but i have since found out they are toxic,- and i have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who is into everything! so i have got him on a project in the front garden, (we don't let her out there!) which was all paved. He has now dug a big hole in the crazy paving (really dislike it anyway) and it is going to house my Rhodo, and Azalea collectiion. but kind of at a stand still because of this weather. what a pain!
20 Nov, 2007