My pathetic veg patch

I was always told by the men on the allotment where I had a plot never grow veg near trees as they sap all the life out of the soil around it.

Sorry to hear you have Pigeon to distorying your crop of Beans if there is water in your garden this will entice them in. You seem to have done well clearing the weeds. lol murder of peppers

Well at least you've made a start.

Killer of 22 Pepper seedlings and
1 Tree thinking about it!

Things can only get better!

You're just starting in a new garden. It will take time. You'll get better results next year :)

Yes it can hope to see the result s in future.☺

Thank you for the encouragement :)

Pam I've been murdering veg all my gardening life, any that I was lucky enough to see survive also rarely benefitted me, the darn pigeons used to get there first, gradually I changed to flowers and shrubs, now I only grow salad crops and green beans, you carry on, you'll get there and remember enjoy your garden, otherwise it becomes a chore and who needs those, lol....

Thank you Lincslass. I only do it because I enjoy it so much. Even if things die off I've had fun trying to keep them alive. I laugh at the pigeons so if they eat my plants it's a tradeoff.

I love the smell of the earth and the greenness. I love the feel of the earth when I'm planting. I generally just use my hands, for the enjoyment. And I only use gloves when I really can't manage without.

It took me around 4 years to figure out my move to here. Once I figured out how to finance it, it took me over a year from the first place I viewed that I liked, mine went up same day but didn't get a good enough offer in time for that one. Then it took almost a year after that keeping on looking. I only viewed about 5 places in that time because I was determined to have a private garden, could not afford a bungalow, and most flats are communal garden or none.

I absolutely love this place, even though the house needs major work on it, that will work out somehow, I never know how but it always does. I have found that out over the years and I'm now over 50 and have survived, somehow :D

I wander out into the garden, don't worry about what needs doing but just do bits as and when I can. Try to plan a bit. And sit or lay on the lawn and enjoy the fresh air and peacefulness. I love just taking my time seeing what is different every time I go out there.

One thing I do want to get is a rhubarb crown. I think my dad might give me one of his. I had one many years ago and it was so lovely to just go and pick what I wanted to eat, and it never ran out, and that was with feeding my 2 younguns as well.

Then I had one in my raised border in my other place, that my dad gave me, but it didn't do well at all. But hopefully here another one will thrive and I can enjoy it again.