Ziggys' West Bay,Dorset Veg Plot

Hi Penny,

Blimey, you still got the snow! Slight frost here this morning but nothing damaged.

Blooming slug got into my tomato & basil plants in the greenhouse & nipped a load off.

Also noticed a row of little pits where the peas had been planted and no peas left. Went to get some more seeds to replace them & found a little hole nibbled in the packet.

Going to invest in one of these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9nGyPz9uT0

 

OMG.That is a tradgedy John.

Was this recent ? Is there any chance a root has survived over winter ? Or is it lost forever?

Are there any in a forgotten cuboard in the kitchen, after all, your kitchen is bigger on the inside than The Tardis:DOH:

 

Morning Zig......i hope you dont mind me posting this here, but as you can see, yep we still have snow......and its cold here too

This was taken early this morning too

 

Hi Penny,

You are always welcome here

Blimey, I see what you mean. When does winter normally end over there ? Or is it really Narnia, seen any fauns lately ?

 

I like tangents, just don't like sines & cosines.

Been frost on the ground and the hot & cold frames for the past few days. Not touched the lettuce, peas, beetroot, carrots, rocket & mint contained within.

 

Cold & 'orrible on the plot today, so spent some time improving the frames instead, sawing keeps you warm.


Built a frame & filled the gaps with expanding foam. (had some left over from a job)



Made a hinged arm thinger to hold the frame open.



A few hours later, when the foam had set, cut it back and painted it to protect against uv.

When the frame has dried out i'll give it a 3 coat paint system to protect it from the elephants.



In the meantime, discovered the cheapy shop has installed a gardening section.


Glad I didn't get my sets from the garden centre, they were £2.99 a packet there.

 

Good bargain!!

Talking of cheapy bargains - went to B&Q Friday evening for some peat free compost - and found a pile of "Reduced" organic & peat free - reduced to £1 per 50l bag. when it rang through the till, it even gave us the buy 2 get 1 free offer!!!!! Not bad - 10 bags for £7!!!
And 'im indoors on the way home said - "I wonder why it was reduced to clear - perhaps it was out of date?" :DOH: :DOH: :DOH:

And as for mice - I have a nest in my compost bin. Checking out whether or not its ready to put on my new veggie plot, I lfted the lid and there was a really cute little fella sat there giving me the once over!!! A friend at work said to leave them there as while there are mice - the rats won't move in eeekk!!!!

oh - as for the MP sketch - eldest Son sasy "Respect to that gardener bloke"

 

:D LOL, Tell him "Blud, you not getting your tings?"

That was a bargain Honeybee . Out of date ? Thats why old Chateaux Laffiete is so cheap :D

Unfortunately, you will only have mice untill the rats move in. Mice don't keep them away, they are just good indicators that the rats haven't eaten them:DOH:

Made proper frames for all the brick frames now I got the hang of the first one, will post a pic when they are dried out & painted.

 

Indeed John,

The lettuce is really coming on well. Got a load of seedlings coming up, obviously planted, but no idea what they are:DOH:

Have invested in some marker pens so I can lable things when I sow them.

 

Once i'd got the hang of it, managed to fit frames for the rest of the brick beds.



Just hope it stays dry enough to paint them now.

 

Lucky you! Here I'm sitting in 3-4 ft of snow still and waiting for spring....


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Looking good!