My last few blog entries have focused on one particular, if not peculiar, group of vegetables so I thought I should do a post on some others!?
It’s been a busy time in the garden, what with all the growing and hammering and digging and hammering and shovelling and growing and other gerdeney type stuff. That’s what I like about growing stuff, once the hard work’s been done it’s mostly sitting back, relaxing, and watching … then eating!
So what going’s on have there been recently in my little plot of Scotland?
Well the seeds are sprouting …
Top to bottom we’ve got leeks, broccoli, something unidentified, and some perpetual spinach. the photo isn’t exactly inspired, or even necessary but if anyone can identify the unidentified seedlings you can have a prize … here’s a close up …
Aside from the seedlings, which required no effort - that’s my favourite gardening activity! - I’ve also been busy with my hammer and some old floorboards making such marvelous creations such as a retaining border for my plot …
… very exciting, I’m sure you’ll agree! Although the big hit in the garden this year has been …
… yes! The steps! A work of genius I’m sure you’ll agree, the lass loves them anyway and has spent many a moment dragging herself up and down them on her bottom. When she’s not eating them that is?!
Floorboards are great in the garden, which is just as well really as i have another 3 rooms to redo! Floorboards aren’t the only useful piece of old tat that I’ve got lying around though, there are also chairs left by the previous owner. Which was handy because I needed something to put around the fruit bushes (blackcurrant and redcurrant) that I bought from Lidl. I had expected them to die - they are from Lidl - but the buggers only went and burst into life, anyway a bit of netting and the old chair frames later …
Aside from that I’ve ordered posts and mesh to make a rabbit proof fence … should arrive on Monday, so you can expect more on that in the next week or so, weather permitting.
Oh! and I spent Friday afternoon shovelling shit (for lack of a better term) that our neighbour has kindly donated to the cause. Nothing like a bit of manure for the garden. it’s about a 500 metre walk there and back and I had to do it 8 times with me wheel barrow in heat and humidity I’m unaccustomed to … it was muggy as hell and I was knackered by the end of it … least the tatties’ll appreciate it though!
