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Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 9:21 am
by baargain
I'm so tired
I want to get back to regular gardening, with less digging.
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 6:59 pm
by baargain
My mate got whiplash in a similar fall
Tiny mice sounds cute
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:28 pm
by baargain
I cleared under the asparagus! It was full of buttercups, and I had to crawl in and not squash them
I found some that had escaped, so have transplanted them in to fill the gaps. I cycled down and back, so am now near death
I have to remember to save a bit of energy for the ride home.
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Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:37 pm
by baargain
My fitbit often thinks I'm doing sport while gardening. I want to work out what kind of sport
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:59 pm
by emma_p
I used to see people gardening in DC in full Lululemon - we used to call it Extreme Gardening! It should be a sport
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 6:28 am
by baargain
Same with MumBaa, she also imagines burying her enemies, so it's also good stress relief
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I guess it's some kind of sport that involves walking, pulling, lifting and frequent squats.
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:07 pm
by baargain
Tadaaaa! That side of the allotment is DONE. I've put some weed suppressant down, so I don't have to continually weed it all.
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Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:45 pm
by baargain
Arrrrghhhh
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I've planted some sweetcorn. And killed some rhubarb.
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Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:15 pm
by Derek Nimmo
Baa, you are amazing
I, on the other hand, just waft around the place with a g&t in hand examining what's popping up next
It's a shame my nicest peonies are mid building site but I'll be able to enjoy them properly next year. And check it out, I have a black walnut tree! No idea if they'll be edible, but hey.
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:19 pm
by baargain
I'll be able to get back to wafting one day
you've got a good selection on plants there!
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:32 pm
by Derek Nimmo
I bet you'll just take on another allotment when you've got this one sorted
It's all a bit random, one side of the garden is palm trees and seaside plants, on a shingled bed and the other is tightly packed English country garden
I quite like the slightly schizophrenic nature of it though.
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:33 pm
by baargain
Hah! It does seem to be what a lot of people do.
I quite like a mishmash garden
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:07 pm
by baargain
I have two patches still to do big weeding, but I am stopping for now, and will strim those patches back. They're at the far back around the compost heap, and right at the front.
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Tadaaaaaa!
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:14 pm
by speedy gonzalez
Oh wow. That looks fantastic.
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:33 pm
by baargain
Thanks! I am amazed at how much I've done
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I'm going to make a wall out of the plastics and pallet to make more of a compost area.
Then the bits underneath the plastics and pallet will be a bed for poppies, foxgloves, aquilegia etc. Anything that will self seed and disguise the compost heap walls!
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:15 pm
by H1ppychick
It looks amazing.
Has Mr “I’ll help you out for half your stuff, little lady” put his head back above the parapet?
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:28 pm
by baargain
Mr 50/50 (as my mate named him) has completely blanked me since I started making progress. So I still don't know his name, and he doesn't return my chirpy waves
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:50 pm
by Squirrel
Wow, Baa! You’ve worked so hard, that looks amazing.
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:09 pm
by wendy james
One of the beds is looking good. Beetroot, leeks, chard and cucumbers are well under way, with one established courgette plant. I’ve just added some some more courgette plants and some cucamelon that have been growing from seed in the shed.
A while back, Elvis planted a load of sunflower seeds in small pots and lined them up on the edge of a bed. We kept finding them on their side before realising they’re in the path of the shed door. Obviously a few took hold.
Re: Grubbing in the dirt
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 4:26 pm
by baargain
The nine butternut squash plants MumBaa gave me are not butternut squash plants. They're a jolly mix of strange hybrid courgettes/squashes. So that's fun.
I've paused on garden stuff and painted my shed
the other sides will be blue, with a daisy in the back, and Bees on the other side
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In other news, Mr 5050 half apologised and trundled over to me to say that he was shocked at my progress, and that he underestimated me. In yo face!