The rain didn't come as expected but I didn't go down as it looked gloomy & likely to. Did some clearing out & just caught the charity bag pick up & they got more than expected as I tackled Mr's wardrobe, well some of it. It is role reversal at ours as Mr is the one who has all the cloth...

My new wire netting to dog proof the onions fitted into my rucksack so decided to do that little job & release some mesh covering for the other beds next on the sow/plant out list. I only weeded the onions about a month ago & all looking fine & hearty but two beds only had about 3 plants...

I bought mine from one of those older persons shops with mobility scooters, riser chairs & electric wheelchairs & the like. Was not expensive. It was quite interesting looking at all the gadgets to help the elderly, but of course you can just get them on line now & probably a lot cheaper!

Complete brain drain today following up car mishap. Nearly 3hrs on the phone with the insurance people as when I rang & notified them the police were releasing the vehicle so they could assess it, the claim number they gave me was not registered so back to square 1! Anyway outcome is it will lik...

I was overoptimistic with my to do list but did get the spud bed dug & planted some Jazzy,s. Got way more Jazzy's than expected so I moved the paths a bit to leave a wider bed along the fence thinking I will plant some of the extra's along here for digging up completely as earlies so the others ...

Have the same problem clearing out the shed twice a year. My huge spiders in there don't run away but they tuck back into their little crevice then come out to inspect my handiwork & just stare at me like daring me to clear their area. I just leave them as no big webs & if I ever have to get...

Didn't go down today as alternating days until my back behaves, but it is much better. I experimented on how I get home from the plot & tried going over the over bridge via the ramp, rather than the stairs & I think it was better even if longer & I had to dodge a few mobility scooters &a...

I did post but again lost. I must use Full Editor but it's natural to use quick reply. I will update tomorrow!

Happy Birthday Geoff! Well in the circumstances that is rather limp, so may I just wish you & your wife health good health! Better than any birthday!

Sorry caroleshorney, Never even heard of it, so looked on line. Seems it is a precious tom that the French are very keen on keeping it as most answers are in French! Brexit & plant/seed passports are going to make it even harder to get. Would it be worth checking the seed bank of rare varieties,...

We had sun all day which quickly cleared the mist hanging around when walking down but I managed to get well muddy before getting to the plot as the woods are in need of some gravel top ups on the paths but council is broke. I heeled in 3/4's of the leeks left after putting down a membrane path &...

Could be scale you see on the wood, I have had it on my outdoor ones. You can pick them off which is quite therapeutic but make sure you flick them into a container so none of the little guys escape. Rubbing alcohol or white spirit also gets through their scales. I recently had them on my lemon tree...

Sneaky little frost this morning when I went down & a lot of time scrapping ice off the paths. Got the asparagus weeded, fixed some netting & dog proof barriers that went for a little journey as it was a bit blustery. Didn't get to move the leeks as those beds were too soggy. It's already ge...

We did get a break in the rain but I did not go down as it would have been way too wet through the woods as probably about 24hrs of consistent rain prior & I did not fancy tripping over the dog into the mud. Tomorrow is looking better so I will go down, but take the high path as fewer bikes use ...

Well I was tested today alerting the insurance company. Had to ring the police as we got no incident number, then when I finally got through to them I rang the insurance company to find they have outsourced nearly all parts of their insurance & then when I got through to the 3rd company they did...