Well here is hoping…..

I’m always worried about starting the Spring Bits and Bobs too early, because if the weather turns really bad, I get the blame…..

Morning Geoff, I grow them from seeds most years, (give a lot to the fete and other charity plant stalls), as they are cheap and easy to do! They germinate really easily and grow away quickly….maybe 8 to 10 weeks, from sowing to flowering! They do need potting up quite quickly, if you want large pla...

A poly tunnel, or large greenhouse, certainly does extend the growing season…..and even on very wet days, it is somewhere to go and just potter about!

I have never sown them that early, Myrkk, but i’m wondering if it’s low light levels that are making them on the tall side…..hopefully now the days are getting longer, they will fatten up a little.

Evening Wurzel and a warm welcome to the forum…. A bit of a tricky question…..Bay trees can be pruned back hard but, in an ideal world this should be done over several seasons! It surprising how much you can take off in one go, without leaving the Bay tree looking to bare….so I think I would try thi...

Another very wet day here, going to sow some extra veg in the greenhouse, to give them a head start, as it will be at least another 2 weeks, before the allotments are in a workable condition! I bet the farmers are getting really concerned now, as there was a lot of the Autumn sown crops they were un...

You make me laugh, Clive….

I got all the allotment grass cut today….but not over pleased with the new drive belt I put on it the other week. Although it’s adjusted up correctly for length, it’s still trying to drive the roller, even when the drive is disengaged…. So the only thing I can think of is, the new belt is just sligh...

I have been giving some thought to when we should start the Spring thing…. But as soon as we do, the snow and frosts will start….

Clive, we had a plane of some sort, doing all sorts of things the other day….take it they were doing some testing on it!

Glad you are getting things sorted, Westi…

Did you catch all that rain today, Geoff?

How lovely to see you back on the forum, Vivienz….you really have been missed!
Sounds like you had a tough time of it last year, so hopefully this year will be a lot better….
Tea and buns, it is then….

Sounds like you achieved a lot more than I did, Geoff!

Well i’ts rained all day, again today….been pottering about in the glasshouse but, I really wanted to get on with some of the ever mounting outside jobs…..maybe tomorrow!