Spring Bits and Bobs.

[Clive.]

Lovely still morning...starting to blow up a bit now this afternoon. Just been chipping along my South border with a border fork. A little light weeding of a few bits of speedwell. and a break of the 'cap' to get it breathing again
Next was a light weeding and surface breaking of the old pond bed which is now the home of my patch of 'Markery' (English Mercury) Chenopodium bonus-henricus, etc, etc. Actually it was only 5 plants rescued from my mums old markery patch... now 6, as I found a seedling/offshoot. it'll be a while before I get a feed from it but it usually knows how to grow with vigour once established..

...Ought to get a pea row sorted next..

C.

[Westi]

Haven't got down to the plot due to massive confusion of which bus services are running so looking forward to Tuesday when the hols are over. Was going to hoe my front grass off as so trashed with the pallets sitting there but the ground was just too wet despite it being dry here for a while.

On inspection found it was neighbours guttering all clogged up causing it, both back & front....& in turn mine as it's open right across. He's not a pleasant chap & all avoid him so did not challenge, but I was peeved when a nest was washed out! Fortunately my gutter guy comes a bit more often now. But I was thinking can you get a clip in plastic thing to divide our guttering & prevent all his leaves washing down to my end & it's proper name? Thingie won't do it I expect! I'm sure I've seen something that it might be while mooching around hardware stores but probs need a name for my guy to check size etc.

[oldherbaceous]

Morning Westi, if the downpipes are only your end of the guttering, and he doesn’t have downpipes, you can’t put a divider in….Although i’m not sure they do one anyway…they do what they call stop ends but, that would mean cutting the gutter and putting one on his guttering and one on yours, but you can’t even do that if he hasn’t a downpipe! You could always just put a short piece of crumpled up wire mesh in the gutter, half way along to stop the leaves washing down your half of the gutter….

Lovely bright morning here, but still the wind continues to have a bite to it.

[Clive.]

The Early Onward peas are sown..or rather, placed 3 wide along the flat drill.

It turned into a dodge the hail showers exercise...I had readied the ground earlier and worked in some growmore and took the drill out with a wide draw hoe before lunch..then came a sharp shower..
After lunch it had dried enough in the wind to work from kneeling pad to sow the seed onto the damp drill.. Just got it completed, pulled in and firmed when along came another shower.
..but they are in...and onto damp soil.

Weld mesh hoops yet to add, to complete..

C.

[Westi]

Hi OH.

Thanks for answering. I had a proper mooch around & I'm the side without any downpipes. Just the one serving both sides & that is on his side of the fence. I'll have a chat to my guy when he comes next, he's the one that climbs up there so might have an idea, both workable & legal. We did have a proper drain between my house & the other neighbours down our centre path that went out to the gutter, but it collapsed & was filled in except for the grate before we moved in.

Cheers again!

[Clive.]

Cold start, frost on the lawn and car windscreen, 3C at home and 1C along by the river on the way to work,

Later, a shirt sleeves sunny day..

Got some green longpod broad beans pushed in and then the onion sets in. Sturon, Stuttgarter, Rumba.

C.

[oldherbaceous]

You’e getting there, Clive!
Spent a bit of time working on Old Codgers, allotment this afternoon….poor old boy is really struggling these days….
Looks like a few warm days are forecast.

[Westi]

Off to the plot tomorrow, nice big sun shining & saying 16max 8min online. Things will be back to order as well regarding buses so stars must be aligned! I've got to get on & sow some seeds & fingers crossed get a few plants in as well if they have stopped sulking. At least most beds have been prepped & I believe the asparagus will be nice & tall & ready for a nice tart!

I think I may have also sorted out transport for the future hols & taking down things. I always got down there by a hippyish taxi driver that had a spot on the high street & he was fine with dog in the car if on the floor & helped get stuff out, but the big guys (mostly foreign & grumpy), took his patch. Saw him waiting for an old lady to reverse so said Hi & had a chat & he is back near the High St & apparently doing fine as word gone out to his older passengers where he is now & says nearly as many users as before. Deffo a win for me & the old folk, more for me I think though as always have something to take down!