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Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:20 pm
by WestHamRon
Johnboy wrote:I think that Alan's answer hits it on the head. There is an art to pricking out successfully to obtain the maximum but that is through skill. It is for sure an accomplishment and when you bring in a crop successfully there is a great feeling of achievement.
In the past I had seven mouths to feed and we were self reliant in vegetables and to a great deal self sufficient in meat.
We had two house cows, Half a dozen Bullocks, half a dozen Tamwworth sows and a Boar, twentyfive Maran hens with two cockerels and used to breed chickens for sale and another flock for the pot using another twentyfive nondescript hens and a Polish cockerel and just to vary things half a dozen Aylesbury ducks and a Drake.
I now live alone and have such wonderful thoughts of back to those days. Now no livestock and have to employ somebody to do my digging and half the time my planting out.
If I could not continue to grow things then I would not last much longer. I still propogate dozens and dozens of shubs for sale and
I have enjoyed every single minute of it.
JB.
Another bit for your book.
I assume the bullocks were for breeding, but I'm a townie.
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:29 pm
by Westi
Good to see you back Pa!
How's the compost going? Was thinking of you when my pallet compost heap collapsed and my neighbour noted my fine compost at the lower levels. Now I was not planning on using it as it has got invaded with all sorts of weeds and stuff from the plot next door having been neglected for a while before new neighbour took it on. I'm dumping the new stuff I dig up into another pile and my winter project is to sort through the main compost, maybe sift some of it, but would like to heat it ideally, but to use it! It's 12 years worth of compost in that so got to be pretty good stuff!
Now that will make veg growing more than an art or a hobby - more of an adventure with a bit of self inflicted torture!
Westi
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:54 am
by Johnboy
Hi Westham Ron,
In a roundabout way the Bullocks were used for breeding. The five children I raised ate the beef from the bullocks and I now have eleven grandchildren.
Apart from that it is a load of bullocks!
JB.
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:13 am
by Shallot Man
WestHamRon wrote:Johnboy wrote:I think that Alan's answer hits it on the head. There is an art to pricking out successfully to obtain the maximum but that is through skill. It is for sure an accomplishment and when you bring in a crop successfully there is a great feeling of achievement.
In the past I had seven mouths to feed and we were self reliant in vegetables and to a great deal self sufficient in meat.
We had two house cows, Half a dozen Bullocks, half a dozen Tamwworth sows and a Boar, twentyfive Maran hens with two cockerels and used to breed chickens for sale and another flock for the pot using another twentyfive nondescript hens and a Polish cockerel and just to vary things half a dozen Aylesbury ducks and a Drake.
I now live alone and have such wonderful thoughts of back to those days. Now no livestock and have to employ somebody to do my digging and half the time my planting out.
If I could not continue to grow things then I would not last much longer. I still propogate dozens and dozens of shubs for sale and
I have enjoyed every single minute of it.
JB.
Another bit for your book.
I assume the bullocks were for breeding, but I'm a townie.
What did you do in your spare time.
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:42 pm
by PLUMPUDDING
I had visions of the "house cows" lounging in armchairs
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:57 am
by dan3008
plum, something like this?
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:21 pm
by Johnboy
Oh Dan I like that one! In fact that is probably your best to date. That made me roar with laughter. I shall be giggling all afternoon!
Sincerely,
JB.
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:39 pm
by Westi
Funny Dan Numbers!
Westi
Re: Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:25 am
by PLUMPUDDING
You've got it spot on Dan