Kitchen Garden Forum

Whats going on with the forum, there is a complete lack of members being on line, and even less postings.

Come on folks where are you, i'm starting to feel quite lonely.

OH

Even YOU weren't online when I got up this morning and there were no new posts. I felt quite depreassed

Hi OH,

I'm here too! I've been looking, but not posting much lately I'm afraid. Must try harder. Can't have you getting lonely can we

I'm feeling happier already.

Sorry OH, with all that's been going on I've just not much felt like chatting on here. I'll try harder

Dear Chantal, just seeing your name is enough to cheer me up.

Good Morning Oldherbaceous

You are just a big softy at heart aren't you

Today is a very good day for me as Tatty head (Boss) and I have been married for 28 years and heres to the next 28 So alas its no plot for me today as I am under orders

Regards

Kevin

Dear OH, I'm still here as well, I've just not done very many postings recently as I have been too busy. I have just popped back home to make some coffee as I am working on my plot today because the weather is fabulous. Weeding and digging. I just switched on the computer to see what is happening in the world whilst I waited for my milk to boil and saw your post. Cant have you feeling lonely can we. But I have also noticed not many people on the forum and not that many posts. I will try harder in future. promise

I'm here too Herby......just been lurking more than posting

Dear Kevin you have got me all wrong, i'm ruthless through to the core.
Anyway, a huge congratulations on 28th wedding annirversary,
If i'm right theres no meaning to a 28th like gems or flowers, so this must have saved you a fortune.

Dear Catherine, thankyou for your kind words.
Do you know i haven't had a milky coffee for ages, i might have one tomorrow morning.

Dear Lizzie, the thought of you lurking makes me all of a tremor.

Easy Tiger..............or i'll tell Grockie to come lurking with me too

Hello,

I'm another lurker these days....have been mighty busy at work, as ever, thank goodness.

We have now got the 3rd section of the conservatory greenhouse back from rebuild and in between regular jobs we have been repairing staging and interior painting...

We held a Craft/Pear day the other Sunday...That was getting a bit fraught in the lead up to it as whilst the craft folk would turn up ok on the day...the Pears were fast going down the Wasps. ..and the biggest wasps nest ever is in the rafters next to the registered Bat loft.

..but on the day we had plates with 19 different varieties on show. ..Just didn't actually have any great quantities for folk to buy a bag of. but then it was not actually advertised as such ..but to Taste, Enjoy, Explore. .coined by HG.

At the same time we held one of our annual working holiday weeks..with 12 volunteers helping around the place...much was progressed including staffing the open day, painting the perimeter fencing, lawn scarifying, greenhouse painting, leaf heap turning etc etc...
The week after next we do similar with another group in the lead up to an Apple orientated day...more fraught fruit collecting..but hopefully some Apple cakes to test


Alongside these busy times Dad was a bit poorly and had 3 weeks in the not so local hospital...thankfully he is back home again now and back in charge of management of the at home gardening..

I have been out playing with my "new" 1976 Merry Tiller this morning..I'm not really a fan of rotavator gardening whilst ever I can dig and cultivate..but they are useful devices for a bit of working down...The slasher tines on this Major are well worn and the engine has been in the hands of a "butcher" (with sincere apologies to Butchers) Once fettled up a set of Finger tines for some working down would be a good aquisition I think. .

A steel key had been put in place of the aluminium key for the flywheel and then it run with flywheel loose..how I'm not sure..but I have never seen such a mess of "burring" (not quite the description but it's a more polite word to type here )
How I wish I had got hold of it before the last owner..but I have cleaned up the burrs and it ran the evening it arrived and is very powerful. ..and one day it will hopefully be made more well again. ..which day that will be I'm not sure

..anyway..that has caught up with my "Smilie" useage again. ..must away..Spring Cabbages to plant out..and/or trip out to our fields with a hedgecutter....

All the best,
Clive.

I'll behave Lizzie, promise.
The thought of two Liverpool lasses on the lurk is more than i can comprehend.

Dear Clive what a lovely written update as normal, very nice to know what you have been up to at work and at home. Glad the open days are going well and that you are getting there with the conservatory greenhoue.

Please send your Dad my regards, and tell him not to go over doing it.

Thank you Old H',

...a couple of Greenhouse photos



(clickable thumbnails)

I should be gardening...
..but now I've got sat at this 'puter again