Lesley Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 We found an enormous pile of extremely well rotted, strawy, manure at the back of the small barn. It smells of nothing! - just slightly of soil. We've been filling the trailer with it and distributing it around various veggie plots. This is the state of the polygreenhouse at the moment.....some weeding required at the top end still.... The big plots in front of the poly g/house The fleece has been blown awry overnight. To the right is a glimpse of the next plot to make - covered with black polythene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 It's looking really good Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 wow! your sweetcorn looks like it's going great guns! Looks like an awful lot of hard work, is it just you and Carl that do it ALL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Wow, isn't it looking good. Your peas look more advanced than ours . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Looks fantastic, the manure was a good bonus then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 That looks amazing Lesley! It was just scrub land when I saw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thanks all! - I thought I'd post a photo of it before the weeds take over! wow! your sweetcorn looks like it's going great guns! Looks like an awful lot of hard work, is it just you and Carl that do it ALL? We do have a man who comes once a fortnight to do strimming and is currently planting 50 ash trees which we will be coppicing to use as fuel.....one day. Other than that it is mostly me who sows all the seeds and keeps the veggie plots going - Carl digs any holes needed and carries heavy stuff if I can't manage it. Lauren and Jake each have their own plot and they look after those when they come after school - only on Wednesdays now, or on Tuesdays and Thursdays in school holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Wow! That is really impressive. Makes my tiny seedlings look really puny, I was a bit late starting everything off this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Oh my!! Just goes to show the benefits of a poly greenhouse (and forward thinking/planning Lesley ) You have far too many sweetcorn plants Lesley. Need to off-load any? (He says, having only just planted his seeds this week)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 You can never have too many sweetcorn plants Christian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thanks Lesley. That is very kind of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I can vouch that it all looks lovely and the Rocket tastes delicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Yep I too was drawn to that sweetcorn! Looking very productive - well done - all that and lambing too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchens Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Oh Lesley I am very jealous Would love a greenhouse but what with my boy and next door's lad - it wouldn't last 5 minutes as they are both football crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Oh Lesley I am very jealous Would love a greenhouse but what with my boy and next door's lad - it wouldn't last 5 minutes as they are both football crazy - the Keders are very strong - and safe of course.......they do make a garden range as well, so it's always worth considering. We need to rob a bank now and add the next module The sweetcorn really need to be planted out now but we're still having frost at night. All the outside stuff has been hardening off for a week now. We have filled two big galvanised water tanks with the poo compost - ready for the courgette plants.......so far I have 12 and some butternut squash just coming up ......I'd better start collecting recipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I had FIVE courgette plans last year - and at one point, harvested THIRTY courgettes in one week ! This year I've got 8 as I planted yellow and green - not quite ready for planting out. If I can home a couple of plants instead of planting them all out, I think in the long run it would be a big relief ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Wow, so very fantastic. Is it just for you & your family, looks like you could be market gardeners. Can't imagine what the rest of the garden must look like All this & hens too. Brilliant. Very well done. Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
