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New allotment part 2
We got some spinach, carrots and rocket in yesterday. I went with my sister
in law yesterday, she has never gardened for veggies before, and I think she wanted me to do it. However, I raked the ground and told her how to sow. Even with a line she made some wavy drills, and I said she could leave them like that if that's how she wanted the plants to come up, so she started again. Being blonde doesn't work with me ;-) I phoned the beekeeper. He wants a plot along with his bees (which he says is too late now, I don't think so, he could get a May or June swarm easily) The thing is that I do not know him. I have offered him room for three hives, the room he doesn't have atm. It's up to him. I don't want to offer him a plot yet. |
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New allotment part 2
"Christina Websell" wrote in
: We got some spinach, carrots and rocket in yesterday. I went with my sister in law yesterday, she has never gardened for veggies before, and I think she wanted me to do it. However, I raked the ground and told her how to sow. Even with a line she made some wavy drills, and I said she could leave them like that if that's how she wanted the plants to come up, so she started again. Being blonde doesn't work with me ;-) I phoned the beekeeper. He wants a plot along with his bees (which he says is too late now, I don't think so, he could get a May or June swarm easily) The thing is that I do not know him. I have offered him room for three hives, the room he doesn't have atm. It's up to him. I don't want to offer him a plot yet. You are lucky to have had conditions to sow! Non-stop wetness here. The carrots I sowed during our dryer period have a very bad germination, so I am going to either fill in the very large gaps with new seed or rake it all over, when it's drier, and start all over again. Does it matter if the drills are wavy? Not to me, mine are like that, not too much though. My spinach is still in plug, I never put brassiccas straight into a bed outside, and of course, as I said it is too wet in the garden to plant out. Sounds like the beekeeper might be just trying to get a plot, but who knows, he might be genuine. Or not. Trust is earned over time, and did he fall at the first fence? I think so, but I know nothing of keeping bees. All the best and coninued good luck. Baz |
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New allotment part 2
"Baz" wrote in message .. . "Christina Websell" wrote in : We got some spinach, carrots and rocket in yesterday. I went with my sister in law yesterday, she has never gardened for veggies before, and I think she wanted me to do it. However, I raked the ground and told her how to sow. Even with a line she made some wavy drills, and I said she could leave them like that if that's how she wanted the plants to come up, so she started again. Being blonde doesn't work with me ;-) I phoned the beekeeper. He wants a plot along with his bees (which he says is too late now, I don't think so, he could get a May or June swarm easily) The thing is that I do not know him. I have offered him room for three hives, the room he doesn't have atm. It's up to him. I don't want to offer him a plot yet. You are lucky to have had conditions to sow! Non-stop wetness here. The carrots I sowed during our dryer period have a very bad germination, so I am going to either fill in the very large gaps with new seed or rake it all over, when it's drier, and start all over again. Does it matter if the drills are wavy? Not to me, mine are like that, not too much though. Well, it doesn't matter much, but she expressed a wish to learn. My spinach is still in plug, I never put brassiccas straight into a bed outside, and of course, as I said it is too wet in the garden to plant out. We have had quite a lot of rain, but the plot is so open that it seemed to dry out quickly. Whether I have made a mistake by planting the spinach straight into the seedbed, I will have to see. Sounds like the beekeeper might be just trying to get a plot, but who knows, he might be genuine. Or not. Trust is earned over time, and did he fall at the first fence? I think so, but I know nothing of keeping bees. I only know about bees from my German friend, she's a beekeeper and I spent a few happy hours jarring honey when I was there. I have offered him space to keep 3 hives without a plot for now, it's up to him to take that up or not. Like I say, I don't know him yet so this would be a sort of "let's get to know each other" time and if he doesn't want to do that, that having the bees is conditional on him having a plot too, he can think again. There are no allotments available in my locality and he has a very small garden with nowhere to keep bees. All the best and coninued good luck. Baz Thanks. |
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