It started raining not long after I arrived, light at first but it lasted a good while and i was soaked through to my knickers. I didn't want to stop though and eventually the rain stopped and the sun peeped through so off came the kagool and soaking wet sun hat...
It was all worthwhile though as my lovelly helpers finished off the path and now it is all chipped. Fantastic. It would've taken me weeks to do what they've done. So grateful to them.
Sue text on Friday and said she was at the RSPCA and they had some heart shaped ponds for three quid. I asked her to pick me on up which she kindly did even though she had left there half an hour before and she then dropped it off for me (thank you Sue). So yesterday my younger helper and I dug a hole and planted the pond ! It appears it's not actually a pond but a water feature but I think it's fab for what I want it for which is for the wildlife to go in. I have some tadpoles awaiting collection from Helen at work so pretty soon should have soom frogs leaping around. I put rocks and stones around the pond to stop the soil sliding into it.
I also planted the peas into the tomato tins courtesy of Jan's friend who lived about the pizza place ..... Had to rummage for more canes and infact couldn't find enough so used what I could find. I also dug over one more bed getting it ready for planting.
Jan rang today (Sunday) and is in town ! She's coming to help tomorrow to plant the rest of the veg. Then I can just sit back and wait for it all to grow. Still have lots of seeds but not sure if I will do them all immediately.
Also want to get some flowering plants on the plot. Specifically a hydrangea, some water lillies which i think Jan has one spare..?, some poppies and wild garden looking stuff.
I also have to get a container ready for the Trent & Dove competition which I decided to enter a few months ago. Am on the look out for a belfast sink as I could plant this up outside the flat and hopefully it woudn't get removed as it's too heavy.... Otherwise it's just a recycle large tub of some kind whatever I can find. Might pop down the tip....
I found the list of herbs I have put in .... Achillea ageratum, Allium schoenoprasum (chives), curry plant,
The veg i have put in are Avola Peas, White Lisbon Onion, Bedfordshire Champion Onion, F1 Tetona Spinach (speedy veg hence the F1), Cambridge strawberries, Moneymaker tomatoes...
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| The fabulous path (so springy to walk on) |
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| path and bed ready to be forked over and planted (this one's for Jan to dig...!) |
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| Peas |
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| Pond |
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| The wildlife area (awaiting tadpoles) |
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