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cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 05 4:45 pm Post subject: New Allotment Diary, 20th March

Got a lot done on Sunday.

Planted three rows of first early spuds (rocket), two rows of Jerusalem artichokes (fuseau), two rows of parsnips, a row of turnips, spring onions, onions (red and normal), broad bean seedlings, shallots... Lots of stuff. Much more still to plant, but it's early yet. All the turning, weeding, breaking up and raking seems worthwhile now!

And we have a frog in the new pond! Just the one, a chap I assume, so lets hope he sings his heart out and attracts a mate soon. Seeding it with sludge might have helped, or maybe not.

Had a second fire on Friday night to get rid of the last of the rubbish a previous person left on the plot. Still too much of her stuff in the shed, though. May have to phone her again and let her know I'll be locking the shed from Easter.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 05 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: New Allotment Diary, 20th March

cab wrote:

And we have a frog in the new pond! Just the one, a chap I assume, so lets hope he sings his heart out and attracts a mate soon. Seeding it with sludge might have helped, or maybe not.

Cor, they don't waste any time in your part of the world, do they? Did you advertise the vacancy?
Haven't heard a croak from our frogs yet. I'm just hoping the chickens haven't had them all.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 05 8:43 am Post subject: Re: New Allotment Diary, 20th March

Judith wrote:

Cor, they don't waste any time in your part of the world, do they? Did you advertise the vacancy?
Haven't heard a croak from our frogs yet. I'm just hoping the chickens haven't had them all.

I'd been considering putting up a little 'Pond To Let' sign at frog level, maybe hiring some newt estate agents to take out an advert in the Amphibian Post. And I've been promised some frog spawn to get the thing going, but at present, as long as my one little greeny bloke sings his heart out and attracts a mate there should be no shortage of slug chomping hoppers this year

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