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Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:02 am Post subject:
Boff when your bones are creaking and your back is aching just think in a few months time what great harvests you will be getting its so worth the effort. There are loads of lovely people on here with some great experience of growing all kinds of things in all kinds of places so please ask if you need any help

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45715
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:04 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I intend to plant mine tomorrow

I still intend to plant mine tomorrow

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:06 am Post subject:
tomorrow is always a good day

boff

Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 354
Location: Still alive and kicking

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:12 am Post subject:
Thanks for that thought - I'm actually excited at the same time,just want that feeling of satisfaction,that warm glow that comes from "we did that!"

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:15 am Post subject:

boff wrote:

Thanks for that thought - I'm actually excited at the same time,just want that feeling of satisfaction,that warm glow that comes from "we did that!"

Boff, get a few radishes, and some rocket/salads under cover (but not indoors)....you can get a bit of that feeling all the sooner

boff

Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 354
Location: Still alive and kicking

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:19 am Post subject:
I will, the real pain is being stuck here in the office right now, wanting the be at home getting on with it! (even went out and fondled the soil this morning ) Roll on four o'clock !

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:20 am Post subject:
Yes, rocket is a great one to start off the year. When you see a silly bag of organic rocket selling for �1.99 in the supermarket, and your garden is full of the stuff, it brings on a really warm, smug feeling!!!

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:22 am Post subject:
I paid 98p in tesco's yesterday for a cucumber Good job I was sitting down when I checked the receipt

boff

Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 354
Location: Still alive and kicking

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:25 am Post subject:
We've worked out that what we used to spend on just salad stuff in a year was more than twelve times what we have spent on the items to grow our own - and teh other plus points are now we wont be dependant on the supermarket for it, and we know exactly how it was grown eg no pesticides etc

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:27 am Post subject:

boff wrote:

I'm armed to the teeth with seeds,pots,trays an a host of other stuff ready for a long day tomorrow - its our first year for planting our own stuff. We made the beds last autumn, have been recycling all sorts of plastic containers since then - We seem to have a huge ammount of stuff to sow and I dont mind admitting its a little scary

sure we'll survive though......

you'll be fine, just watch your back tomorrow, and pace yourself. My bet is in a few months time there'll be a cry of help from your direction asking what to do with a glut of courgettes!

boff

Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 354
Location: Still alive and kicking

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:40 am Post subject:
Hope you're right ! Anyhow Tahir, you still planting spuds tomorrow then ?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45715
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:41 am Post subject:

boff wrote:

Anyhow Tahir, you still planting spuds tomorrow then ?

I flippin well hope so, I've got the day off work but the missus was muttering something about Lakeside in her sleep....

boff

Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 354
Location: Still alive and kicking

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:46 am Post subject:
Lakeside..... AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!! Noooooooooooooo ! Not the Halls of Commercial Doom !

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45715
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:50 am Post subject:
I did mutter something like "over my flippin dead body" back to her, but much as I hate to admit it she is the boss, so we'll see what happens.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 11:01 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I did mutter something like "over my flippin dead body" back to her, but much as I hate to admit it she is the boss, so we'll see what happens.

Can't she go shopping, without you sighing and checking your watch and saying "yes very nice dear", and you stay at home with the potatoes and the girls (if they're anything like I was...in fact, still am...they'll leap at any chance to get muddy and avoid shops)? Everyone's happy...

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