Do Not Drink And Scythe!!!!!

Hungover, and not looking my spectacular best, I walked up to the allotment this a.m. (Didn't dare drive, as it was still swishing around inside me) I looked like old father time, albeit with an Azada and not a scythe over my shoulder.

Every time I come up, I close my eyes as I approach, hoping that the veggie version of Ground Force has been in the night and cleared it all for me, but alas, no, not this weekend!

Now is the time to test out this wondrous new tool, and after a few shaky swings (not sure if it was the DTs or inexperience) I managed to build up a rhythm and get a fair bit cleared.

I reckon the alchohol would have disapperaed from my system tomorrow (Monday) so shall drive up with the wheelbarrow and move all the clods to the end of the plot. I read that if you stack it grass on grass, and mud on mud, in about 50 years you should get some loam etc. Or, if my partner gets fed up with me banging on about seeds, plants, compost, sowing, harvesting, moons, Junes and Ferris wheels, then I shall use the clods to build a grass hut and you can then call me 'Lottie', 'Stinky' or 'Ratty' or whatever these tree, hut dwellers are called.

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas..........sorry, wrong blog!

It's beginning to look like a proper allotment now, with a few more brown bits appearing, more like chocolate chip ice cream than a Neopolitan, if you get my meaning. I ordered some more seeds and tuber type thingys tonight, so I practically have coming all that I aim to grow this year. Whether it all gets planted is by the by, but so far the list is:

Jeruselem Artichokes : Globe Artichokes : Cauliflower : Summer Cabbage : Broad Beans : Baby Beetroot : Onions : Leeks : Broccoli : Carrots : Sweetcorn : French Beans : Peas : Courgettes : Aubergines : Kohl Rabi : Turnips : Swede : Parsnips : Early, Maincrop, Whenever Potatoes : All Salad Fruit & Veg, which will sit lovely in the greenhouse I will buy soon.

As I already have some herbs in place, I'm just adding, French Tarragon : Garlic Chives : Parsley : Coriander : Oregano and Basil. I also want to grow Mizuna, Pak Choi and Lemon Grass.

A hefty list but if I get them all ordered I shall plant what the allotment will hold, and then store the rest for next year.

Anyway, I shall de-blog myself now and get fit for tomorrow's digging/clearing by having a few games of tennis on the old Wii!!

Night Night