Nice Weather For, Well Everything Really

Something Right

Quite what happened between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning I'll never know, but I like it. The second I stepped through the gates it was like we'd fast forward a few weeks. Everything was noticeably bigger. One sweetcorn plant in particular must have grown at least three inches, id like to say its more but im being conservative. All of the courgettes had grown at least 2 fruits each, if not more. The pea pods have swollen, and their plants have reached the next level of their frame. The swedes have shot up, along with the runner beans, the newly planted out sprouts are thriving. I dont know what more we could ask for.

Sunshine and More Sunshine

Yesterday was the hottest its been for a while, so needless to say even digging a small area was harder work than normal. But I got there in the end and soon we'll be eating those purple carrots. Such hard work that it was, I took Monty Preston 3rd (mp3 player), paper and pen, and something to lay on, to the bottom of Lotty for half an hours planning. Not only are we planning the chicken coop, but also our winter work. We have decided that we are going to create raised beds for next year, so we've had to think about where we want them, how to build them and how big they'll be.

Given the heat, I thought id give everything a good water with the hose, and was greatful for every splash that landed back on me. Its wasnt until we were leaving, and the Blur was waiting for me to open the gate, that she read a notice on the board informing us that there was a £50 fine for anyone using a hose between 10am and 4pm. Ooooops. Well its my first year there and surely I can be forgiven this one time. I'll just have to build up my muscles by lugging the watering can around instead.

What Else....... Chickens

The man 3 plots down has invited me to go see his chickens, and yes, I was a bit excited about it. Im starting to think im slightly obsessed with them. They're resucued battery hens, and im hoping this man will give me the phone number of the place he got his. The school have chickens too, so I might take a wonder along to their plots this morning to ask if I could have a look at their coops as they're similar to the one were going to build. This afternoon were off to B&Q to pick up some wood and other bits so that we can start building. Hopefully by the weekend we'll be ready to pick up our girls. All's good in the world of Lottington Stanley.