Missed AgainI popped into lotty to see if I could catch the man about the chickens before I went shopping, but unfortunately missed him again. With the Blur nagging to go to Bulwell I only got the chance to have a quick look in green house one, and give the sweetcorn a bit of a shake.
Allotment Inspection
Due to an upcoming inspection it was back to finishing cutting back the hedges. Now I did start it with bare hands, which is not the best idea when the thorns are roughly an inch long. Even with gloves on my hands were given a good seeing to. With me outside and John inside we managed to have a good go and its looking so much better. I was kept amused by John saying 'you like war stuff' at regular intervals. This was met by a perplexed look the first time and given a laugh or two for subsequent times. Not the only random question asked during the hour but the most memorable due to its frequency. After a multitude of scratches to my arms and suicide flys, and green dust in my eyes we gave it a rest for the day. John set about spraying more plants and had rearranged greenhouse two before we arrived. Im loving the new spacious layout as I dont have to worry about crushing anything when im being clumsy.
After reading a few threads on the allotment forum I found an alternative solution to the black fly which involves nothing more than nettles and water. By now we all know that grabbing nettles tightly stops them from stinging, but this only works when they're not a meter tall. I thought the gloves would help, which to some extent they did. What I really should have done was also wear a long sleeve top. Not to worry though, im quite used to looking like iv been dragged through a hedge backwards.
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Hello, I found you on Blotanical and came over to read awhile, glad I did. I started with the newest and have worked my way down to here. I enjoyed reading about your daily life and work at your allotment. I love seeing and reading how other people do things. Keep up the good work!
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