Short And Sweet

Where Did The Day Go

Although John did manage to pop in to Lottington a couple of times (mainly to see a man about some chickens) it wasnt until later that either of us got a proper look around. The first thing you notice as you walk into lotty is the sweetcorn, which at its very tallest part is as high as my nose. I was looking at a photo taken just a few weeks ago, in which the sweetcorn was not even above leg level, and its not until your reminded of how its was, that you realise just how quickly things grow. The first beans we planted out have had a fantastic try and one of them is growing at least two to three inches a day.

Monday is tomato feeding day, and whilst I got on with that and checking PH levels, John pulled up the garlic which needed to come out and dug over the soil where they'd been living. Of course there were plenty of options as to what could go there, though nothing quite as ready as the second batch of beans that had been rapidly outgrowing their pots. On the first batch, John made a cane frame and covered it with plastic mesh for them to climb. This time however, after some inspiration from the schools plot, he put up two poles with string across the top and bottom and tied one piece of string per plant, vertically above each one.

After stealing a bit of soil from the patch that John was doing, I put it into pots and planted the Blurs cucumbers into them. The tomatoes outside seem to be thriving, so it has been suggested that a few more go out, and were in need of a few more grow bags for the aubergines, peppers and tomatoes. Im not quite sure as to where they'll go, as both green houses are looking rather full. Especially greenhouse two, whenever im in there im afraid that i'll stand on something. But there is a place for everything, and they too shall be found a little space of their own. As for today, I'll be keeping an eye out for the secretly named SW2 cars.