Real bad pest

 My neighbour, is leaning to play the bag pipes on his allotment and it is driving me mad.

Any body know how to get rid of such a pest?

Bonfire Ash

 If you have had a bonfire last weekend,

 do collect the ashes and keep them dry for use in the spring. 

Ash is a  valuable source of potash fertiliser which many plants find useful  especially tomatoes and fruit trees.

Plant Flowers

 I was born in London during the battle of El Alamein in North Africa, 81 years ago..........We are still bombing each other 81 years on!

We need to plant more flowers.

Flooding

 Nothing happening on my plot, at the moment, because of flooding from the river Thames.

It has been like this for four weeks now, only good thing about it is that the rats have drown. 

Chitting

 

Potato Chitting & Planting 

 I have just got my potatoes chitting out of direct sunlight and in a cool  place and  frost free.

In  the UK  the  time to plant potatoes is Good Friday. I know that is a moveable feast. 

This year Good Friday is the 7th April, however, what ever date it is I also stick to the day and I have never had a bad crop.  

 A lot of people wait till they have to cut their grass, that also works That way you know the temperatures are high enough. It is a good idea to throw the grass clippings over the rows and use it as a sort of mulch. 

If there is frost and you have leafs showing, throw a fleece over the rows. 

Avoid Buying Kale

 Try not to buy you kale from the shops because it is one of the most sprayed crops that is grown here in the UK.

Much safer to grow your own, because you will know what it contains.

Now is one of the times that I sow my kale, the other time of the year is end of July, doing so will ensure that you have your own crop the whole year through.

Not Yet

 It is cold, it is wet, it is dry and warm........such is the weather here in Oxford this past month.

So the result of that is to sit back and wait for the ground to warm up a bit.

I do have a few seedlings on the go, things like: kale, spinach, cabbage, however, I am not one to run out and plant at the first raise of the sun. I wait till the hedgerows green up.

I am enjoying my Rhubarb, which is romping away!