Comments on: Rain & Yet More Rain

By: ulrika

ulrika — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:06:41 +0000

hello everyone would just like to introduce myself had my allotment for nearly a year now. i really enjoy your website and have learned lots most of it by my mistakes lol that will teach me to ignore good advice. i love reading your diary and photos when its to wet to go out. x

By: nickyveglover

nickyveglover — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:04:09 +0000

Good to hear from you, was a little worried. keep at it youll get there in the end.

By: John

John — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:19:26 +0000

Hi Nicky – the dream has turned into a bit of a nightmare. One of those trying to fix a problem causes 2 more!
Will post over the weekend – probably from Val’s computer the way things are going.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:26:55 +0000

Rain, cabbage whites, slugs and blight: who could ask for anything more!
It is good to see a comment about the excellence of Open Office and its economical price (= £00.00). And you can convert documents to PDF painlessly to send to your friends.
And it has spill chokers for every languish you can think of.

By: nickyveglover

nickyveglover — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:28:41 +0000

Hi John no entries from you in a while. Hope alls ok, or is it just problems with new coputer?

By: Richard Gomm

Richard Gomm — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:07:19 +0000

After getting very behind on the allotment after a long illness, i treated myself to a flamegun to deal with the weeds super quick, trouble is i need a few days of sun for the second burn, roll on december when we will have some sunshine!

By: Felicity

Felicity — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:28:04 +0000

Blackberries – whilst I agree the rain is keeping the half hearted and less determined at home – they just arn’t ripening ! Even those that look ripe, often wont pick off the plant – _ phenomanon I’ve never come across before. On the positive side, the sloe crop is looking very promising.

By: layla

layla — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:45:00 +0000

decided to drag my kids out on saturday to do some pickin an a diggin! Only problem is that they ended up covered in mud and i had to clear them up. Definately had some some fun trying to sort out the potatoes from the mud! The rain is falling in Northampton like a indian monsoon for about 2 wks now and i had to get out there and do something before the slugs and weeds killed of my veges and i had now left, here’s praying to the late summer they keep promising!!!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:36:09 +0000

It has been raining here all week in West Sussex as well. The weeds are just growing and growing! Tried to do some weeding today but gave up when it started raining again. Luckily the ground drains really well as it has so many stones in it – bad for hot weather but great for wet!

By: Alpin McGregor

Alpin McGregor — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:26:41 +0000

I have a fine crop of frogs and some common newts on my plot in Newcastle upon Tyne.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:36:35 +0000

WANTED

One pair of extra long wellies or gum boots – preferbly waist high!!. Must be suitable to hang in the allotment shed with easy fit velcro. If any one has one to spare, it must have a in built waterprof hood as the continuase rain makes my head itch and turns my hair curly (what bit of hair I’ve got left!!) I’m not saying it’s wet down my allotment but the tatas have taking swimming lessons!!!

There is one small consolation though, most folks have not turned out to collect the wild blackberries – which means more for me!!

By: SHARRON DINGLEY

SHARRON DINGLEY — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:21:31 +0000

RAINING HEAVY HERE OLDBURY WEST MIDLANDS WE ARE LUCKY WITH OUR PLOT NOT FLOODED OTHERS ON SITE NOT SO LUCKY. BEEN OVER TO SEE OUR FRIENDS LATEST PROJECT CHICKENS THIS IS TO ADD TO THE BEES HE ALREADY KEEPS, VERY INTERESTING.

By: keith

keith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:18:26 +0000

getting ready for local show its part of the ritual getting the veg ready in the rain happens every year

By: nicola nesbitt

nicola nesbitt — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:15:32 +0000

Hi John pretty wet here too even if it is Ireland,were used to rain. Was on hols during the floods thank god, didnt lose that much only outdoor toms. Maybe we will get an Indian Summer heres hoping.