Comments on: Christmas is Coming!

By: John

John — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:01:05 +0000

Oh Toby, how awful for poor Jess / Trio. At least she made it home and you saved her.

By: Toby Trotter

Toby Trotter — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:14:25 +0000

Love the cats!!
Just a few years ago, our ‘mother’ cat died leaving us with three almost fully grown kittens. We found homes close by for two and kept the last one which we called Jess. (Yes it was a black and white cat but didn’t like postmen!!)
To cut a long story short, Jess came home one day with a paw smashed to pieces and bone sticking out of her leg. Thanks to our local vet she saved Jess’s life by taking off the injured front leg. But after I wanted to change jess’s name but the kids and wife wouldn’t let me !!!
NO IT WASN’T GOI TO BE ‘LUCKY’ OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BUT i WANTED TO CALL HER RELIANT ROBIN – AFTER THE THREE WHEEL CAR. With one front ‘wheel’ missing I thought it was a good idea and novel to call her by that name. My kids did a bit or PR and called to almost every house on our small estate -asking what they thought of the name.
I was totally dumbfounded when only one other person thought it a good name or a cat with three legs!!!!
I did partially lost and won as we called her ‘Trio’ !!!much to the delight of everyone!!I can’t tell you how many kids we had round wanting to look after her. I would never have thought a cat with three wheels (sorry legs) could have given so much enjoyment to so many people – both young and old alike. LOng live your kitties!!!

By: John

John — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:28:29 +0000

Soil left covered for 4 years is going to be sterile, the entire eco-system will have been destroyed. The only answer is to dig over to allow air in and add lots of humus to encourage the worms, bacteria etc to re-colonise the plot.
Check the pH level as well, bet it’s gone acid.

Kale – too late by far, I’m afraid.

By: jim jackson ( mereway allotments- northampton)

jim jackson ( mereway allotments- northampton) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:37:26 +0000

Hi John ,
The 10 pole plot which i have been cultivating this year had previously been covered over with black polythene for approximately four years. this obviously to supress any weed activity. However, i eventually managed to dig the area and started to grow the standard crops of a new allotmenteer.
This ground is of a rather heavy clay like structure and i feel that it had become rather sterile and seem to produce low yields which do not as green or healthy as the neibouring established plots.
I have made a big effort to dig as much as possible to open up & breathe life into the soil .as well as manure & apply compost .
Are there any more procedures that you could suggest to inject a little bit more life into the ground for next years growing season.

many thanks

jim jackson ( Northampton)

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:51:22 +0000

Hello there

What lovely pussycats! I just cannot imagine how people could be so cruel, luckily they have a loving permanent home now. My 7 cats do not know how good they have got it!

Well, although this is our first year on the allotment we have been so lucky with our produce, I wish I had more time in the winter to be down there. Our brussels are fabulous and have been eating them now for around 4 weeks (still have about another 60 plants to go, good job we love them!) Could you please advise when I could sow Curly Kale (though I think I may be too late now).

Thanks for a great website.

Hugs and purrs to the kitties

Regards

Dawn