Gardening Misadventures.

I really should make more of an effort to blog a bit more frequently .... So in an effort to keep track of my horticultural misadventures I shall be using blogger to keep track of how and what I'm growing.

As you can see, I've not got very far. Since taking this photo I've double dug and added compost to this little brown patch at the bottom of the garden and am waiting for The Yorkshireman to build me a raised planter to help keep the mud from spreading!

In all likelihood this wont happen for several weeks (Him being a super busy Web Developaaah) so I may well just plant the winter veg straight in the ground and hope it doesn't all go tits up!

Talking of veg, so far I have (waiting to be planted) perpetual spinach, kale, kavolo nero, runner beans and christmas day potatoes... Well the latter is still waiting to be put in their pots. Not much, but plans are afoot for us to be eating mostly home grown veg next year so I promise to be more organised... Honest!

So, this week I shall be bothering our local allotment manager in the hope there is a spare plot we can rent as this will help greatly on the space for growing/volume of produce front. Sadly our garden is pretty small and like most newbuild has 3 inches of turf roots and then nothing but clay and rubble underneath. Fine if all you want is grass but pants for veg!

Finally I'd better update of the progress of our most successful seedling. Charlie the perpetually growing Bambino..

He's now a proper Little Person, albeit not quite walking and talking, he does try and rule the roost and make his views known (especially about nappy changes and being told no). Hopefully he will become Interested in growing things as he gets older but for now I just try and keep an eye on him as he eats compost while I'm digging.

And so as Charlie is now a'sleepin I have a two hour window to get all the washing, cleaning, planting, cooking and tidying done I'd better be off.

Fingers crossed I'll be back soon with something to talk about!