Comments on: Drowned rat http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drowned-rat An allotment blog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hippygeek http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-5162 Hippygeek Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:14:13 +0000 http://www.soilman.net/?p=2054#comment-5162 I understand your frustrations! Here on the other side of the world we're into our first week of Summer. I'd love to be all excited about that but pffft - we've had all of a few hours of sunshine so far, and the rest has been cold, rain and wind. Spring was like that, too. Not expecting great things from my Summer veggies this year :( BTW Soilman, thanks for adding me to your blogroll! Can I be a pain and ask you to update the link? A new leaf has been replaced with my hippy geekiness :D And I guess I ought to think about posting something soon, but I still feel a bit like I have a half dead winter garden and nothing else to talk about! I understand your frustrations!
Here on the other side of the world we’re into our first week of Summer. I’d love to be all excited about that but pffft – we’ve had all of a few hours of sunshine so far, and the rest has been cold, rain and wind. Spring was like that, too. Not expecting great things from my Summer veggies this year :(

BTW Soilman, thanks for adding me to your blogroll! Can I be a pain and ask you to update the link? A new leaf has been replaced with my hippy geekiness :D And I guess I ought to think about posting something soon, but I still feel a bit like I have a half dead winter garden and nothing else to talk about!

]]> By: Soilman http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-5160 Soilman Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:36:33 +0000 http://www.soilman.net/?p=2054#comment-5160 I'll be sure to block those days off in the calendar and avoid going outside at all costs, Simon. I’ll be sure to block those days off in the calendar and avoid going outside at all costs, Simon.

]]> By: Simon http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-5159 Simon Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:05:23 +0000 http://www.soilman.net/?p=2054#comment-5159 If you want to be sure when it's going to rain (at least in my allotment) try 14, 16 and 18 December. These are the remaining days I have taken off to fiddle with the new layout and it has dutifully rained on every other day I have taken off for this so far. At least I have my trusty shed roof extension (Schleppdach) to shelter under. If you want to be sure when it’s going to rain (at least in my allotment) try 14, 16 and 18 December. These are the remaining days I have taken off to fiddle with the new layout and it has dutifully rained on every other day I have taken off for this so far. At least I have my trusty shed roof extension (Schleppdach) to shelter under.

]]> By: Christina http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-5158 Christina Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:32:26 +0000 http://www.soilman.net/?p=2054#comment-5158 Will you send some of that rain over here? Years of drought are catching up to us. Will you send some of that rain over here? Years of drought are catching up to us.

]]> By: paul johnstone http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-5157 paul johnstone Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:28:12 +0000 http://www.soilman.net/?p=2054#comment-5157 As a postman I get soaked all morning [ and part of the afternoon these days] and then cannot get on my allotment due to it either still raining or too wet to work on ! Still it is ideal weather for the couch grass though and it is developing nicely on my onion bed. As a postman I get soaked all morning [ and part of the afternoon these days] and then cannot get on my allotment due to it either still raining or too wet to work on !
Still it is ideal weather for the couch grass though and it is developing nicely on my onion bed.

]]> By: glittertrash http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-5156 glittertrash Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:20:19 +0000 http://www.soilman.net/?p=2054#comment-5156 Yes, I'm in the UK for about 5 minutes and it's been freezing, grey & pissing down rain since I landed. I am kind of enjoying the living up to cliche, but it's hardly inspiring weather to be out & about in. Yes, I’m in the UK for about 5 minutes and it’s been freezing, grey & pissing down rain since I landed. I am kind of enjoying the living up to cliche, but it’s hardly inspiring weather to be out & about in.

]]> By: Mal's Allotment http://www.soilman.net/2009/rants/drowned-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-5154 Mal's Allotment Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:36:53 +0000 http://www.soilman.net/?p=2054#comment-5154 Well I'm sitting at home twiddling my thumbs too, SM knowing that the plot needs clearing, turning, manuring, liming, paths to be laid etc. In the meantime my seed order arrived yesterday. Checking through my order I feel almost like a banker fingering through his stash. But it doesn't count for anything unless you use it properly and there's the rub. Another distraction from the ravages of the elements is this blogging. It certainly keeps you planning and thinking. Just as long as it doesn't become a substitute for the real thing... SAD syndrome anyone? Well I’m sitting at home twiddling my thumbs too, SM knowing that the plot needs clearing, turning, manuring, liming, paths to be laid etc. In the meantime my seed order arrived yesterday. Checking through my order I feel almost like a banker fingering through his stash. But it doesn’t count for anything unless you use it properly and there’s the rub. Another distraction from the ravages of the elements is this blogging. It certainly keeps you planning and thinking. Just as long as it doesn’t become a substitute for the real thing… SAD syndrome anyone?

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