Marigold Company! Stand To!

Listen In! Intellegence reports that enemy carrot fly are advancing towards the plot. Marigold companies Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta will form a defensive perimeter at 100mm...

the first row of autumn king are growing, and two more rows will be going in shortly, so a ring of french marigolds have been planted around the carrot plot. Hopefully these will confuse and deter the carrot fly. The runner beans are doing fine, starting to find their way up against the canes

Mick next door has given me some sweet pepper plants. I have to get these into one of the growbags soon, but today i had to bolt the greenhouse down. The courgette plant is storming ahead, and looks about to flower. Ive no idea at all what im meant to do with it!

The early potatoes now resemble a rainforest

Sams sunflower is now nearly 3ft tall, and a hunting spider has moved in to the head. Jack had his injection, and he never eaven noticed it. He wasnt too happy in the car, but on the way home he was a bit calmer, i think he was begining to realise it wasnt anything to worry about.

Puppys 4th Day

Jack has now been with us for four days, and is settling in well. He even seems to be getting used to Sam.

Duck is Jacks favourite toy, i think because he quacks when he chews him. I think he is going to be a very good dog, he seems to be picking up on his training quickly, and i think he learnt about going to the toilet while at the Dogs Trust. He has accidents over night, but during the day he's very good at only going outside.

But this is his favourite pastime, kipping in his bed.

Jack goes later today for his injections. No doggie likes to go to the vets, but once these are done, then in a weeks time he can play in the whole of the garden, and start going out for walks.

I still need to get around to bolting the greenhouse down, something thats become more urgent as the winds getting up! Its also confirmed that theres a problem with my anemometer, which says the windspeed is zero! Julie has mown the lawn today, and also managed to mow down one of my onions and one of the wooden row markers.

The garlic are doing well. One had a broken stem so i pulled it to prevent any chance of disease, and its bulb was forming quite nicely. The spring onions are ready, I had a couple of them in a ham and cheese sandwich this morning, tasted mild but with a cheeky kick at the end.

Jack

We've finally had some decent rain. The water butts are filled, despite Sam pulling off one of the level gauge tubes. The result of which was to put a siphon on the barrel, so as fast as the rain filled it, the tube siphoned it out again. Most things are growing, ive put some more peas in, some more cauli seeds, and i think some of the sweetcorn is starting to come up. Mick next door gave me some more tomato plants, and a cougette, so these have gone in growbags inside the greenhouse, where it looks like the french beans are starting to sprout. I still need to bolt the greenhouse down.

Sams sunflower (there next to the greenhouse) is growing well, as are all his veg. The three acorns i planted in a tub are now two nice little baby oak trees, and one baby oak tree with its leaves eaten. I keep having to check them, as a local blackbird has found the likes the tub as a dustbath.

Theres an addition to our small menagery of creatures. Today we picked up Jack, a black labrador/border collie/summat else cross, from Dogs Trust. Hes an 8week old puppy. For now he is confined to the driveway and kitchen, until he's had all his vaccines, then he can play in the garden.

How Green Is My Valium

after much scratching of head in bewilderment, i did managed to build the greenhouse. I still need to get around to bolting it down, which is evident by the way it seems to have moved three inches every time i go to it. Its got my seedlings in it, the young tomato plants, and the as yet ungerminated dwarf beens.

Most things are growing now. The spuds are shooting up, and i earthed the maincrops up today. I think the sweetcorn are starting to germinate, but im not too sure.

What i am sure about, is that were getting a puppy. Hes a black labrador cross, born at the local Dogs Trust center. I'll post pictures up just as soon as i can.

Well, weve had some rain, but its only filled one rain barrel to just under halfway. But at least the soil has soaked it up.

Im off work for a few days now. Hopefully i can get the chookhouse finished, lots of woodwork jobs to do around the house as well.