3: Gardening Diaries ...

[alp]

Oh, crumbs! What a disaster! Son had to boil some water and pour over the drain pipe outside because of the frozen ice cold condition. He said he managed to flush out some ice.

Thank heavens the really cold spell is nearly over. But how uncomfortable is that? Hope you get it sort out asap.

 

[Logan]

Thanks, there is another one that does emergency cover but we will have to pay a call out charge,we'll have to see. Yes glad that it's gone quickly.

Is your pipe better now?

 

[alp]

Call out charges? Oh dear! That's the horrible thing. I wish I hadn't let the man take away the immersion heater which was a very good German made called Hoffmann or something like that. He took it and sold it and now my radiators have shown up rust - the one in the bathroom any way. If my boiler breaks down, I will have to resort to electric heater. I feel so sorry for you, Logan!

 

[Logan]

Thanks, our old radiators had rust but they were very old, how are yours?

 

[alp]

About 4 years. Dodgy man I have employed, as usual!

 

[Logan]

That's not very old.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning all....well that's the Beast from the East done with.....lets welcome in Spring!

So very sorry to read about your neighbour's accident @johnny canoe ,hope he has settled well into the seniors home OK

@Mark56 what a terrible thing to happened to someone so young, and such a terrible shock for her family and friends.
Thanks , probably more bored than talented....can't stand sitting and doing nothing......even if there is a rare good tv programme to watch

@Logan , hope you get your boiler sorted out soon.

@alp ...definitely a very fat rat indeed!

Well, ventured into the greenhouse yesterday and unwrapped all my seedlings, cuttings etc. and was thrilled to find no casualties...phew!
Today it's the cold frames turn....fingers crossed!

Have a Marvellous Monday

 

[Logan]

@Upsy Daisy very pleased to know that your seedlings and cuttings are ok and thanks.

 

[alp]

Morning all....well that's the Beast from the East done with.....lets welcome in Spring!

Wey hey! Yes! Glorious sunshine blinding me! Ooops! Be very careful! Been busy the whole morning. Now, I can relax. Stupidly forgot to switch off the electric heater in the lean to. !

Well, ventured into the greenhouse yesterday and unwrapped all my seedlings, cuttings etc. and was thrilled to find no casualties...phew!
Today it's the cold frames turn....fingers crossed!

You're such a good mother!

Such a big difference to my mood. Only in this country can you say sunshine is an aphrodisiac! Just bliss!

Now off to inspect my abused babies AGAIN!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Such a big difference to my mood. Only in this country can you say sunshine is an aphrodisiac! Just bliss!


Same here @alp.......puts a spring in my old legs

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Oops my quote thingy didn't work.....someone enlightened me please, how do you do ' part ' quotes Ta!

 

[Mark56]

I just quote the whole thing as a reply and then remove the parts that I don't want

Send some sunshine this way please! Need it to dry out all the snow wetness and night time showers.

Alp these are my Salvia patens seedlings, they have similar baby leaves as yours but I have no GH so just grow them on the windowsill.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Thanks @Mark56 ....thats what I did, but it didn't come out highlighted

Seedlings looking good there...must get a wiggle on and sow some more

 

[Mark56]

Maybe it's a bug?

I'm surprised they aren't leggy considering they were sown in January or December! I would normally wait a few more weeks but I think there's going to be too many other jobs to do in the mean time

 

[Perki]

It raining here so nearly all the has snow gone

Just popped out and took the buckets off the plants and move a couple of largish terracotta pots out of the GH so I can get in. It lovely and warm in the GH 19'C think I'll go and sow some ( lots ) more seeds , get my tomatoes sown.

Looking at my seedling this morning some of them are crying out for a bit of sunshine.