For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there
hey thx PSA!!
ReplyDeletethe old man would be proud he's on yer Blog!!
U got some friendz i wanna link to too like ShheXXXy & Big Frank & Hawk & i love that Samuel Pepy's diary!!
Cheers!! Billy ;))
Thanks for calling by, Billy!
ReplyDeleteNo, I quite agree! I hate our restrictive health and safety regulations. They re ecologically unsound, messing with natural selection the way they do.
ReplyDeleteIt's the world of numpty: paper cups for coffee warning you that they contain hot liquid. FFS.
ReplyDeleteIn answer to your question...
ReplyDeleteNo, no you're not
People had gumption back then.
And spunk, and phlegm, and sand
and Vimto
though obviously Vimto is still available in some parts
ReplyDeletebut it doesn't taste the same
like Curly Wulries
and Curly Wurlies too
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