tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307667362024-03-12T21:47:01.408-07:00THE PLOTA first timers guide to creating and enjoying my own perfect plot with all the issues that come along on the wayTHE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-77084392104192533432012-02-12T14:46:00.000-08:002012-02-12T14:49:57.130-08:00Well another year has gone and we are now in 2012. Plans for the this year include <div><br /></div><div>Re building the chicken house and getting a few new chickens </div><div><br /></div><div>Getting some budgie breeding cages and trying my hand a breeding budgies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Building a new bigger shed on plot number 2</div><div><br /></div><div>And rowing a huge pumpkin ( wishing )</div><div><br /></div><div>We will look back on this list later in the year to see if we carried the above out.</div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-53319707163964243952011-05-10T04:37:00.000-07:002011-05-14T12:53:46.598-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8VS92lB5qaAFxmi4ja0W6DhBW5zMxeOGeuRbkPGB7sHCxsRGmOAUSyC2WfNPc2NLHS-ixhzCgjK7ODfqR2x_EGWDCxhC53ci4zbtQnoNFDbseJ5hzdGDp0x5rxDOhaIya5Dm/s1600/frost.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8VS92lB5qaAFxmi4ja0W6DhBW5zMxeOGeuRbkPGB7sHCxsRGmOAUSyC2WfNPc2NLHS-ixhzCgjK7ODfqR2x_EGWDCxhC53ci4zbtQnoNFDbseJ5hzdGDp0x5rxDOhaIya5Dm/s320/frost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606662409983242514" border="0" /></a><br />Looks like i have been caught out by the harsh frosts of May.<br />After tracking the weather and knowing that a frost was on its way i spent the day protecting the veg and fruit outside. All looked ok when i arrived the next day until i went to water the plants inside the greenhouse. The frost had managed to get in and ruin some of my runners and pumpkins. I couldnt believe that it had got some plants in the greenhouse however all plants outside survived.THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-7199322281521623882011-05-02T13:22:00.000-07:002011-05-02T14:47:40.429-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjhQ2IOvZzSvjWMFXdCZa9S7M3k4kZoVxtahL7WvbD7oRTnDEci_rkPF90lbqQN9ClEeNrfjmulhaVIbXBeNHsd6prMIZksYiCeglROwwCpY18skeTtF7uznKvC9Tv5tL_2q7/s1600/Photo0161.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjhQ2IOvZzSvjWMFXdCZa9S7M3k4kZoVxtahL7WvbD7oRTnDEci_rkPF90lbqQN9ClEeNrfjmulhaVIbXBeNHsd6prMIZksYiCeglROwwCpY18skeTtF7uznKvC9Tv5tL_2q7/s320/Photo0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602234451906166898" border="0" /></a><br />Well its been some time since I last posted so i will do a quick update of the plot for 2011.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the Brassica bed i have planted cauliflower and broccoli, Due to the high winds we are getting from the east i have protected the young plants with plastic bottles and canes until they get well established.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsYbpTnLI_kd2o1Qctg5ufbJDMrXmZ9ezJ0XDNQAr1BlLrpX8TvvBxpJcuBL9xeJNogzyOKgB7SSaV2zOA9kR9O9r-rd3q3EQaN0l33yEAvX9-ip9EZNiwN_jvXZius53mm0y/s1600/Photo0162.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsYbpTnLI_kd2o1Qctg5ufbJDMrXmZ9ezJ0XDNQAr1BlLrpX8TvvBxpJcuBL9xeJNogzyOKgB7SSaV2zOA9kR9O9r-rd3q3EQaN0l33yEAvX9-ip9EZNiwN_jvXZius53mm0y/s320/Photo0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602234463699255058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The root bed is doing well even with the dry weather The only real pain is weeding round the small carrots<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUECvsfNVg9q0GXgqJvOGb-VCpbaOBKMZtezxtZ1PRTdkj9mv_fEvjXg1t4LrF80f_B4uIdIxaPU9HrS5WQGojjwSTsbkT1AD7oJlGhO_t8auxg3wJ3A8OBqcTZ_FGdQb3zqxm/s1600/Photo0163.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUECvsfNVg9q0GXgqJvOGb-VCpbaOBKMZtezxtZ1PRTdkj9mv_fEvjXg1t4LrF80f_B4uIdIxaPU9HrS5WQGojjwSTsbkT1AD7oJlGhO_t8auxg3wJ3A8OBqcTZ_FGdQb3zqxm/s200/Photo0163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602236876410674130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQn5wu-Jp8TGwQenaUEGwoY0x9Nd064Y_bPEAiR_4MUQYTRArhJ3Q5-lsOu4TQRD6Rj5UOnD0QA1Bdg4FwxVhNTXG3VxIuCASG_381nhHcDjG40L-sIGaJxWyOYaJFOAHd_VZ/s1600/Photo0168.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQn5wu-Jp8TGwQenaUEGwoY0x9Nd064Y_bPEAiR_4MUQYTRArhJ3Q5-lsOu4TQRD6Rj5UOnD0QA1Bdg4FwxVhNTXG3VxIuCASG_381nhHcDjG40L-sIGaJxWyOYaJFOAHd_VZ/s200/Photo0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602236894170861506" border="0" /></a><br />Inside the greenhouse we have runner beans which will be ready to plant out in the next two weeks once the risk of ground frost has passed<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FroFWUPHpIjHzy1-yzUgmVDtWNDFvRM5YLhJZHWRxHHvMftGXJuDbsXektEnlgXYal-4R6Tu2rxGISGpKu87qDaRzu3zik8UiLYbSIyr58oiI2EuLy_XxAZqTwvjVyc-qbCQ/s1600/Photo0165.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FroFWUPHpIjHzy1-yzUgmVDtWNDFvRM5YLhJZHWRxHHvMftGXJuDbsXektEnlgXYal-4R6Tu2rxGISGpKu87qDaRzu3zik8UiLYbSIyr58oiI2EuLy_XxAZqTwvjVyc-qbCQ/s200/Photo0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602236883929207650" border="0" /></a>Also under the glass we have my three special chillia plantsTHE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-27618569826310979072009-04-16T08:48:00.001-07:002009-04-16T09:14:15.741-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">In shock </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have been on the top of the allotment waiting list for about a week now and as luck would have it the plot that backs ont</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">o mine came available and for once in allotment history its not overgrown and it isn't full o</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">f brambles .</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLugKwkWeXAVZI8jwpFHtmbo18Sd3Gifn8BSLw6Q69IWbrfgXtqJNb55T2Jkjc1Pf-20NMs0d4vLlB3JBjCNV6wXrNPIvMtShK5Pcc7_qcKsayUNpGEU7cBB0Rj-5Q7sI7jA1t/s1600-h/DSCF1837.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLugKwkWeXAVZI8jwpFHtmbo18Sd3Gifn8BSLw6Q69IWbrfgXtqJNb55T2Jkjc1Pf-20NMs0d4vLlB3JBjCNV6wXrNPIvMtShK5Pcc7_qcKsayUNpGEU7cBB0Rj-5Q7sI7jA1t/s320/DSCF1837.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317706432225474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoA54eBy6RkcslEuwBaNwWJhqcRf2rVBkdQn0dpDCJ7Ii29-V7tdxdvQDnJIxxDW2D7V2N0mlVy-nmfyl4rkrym9moRTLnUQnqFBhASmTDrQ_uvyhafLTfOx9WrNc3NZKS4m_/s1600-h/DSCF1847.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoA54eBy6RkcslEuwBaNwWJhqcRf2rVBkdQn0dpDCJ7Ii29-V7tdxdvQDnJIxxDW2D7V2N0mlVy-nmfyl4rkrym9moRTLnUQnqFBhASmTDrQ_uvyhafLTfOx9WrNc3NZKS4m_/s320/DSCF1847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317721614568530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-H8AUVkSx_PeOJ9KEo8lNxt9qyVSN8CnVbjy2jNtL1e4Q_F8INSsuWTAnc7KYKxxmobyeHQDej7r5RdLnIGIeFWCs8c2dYCpu8BWGjkLZEFXEOkSxlMgOFD0wqmUsFMfVvcA/s1600-h/DSCF1840.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-H8AUVkSx_PeOJ9KEo8lNxt9qyVSN8CnVbjy2jNtL1e4Q_F8INSsuWTAnc7KYKxxmobyeHQDej7r5RdLnIGIeFWCs8c2dYCpu8BWGjkLZEFXEOkSxlMgOFD0wqmUsFMfVvcA/s320/DSCF1840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317711848706562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-weight: bold;">Here's a little history of the new plot . It was started about a year ago by a young lad . It was a very overgrown plot . He spent a lot of time on it and in no time at all it was cleared . He then planted summer and autumn raspberries a few dwarf apple trees , a couple of blackberry's and one black current bush . It has also had a loverly pond put in . And then out of the blue the other day he said was leaving to take on another site and was giving his plot up .<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNyA1unrNoA1xmalwFGU2Ok3ZoxNbX3B3NjlOAnh6S-WPvyyVeKYNvbfzwXDAUZlxJCVy4eE_hHi1TEnNnS4BhjhLUd5g9P6xcimNPciSbpYJIyiIU2RLjgN-4dn2WedKyQ0o/s1600-h/DSCF1841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNyA1unrNoA1xmalwFGU2Ok3ZoxNbX3B3NjlOAnh6S-WPvyyVeKYNvbfzwXDAUZlxJCVy4eE_hHi1TEnNnS4BhjhLUd5g9P6xcimNPciSbpYJIyiIU2RLjgN-4dn2WedKyQ0o/s320/DSCF1841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325320565162821458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wOfd3-POVzmglCN1LfNWD-GZlZQKuu2hW1fPLbhOrZwbn6JgquIo7zVsPQcbYp1fi2ey587j9ZqWsZxw0jHreyD4t_aMFmbNa1aoHc83SNJuo43y8JRXiC5JhdPIFLlV3b0G/s1600-h/DSCF1845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wOfd3-POVzmglCN1LfNWD-GZlZQKuu2hW1fPLbhOrZwbn6JgquIo7zVsPQcbYp1fi2ey587j9ZqWsZxw0jHreyD4t_aMFmbNa1aoHc83SNJuo43y8JRXiC5JhdPIFLlV3b0G/s320/DSCF1845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325321393240885346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmp6CjP1R_WJwNEArD0l4DlJ7OyHJRkOZnZxWNHj_WCjuTPkgj6ITBGRooZD912Wt5dcKiUCv-ipawlg6yRFiZehJD7C2fa9F0DjVd6AsvXwxhlQR77jK-ggyKd_z81_fK_fK/s1600-h/DSCF1842.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmp6CjP1R_WJwNEArD0l4DlJ7OyHJRkOZnZxWNHj_WCjuTPkgj6ITBGRooZD912Wt5dcKiUCv-ipawlg6yRFiZehJD7C2fa9F0DjVd6AsvXwxhlQR77jK-ggyKd_z81_fK_fK/s320/DSCF1842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325320580120292978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ0Xfarla8OwH9-lm44y8mSpElqyO_3U1YozME8l4-QKDxZQ7YJjQWERtivmxuNqMxL_JLeKGuSsicKDwF9MvDqXXDEW7e840AbATl-NZv4qazql18camLABdKBeed6XYvP34/s1600-h/DSCF1844.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ0Xfarla8OwH9-lm44y8mSpElqyO_3U1YozME8l4-QKDxZQ7YJjQWERtivmxuNqMxL_JLeKGuSsicKDwF9MvDqXXDEW7e840AbATl-NZv4qazql18camLABdKBeed6XYvP34/s320/DSCF1844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325320574825595026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlk54v_PkOUwEMenyG-n_AwSw2homP_zTVXgVyI3WbZ614uqKLe90D0A1EOf-1-qgR33oyWmoi3VZ79Lw_U1nn694qHrxEPWELybBVPK3nAnQq0BKGQCuFD-lSDSGcOZo4ZiNB/s1600-h/DSCF1843.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlk54v_PkOUwEMenyG-n_AwSw2homP_zTVXgVyI3WbZ614uqKLe90D0A1EOf-1-qgR33oyWmoi3VZ79Lw_U1nn694qHrxEPWELybBVPK3nAnQq0BKGQCuFD-lSDSGcOZo4ZiNB/s320/DSCF1843.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325320570729337362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>It was a very strange feeling taking on an allotment that was already done and im still finding myself wondering around it like a lost sheep.</div> <div>I have so far only made to changes . Number one was to build a new bed that attach to mine next year creating one large bed . And this afternoon i have been down and put in 12 Asparagus plants .. Apart from that i will continue to wonder round like a lost sheep for a few more weeks yet ....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87gNuX3Sk3SqLp_Ho9RSrFlKeoG-KHHpOJAu-KlbBfHyrVk6kQM4PqLtERNzSKOUpMLjSMYoX59VHs16PMexDoLkMUZsTAytYWg2nKHiJZpofUh2LbSgApniPthcmUaKpxcsr/s1600-h/DSCF1846.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87gNuX3Sk3SqLp_Ho9RSrFlKeoG-KHHpOJAu-KlbBfHyrVk6kQM4PqLtERNzSKOUpMLjSMYoX59VHs16PMexDoLkMUZsTAytYWg2nKHiJZpofUh2LbSgApniPthcmUaKpxcsr/s320/DSCF1846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325322922272315906" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-57978620455351444092009-04-16T08:27:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:45:21.097-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">SPRING 2009</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Well here's where the fun all starts. The greenhouse is starting to fill up and i am now starting to plan where im going to try </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">and fit it all in on the plot.<br /><br /><br />The rhubarb is coming on very nicely and im already</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> on my second crumble so far.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS5-nKlExZnGFla3_gnJBc4u37BTmKmqsWmYQz6SwAZbcfMrfTyhK1D1f6ZBsL8Ng1HyY7NuBhoJFGCo486opBrR-XeUKFIbT6xTplBu-TX3kaRLo1vkJ5tELJDsZ3KRypde0/s1600-h/DSCF1838.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS5-nKlExZnGFla3_gnJBc4u37BTmKmqsWmYQz6SwAZbcfMrfTyhK1D1f6ZBsL8Ng1HyY7NuBhoJFGCo486opBrR-XeUKFIbT6xTplBu-TX3kaRLo1vkJ5tELJDsZ3KRypde0/s400/DSCF1838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325312283443740034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-_JCVoRctCqRFR0SIRzkmhL01B2ylXjFrSrGqkYVQbPeLWAIQmLdUewAT-tbow1hwHMPZ_mAI6irJrN1tw-Cv3fQgxG2GxzBTDnCjz7fZbA9Y53w2kIOvTJm3vsDSuImvYRT/s1600-h/DSCF1835.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-_JCVoRctCqRFR0SIRzkmhL01B2ylXjFrSrGqkYVQbPeLWAIQmLdUewAT-tbow1hwHMPZ_mAI6irJrN1tw-Cv3fQgxG2GxzBTDnCjz7fZbA9Y53w2kIOvTJm3vsDSuImvYRT/s320/DSCF1835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325314190841686226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> One lesson i have learnt this year is to never ever sow pea seeds in the greenhouse again it was a nightmare getting them out of the pods and into the ground.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW09zF-uZI0JcieLtJ57gTrS8ykTZRycq0ymKh3tkY3O-Vi05AkVjiy5npWmCJcfi30t4ZY2TFICeU1fsLKa9EETU3xz1K_r1n1IN2RW_ZQXMX3xL7TuXOUHwry_pWeVn6uEJD/s1600-h/DSCF1833.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW09zF-uZI0JcieLtJ57gTrS8ykTZRycq0ymKh3tkY3O-Vi05AkVjiy5npWmCJcfi30t4ZY2TFICeU1fsLKa9EETU3xz1K_r1n1IN2RW_ZQXMX3xL7TuXOUHwry_pWeVn6uEJD/s200/DSCF1833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325314501386100114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br />So next year they w</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ill be so</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">wn straight into the ground and that goes the same for the broad beans to.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Also been to check on my onions today and they alook healthy even with the bad weather yet again.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5AU3gPovysTGqHcs4EVbdeE3TJ2B5rQh5miGv9Wh_0Jyd14pwWNgTJo0XwrHfI6l_N3HAQZEgNVT4rM2NW9xJn6C0jqtbqbdivsewrJkwinC8EZWUwKI1FSjdqmCYFE6omrO/s1600-h/DSCF1832.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5AU3gPovysTGqHcs4EVbdeE3TJ2B5rQh5miGv9Wh_0Jyd14pwWNgTJo0XwrHfI6l_N3HAQZEgNVT4rM2NW9xJn6C0jqtbqbdivsewrJkwinC8EZWUwKI1FSjdqmCYFE6omrO/s400/DSCF1832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325315749423512562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-4789043030788773812009-02-22T12:49:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:05:31.447-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Greenhouse Take Two</span><br /><br /><div style="font-weight: bold;">Quite a while ago when i first had my allotment i did manage to obtain a free greenhouse . But it was set out to be a failure from start to finish and all i ended up with was a lot of bent aluminum and a pile of broken glass.</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Well as luck had it , I was offered a second free greenhouse and this time i was determined that it would not end the same as the first one .</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">The problem with the first one was the workers who i had enlisted for the job they were as good as me in putting together a greenhouse ( crap ) </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> So i bit the bullet and asked my step dad for his help and the master of fruit Mr Simon Chapman ( allotment bag rat )</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">After a carful dismantle , Only three broken pains and a steady drive back to the plot all that was left was a hopefully successful reassemble.</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Not to much of a drama putting it back together but it goes to show you that if you have the right TOOLS then all should be fine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwegfWX5_t8_0O152NwcRJlu8eYKvPtM_A1QPVF8pu9s-I3eohHp3nTf0Af_PC4RwT3D_sdYa4_3RX_KZHNRoldva1nWj-Ftxc24_5zMb_DW2s4Opkjgrys6sXGeQOgxiP_Jf/s1600-h/DSCF1719.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4RkW9jYAzZEl4Eupi58GALwUuuvszfvx_ExghBbfNFxd-5VqRHQQ0SNwK80RMhZcfo83o3vZTYVv9FTc5JfJo8YyFWmXJeA32lXCEGdcibYDmRXP2uAbCPWLIlSrf_MvkIjK/s320/DSCF1721.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305730178434053666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-39633422718379976222009-02-22T12:41:00.000-08:002009-02-22T12:48:29.177-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Snow</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have only recently started to go back down again after the rubbish weather we have been getting </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9Kb4pfF1eXl6M0oVDKJmVzszCwBHZ7q_RZ-Gc4KZpJYLig1imGrnZDiq9Dxo8MsVbdUg-P1vGGE3luMALIy2d4TcNCV5oMzmzQJ2p6oFwFF0evWGQF0MpCBoc8ZhwOOJ-QC-/s1600-h/DSCF1710.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9Kb4pfF1eXl6M0oVDKJmVzszCwBHZ7q_RZ-Gc4KZpJYLig1imGrnZDiq9Dxo8MsVbdUg-P1vGGE3luMALIy2d4TcNCV5oMzmzQJ2p6oFwFF0evWGQF0MpCBoc8ZhwOOJ-QC-/s320/DSCF1710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305725755653676434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Winter update </span><br /><br /> Well as soon as the turkey hut went up , it soon came back down and was transformed into ash . A sudden change of heart was at fault .THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-89418503706569973372008-10-11T09:58:00.000-07:002008-10-11T10:29:30.891-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Winter is on its way</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Now that my freezer is full and the harvest has come to an end the plot is looking very empty. There is only a handful of leeks and 8 Brussels plants that remind standing , the rest is freshly dug soil .<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvfDpZTQlEup1-B_WHmRRWAlk7Iqj-ejihg8UVDQ9nQfe8rx_Zj-oTmuf20F6mwc0S_kGxdBH9AjqC-PB2N8LBW7y04pbmtZXTjFNOnQXOC6NvNsxiuHd4rqy52vjWbKc6EtK/s1600-h/DSCF1460.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvfDpZTQlEup1-B_WHmRRWAlk7Iqj-ejihg8UVDQ9nQfe8rx_Zj-oTmuf20F6mwc0S_kGxdBH9AjqC-PB2N8LBW7y04pbmtZXTjFNOnQXOC6NvNsxiuHd4rqy52vjWbKc6EtK/s400/DSCF1460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255942675705005282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq-OOMv2qQ4b5JMNsJ6IP1dZqLYHRvzmNVNfXtLkS5rWOvfVNf5MKQmfWvRYSYQTqaeGuEGNZYhPiCM99E5VLTiTU8_13yvIPiDgqtzxuof2_aTPiZ30Xnodufwu3li7jMNBN/s1600-h/DSCF1465.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq-OOMv2qQ4b5JMNsJ6IP1dZqLYHRvzmNVNfXtLkS5rWOvfVNf5MKQmfWvRYSYQTqaeGuEGNZYhPiCM99E5VLTiTU8_13yvIPiDgqtzxuof2_aTPiZ30Xnodufwu3li7jMNBN/s200/DSCF1465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255945367042505570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">There can be no better or fresher taste then growing your own veg , </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">here are some freshly prepared leeks ready for the stew pot </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have also started to build my Turkey pen which has so far cost me nothing , as i have scrounged all of the material from around the allotment .</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmV7moxVjyzq6c9C1bWd5nDgn4b_pRiTUVbbG9AfDw3z-G7FebysVlB2-v33VCcDu6IN1Vxg2AbiU8wZis_QeRsn0_Cz1fXztW5W_0FPhlLImyIC1Lu9kjVjFbbLCIWpiFiZ3/s1600-h/DSCF1461.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmV7moxVjyzq6c9C1bWd5nDgn4b_pRiTUVbbG9AfDw3z-G7FebysVlB2-v33VCcDu6IN1Vxg2AbiU8wZis_QeRsn0_Cz1fXztW5W_0FPhlLImyIC1Lu9kjVjFbbLCIWpiFiZ3/s320/DSCF1461.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255946995141468050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseIatzMGWZI50Lp2xlNC1jt4G1STyhp56pqOLrBTGM3BMSmFqN3e7hyphenhyphenBe6j6vmOne0z0ZakAhSjkw67-QhNkR1gorOxiSnORgsvc7ojpdYFOmKDCIZ8oLNBkMdf1QIv1_93hs/s1600-h/DSCF1464.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseIatzMGWZI50Lp2xlNC1jt4G1STyhp56pqOLrBTGM3BMSmFqN3e7hyphenhyphenBe6j6vmOne0z0ZakAhSjkw67-QhNkR1gorOxiSnORgsvc7ojpdYFOmKDCIZ8oLNBkMdf1QIv1_93hs/s320/DSCF1464.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255947003966308866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOcFeKe768RJ-4E7MN-1CTMB3w5QOX-L-hR0CACYgafZQWhf5Zhcrn9ZM3BQdVgwZ1pIRLaBjCdbXt69PaScNZZpNrVegNFgYT06ocnzIvyyyIlxWwiof1MkU2_i-L0yQfdeJ/s1600-h/DSCF1462.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOcFeKe768RJ-4E7MN-1CTMB3w5QOX-L-hR0CACYgafZQWhf5Zhcrn9ZM3BQdVgwZ1pIRLaBjCdbXt69PaScNZZpNrVegNFgYT06ocnzIvyyyIlxWwiof1MkU2_i-L0yQfdeJ/s320/DSCF1462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255946998398598002" border="0" /></a>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-76304741398728164592008-08-21T07:46:00.001-07:002008-08-21T07:48:37.122-07:00<strong>END OF SUMMER UPDATE<br /><br />well so far so good i have runner beans and courgettes coming out of my ears . Im still waiting for the tomatoes to turn red and my carrots are doing great , The sweet corn has come on loads so i cant wait to take the first harvest from them .</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl0bDLnsXREn9NqjxG4hXvC7fy68vjUWvNPoZGP18asErMH4SJn5E1BUykWqYUqhcMqSbG45XuykOzfX8FrNd3AfE8ayotbr5JDd5g12EC8M4e4MB45u-HjY6vjx5MtJwi79W/s1600-h/DSCF1423.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl0bDLnsXREn9NqjxG4hXvC7fy68vjUWvNPoZGP18asErMH4SJn5E1BUykWqYUqhcMqSbG45XuykOzfX8FrNd3AfE8ayotbr5JDd5g12EC8M4e4MB45u-HjY6vjx5MtJwi79W/s320/DSCF1423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236982831836889794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRMBbTgKFwwL0oD59GCgFyzCwod-I3g0AxSnLt0Tf7F8Yc_xPfwCzc4nXHtlasqx6GhZbvPt0zcmsfoYUjC4whkUoM7e9W07vKz4Ba3FOgbmnEkmIUEPDhUmfWYsaN6hn-I57/s1600-h/DSCF1424.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRMBbTgKFwwL0oD59GCgFyzCwod-I3g0AxSnLt0Tf7F8Yc_xPfwCzc4nXHtlasqx6GhZbvPt0zcmsfoYUjC4whkUoM7e9W07vKz4Ba3FOgbmnEkmIUEPDhUmfWYsaN6hn-I57/s320/DSCF1424.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236982837861750482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SRRQ7_S0zMzMkgZw6mYDNWIKDvGOdfE0wr_tsyPQ8xgRYDZUkAIzpm2YXvIolJTjSyqCb7JtnjNCjKNQ1DtF5X24SJwSgK5v9hd0s8_mhcGPq-q-Kp4fWtVr5gaXPPzME3b6/s1600-h/DSCF1421.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SRRQ7_S0zMzMkgZw6mYDNWIKDvGOdfE0wr_tsyPQ8xgRYDZUkAIzpm2YXvIolJTjSyqCb7JtnjNCjKNQ1DtF5X24SJwSgK5v9hd0s8_mhcGPq-q-Kp4fWtVr5gaXPPzME3b6/s320/DSCF1421.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236982843938499474" border="0" /></a>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-77452312483903118012008-08-21T07:43:00.000-07:002008-08-21T07:46:27.460-07:00<div><strong>Lets hope that now i have put a pond on the plot that this time next year i should have some frogs about to keep all of the bugs at bay<br /><br /> </strong></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XgN7hluFPPjFlURJBV1uZ3tGlTOXVSvjwLXouDjdCHZgGUD2pmcNrBoIvv7mrEMo-H0aTkFTUv0deCbxw3Mgq4Hg7hnk8v5qkoHMcLoSPvkp5QU1WElmi0pbmmud4urDUwIz/s1600-h/DSCF1425.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XgN7hluFPPjFlURJBV1uZ3tGlTOXVSvjwLXouDjdCHZgGUD2pmcNrBoIvv7mrEMo-H0aTkFTUv0deCbxw3Mgq4Hg7hnk8v5qkoHMcLoSPvkp5QU1WElmi0pbmmud4urDUwIz/s400/DSCF1425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236981833939749234" border="0" /></a>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-10654957132104931822008-08-21T07:30:00.000-07:002008-08-21T07:43:15.380-07:00<div style="font-weight: bold;">THE WEED WAR<br /><br />Well what a difference one year makes , This time last year i was ready to chuck in the towel as i was overgrown with weeds. </div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mother nature had well and truly won the battle . But i wasn't going to take it lying down so i thought hard with my fork and spade and it looks like i might have won the battle for this year anyway</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hj885HjDMj0twJ42qhFnqu1dX36CVjmr4wN7hGuSeinj0bPD1Pm2sLReks0JiQxY6hJrjNweuNw1LhuGER5DfjqY1Ph98t6wb0Nxs31LQs_dqusUo6w-YgQbiapTr3ZrHMpZ/s1600-h/DSCF1416.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hj885HjDMj0twJ42qhFnqu1dX36CVjmr4wN7hGuSeinj0bPD1Pm2sLReks0JiQxY6hJrjNweuNw1LhuGER5DfjqY1Ph98t6wb0Nxs31LQs_dqusUo6w-YgQbiapTr3ZrHMpZ/s320/DSCF1416.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236980496900519666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2146gQpRFGsZLYz2N5l7QxMUHk6OvhjNDk-wU6QGuD5QTchGuiHbJkdHFu8YJ0tJqQAPiccUbnZB_yIi7VtvYBLQBxzkeUb1VBdF0db_Aq_KkgaJ5lqqCbGI553DHelKesag/s1600-h/DSCF1417.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2146gQpRFGsZLYz2N5l7QxMUHk6OvhjNDk-wU6QGuD5QTchGuiHbJkdHFu8YJ0tJqQAPiccUbnZB_yIi7VtvYBLQBxzkeUb1VBdF0db_Aq_KkgaJ5lqqCbGI553DHelKesag/s320/DSCF1417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236980499159823986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsrEgBKoGUmm3P_eGTU30Trgk9nZZDJvpwNfVAvz6JdMVT5WHR2LjpAGd33w7suN4nv2r38iIRYfnWkcfhlyWiqWE6qzUtkUvljomwzTxR7xzlcADxB9ZlG8WeESYNqt1j_4Q/s1600-h/DSCF1420.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsrEgBKoGUmm3P_eGTU30Trgk9nZZDJvpwNfVAvz6JdMVT5WHR2LjpAGd33w7suN4nv2r38iIRYfnWkcfhlyWiqWE6qzUtkUvljomwzTxR7xzlcADxB9ZlG8WeESYNqt1j_4Q/s320/DSCF1420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236980502108864834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfYhYnuBx6qVTI-c9RAH-oogqHKqhkbVlnKKV4hcMQDLdQlsFoe9s_WuGK9dDlxGB8DwZC61Fr4v-Z6iNLLP0uq2_3bkpslqQQaoUIevZBqcYuk18G3s9g2avT74YoQpPxGso/s1600-h/DSCF1422.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfYhYnuBx6qVTI-c9RAH-oogqHKqhkbVlnKKV4hcMQDLdQlsFoe9s_WuGK9dDlxGB8DwZC61Fr4v-Z6iNLLP0uq2_3bkpslqQQaoUIevZBqcYuk18G3s9g2avT74YoQpPxGso/s320/DSCF1422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236980507219836146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOlQ2m6APT2PMYCEBiF0_YquhSor694RY4VmFiAsv0gsiuG5ne7DCiW0L6AeM-s7LJTaj5lIPxsNBLuz10f5PEZSjqzdUlUxH4j9WBHTsRZ4g6jvT75sb9sAxFUQKXym4ihnT/s1600-h/DSCF1426.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOlQ2m6APT2PMYCEBiF0_YquhSor694RY4VmFiAsv0gsiuG5ne7DCiW0L6AeM-s7LJTaj5lIPxsNBLuz10f5PEZSjqzdUlUxH4j9WBHTsRZ4g6jvT75sb9sAxFUQKXym4ihnT/s320/DSCF1426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236980511269998914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-87617519573383874792008-08-21T07:23:00.000-07:002008-08-21T07:30:47.296-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">RATS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have been getting quite a few unwanted visitors during the night since i have had the chickens . Got my first catch today not a very nice sight </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMNYb0jXlXW_eWwpVQfHbcZamIpDe-Eg2na3qSx9POLji_OIcJNIuGKzeDg3t984ANTceHw8XbBHQwRAY20LckEGqLqZlKpmrrBN7VFXlB0pTL0JvjOvNjYinWrWAm5My_nKN/s1600-h/DSCF1419.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMNYb0jXlXW_eWwpVQfHbcZamIpDe-Eg2na3qSx9POLji_OIcJNIuGKzeDg3t984ANTceHw8XbBHQwRAY20LckEGqLqZlKpmrrBN7VFXlB0pTL0JvjOvNjYinWrWAm5My_nKN/s320/DSCF1419.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236977058817512594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTg9bt30qqhJxr3uH4LppeYMWOSsRdkGQDV0nGRU54GrWyxzOEVW8j5LAytkPEDa6wyDTcYeADPOBKW-XypOoXYkqzyxLOzCsydT4Gh_tPTLBrtTwz9fpNkvUKmv_i6Cfptul/s1600-h/DSCF1418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTg9bt30qqhJxr3uH4LppeYMWOSsRdkGQDV0nGRU54GrWyxzOEVW8j5LAytkPEDa6wyDTcYeADPOBKW-XypOoXYkqzyxLOzCsydT4Gh_tPTLBrtTwz9fpNkvUKmv_i6Cfptul/s320/DSCF1418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236977073013077698" border="0" /></a>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-59318707988853303752008-08-06T05:18:00.000-07:002008-08-20T14:03:56.693-07:00<strong>River cottage</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong>Thought i would post the pictures from the river cottage spring fate that i went to , If it wasn't for me watching the river cottage programs then i would of never found interest in growing veg or keeping chickens . And hopefully Turkeys soon</strong><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsccw3Z1iTiKUFOTM4STEsqTTFkcBMW0-LAhYAqn6x6H5uY8uYhyc9w0b5uG7g1N8ioYCS3i13eqfIfMpD1A7ul3MkGzjp0-YMykvcY9yZWBpDUdHeEofXt3BGnSEpWQxYfU_/s1600-h/DSCF1250.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231379755855723730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsccw3Z1iTiKUFOTM4STEsqTTFkcBMW0-LAhYAqn6x6H5uY8uYhyc9w0b5uG7g1N8ioYCS3i13eqfIfMpD1A7ul3MkGzjp0-YMykvcY9yZWBpDUdHeEofXt3BGnSEpWQxYfU_/s400/DSCF1250.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVkhaugMbAyjQKbtp1hxtP6lC1UHcsf3JTFxoG7UPq8waNT3bR7C4Jpd_oq5EPBvJfuYFo7SbI56ytVaC2IL1h8yF0cDgbU_j2CbMKlwjpKRhFIEAbp0vXTona8SjmFC51gK5/s1600-h/DSCF1251.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231379757937390498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVkhaugMbAyjQKbtp1hxtP6lC1UHcsf3JTFxoG7UPq8waNT3bR7C4Jpd_oq5EPBvJfuYFo7SbI56ytVaC2IL1h8yF0cDgbU_j2CbMKlwjpKRhFIEAbp0vXTona8SjmFC51gK5/s400/DSCF1251.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRxf6IBPqktMAKcDfaw9Vf3Pjj-gbRlIBEcBoi6NIxtguXRANmAZd0pHw9UBpUx8XleOMBCA4IRz2IP2eeV64cFmZ-mOmRpzA2lmogaHVE8usskIrO0FtgJ0ByaINFVrVvBHK/s1600-h/DSCF1248.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231378570157120354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRxf6IBPqktMAKcDfaw9Vf3Pjj-gbRlIBEcBoi6NIxtguXRANmAZd0pHw9UBpUx8XleOMBCA4IRz2IP2eeV64cFmZ-mOmRpzA2lmogaHVE8usskIrO0FtgJ0ByaINFVrVvBHK/s400/DSCF1248.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz0d-8X-YI04_PdQJK5orbdCbbUz6gx01Tga2pbjX-ayyyOM1lurbWmpFFB7KFbvCpsxWwE2zg3pbD95-9tUYv-g0ZwTNviM6E29rFXceGrwRAYhuH5r0wthZb4f5AY68uvlB/s1600-h/DSCF1270.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231378390917429714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz0d-8X-YI04_PdQJK5orbdCbbUz6gx01Tga2pbjX-ayyyOM1lurbWmpFFB7KFbvCpsxWwE2zg3pbD95-9tUYv-g0ZwTNviM6E29rFXceGrwRAYhuH5r0wthZb4f5AY68uvlB/s400/DSCF1270.jpg" border="0" /></a>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-20964590948166565102008-07-22T15:33:00.004-07:002008-07-22T15:41:32.696-07:00<div><div><strong>Summer Veg Update</strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong> courgettes</strong></div><div><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225971051037349378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYXOV6K33HoCbRS7ladKyUbsWvNMmLEgOEU0laB1kjQ4ymo8F5mEGkxBQdec47rpj4ZgqA6ZWkfaKSavsjbCwcgdBhotC5Tx1dl8Z3GTr78FZRmOcj269or6lIJBor626Eg96/s400/DSCF1287.jpg" border="0" /></strong></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><strong> onions</strong></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225970858263000514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0mlREiGwjdYR3lM34cBsAqQ70CMN9r4z_9735beFxxEoveKLzZw8uHDh8kmo_2UGPjcIptA2DbEg2ao4efKoDzXD06dMWqDbVnIrX-qNdsRv5C2cLEk7fWF_Cz4P53urZA0v/s400/DSCF1286.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div> <strong> runner beans</strong></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225970656232752466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFUTetjTYtVjSBULSHJfQvDyUD2UzFkDO1IZXrxHY_KfczrSitCnipAGtlVsfrYjlKkesCfAVbPiAXC99FSmOmfbHkQNySJMVI8cTW3B-MEJ83l6SlexOK2awSRi0UiBcL72H/s400/DSCF1285.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong> Brussels</strong></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225970519397824834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySRGwhizMeuN5u5S-ltI9nGGq5Lbx3bSxKC3Jh3J5vYP48-j3UCaRuFrR331Z7jZ6UsHbADgmSEiATpV9OlG8RWegCZ5KhaM4wp6dQExw0odyHH4jqcPTWTtVwzVcNB7FSmGR/s400/DSCF1284.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-2153440452410956812008-07-22T15:09:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:31:26.133-07:00<div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><strong>Summer 2008</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Well after the rubbish summer and the last month of constant down pours the chicken run began to smell . This was down to the layers mash they eat once it gets wet it goes sour . I have changed their diet and put a plastic roof on the run and have put bark Chipping's on the floor this seems to have done the trick</strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225966307835551282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YElV6Ag62eUQQraztMCQZK-2GKs26YdK78p8SwodoHIm68PlQ4Wd6ofOpvA5h5G6GTc5FLjMb_S2HfW9r9Ppp1nteRpv4xZn2zAqn8WhIkD0VPT5Rp5c9qVqk22I2ZjiCISH/s400/DSCF1288.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225966194083407218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTf5cq6u4lfaETGCAi1CgYbb0MDOy4VnCdn7JP7IP7mWs43BstSSey5i5TqIZzNgbgQbk926rQ6w3qofGv5wA4hvzKO7dWpp3Abs5U0kF91-FMsCKyZTu5LmBUNHYvQqUmNJG/s400/DSCF1283.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225966061940857330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GTrRXslSDqPuuu9lpzXalPP3V1QtnkWrzFSnrH35Aq3ciKGNOkkKu_u6pLa83FOJe2cWXC9VkN2hU53j9nMFpAwUs50qqY8JPEfI3HV9U88mwI_2qqRhniID1eqP-jWTmilm/s400/DSCF1282.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-77195065806171499032008-06-05T14:24:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:29:06.089-07:00Chicken coop update<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208512278837639618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_1y5hSkSath0DTaW9DXyVLVpFciAu_EU2PGGH67ISQdAyt3xfe5mjd5uwK7QpGeoGNGJI34B-6lSktwa6dLjBWpJrOuLFG2SQT1-zWjf9f3mulT28XOQ-6D3r1_BQkO1fTkA/s400/large+chicken+one" border="0" /><br /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208512287525621794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzxKXvdN_XMPo8Qfz6y_sRWjcpsESoKNoom2zlJGx1E7kcti_qPflDe8P6KDPnF0gghVOEzQgcha6DPslYFV2EjpbT7gajQReVeeYfZRisUwWfSTjs4NkUOAOGtV3LgiQQLsh/s400/large+chicken+two" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MzpUILmeOhazv43oILtvkkix1b8w1OCu-VfstVh9Smnhcs3TDjSqHWPWJ1vhTQRQ77VIbGCqNWUvCaToIVyqQCQR7ZDjeJpes4BGlYbsGhx41Vhm87QcAwxPDN1H_Uj2I4l4/s1600-h/inside+hutch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208511946407019042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MzpUILmeOhazv43oILtvkkix1b8w1OCu-VfstVh9Smnhcs3TDjSqHWPWJ1vhTQRQ77VIbGCqNWUvCaToIVyqQCQR7ZDjeJpes4BGlYbsGhx41Vhm87QcAwxPDN1H_Uj2I4l4/s400/inside+hutch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZfhG4HJFf0uaKA4CwZWaPwuivKZncUfJWYijQhY3moIK6RnEknRjYBVHIvj0ZGCFSPAwxiYgm2S_moPCtBRfJ8PIQRY8UtiHk4QpeF-Pz6a31t596Z45LDoOOQh9rw3nOrHd/s1600-h/inside+chick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208511948234520786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZfhG4HJFf0uaKA4CwZWaPwuivKZncUfJWYijQhY3moIK6RnEknRjYBVHIvj0ZGCFSPAwxiYgm2S_moPCtBRfJ8PIQRY8UtiHk4QpeF-Pz6a31t596Z45LDoOOQh9rw3nOrHd/s400/inside+chick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAD1o5wdtMu3269yAWyrm3-yK2fMYFGGEsp2XO5mq0U8XpeFa8D_rjlscgAHgErSwVmZ0KYvOIvV4mW4WmBpenZtgBcLntjdmAsrFmFvhv6QcXIRs2GBKXZxkti_HzdQ5XvYb/s1600-h/hutch1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208511695086937714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAD1o5wdtMu3269yAWyrm3-yK2fMYFGGEsp2XO5mq0U8XpeFa8D_rjlscgAHgErSwVmZ0KYvOIvV4mW4WmBpenZtgBcLntjdmAsrFmFvhv6QcXIRs2GBKXZxkti_HzdQ5XvYb/s400/hutch1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208511701814452530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd6AAtSbuA4y9vUdSw7TT9w4w1NPvPalOKILwz7cOSFmGMWUiJmUWNhb_ofIjaaS2EPy1FnoQA4gUaSZ9fGQiJJ9C612qDlOXGd3-XUobzMAGBrQpIWTzcINv6cfwgahvXmfl/s400/hucth2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><br /> </div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-42402027002182915702008-05-28T18:41:00.000-07:002008-05-28T18:55:14.287-07:00<div><div><div> </div><div><div><strong>Well it's been all go this weekend. On Friday I decided that I was going to build a chicken run as I was obtaining 10 free, ex battery chickens. So Saturday morning came and off I went to buy some materials, just for the job. £120 pound later, with 14 posts and 75 meters of chicken wire I set about constructing the Hilton chicken hotel. By teatime I had dug a trench one foot deep around the parameter to keep the foxes out and knocked in the posts.</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205609463937166514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhr3e0CHIVzPw7XbhTMA-c5NGgTw5m7ogyavKpfnDlB_0FJLePe4z7cDn1PKPNd8Ha7qMjyniKkUAxiCOGZMRuvARVDubm23Gjun8b4-uTtHldizJphMaXyzEImjxgzdufS3K/s400/construction+one" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205609468232133826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6XRTTMWtXGuwVp3v8hEoQSpeok2iBIxhAMZAWN2ymhrOFER8YjA4KqSq6LCAvTCDLiNCQXiqFlwj-rx5Q1xVfcwnr9vB4R-zXL70t1SyM38dHEhw7J1v_y_XBLWR8QgT18e1/s400/construction+two" border="0" /></div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><strong>Sunday morning came and the weather was terrible, it was thrashing it down with rain, I felt like staying in bed but the chickens were coming on Tuesday so I had to motivate myself. Off I went down the plot at the shocking time of 8 in the morning. It wasn't long 'till I got moving and by dinner I had built the roof beams and fitted the door at the front of the pen, before long it was three in the afternoon and as I had to go to work I had to call it a day.<br /></strong><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><p><strong>Well, with the weekend gone and only one day left 'till the chickens arrived I had to get a move on. So I finished off wiring the pen and by midday it was finished. I'm still waiting for the coop to arrive so I have borrowed a large fox trap to home them in until the coop arrives, which is still better then the appalling conditions they are use to in these battery farms.</strong></p><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205610030872849618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPXV4X4zRrSyGO4x_KVfVt931ReQZTEQ2xtxhQqilLT_UIvKNPGHa494xOV9sGnMydwAbk36FfQnEqDVF6-p_6V5rph7EZwDqCFyh3hz7UNB7-NpwPQQeYlRHtRYZTb3cRYsK/s400/finished+pen" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><div><strong>Chicken day arrived and by eleven I was down the plot and waiting for the delivery of the birds. They were soon here and in better shape than I had imagined, a couple of them have their neck feathers missing, I believe this is due to them putting their heads through the cages to reach the food. Also one of them has a bright red behind where it has been pecked at for what looks like quite some time. I'm sure that after a couple of weeks and lots of worms and slugs they will be fine and back to their former glory</strong></div><br /><div><br /> </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205611435327155426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWfRmMPnjKuJqyP9PSh9afpGNJNCf24GrMaUT8n_TIfv_Y8DZeZfT6YrTDTH1cGYYQVxKDhOrmxfexF-n0BLNGWRwzQYNOTgMMK9bpoloeqvAvP8jYaa1e2L7gJO-IZEF0smQ/s400/group+chicken+one" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205611727384931570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqpLonVqxJl7YWkWsKfcKJpdjH5hoq_-tXCAu0VGrEUIV_d03xASzcTMOGPaIuvrvm9U-XEckYK88vyY7rf2AnT4T0ZzC1sFdJzprWg9T6MMwvFG9SJnNPDX1sZlaAOrQpiVj/s400/large+chicken+one" border="0" /><br /></div><strong>As an extra bonus I found two eggs in one of the delivery boxes. I put these on top of the pen and off I wandered to talk to my neighbour, (big mistake). The next thing I saw was a dirty big black carrion crow fly past with an egg in its claws! With shock and horror I looked over to my plot and saw a further two more circling my last remaining egg. Off I sprinted shouting my head off to protect my dinner. So on the first day I'm down 50% on losses, its my first lesson I've learnt in the art of keeping poultry.<br /></strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205612023737675010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7nTdvKbZ3JrlfhAImPqnCWQRx2blCoBytCqf0KWOlaaCLv2o-Oxz2XO96PcMe1cO420Bv5lf2pkGeP4w8UZMty72vrQ1560YudFlaFZPUufBIWiGKXiPK7B3r61QPwrZQtZH/s400/egg" border="0" /><br /><p></p></div></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-61193903888670009532008-05-28T17:55:00.000-07:002008-05-28T18:23:06.128-07:00<strong>I have been down to check on the veg after the harsh weather we have been having and all looks good</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>potatoes</strong><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205598292727229554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUIJmVD2Bn-jAhJI8jnCi1cdPmR8PzJ8BH506EFmwgbvyDYCuBDgUn8T9pYX3eSp8TWLg1zDxGhsycbbWl3EALQRf0rE4zwjgdDHmVmCJfTxYQaFAFXMxpuGOddOc4FzE5BVb/s320/tats" border="0" /></p><p><strong>purple sprouting broccoli</strong></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205598305612131458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHYpRasGbr9Vyh7cC1K6tfG9twwpDR6hGDGyjd-QGVf1tEl3ZO3jrY7Iy-2jCLE6AZis6WbnioF-VIDfUjp69VwygxCEQ4AzDmKQEoNI-nTZdtRZn97LdBM9tzyTQRUXY2bjP/s320/brocolie" border="0" /></p><p><strong>onions</strong></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205598309907098770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8lSG2P3hTNYSjAwfe_L3JOHZWKoVVusfH-Ti8aLLxqli4dLIIBAbvoUyocUDrZaxpm3eAGKNXgUH2ax4DrVKUIvRQr4Oe938sHzqiUy2HX8SJENrJKl8YLY05UukypgGWDn5/s320/onions" border="0" /><br /></p>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-19152437122681605452008-05-02T08:22:00.001-07:002008-05-02T08:40:54.095-07:00Its alive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2ulHNDLsQgIhowsfzgAhyFTxUegvxnZQvtug1U2W9iJCoIR38RHT2zJKpQ1kATaDwrs7__l4voHZz8l7jX3ZF_1cXFn8qLrhb8UHSQUtAtQSt3dd8JmX8qt9Hi8pBlIaAhHB/s1600-h/DSCF1173.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jp8PQU37LxwoI9-s9Fl00OETnbSECDvWTTNCC6zVT2n4amJbRLTIs5B63R2ZLKxWbUW2eN6ySr7IhwtZR0wfTk8vk0MdEwlvb_JU4qoPg-7k83Bm4xhKQDkxJpsxEmBocydk/s400/DSCF1169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195801910315942530" border="0" /></a>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-51663157279285843922008-04-30T09:43:00.000-07:002008-04-30T09:47:16.534-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuM78rnhJ6rDVkryvect6vzQgaZHwQL9aDzEIyfw5Ql4IvLKjJUhmKCKhyjrh2TYV5G0JQP6_O8yl9vPT4Th9lt5mGOCB1jWFwl39xq9YeU39TPPGQm6sckLcx2Y29aIYSGOIE/s1600-h/gyo-logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuM78rnhJ6rDVkryvect6vzQgaZHwQL9aDzEIyfw5Ql4IvLKjJUhmKCKhyjrh2TYV5G0JQP6_O8yl9vPT4Th9lt5mGOCB1jWFwl39xq9YeU39TPPGQm6sckLcx2Y29aIYSGOIE/s320/gyo-logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195080652162957938" border="0" /></a><br />Please check out this web site for any help or information on growing fruit or vegetables . It has a great online community with lots and lots of knowledge<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk</span>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-1461184393368099692008-04-29T09:23:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:37:45.171-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsCDsoc8TahdXGDMZNkdu2e0qFHd_ibEW5CJeUa6u9nlvix8THBN0oQGMDg74-kM60WSFUo5AwiCWYzDvnrlyTd9MjiYyK8EKXuNEgQjWJlM41PibUYeuuhHsamWC8rgw-juY/s1600-h/DSCF1155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsCDsoc8TahdXGDMZNkdu2e0qFHd_ibEW5CJeUa6u9nlvix8THBN0oQGMDg74-kM60WSFUo5AwiCWYzDvnrlyTd9MjiYyK8EKXuNEgQjWJlM41PibUYeuuhHsamWC8rgw-juY/s200/DSCF1155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194705405165273650" border="0" /></a><div>Its spring</div> <div> </div> <div>So the time of year has come again where we have to get all of the plants and seeds into the ground . </div> <div>I assembled a mini team just for the job , And on todays list of jobs to do was ....</div> <div>Plant potatoes </div> <div>plant broad beans</div> <div>plant onion bulbs </div> <div>weeding " and lots of it " <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfolH2jPVtlGH6-VjXrsaG1-PcMYLnVHkzE_ZW6lOlyxib7Xo3G-OtiCoNyZ2QL2eVeYxY4amoSplXUSGZBNrNBTl_g6m8XDsZNDcmOngTpssd2NZbWg_D_c_V5cj91iKiJqB/s1600-h/DSCF1161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfolH2jPVtlGH6-VjXrsaG1-PcMYLnVHkzE_ZW6lOlyxib7Xo3G-OtiCoNyZ2QL2eVeYxY4amoSplXUSGZBNrNBTl_g6m8XDsZNDcmOngTpssd2NZbWg_D_c_V5cj91iKiJqB/s320/DSCF1161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194706955648467554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMH2-6o7SXq-OQkUgse2G2OCQLIFQy6Hd4jhSsEpKKAJunRBcOs7ndX2VDzqJSkMW1pPSsWn-fybk0FlwV1jNFnlx2HM5nT02F5WVw5PeaTE3r90uVal_raeEfcyRagmxyGX-n/s1600-h/DSCF1160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMH2-6o7SXq-OQkUgse2G2OCQLIFQy6Hd4jhSsEpKKAJunRBcOs7ndX2VDzqJSkMW1pPSsWn-fybk0FlwV1jNFnlx2HM5nT02F5WVw5PeaTE3r90uVal_raeEfcyRagmxyGX-n/s320/DSCF1160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194706435957424722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvRGqVKry5PnHGGXftqiJrYzgZlbYBv54MgYwA_oqVTkv3I3EandySlIC6bY5Z99WLUBC7xFM258iqWnGgJ662t6sOGJBq30ByQPYmgwm8vokzbb07KOGvQ_h54M-H7YoK3-a/s1600-h/DSCF1154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvRGqVKry5PnHGGXftqiJrYzgZlbYBv54MgYwA_oqVTkv3I3EandySlIC6bY5Z99WLUBC7xFM258iqWnGgJ662t6sOGJBq30ByQPYmgwm8vokzbb07KOGvQ_h54M-H7YoK3-a/s320/DSCF1154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194705911971414594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-71542705082197885892008-03-15T09:40:00.001-07:002008-03-16T13:06:04.031-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Y_4NvhCtqNJq9hrV9xNMrmGXDWliXJl2eJLrcAb8k2_irN6vn81oNQHGWKg0pfiWxkEfAeP7hBadvtXyIxNOQLnP6Uk7upaOwKBJkrbbZ2-bKfAMUQxGEUNg9QfGQFwXjmmz/s1600-h/DSCF1098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Y_4NvhCtqNJq9hrV9xNMrmGXDWliXJl2eJLrcAb8k2_irN6vn81oNQHGWKg0pfiWxkEfAeP7hBadvtXyIxNOQLnP6Uk7upaOwKBJkrbbZ2-bKfAMUQxGEUNg9QfGQFwXjmmz/s320/DSCF1098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178429983664597970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="font-weight: bold;">Fruits of the loom </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Well after my recent development on the plot i thought it was about time that i went out and bought some cuttings for my fruit patch .. After searching through all of the different kinds i have ended up getting a Black currant and red current bush i also purchased a couple of strawberry plants ..</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl87FhEamcpgWmIz8DZ4YE-YKn_ABi8PNUG30JQimNAftM-SdGjl8R7Z4JZxW11y5EZLtmmKEXNIbwSe0TGunyDOHjhsNikBx2T6vCsx7_XW-hgv4dtpmyqSH5XkYJ0dRrHe0L/s1600-h/DSCF1100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl87FhEamcpgWmIz8DZ4YE-YKn_ABi8PNUG30JQimNAftM-SdGjl8R7Z4JZxW11y5EZLtmmKEXNIbwSe0TGunyDOHjhsNikBx2T6vCsx7_XW-hgv4dtpmyqSH5XkYJ0dRrHe0L/s200/DSCF1100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178432887062490098" border="0" /></a>To make sure that these don't get attacked by the weeds i dug a square trench out and sieved the soil to eliminate any roots they will come back to haunt me one this was done i then soaked the cuttings in water and then transplanted them into the soil ... </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Now they are in place i will leave them for a week so that they set ok in the ground them im going to cut out some membrane and put it around the base on the bush as a second defense system from the weeds .....</div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-44216414450492400232008-03-15T09:14:00.000-07:002008-03-15T09:33:37.954-07:00<div style="font-weight: bold;">Today i have dug over my new vegetable bed again to remove any weeds or roots i missed the last time . I have also been on a website and ordered a Instant Small Vegetable Garden pack which should be Suitable for filling a vegetable patch approximately 10m²</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">The kit contains</span> </div> <h1 style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Rocket x 20<br />Mixture of lettuces x 40<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Dwarf French green beans x 12<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Runner beans x 8<br />Beetroot x 10<br />Cauliflower x 6<br />Cabbage mixture x 6<br />Courgette x 3</span><span style="font-size:85%;">Organic seed potatoes x 20<br />Carrots x 20<br />Giant Red Mustard x 10</span></h1> <div> </div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here is a plan of how the patch should be planted</span><br /><br /><h1><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpnFtLYkWlsz4G2QsSpQCJCZ5WKZAGRW0LH9OGh6VJlFSiwaTlKm8pANyjf0HA3Lftv1ps9Can9kZBoJBWhp3rTkOEhrGwdbboGZKlR1BFF2Sh9mhZ827NKZSqsxnl_5s36G9/s1600-h/untitled.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpnFtLYkWlsz4G2QsSpQCJCZ5WKZAGRW0LH9OGh6VJlFSiwaTlKm8pANyjf0HA3Lftv1ps9Can9kZBoJBWhp3rTkOEhrGwdbboGZKlR1BFF2Sh9mhZ827NKZSqsxnl_5s36G9/s400/untitled.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178006581493590978" border="0" /></a></h1><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jobs to do until my vegetables arrive </span></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Membrane all of the paths </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">fix shed windows </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Tidy up remains of the old greenhouse </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Buy and plant fruit bush's</div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-52404962350695050922008-03-06T13:31:00.000-08:002008-03-10T04:40:07.113-07:00<div style="font-weight: bold;">Well after a long winters break i decided i had to go and face up to the plot . I was dreading going there seeing how bad it had become . </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> I called a favor and borrowed my friends rotorvator as it would mean less work for now but lots more work in the long run .. There are so many for's and against's when it comes to using one ... But the main thing is that it makes the job easy . </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">All i needed was the weather on my side and we were looking for a go . I woke up about 10 and things were looking good , We picked up the rotorvator and off we went .. God what a shock i was in for once we had the beast up and running , talk about hard work and heres me thinking this would be easy the beast had me all over the place getting stuck and going where it wanted , you had to wrestle with the damn thing but hey its still easier than digging ...</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">My plan is was not to rotorvate the whole plot as i want to be able to keep on top of it this year so ive done three sections which im hoping i will be able to keep on top of ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NcMnSpqeRlu7WWQ8T6GDxfxLb4ZEzksWMpIHT_vMNjbrJjLs4Hbga_xrppLJKxLirQwyePmZH_NcQFZ26iVxIKBTRANwUBNVRnsQ7k-qCGx6Yzd17u7FxFiGx_44SDew4GMs/s1600-h/DSCF1094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NcMnSpqeRlu7WWQ8T6GDxfxLb4ZEzksWMpIHT_vMNjbrJjLs4Hbga_xrppLJKxLirQwyePmZH_NcQFZ26iVxIKBTRANwUBNVRnsQ7k-qCGx6Yzd17u7FxFiGx_44SDew4GMs/s320/DSCF1094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176074722383719314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">...........................................................................................................................................................</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Plans for the coming week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJXSzryB4VbZS3ywg8jjeMibw2S8VV22rFHUFWbiA0ll67FFnln2rLwVdsmcchlqtd4QFiq0HndY7kJSX2752WuCpQMi4YTOg4HSq5FEk5hoaPEBUuNtikKK4ZMUwkZcIzugc/s1600-h/DSCF1096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJXSzryB4VbZS3ywg8jjeMibw2S8VV22rFHUFWbiA0ll67FFnln2rLwVdsmcchlqtd4QFiq0HndY7kJSX2752WuCpQMi4YTOg4HSq5FEk5hoaPEBUuNtikKK4ZMUwkZcIzugc/s320/DSCF1096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176075882024889250" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">BED 1 this will be kept weed free until i can fill it full of potatoes </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">BED 2 as this is the less weeded bed and has great soil this will be my veggie patch for the year </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">BED 3 not sure what to put in here yet .......</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">more updates to follow</span> </div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30766736.post-44314600295443561742007-07-20T08:37:00.000-07:002007-07-20T08:49:58.984-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0J_6ZgOOPz2b0nBZuY4rPAKawb-_EjEuW2y8i_XbxnbDxVyuN5dsFU25o3739JTMXJLHEVsXjXgC4OYo4xhQc4gQAFX5l9NSBgl06d-k0Mn4GGRxEdwhivGx0yhFoxUcGH_Y8/s1600-h/DSCF0522.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0J_6ZgOOPz2b0nBZuY4rPAKawb-_EjEuW2y8i_XbxnbDxVyuN5dsFU25o3739JTMXJLHEVsXjXgC4OYo4xhQc4gQAFX5l9NSBgl06d-k0Mn4GGRxEdwhivGx0yhFoxUcGH_Y8/s320/DSCF0522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089306247263614418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="font-weight: bold;">They say a picture says a thousand words </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Well all this one says to me is </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">OH DEAR<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="font-weight: bold;">I had put all of my plans into action that this weekend was going to be the takeover of the plot and rescue it back from the nasty weeds</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">But the weeds used there secret weapon yet again Mother nature and her dreaded rain so it looks like it has got the better of me and my petrol strimmer yet again . I think im going to have to sit it out with a few cans of carling and maybe one or two magners and see what tomorrow morning brings ...</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> </div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;"> New update will follow soon ....................</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6s8n21nrqAoLFzXEFLz5MV3RkHLZKilYjXV4XHNou9U9f6PMY59e824weB1cIHU93XBTkJQu7QJVx-2BEYLgGgWdO4mTrYrBOT4JqDmhRbppiJMjFN3Kpuyk0Dq7daD51sIT/s1600-h/DSCF0523.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6s8n21nrqAoLFzXEFLz5MV3RkHLZKilYjXV4XHNou9U9f6PMY59e824weB1cIHU93XBTkJQu7QJVx-2BEYLgGgWdO4mTrYrBOT4JqDmhRbppiJMjFN3Kpuyk0Dq7daD51sIT/s320/DSCF0523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089306543616357858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div>THE PLOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412100797181762493noreply@blogger.com2