Today's courgettes

[Boy Wonder]

I've got loads of broadbeans coming along well and Boy Wonder has a stonking recipe for them - just a few calories !!

Available for a modest fee...

[The Missus]

Available for a modest fee...

There was nothing modest about that recipe! How many pounds of butter? Pints of cream? Slabs of Parmesan? Calorific? Nah!!

[Boy Wonder]

Seeing Ceri tonight before off skiing tomorrow -when I'm back we'll arrange a weekend of tortoise racing - with my dodgy calf there's not much else I'll be doing!

[PaulE]

Stef, I've been successful growing courgettes outside in Sheffield - don't think I planted them until late May though, but I just planted the seeds straight into my garden rather than starting them inside or in the greenhouse.

[Stef F]

Humm....not knowing when the great escape will occur is making a decision difficult. I'm beginning to think I should leave planting as late as possible in the hope that I'll be a northerner in May.

I don't know whether I'll die of excitement or frustration before then

Or Edale might put and end to my suffering early

[molehill]

Today we collected 10 bags of pig muck (well rotted) from our friends the pig farmers - everyone should have pig farming friends - next step is to oversee the Missus digging the holes and putting the pig poo into the holes.
Then all is prepared and waiting for spring.

[Stef F]

Today we collected 10 bags of pig muck (well rotted) from our friends the pig farmers - everyone should have pig farming friends - next step is to oversee the Missus digging the holes and putting the pig poo into the holes.
Then all is prepared and waiting for spring.

Eugh!

Today I bought seed compost, general compost, trays and grow bags

I have seeds for round courgettes and round carrots amongst other things

[Boy Wonder]

next step is to oversee the Missus digging the holes and putting the pig poo into the holes.

I think that you may well have just caused yourself a heap of trouble!

[molehill]

5 seeds each of 3 different varieties put on some damp kitchen roll in little plastic tubs. Placed on the window sill to catch the sun, I think this is for germinating them, and there's something called "chitting" happens .

Also 10 holes filled with pig poo and manure, ready and waiting.

All damn exciting for the following 6 months .

[PaulE]

Planted the tubs in the greenhouse yesterday - 4 lots of tomatoes, 2 tubs of strawberries. 1 of scotch bonnet chillies and some herbs..... along with last week's spuds, and tomorrows courgette seeds, I'm feeling all "good life" this morning