Sittin in my shed....

[mr.brunch]

Definitely worth the cold hands from the straining, gives a lovely sleep too.
I gave half to my sick relative, and he said he had the best sleep for ages

 

[JustSumTomatoes]

Looks awesome man, cannabis has been a miracle for my insomnia.

 

[mr.brunch]

Potatoes are due their first earthing up tomorrow, possible frost on Monday night so I’ll probably cover them up... I’ll photo them first.

Sweetcorn have come up, and the runner beans are starting to break soil:

 

[mr.brunch]

Knocked up some homemade burgers For lunch...

 

[mr.brunch]

Spuds covered up.
Before....

After....

That should protect them

 

[TychoMonolyth]

You're way ahead of me.

 

[mean mr.mustard]

Looking good Mr. B!

I always liked starting my taters in a ditch as well.

Makes hilling a lot more effective.

 

[mr.brunch]

You're way ahead of me.

To be honest, I’m ahead of where I was last year.... I decided to use an online planting calendar/guide this year rather than doing it when I could be bothered

Looking good Mr. B!

I always liked starting my taters in a ditch as well.

Makes hilling a lot more effective.

Definitely makes the earthing up easier, and I think I get more potatoes this way too

 

[mr.brunch]

Got the tomato, pumpkin, cucumber, courgette and sweetcorn plants in the ground today... just the runner beans to go in, probably sometime this week.
Potatoes are pushing through again, should be clear of any frost danger now
I’ll snap a picture or two tomorrow

 

[TychoMonolyth]

I'm trying potatoes on freshly tilled soil and covered in straw this year.

 

[mr.brunch]

I'm trying potatoes on freshly tilled soil and covered in straw this year.

I’ve heard straw works well, plus you can dig it in at the end of the year- the worms love it
I’ve read about people doing them with black plastic and slits cut in the top, meant to save the digging

 

[mr.brunch]

Sittin out in the garden this evening- days are not far off their longest for the year, the last bit of orange light is on the horizon- 9:55 pm here.
New moon in the clear sky , and a joint and coffee on the go.
Lovely stuff.

Been watching a pair of bats shooting round in circles between the gardens, thinking how they are unaware of the negative press they’ve been getting lately.
There was only one last year but there’s two now, and they say bats are a sign of a healthy garden

I got half the runner beans out today, and the other half will go out tomorrow so everything is in place now- just got to keep up with the watering as the weather is set to be warm and dry for the next couple of weeks.

 

[JustSumTomatoes]

Bats are one of my favorite animals. Whenever they are around in good population the mosquitoes are never an issue. They've been in decline recently... Mostly due to habitat loss around here and a fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome that was brought over from Europe. I guess the bats around here have been splitting their colonies into smaller groups and using local caves and abandoned mines for hibernation, instead of gathering in one large group down south. Their own version of social distancing.

 

[Cmoon]

A fabulous weather day Mr b, just spent a few hours watering and fettling, these spuds are thirsty buggars

 

[mr.brunch]

A fabulous weather day Mr b, just spent a few hours watering and fettling, these spuds are thirsty buggars

Lovely stuff, I’m following feeding advice for the spuds this year- nitrogen feed every 2 weeks until 2nd week of June, then flower feed them.... apparently meant to bulk up the size and help with storage.
We’ll see....

 

[mr.brunch]

Bats are one of my favorite animals. Whenever they are around in good population the mosquitoes are never an issue. They've been in decline recently... Mostly due to habitat loss around here and a fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome that was brought over from Europe. I guess the bats around here have been splitting their colonies into smaller groups and using local caves and abandoned mines for hibernation, instead of gathering in one large group down south. Their own version of social distancing.

Was wondering earlier where they live, there’s some patches of woods nearby so I’m guessing there

 

[JustSumTomatoes]

Was wondering earlier where they live, there’s some patches of woods nearby so I’m guessing there

Could be quite possible. They like to get under the loose bark of old trees to roost as well as buildings that provide adequate shelter. They are actually very picky about their roosts. I've put up bat houses before with no success.

An informative clip on bats across the pond...https://youtu.be/gOlRBkc-xK8

 

[armedoldhippy]

Was wondering earlier where they live, there’s some patches of woods nearby so I’m guessing there

some species do roost in trees during warm weather. many hide in crevices in bridge overpasses, eaves of buildings, chimneys in abandoned buildings, and caves of course. white-nose syndrome is hurting many populations. they are sealing caves around here with bars to keep people from entering & helping spread the disease...

 

[TychoMonolyth]

I see now that you can buy Bat Houses, just like a bird house. You install it under the eves at the roof line or on trees. I could use a couple. I have enough biting bugs around me to feed a colony of bats. At least until the dragon flies come out.

 

[mr.brunch]

I was looking at those bat-box things.. not sure where I’d put one, we’ve got swifts that nest in the eaves every year -noisy little things, but nice to watch swooping about on a summer evening , and they eat a lot of insects.
Supposed to be endangered birds, so the least we can do is let them stay a few months in summer