Back to nature

Our neighbour took on an allotment, it was far too big for him so I said I'd help him out. Bit windy for the bike today for my liking so I went and dug about 30m2, it was backbreaking work and full of weeds - but I'm now looking forward to my first ever home-grown first early spuds. 'Foremost' variety. And I was disappointed when I had to go home, I didn't get time to put in the lollo rosso

i,ll turn my hand to most things but me and gardening dont mix
but good luck to you

My garden is pretty low maintenance - well it is now that everything is dead...

Used to have some pots with herbs in, was always nice to eat something you've grown (even of it was just a bit of parsley and mint).

Anyhoo, hope the spuds do ok

Your back will know it tomorrow

Ed, if you like digging that much, come & sort my back garden out mate

This is something I have wanted to do for a long time. The gf and I appear to be buying a gaff now. So, it has a little garden out the back, which is absolutely knackered.
I would love to get out there, and just cover the whole thing with tomatoes, and herbs, spuds of course, and a few flowers here and there. Something that she can go out and pick for the house if the mood takes her sort of thing.

Just a big block, like what Ed is doing there. Thing is, the summers out here are a long way off what I am used to in Ireland. Not sure how the heat and dryness is going to work out...

But, sounds very nice Ed. Other than spuds, what else are you going to put down?

My old chap was a very keen gardener and my formative years often involved using the petrol mower and rotavator. Then when I first got married we too had a small garden. never been a great one to ficddle with borders and lawns but a little veg plot was great!

We had rhubarb and all manner of salad veggies along with mint and rosemary. my pride though were our couple of rows of King edwards which were just divine to eat with a little knob........of butter that is! :P

gardening is not really my thing ,.il cut the grass(about 30mtr*10mtr ) but thats it .any thing else just doesnt get done .my boy just uses our garden for playing football so its not the beechgrove garden but its tidy

I used to think gardening was for old people.

now I love it !!..I have a nice garden ...!!


hence I am obviously now OLD !!!

Hark at Mr.Wood decking! :P :P