Midge watches on while I get to grips with heaps of manure! Well at least I’m having fun (I think) 
But all in all good progress this weekend. I’ve found a good source of manure from a nearby stables which I’ve begun to dig in to the main plot. I’ve also started a ‘hotbed’, planted out my Rhubarb (Victoria) and whilst I was planted it discovered another one already well on its way.
I’ve started watching a TV programme called ‘Grow Your Own Veg‘ that’s just begun on Friday at 8:30pm on BBC2 which should come in handy. Plus Sue (Mark’s mum) dug out an article from the paper that had some good tips and also had an offer to get a free veg starter pack open to the first 1,000 registrants at www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/
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January 8, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Clare
Hi Lucy (and Midge),
Just got here via a technorati search and am enjoying your blog - you certainly seem to have lots of fun! Good luck with your plans for the plot in 2007.
January 8, 2007 at 7:43 pm
squarechick
Hey - thanks for commenting, it’s nice to know people are interested. Visited your blog a while back and picked up some tips which I think you might spot over the course of the year - hope you don’t mind!! Thanks again, L
January 8, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Clare
I certainly don’t mind - but you might wantto be careful which tips you use as I’m certainly no expert! I’ll take all the .redit if they’re useful for you, but no responsibility if things go wrong!
January 9, 2007 at 1:53 pm
TheBuddingVeggieGrower
Hello, I’m new to veggie growing myself (unable to get my hands on an allotment plot here in London so I’m creating my own small veggie patch in my tiny back garden…
I’ve just bought a book called ‘Grow your own vegetables’ by Joy Larkcom which I would recommend. It is paperback novel size so handy for taking down to your allotment too! (and only £5.99 on Amazon.) It is really easy to find what you are looking for and crammed full of easy to understand, clear information.
I watched the BBC2 Grow Your Own Veg programme too - it was ok I thought but not enough info on how to actually grow things. Hopefully there will be more on this in the next programmes.
March 6, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Amanda
The book that accompanies the ‘Grow your own veg’ actually gives lots of information and I have found it really useful as a newbie