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the hay wayne back by popular demand the hay wayne just a dude tryin to grow veg monday 30 january 2012 back by popular demand i m a bad blogger there i said it it s been almost a year since my last post and i feel terrible of course nothing much has happened in that time such is the life of a wayne i m lying of course a vain attempt at placating my guilt and buying myself a bit of time whilst i think about what to put here in my first post of 2012 suffice it to say that last year was possibly a bit of a write off where the plot is concerned a flurry of activity toward the beginning of the year which wayned pun intended and badly executed as the year progressed thanks to the wonders of modern facebookology however i now have a timeline of what i did and when i did it to a certain extent so a quick recap reveals 2 weddings 1 cut finger 1 vegas stag do a bike ride a job change the beginning of pre school a beard 2011 in a nutshell so why the renewed efforts to get blogging well at this juncture i should probably mention a few people so i will via the wonder that is the twitter machine allyssaroxx victony01 anita_neet and various pals on the grapevine growfruitandveg co uk grapevine all convinced me in their own way to get blogging again so here i am is that enough explaining good so during a conversation between ladywayne and myself a number of weeks ago i aired my concerns at being able to carry on with the plot we ll make it more of a family activity she replied we d had this discussion before a promise of spending every sunday morning weather schedule permitting on the plot as a family was offered i took it with open arms so after the christmas mayhem we hosted again gladly i set about gathering my seed catalogues and the search began for my own seed stash that search is still going on i ve lost my tin writing this i d like to make you aware that i am at present a little bit edgy at the prospect of having yet to sow a single seed other gardeners of any level will understand this apprehension as the season fast approaches the knowledge that in a month or so chaos will reign supreme as i try in vain to get seeds to germinate eke out every second of daylight run out of room deep breath of course before one embarks on the annual seed fest and subsequent flurry of activity it is important to prepare the final resting growing place of the plants you intend to grow wait i ve missed a step this often happens again beginners like me will understand firstly it s probably a good idea to decide on what you want to grow previous years have been a bit hit and miss the last 4 5 years have been a steep learning curve understanding what grows well on the plot what you like to grow and so on so i ve drawn up a list of the produce i am looking to grow this year based on our likes and successes sweetcorn lots of beetroot lots of carrots successional sowings of peas podded and mange tout types potatoes 2nd early main courgettes green only squashes butternut one other type gherkins although not a big success last year chillies see previous item onions garlic fennel celeriac brussels sprouts broccoli spring onions runner beans french beans parsnips swede turnips herbs oregano mint rosemary thyme sage basil parsley rhubarb apples strawberries raspberries flowers of various descriptions one year on looking at my plot i decided it was too green and vowed to inject more colour in subsequent years i m sure there are some things i ve forgotten but that seems enough to be getting on with for now so i ve started to order seeds from numerous suppliers in the absence of my own stash i will learn to put it in a safe place i will this sunday just passed was out first day as a family on the plot sods law that only days before the pretty weather ladies and a few chaps suggest that we are in for a four week long cold snap they of course are right and a quick recce out the front window on sunday morning revealed a frost confirmed by the blast of cold air as the kitchen window was opened as we prepared breakfast breakfast done i loaded the car up with the basic paraphernalia required this time of year the lopper pruning shears secateurs long handled spade 3 bags of leaves and several layers of clothing theboywayne and myself dressed as one would expect boots scruffy trousers jeans jumper and body warmers though i think they re called gilets nowadays ladywayne however perhaps less as one would expect car now unloaded ladywayne and theboywayne awaited instruction i uttered a few basic requests and set about tackling the apple tree with my pruning shears the tree was in need of a haircut i started tentatively as always keeping the goblet shape in mind and soon realised that i perhaps needed to be a little more ruthless and clambered onto the tree to access the more meaningful branches after about 45 minutes several branch stabs and a cut finger it started to take shape i took a step back and glanced over onto the plot to notice that ladywayne had made great progress and had cleared several beds already wow i have omitted the numerous raised voice instructions that theboywayne had already received at this stage as they will most likely add nothing to the sense of progress the beds are in good shape makes it a lot easier to dig uttered ladywayne after another couple of beds had been cleared now in itself this probably doesn t mean much to many of you but to me it meant that the years of hard work that have been put in to date are finally starting to pay off i remember spending hours on some of the beds pulling up roots pulling weeds digging in leaf mulch compost cardboard and so on the soil it seems is starting to improve takes a moment once the tree was nearly complete theboywayne decided he d had enough of being talked to because he kept walking over the beds instead of using the paths and wandered off a few plots up to go and see the bock bock chickens he soon returned pronouncing he didn t like the chickens but wanted mummy to go and have another look with him anyway off they went as i finished off the tree it always looks harsh after its haircut but hopefully i ve done what is required for another year ladywayne had cleared tens beds by this point theboywayne helping deposit the discarded weeds roots and dead plants onto the compostarium parents viewers of mr bloom s nursery will sympathise so they decided to go for a walk around the allotment site which gave me about half an hour to prune the roses cut back the raspberries and have a bit of a tidy up now the raspberries have just been decimated in this photo i intend to tidy them up and stake the canes properly this year the rose doesn t look much like this but last year saw plenty of blooms i m hoping this year will be the same it also gave me the opportunity to picture in my head where things are going to go this year more organised gardeners allotment holders will have charts and crop rotation plans but as with most things i tend to rely on what s in my head at the time which is why i ll never be more than a pottering gardener the vision i have will manifest itself into a living plot one day i know it will for now it just looks a bit like this i know it looks a bit untidy but i will tidy it up as the year progresses i promise the lack of shed doesn t help parents of young gardeners will know that it having children on the plot will probably mean that a ten minute job will most likely take fifteen with them helping and that it can sometimes be a little frustrating but the rewards far outweigh the hardships it s those little moments peeing on the compost heap male wee is a well known compost accelerator i discussed this with a friend recently which he of course takes great pleasure in doing the daddy look what i ve found as he runs over clasping something in his hand the look of panic on my face as he presents me with this on taking this photo the chrysalis moved in my hand and i very nearly created my own little chrysalis theboywayne will have his own bed this year to grow whatever takes his fancy i may need to employ some cheating tactics to get things moving a bit quicker patience are not a 3 year old s strong point i m looking forward to 2012 now where did i put those seeds p s someone remind me to bale everything properly please apologies for the mammoth post i ve had some making up to do time for s sit down posted by haywayne at 20 12 3 comments anonymous said yes yes yes this blog is brilliant from the takes a moment to the peeing on the compost v funny when you said plot i thought you mean a 2 by 2 piece of grass not all that space and boxes am inspired and will promise to do stuff with the girls in our very dull garden this year hurray allyssarox nic x 30 january 2012 at 21 46 currysniffa said hey wayne see what i did there d great blog fella you write really well unlike me your blog is a pleasure to read keep it coming 31 january 2012 at 06 31 newbie said i second what they both said o 31 january 2012 at 14 52 post a comment newer post older post home subscribe to post comments atom the hay wayne thanks for visiting this is my first blog and hopefully it will grow as my plants do i m a beginner gardener and have all the gear no idea i have toyed with the idea of growing my own veg and watched a programme last year 2006 which really inspired me to get growing it was called the big dig and followed two allotments one in wales one in london and it looked really appealing so here we go blog archive 2012 2 february 1 january 1 back by popular demand 2011 6 april 1 february 2 january 3 2010 6 june 2 may 1 february 2 january 1 2009 9 october 2 september 2 august 2 march 1 february 1 january 1 2008 20 november 2 september 1 august 3 june 3 may 3 april 3 march 1 february 2 january 2 2007 20 december 2 november 2 september 1 august 3 july 4 june 5 may 3 other like minded bloggers mr mrs dobbys place wellie trousers giving it some paul melanie s place evington hilltop adventures 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