tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post6519175613872632716..comments2024-03-11T07:31:02.297+00:00Comments on Life in my houseful of boys: Easter weekend fun, some makings and another birthday!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14812640346610262141noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-27640639511933085152014-04-23T14:26:17.695+01:002014-04-23T14:26:17.695+01:00Thank you, that actually really helps me as the ar...Thank you, that actually really helps me as the area I want to use is bordered by a neighbour's hedge so I will need to improve the quality of the soil for planting. am keen to watch your progress. now I better decide what to plant and how to do it! many thanks,again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-6847430634968708872014-04-23T11:35:18.019+01:002014-04-23T11:35:18.019+01:00The main reason I decided to build raised beds rat...The main reason I decided to build raised beds rather than just a patch of veg is because our soil is so rubbish! It's really heavy and clay like and hard to grow things in it. By building the beds higher than the level of the ground I can add lots of nice new soil and compost and make it a nicer growing environment.<br /><br />I built three separate boxes along here ( I have another two in the pipeline too for another part of the garden) rather than one big one so that it is easier to separate out what I'm going to grow and to rotate my crops in future years - if I have success this year that is!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812640346610262141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-76549151125924515282014-04-23T11:32:29.331+01:002014-04-23T11:32:29.331+01:00Oh dear, I hope you got your freezer fixed! I'...Oh dear, I hope you got your freezer fixed! I'd be a bit lost without our one. And I hope you get some sunshine too. Ours has disappeared and isn't forecast to come back for the rest of this week anyway, so I'm glad we made the most of it while it was here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812640346610262141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-19497489759123382842014-04-23T07:37:59.887+01:002014-04-23T07:37:59.887+01:00You've really inspired me with your veg beds! ...You've really inspired me with your veg beds! can you please explain to me (total novice gardener) the need for the wooden frames? is it just to keep things separate from the grass? I have access to old fencing at the moment so could definitely make them but just wondered! thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-47878574125247012392014-04-22T23:55:25.351+01:002014-04-22T23:55:25.351+01:00Oh, your weather looks wonderful! And all the thin...Oh, your weather looks wonderful! And all the things you accomplished during that sunshine!, how impressive!<br />We had a nice Easter w/ my parents. Since my freezer thawed the week before, we had a turkey that was already defrosted! Fortunately, the freezer was mostly empty...waiting for our summer berries to freeze and our lamb and/or beef in late summer! <br />We've also seen some sunshine, but not enough to plant the flowers I bought last week....still too much rain going on for us to get outside.<br />So nice to see all of your pictures! Your young men are so handsome! and growing! Wow! James is very tall!<br />Have a great day, Kirsteen! <br />The Coderlambianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683159579544155288noreply@blogger.com