A bright and early start today, delayed by ten minutes chicken wrangling..one of the chooks from next door to my brother has been coorie-ing down under his front garden large rosemary bush! From now on he will be checking there for eggs!!
A smooth run over to Newport by the velodrome to see an old friend..the son of the man who coached me and many others in the 70s....then on up the Ebbw Valley from Newport and up a steep hill..then a steeper hill...to where my youngest son The Carpenter lives.
Great to catch up with all including my granddaughter...and of course we went up to their allotment garden!
Lay here please! And partly to dissuade the habit of egg pecking
We weeded and watered..and wended our way home.
So fortunate to have allotments in the village, not ten to fifteen miles away like my village
That all feels so village-y and warm. The abundance of plastic tunnel-houses suggests not-so-warm.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not warm in winter..and windswept..they lost their polytunnel last winter...and they are about 850 feet above sea level
DeleteYour son is quite the gardener and chicken wrangler!
ReplyDelete...Chickens aren't the boss!
ReplyDeleteIt’s all going to look great when it’s full of plants
ReplyDeleteIt’s nice to spend time with the grandkids
Love the warning: "...no matter what the hens say!"
ReplyDeleteWell, that son of yours inherited your green thumb!
ReplyDeleteEventually!
DeleteLovely expansive garden. Your son must look forward to a good harvest.
ReplyDeleteThis is what is termed an "allotment garden" with plots usually around 100x22 feet...or the same area but different dimensions. He has one plot for the chooks and the other for growing
DeleteJust caught up on 4 posts so comment will land here. How does the allotment system work? Do you rent it or apply for it from the village? It is a great way to garden with community. And I am intrigued by the "overflow" thing further up. What is that about?
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