Doodles

Ha! Maybe that?s what its made of!

Oh God. Very true. Nothing smells as bad as fox poo.

Cat poo is bad enough. Its when the little buggers sit on the damn plants that breaks my heart. This year every small plant will have a sharp stick planted next to it. And seriously, cat poo is nasty. Especially if you are very small or pregnant. Toxoplasmosis anyone?

Very impressed. Would love an allotment but don?t think I can manage the time needed to do it justice. It?s a shame cats aren?t scared of horses. Now I?m nervous about squirrels getting my corn! Had thought of getting one of those ultra sound things. Don?t know if they work. Tea bags soaked in Jayes Fluid is another recommendation for keeping cats off. But I like the lion shit idea. Do you just turn up at the zoo and ask nicely? Once bought dried lion shit marketed as ?Silent Roar? or something like it. Worked until it rained Nothing has ever eaten my pak choy. Just luck, I guess. Would probably work OK in a container. Once knew someone who grew sweet corn in a window box. Not wildly successful, but entertaining.

Only have a small patch which is now half clay and half horse poo. Growing, if all goes well, sweet corn, french beans, yellow courgettes, tomatoes (Italian Seeds - suspect they ought to be in a green house but I'm trusting to global warming), peppers, spinach, pak choy (never fails), garlic to keep the bugs off, and, if I can find room, I'll give a couple of melon plants a try. Was going to grow artichokes in the flower beds but the seedlings are looking glum. How about you? And any tips for keeping the East Dulwich moggies off the veg?

OK, corn, beans and courgettes in this weekend then. Tomatoes and peppers still looking a bit too frail to plant out now.

Cycle to London Bridge. Around 30 mins. Would probably be faster if I was fitter. In slight danger of moving work to Hammersmith. From what I?ve read on this thread, sounds like a bad idea?.or a good argument for a scooter.

Just wondering, any gardeners out there risking their precious seedlings yet? Do we trust this weather?

Fig trees will fruit here if they are the right sort (Turkish Brown is good) and if you constrict their roots. Old time gardeners used to plant them in a Gladstone bag. And the Dunstan's Road cacti really are special. Whoever grows them is a local hero. Wondering if anyone knows the story behind the odd looking house in Dunstans Road with the clock set into the wall. Or maybe that should be a new thread? New here. Far to shy to start a whole new thread.

Another plus for the upper East Side. And it replaces the truly awful two trees. Knew they weren?t going to last when I ask if the orange juice was fresh squeezed to be told 'sort of, it isn't squash'

Yes. So am I. They may have been slow but the food was good and they would always sell you a beer while you waited.