Good morning to all.
Most of the rain here has fallen at night which has made life a bit easier. We are lucky that we are on a nice slope to take away most of the water pretty quickly although the ground is still sodden which isn’t something we get very often on our thin chalky soil. As each storm passes we get a bit more tidying up to do but, touch wood, we seem to have got on top of most of the major repairs. Despatch, the potting tunnel and the pricking out area all got patched up this week with some fresh polythene sides and remanufactured doors,
so we are back to being reasonably secure for a bit. We still have a couple of tunnel splits we are hoping to patch up rather than reclad for the moment, as we have a couple of short lengths of plastic spare that look just right for the job. The weekend has actually looked really nice from inside, dryish and long bright sunny spells and once you in the right kit and outside being active it’s not been too bad. Hopefully after a bit of gardening tidying up those tills will start ringing again with some plant sales.
so we are back to being reasonably secure for a bit. We still have a couple of tunnel splits we are hoping to patch up rather than reclad for the moment, as we have a couple of short lengths of plastic spare that look just right for the job. The weekend has actually looked really nice from inside, dryish and long bright sunny spells and once you in the right kit and outside being active it’s not been too bad. Hopefully after a bit of gardening tidying up those tills will start ringing again with some plant sales.
Popped out for a delicious and very social supper on Friday celebrating my brother in
laws 55th birthday. A nice bit of gentle teasing about the advancing years and dubious fashion decisions was just the job for a relaxing end to the week. Our present held high the aspirations of reaching such a grand age and the expectation of really exciting and inspirational gifts. We got him a new showerhead! I could see the excitement glowing from behind the specs. I must ring and check he has used the measuring bag to check how much hot water he will be saving in a year. Age is no barrier to an exciting life. Think I’ll just have a lie down. Checkout Hansgrohe Ecosmart for ingenious and stylish water saving on showers and taps, commercial and domestic, and www.savemoneycutcarbon.com for a good deal and other info.
laws 55th birthday. A nice bit of gentle teasing about the advancing years and dubious fashion decisions was just the job for a relaxing end to the week. Our present held high the aspirations of reaching such a grand age and the expectation of really exciting and inspirational gifts. We got him a new showerhead! I could see the excitement glowing from behind the specs. I must ring and check he has used the measuring bag to check how much hot water he will be saving in a year. Age is no barrier to an exciting life. Think I’ll just have a lie down. Checkout Hansgrohe Ecosmart for ingenious and stylish water saving on showers and taps, commercial and domestic, and www.savemoneycutcarbon.com for a good deal and other info.
Made a great purchase this week of a special sharpening tool for quickly reviving garden blades.
www.spear-and-jackson.com/product/other-cutting/razorsharp-6-1-blade-sharpener
We use little fruit snips as one of our tidying tools but they don’t last forever and are fiddly to resharpen. I’ve already revived 18 pairs with a new lease of life which has already paid back the cost many times over. I know they aren’t quite as good as new but it will save us quite a bit and should make the work easier. I just hope we don’t get to many snippy cuts in fingers with their new found efficiency.
We use little fruit snips as one of our tidying tools but they don’t last forever and are fiddly to resharpen. I’ve already revived 18 pairs with a new lease of life which has already paid back the cost many times over. I know they aren’t quite as good as new but it will save us quite a bit and should make the work easier. I just hope we don’t get to many snippy cuts in fingers with their new found efficiency.
Must get on and make the most of the weather, still got a load of seasoned wood to saw up and I hope that in a week or two I’ll be too busy to think about that. Still haven’t had the central heating on yet this winter, so that’s one advantage of the Atlantic weather, just need to keep the log burner filled.
If you would like to see a quick preview of the new 2014 catalogue try the following link which takes you to a downloadable version or visit our website;
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gm72fckfp2f2wbm/herbaceous%26herb%20catalogue%202014%20Oct%2013%20full%20DL%
20no%20pr.pdf
Availability
It’s still early in the year but the stormy weather has kept things fairly mild and consequently we have some very nice looking stock at the moment should you wish to do a little restocking to catch those early birds. Mega spring plant sales are just round the corner.
Growth is generally fairly tight as is usual at this time of year but there are definite signs of activity and buds on some lines.
This seasons Euphorbia’s are looking great and many of the Erysimums are already budding up.
The Helleborus niger have a few buds too and the primroses are showing their spring colour already.
Our new dwarf spring daffs are up and chunky, although I only have a few. Not ready yet but looking promising are the Snakes Head Fritillaries which in the past have been destroyed by the mice. This year we seem to have mastered their control with a combination of where to keep the potted plants and well monitored trapping. Fingers crossed.
Box returns
Lots of boxes have been successfully repatriated so thanks for the great response to the appeal I sent out for their return. I know there are still a few out there so please do let us know if you have any ready to collect an d we will schedule them in for collection when we are next close by. Alternatively if there aren’t too many we may elect to pick them up on the next deliver y in the up and coming spring rush!
Cheers!
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
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