David's Outbox

There's a great deal of invaluable advice here, Lori. I founbd over the last few years that paying more attention to the soil and its requirements really pays great dividends.

Hi Peter. We have just moved back into an area with heavy clay soil, after several years away from this. I'll be turning the soil over soon, leaving the frosts to break up the large chunks then, in Spring, mixing in the old compost from compost from this year's pots, troughs, etc, as well as sharp sand (as Lori suggests above). I've never double-dug b4, I just keep adding compost. Also, I do prefer raised beds where I can have them. Good luck!

This is a marvellous record of your wonderful achievements with your garden. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.

Peter, you didn't mention your own radio interviews!

Great blog, Hywel. Thank you very much for this and the great pics, too!

Lovely colour, aren't they?

I love your description of it, Lori - haha!

Yes, well, must log off for tonite and get out of the workplace. Perhaps by the weekend I'll be back to normal. Goodnight!

Pics to follow at soonest opportunity. Hey, I might have internet at home in 48 hours from now! Yippee!!
His name was chosen some months ago when we first chatted about having a dog (never realising that we would move home). James and Eilidh chose the name "Lucky". Anyhow, as his Kennel Club name is "Fortune River", and we had such good fortune with selling and buying in this "Crunch" period, as well as moving into a district called Riverside - so, that's his name. he's the same colouring as your Bonzai, actually, but with some silver/white streaks here and there.

Just don't drink the mead and wine b4 you do make that day trip, Arlene. Goodness knows where you might end up!

It looks like you have a REAL dog superstar at home with you, Terra!

This is gr8, Jacque! Sorry, don'tknow why the needles are dropping.

By the way, we bought a REAL puppy on Monday, a Border Terrier male, 10 weeks old - not quite the female Cairn Terrier who played Toto in the movie - but much cuter!

Hi Terra - lol! No, in fact, they kept telling me what to do I got told off so many times for taking the pics out of sequence with the storyline!

How on earth could they think that such a low trick would ever work on this great site? I personally have plenty of explicit adjectives to describe such people, but not enough good ones for your timely attention and "extermination", guys.Many Thanks from me, too.

I think his "supporting" actress has a lot to answer to. He never listened to that good advice "Never work with children and stuffed scarecrows, lions, etc".

No, I've passed it on to someone else now.

He was "dog-tired" by this stage, Terra, the poor wee soul.

You're welcome, but it sounds as though you've gone "Toto"lly "barking" OTT, TT! HaHa, HeeHee!

Sssh, "they" will hear me. Better go soon, though! Hee hee.

Lovely blog, Amy. Glad to see that everyone had a good time (Hywel, your garden looks fab!).

Haha,I don't get younger, I just stuck there when she was born!

and I'll bring that mead we spoke of b4, haha!

Look 4rd to that, Jacque!

Not YET, Lyd, am going "mad" in this age of high tec, it's taking ages, maybe early next week (have just finished work so am here using the facilities (don't tell anyone, tho). My "Fairytale" aubergines are at last beginning to fruit, tho, two months later than should do, and indoors, now that I don't have a greenhouse (but in the conservatory).

Aaaaaaaaww, Terra. She will, she was born on my birthday so we have a joint one next week (although I've stopped ageing!)

I DON'T BELIEVE IT, Scotkat!!! I was thinking of wee "cosies" for your carrots, sprouts, etc. Well, if teapots, eggs and loo rolls can have them.........?

And, Arlene, there's every reason to forget the time in this wonderful place. Let me know when you're coming, Jacque. Are you visiting the Borders region again, or venturing farther north?

Thanks, Aleatha, but we have recent;ly moved on to a new garden and new projects. Oh, GG, that is a gr8 excuse for adults to have tree platforms, etc, haha!

Thanks, Harli, I think that this one has to go on my "wish" list.