#203 |
A surprisingly bright, reasonably warm and sunny day for December today (Should have gone fishing)
Instead of fishing I set the beef stew cooking slowly in the oven and decided to visit the plot. Not before time mind as I had four carrier bags or rotted vegetation from kitchen waste stuck outside under my patio table to keep it dry. I also had a large bucket of woodash to take as well.
Once I had dumped the veg waste in the dalek I turned the bags inside out and stuck them over some stakes I had to allow the rain and wind to work on the stinky inside of the bags. I will probably be able to utilise the bags at a future date to bring stuff home from the plot.
I then had to decide what to do with the woodash. It had got wet in the bucket which wasn't ideal but I decided to apply it around onion sets as some of them are planted in pure cow muck which will be quite acidic.
Anyone looking at the plot will think "This guy knows summat" but they would be wrong as I only needed to utilise the woodash.
My right hand which I used to apply the woodash is the cleanest its been for a while and as woodash (Lye) is caustic my fingers were wrinkled up. I think woodash can be used to make soap and I can understand why.
I took a few piccies to show what I mean and even if it does no good, it looks kinda inteligent!
Instead of fishing I set the beef stew cooking slowly in the oven and decided to visit the plot. Not before time mind as I had four carrier bags or rotted vegetation from kitchen waste stuck outside under my patio table to keep it dry. I also had a large bucket of woodash to take as well.
Once I had dumped the veg waste in the dalek I turned the bags inside out and stuck them over some stakes I had to allow the rain and wind to work on the stinky inside of the bags. I will probably be able to utilise the bags at a future date to bring stuff home from the plot.
I then had to decide what to do with the woodash. It had got wet in the bucket which wasn't ideal but I decided to apply it around onion sets as some of them are planted in pure cow muck which will be quite acidic.
Anyone looking at the plot will think "This guy knows summat" but they would be wrong as I only needed to utilise the woodash.
My right hand which I used to apply the woodash is the cleanest its been for a while and as woodash (Lye) is caustic my fingers were wrinkled up. I think woodash can be used to make soap and I can understand why.
I took a few piccies to show what I mean and even if it does no good, it looks kinda inteligent!
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