Poor ole Cuckoo.. WE wrote such rude things about him, how many of YOU, Dear Readers, know that he does not actually fly about spitting allover OUR gardens?
That strange spittle is and WE quote from HER most beloved Royal Horticultural Society's website.
"White frothy liguid secreted by the immature nymphs of a sap-sucking insect known as a Froghopper. Each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 1/4" long. Usually plant growth is unaffected but if the nymph has been feeding at a shoot tip, this may cause some distorted growth".
Do the Frogs in the pond on OUR right hand neighbours' allotment know about this 'hopper' of Frogs? Certainly WE don't want them and they're hopped onto OUR Lavender and Honeysuckle!
OUR neighbour, an Oscar winning set designer, made the pond and his plots are very tidy with masses of small neat beds.
However, they are all overshadowed by a lot of self seeded Sycamore trees, which have grown far too big and are completely out of control.
Sycamore trees grow like weeds and with the amount of care that Brian has given to the soil, these very norty trees are living the life of old Riley.
They affect four other peoples plots very badly, so the order has been to trim them right back. They also have a serious affect on OUR plot number 41.
For, in the Springtime, this poor plot now gets no direct sunlight until past twelve of the clock, not at all good for poor Asparagus who needs warmth, he lives very deep underground and only knows it is time to send his spears up when he feels old sun rays on his roof as it were.
What is a'goin on around here? Well, SHE, having worked HER poor fingers to the bone, is having a couple of days break because.. yeah! It is due to rain for several days! "Oh no", I can hear YOU all cry but WE need it badly, if YOU want any fruit or vegetables this summer.
The summer of 2010 was SO dry that the fruit was undersized and the Potato crop failed in parts of England, farmers had to irrigate their fields just in order to harvest them and they were seriously undersized, the soil was too hard.
Garlic and Onion are now starting their final growth and hundreds of different varieties of seedlings have been planted, summer rain is what is needed and instead of gardening, shock horror, house work could be done!
SHE has to do a quick trip to get OUR favourite Humous and more anti-bird net for the Brassicas.. so I am off to pole.
GeeGee Parrot.
June 11th, 2013.
That strange spittle is and WE quote from HER most beloved Royal Horticultural Society's website.
"White frothy liguid secreted by the immature nymphs of a sap-sucking insect known as a Froghopper. Each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 1/4" long. Usually plant growth is unaffected but if the nymph has been feeding at a shoot tip, this may cause some distorted growth".
Do the Frogs in the pond on OUR right hand neighbours' allotment know about this 'hopper' of Frogs? Certainly WE don't want them and they're hopped onto OUR Lavender and Honeysuckle!
OUR neighbour, an Oscar winning set designer, made the pond and his plots are very tidy with masses of small neat beds.
However, they are all overshadowed by a lot of self seeded Sycamore trees, which have grown far too big and are completely out of control.
Sycamore trees grow like weeds and with the amount of care that Brian has given to the soil, these very norty trees are living the life of old Riley.
They affect four other peoples plots very badly, so the order has been to trim them right back. They also have a serious affect on OUR plot number 41.
For, in the Springtime, this poor plot now gets no direct sunlight until past twelve of the clock, not at all good for poor Asparagus who needs warmth, he lives very deep underground and only knows it is time to send his spears up when he feels old sun rays on his roof as it were.
What is a'goin on around here? Well, SHE, having worked HER poor fingers to the bone, is having a couple of days break because.. yeah! It is due to rain for several days! "Oh no", I can hear YOU all cry but WE need it badly, if YOU want any fruit or vegetables this summer.
The summer of 2010 was SO dry that the fruit was undersized and the Potato crop failed in parts of England, farmers had to irrigate their fields just in order to harvest them and they were seriously undersized, the soil was too hard.
Garlic and Onion are now starting their final growth and hundreds of different varieties of seedlings have been planted, summer rain is what is needed and instead of gardening, shock horror, house work could be done!
SHE has to do a quick trip to get OUR favourite Humous and more anti-bird net for the Brassicas.. so I am off to pole.
GeeGee Parrot.
June 11th, 2013.
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