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Planting Sweetcorn watched by A Partridge on a shed roof

20/6/2013

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PictureSweet corn planted and looking good.
Margaret is keen for me to grow sweet corn again on the allotment this year. I grew baby sweet corn last year and we had a very tasty crop. I sowed some seed earlier this year but none of them germinated and nothing came of the exercise. I managed to purchase two dozen very healthy looking plants from a car boot sale on Tuesday for the amazingly cheap price of £2.50 and I planted them today. I think, considering that a packet of sweet corn seeds would cost about that price, this was clearly a bargain. 
 I planted the seeds in trenches so they will be protected from the wind and any rainfall we get will get straight to the roots of the plants.

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 I heard an unusual clicking sort of a noise from the roof of a neighbouring shed, when I looked up I noticed I was being watched by fully grown male Partridge. I pulled the camera out and quickly shot off  a few quite nice photographs, I think he probably has a nest somewhere in the vicinity and he is on the lookout for danger or opportunities to forage for food.
 All the vegetables are now growing very well and it is all systems go for a very promising year. I planted some more Leeks Brussell Sprouts and Broccoli that I have grown from seed and everything looks very healthy. The hard part is the ongoing weeding and pest control that is a never ending rhapsody on a theme of beautiful gardening~~Peace
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    John~~Battling with the elements, pests and diseases in my struggle to keep the garden growing. A constant  daily struggle that will be recorded here.

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    Gardening is such a delightful pastime. I spend time on my allotment almost every day of my life, and the sensation of pure satisfaction never ceases to amaze me. I get so much out of this pleasure, I think the benefits are so huge that the government should legislate and make it more available to everyone. I will list just some of the obvious reasons here. ~~
    1) Fresh fruit and vegetables and other produce. 
    2) Fresh air and an intense feeling of getting close to Nature. 
    3) Healthy exercise without the necessity of machines that are found inside a gym. 
    4) The satisfaction obtained by growing plants and watching and caring for them through to maturity. 
    5) A regular occupation that you can make into a routine, somewhere to go to at a certain time every day. 
    6) The companionship of like-minded people, with whom you can get ideas and swap tips on your mutual interests.


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