How excited am I ???

[Doris_Pinks]

My OH won't even do raised beds for me, and it is proabably just as well cos if he did they would have to be perfection, spirit level, set square, and me going potty cos it has taken hours to do one little bit! Me I just bash em together, and anyhow if he did anything it would take all the fun away from me!  So him plant a seed, it would be easier to get him to wax his chest! :o  I have given up even asking!!! Have tried the beer and join me on the plot trick, but even that hasn't worked!

[Doris_Pinks]

[Carrie]

On helping out for a few hours on my plot in the very early days my OH came up with the following recommendaton " If I were you I would spend a year getting the soil just right and then you can start planting". He seemed a bit put out when I scoffed at his advice and started planting straight away. Mind you he is a man who likes to see soil around his plants ( a minimalist) whereas I prefer the full cottage garden effect. Can you imagine having an allotment for a year without growing anything??

[Charlotte Sometimes]

Doris, your bloke sounds just like mine.  In the end I bought a raised-bed set from link-a-board because it would have been spirit levels and so on.... raised beds built mebbe by June?  ;)  Anyhow, I'm mostly solitary when gardening since BF is "allergy boy".  This time of year he just starts sneezing and snuffling and it makes him perfectly miserable to go outdoors, poor old stick!  :(

[chrispea27]

 ;D ;D How great to see so many newbies on the site hope allotmenteering has hit a steep up ward curve!
Hurrah!

[kitty]

dam computer just ate me post..
anyway-basic jist was-sunday-make a raised bed-fail miserably,have.er...tantrum(yes i am nearly 50 your point is?i'm an artist i'm allowed to be neuotic! ::))
oh looks out of window sees nutcase-comes out builds raised bed. ;D
aaaaaaaaawwwww!little love! :-*
he also watered the wildlife hedge i spent 2 hours planting-no mean feat with no outside tap!
maybe there s hope for him yet!
none for me in the building dept. tho! ::)

kitty

[wardy]

Morning all  :) Carrie your OH sounds like mine!  He hates plants too.  He'd rather look at bare soil but neatly contained in edged beds.  Those darned plants clutter up the minimilist look.  He only weeded a flowerbed once and there was literally nothing left when he'd finished - no plants either!  He hates plants flopping over the lawn and will hack them back.  He suggested we clear the plot before planting anything - well I should weed the plot that is :)
Charlotte - me too.  I bought link a bord so I could get on with my own raised bed without the need of a spirit level and a qualified surveyor  ;)  He's got his own back though by chucking all the grass sods in it from where he dug out for the shed.  He left all the docks, nettles and Lord knows what else in it.  I wanted it for my carrots and parnsips.  Grrrr    Went to check on me weedy plot yesterday and someone had left me some broad beans at the shed door.   :)

[wardy]

Ooops, just noticed!  Where's me sunflower gone? :(

[kitty]

i can see your sunflower...
*kitty bein helpful.....*

[westsussexlottie]

My OH MOVED a rosemary bush..... I'm in shock...

OK it isn't like planting a seed or putting in sets... but its a start....  :)

But he isn't excited about seeing my wok broccoli coming up  :(

He has dug over and weeded another bed though!

[Alimo]

My husband says he likes to help out because he loves to see me so happy - .... ;D :)

Hmmm I reckon he helps  so he can go sailing without feeling guilty !  :o ::)

Alimo