How kind people are!
First of all I received a parcel in the post containing three good sized comfrey roots & leaves from Bilbo – a white flowered native comfrey, which doesn’t grow either as tall, or as voraciously as the blue flowered comfrey I’ve been used to seeing.
The roots had a good number of familiar pointed oval hairy leaves, & I potted them up straight away into terracotta pots with good drainage gravel, multipurpose compost & gave them a good watering to settle the roots & put them in a shady nook – although they have flopped in an alarming manner this evening, I have the courage of my convictions & I’m sure that they will perk up in their new surroundings some 300 miles south of their home.
Then I had a phone call from cheery Brian & Pauline asking if I would still like some gooseberries for making wine. “We’ll leave three big punnets for you in the mini greenhouse if you would like them – we’ve got loads already.” And when I went to collect them they were ready picked & in punnets.
Having a look at my flowering sweetpeas, I saw retired Maureen for a chat who said in the course of conversation “you don’t know anyone who would like some redcurrants, do you? There really is only so much redcurrant jelly you can make, & there are loads – the one thing that has come really good so far this year.”
Well, thinking how lovely last year's redcurrant wine was, I didn’t need asking twice, & offered her some wine when its made, & gave her some of the sweetpeas I was just cutting as a thank you.
Just brilliant!
First of all I received a parcel in the post containing three good sized comfrey roots & leaves from Bilbo – a white flowered native comfrey, which doesn’t grow either as tall, or as voraciously as the blue flowered comfrey I’ve been used to seeing.
The roots had a good number of familiar pointed oval hairy leaves, & I potted them up straight away into terracotta pots with good drainage gravel, multipurpose compost & gave them a good watering to settle the roots & put them in a shady nook – although they have flopped in an alarming manner this evening, I have the courage of my convictions & I’m sure that they will perk up in their new surroundings some 300 miles south of their home.
Then I had a phone call from cheery Brian & Pauline asking if I would still like some gooseberries for making wine. “We’ll leave three big punnets for you in the mini greenhouse if you would like them – we’ve got loads already.” And when I went to collect them they were ready picked & in punnets.Having a look at my flowering sweetpeas, I saw retired Maureen for a chat who said in the course of conversation “you don’t know anyone who would like some redcurrants, do you? There really is only so much redcurrant jelly you can make, & there are loads – the one thing that has come really good so far this year.”
Well, thinking how lovely last year's redcurrant wine was, I didn’t need asking twice, & offered her some wine when its made, & gave her some of the sweetpeas I was just cutting as a thank you.
Just brilliant!
Fingers crossed the comfrey will pick up, otherwise we'll come up with a plan B.
ReplyDeleteThat's what it's all about eh? If everyone swapped their surplus what a lot of different things we would all have.
ReplyDeleteI'll put a pic up when the comfrey is out of intensive care, Bilbo - I have every faith!
ReplyDeleteYes, what a lot of different things we would have, Flum - although everyone at the Hill is after my prolific purple podded peas at the mo!
I'll make seed freely available for next year, of course - let's bet on how many converts I can get out of the 78 plotholders!