Just back from watering at the allotment

Brought back some redcurrants, blackcurrants, rhubarb, raspberries and gooseberries - the birds have eaten all of my cherries and my strawberries don’t seem to be growing

Fuck I’m old

Posted By: Jumbo1 on July 7th 2026 at 21:02:15

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Just back from watering at the allotment (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 7, 21:02:15
- Bought a cheap bush from a garden centre a few years back. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jul 7, 21:55:33
- My grandad told me about allotments (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 7, 21:10:28
  - Lolf (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 7, 21:25:08
- I'm picking tomatoes - early this year. Managed to grt the (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:09:37
  - All the fruit trees / bushes were already on my plot (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 7, 21:18:08
    - it's great weather for doing some low level pottering about (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 7, 21:23:57
    - You cant beat it mate (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:21:09
      - a very welcome addition this year (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 7, 21:40:37
        
        We get deer in our meadow, but weve hàd to fence them out (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:48:10
        
        saw a muntjac in the barley about twenty feet away on this mornings early fenton walk (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 7, 21:56:01
        
        Fortunately, we dont have Muntjac here, just Roe (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 22:07:50
        
        We've got Pheasants that do exactly the same thing. The same male, but (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:46:44
        
        Best job I've ever had 🤣 (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:49:46
        
        nice. it's fun being retired. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 7, 21:48:39
- Lost your cherry eventually 😘 (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Jul 7, 21:07:04
- That'll be Blackbirds. Losds of the bastards up here - they est anyghing red (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:06:55
- make sure you cook them all up and/or freeze them (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 7, 21:04:42
  - Nah, jam (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:05:59
    - that as well (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 7, 21:13:40
      - Our strawberries have been poor this year. No idea why, everything else is going bonkers (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 7, 21:20:13
        
        Same, strawberries rubbish this year (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 7, 21:26:35
- How’s the (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 7, 21:04:36

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