Tuesday, 16 June 2009

That's the ticket

A man has won the lottery £25m and one of the things he's planning to spend it on? Professional advice about his Allotment. Love it!!!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8102282.stm

5 comments:

  1. Brilliant! Can you be professional about allotments, though? Aren't they somehow inherently amateur, like the Olympics or something?

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  2. Specifically his carrots. I have every sympathy, carrots are my nemisis too. I'm growing parmax (globe carrots) this year - to still not much sucess perhaps he would pass on any hints and tips...?

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  3. I think if he can pay for the advice, that's OK, but he is short-changing himself on the fun of the learning process of gardening and the bits of knowledge we obtain as we move along with our gardens...

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  4. Carrots - send him to me. Carrots are my favourite thing to grow and with my ooh... almost a whole years experience in the matter of growing carrots..ooh.. and for a small fee!!...

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  5. I get your point EB I do like the definate un-professional aspect to allotmenteering. But, if I was having such trouble with my carrots maybe I'd feel differently, haha.

    I much prefer the plonk it in and see what happens approach and asking others on the plot what they did, it's a great way to learn and socailise too.

    Tash - you should put yourself forward as his expert, he may pay well!!!

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