06.20.08
The Meadow
I’m following the instructions of the ever helpful Gavin and am going to attempt, as someone requested to put photos for the first time into the blog! Quite a breakthrough for me..I guess I won’t stop now! If this works I can do some of my spinach cos some of the leaves are yellow and there are holes in them so somethings up. And the shallots don’t look great either.
ANYWAY meadow shots first and those who were suggesting I leave my nettles and thistles alone will see the problem for themselves. I think I am going to have them strimmed and then cover with black plastic for a year or so. Then sow new grass.
So here goes..first a shot of GOOD meadow
and another..
NOW wretched thistles
AND docks…grr…
and nettles (and you can see where we put cut grass on top to see if it would work as a mulch but I dunno..it just looks mucky and where we tried it before yucky scutch type grass grew up through it.
HOWEVER, not to end on a bad note, here’s a poor shot (just snapped while I did the meadow) of the kitchen garden. You can see the fruit bushes, the new apple trees and two raised beds. I’ll do better shots another day.
So, it’s a work in progress. I’m looking forward to sorting it all out. But, the more work you put in, the less likely you are to sell! Is this my house for the rest of my life??????
Sarah said,
June 20, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Hurrah! it worked
another technical breakthrough!!
Gordon Davies said,
June 20, 2008 at 9:55 pm
A meadow is an area grazed by large herbivoous animals… ungrazed grassland either has to be sterilised and become a lawn, or it slowly becomes a wood. Thistles and nettles are only the first stage in this recolonisation.
Ireland does not have a shortage of second rate grass land – have the courage to let the woodland take over.
Gordon
Conor Reidy said,
June 20, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Purchase a scythe and make a fortune on the hay market…
Johnny K said,
June 20, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I posted a couple of similar yesterday. I love the wildness I have to admit.
Darren said,
June 21, 2008 at 1:30 am
Too green – needs more colour!
Gingerale said,
June 21, 2008 at 8:10 am
My 2 cents: enjoy tending it as much as you like. Let it keep you healthy while you keep it healthy, and think much later about whether you’ll let someone else have a turn.
john said,
June 21, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Lovely country scene. Adds to the blog.
Sarah said,
June 21, 2008 at 3:46 pm
thank you
Gordon, you are so militant!
We’ve planted about 100 native irish decidous trees (not including 400 white thorn and 150 beech for the hedge). I’m creating a woodland! I just want to accelerate the process a little.
Dareen, its Ireland! can’t do much about the green
The Crewser said,
June 21, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I am a bit surprised that “the ever helpful Gavin” , pioneer of Blogging censorship would not have a few ideas for dealing with unwanted growth in your lush Meath pastures
Gavin said,
June 21, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Haha! Thanks Crewser, I also give gardening tips.
Tom N said,
June 21, 2008 at 8:33 pm
“Le bonheur est dans le pre” which translates as the Happiniess is in the Meadow. A film starring Eric Cantona! How true!
The Crewser said,
June 21, 2008 at 10:01 pm
The Nikon camera does produce a quality image, you’d have to say
crocodile said,
June 21, 2008 at 11:53 pm
It may be the after-effects of California, Sarah, but your smiley count is becoming worryingly high
Sarah said,
June 22, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Hey! How did you know it was a nikon?
I will cut down on smileys.
I used them in the previous comment as otherwise my comments to Gordon and Darren might have seemed mean. Emoticons can be crucial!
V said,
June 22, 2008 at 2:28 pm
“Hey! How did you know it was a nikon?”
Ahem….
Sarah said,
June 22, 2008 at 4:16 pm
sigh. What am I missing? Is it written somewhere?
V said,
June 22, 2008 at 4:34 pm
it’s on flikr…
…still, it could be worse
Sarah said,
June 22, 2008 at 5:55 pm
oh
love the link
uh-oh! too many smileys!! (smilies?)
B said,
June 22, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Hahahahah. Crewser cracks me up. He crows about censorship and yet supports the number one user of the libel laws to cover his greedy little tracks.
I say keep the nettles and thistles and let nature do its thing. It takes all kinds. We had a meadow when I was a kid it now has an ugly house on it. I grew up in Meath where no house is too ugly to be built.
V said,
June 22, 2008 at 7:04 pm
What? But was he not being sarcastic, B? I give up…
The Crewser said,
June 22, 2008 at 7:37 pm
When you have an eye for these things you can tell. As for B and V and the rest who have it would appear no problem with compulsive liar, Tom Gilmartin as chief prosecution witness, I have no difficulty atal recognising where the hypocrisy and the double standards lie.
B said,
June 22, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Jesus H Christ on a bicycle. This thread is about a field in Meath.
Is atal a word?
The Crewser said,
June 22, 2008 at 7:41 pm
B it may be relevant to point out to you that it was your good self who turned it into something else.
V said,
June 22, 2008 at 9:04 pm
(WARNING: this comment contains sarcasm)
Yes B,
With comments like, “I say keep the nettles and thistles and let nature do its thing. It takes all kinds. We had a meadow when I was a kid it now has an ugly house on it”, you are clearly trying to politicize an innocent conversation about agriculture..
tut, tut!
The Crewser said,
June 22, 2008 at 9:34 pm
You blanked out the bit about the libel laws V but then you guys are good at blanking out stuff such as Gilmartins evidence when it suits your particular angle. Only in the interest of sarcasm of course.
V said,
June 22, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Of course, It’s clear that you are a man who can appreciate the difficulties between the spoken and written form.
let’s stop now, the match is going to penalties…
John said,
June 22, 2008 at 10:53 pm
On the plus side, with all those nettles, thistles and docks, you’ll get plenty of butterflies.
Electron said,
June 23, 2008 at 11:06 am
Sarah, it looks very green – I hope you’re in compliance with the EU Nitrates Directive? You really should be more careful, photos like that could alert the Grass Police.
Sarah said,
June 23, 2008 at 5:23 pm
nope. This is Meath! Lots of green. Oppressive at times.
B said,
June 23, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Crewser = Holden Caulfield.
Nobody is listening.
The Crewser said,
June 23, 2008 at 10:47 pm
B everybody is listening and pondering. I know you are bothered by this but you need not be. There is room for everyone, even you.
B said,
June 24, 2008 at 1:33 am
Did you look up sarcasm in a book? Clunky at best.
B said,
June 24, 2008 at 11:51 am
Crewser, Take a bow. If you guys were responsible for the boom take credit for the recession too. Its only fair. I mean you can’t say you lost it all on the horses can you?
The Crewser said,
June 24, 2008 at 5:24 pm
B, recessions are a fact of life. The fact that you are chosen by the people to govern more often than anybody else means that you will have to manage your way through them and thats where experience is so important. FF have it in abundance, thats why I expect they are so much in demand electorally.
By the way B I think you may be confusing sarcasm with downright nastiness but I expect you have to have some device to rely on when you come across unmentionable matters such as Gilmartins evidence.