I\u2019m under supervision again and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair. Mum has been working on planting her vegetable seeds. So far the parsnips and fennel have gone in. I\u2019m not that interested in seeds so it\u2019s not a big deal\u2026 yet. However, then she added the fertilizer. Oh don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not having some odd fetish leaving me wanting to go near chemicals. All of Mum\u2019s gardening is done organically. She is very very fussy about the vegetables being organic, but I won\u2019t bore you with all of that. What I will tell you is that one of the fertilizers she uses is kelp. We like kelp. She used to give it to Alfie and when Shadow\u2019s coat was in poor condition she had it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d like some kelp. If Mum isn\u2019t going to offer some to me, then I reckon the least she can expect is that I get my own. Now, she has a big pot of it that she uses for us, but it has a screw top lid and I can\u2019t get that off. I can however, as you know, jump into the vegetable troughs and help myself. And that is why I\u2019m under supervision. Mum wants the rain to wash it in rather than water it in. You would think watering was obvious, but the water butt has a hole in it and all the rainwater has leaked away. Why not use tap water? We\u2019re back to the whole organic gardening thing again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bad news is there\u2019s no rain forecast for a couple of days. That means I have to avoid giving in to temptation \u2013 which is not my strong point! Not even a little bit. Mum is watching me very carefully, which frankly is a nuisance as it stops me doing a lot of other things too, such as eating the squirrels nuts. It\u2019s going to be a long couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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