There’s a whole lotta chittin’ going on

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chitting time in 2014

Here’s the state of play, spud-wise last weekend on the “earlies” I got from Shannon’s a few weeks ago. Those “chits” are looking good, the tray is in front of the back window and the room’s kept cool so there’s none of those spindly long pale shoots you see on well past-it potatoes that’ve been in the cupboard for a month. The great Bob Flowerdew mentioned on GQT the other week that chitting is a good thing to do and gives the plant a bit of a head start. Talking of which, I’ve just found the following tip on Bob’s website in the section what to do in March: “For a really green lawn, pee in the watering can, dilute well and apply often.” Good one Bob but I don’t think me neighbours would appreciate that one!

I’m no weather prophet (nor’s Pete Astor)

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The Treetops “It’s Raining” Trojan (1967)

How bad is this weather of late in the UK? It’s cold and wet which don’t really motive you to get out in the garden or even make you think about gardening. Don’t worry, it won’t be long until spring is here, so get out those seed catalogues, have a trip to the local garden centre and see what you need to buy for the forthcoming season.

If you’re still feeling sad, just tap “David Rodigan” into youtube and watch some of his mad sound clashes, now there’s a chap with a great sense of humour. Have a look here and fast forward to 23 minutes with Roddy giving it some real good comedy action (he does all the talkover intro’s himself, we love this cricket themed one against Ricky Trooper from KIllimanjaro). Big up the great Rodigan! I listened to a recent Resident Advisor interview with him this week and he mentioned he was in an old episode of Dr Who. How brilliant is that!

From Jamaica (where it probably isn’t raining!)

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The Pentateuch Band – Kingston 

David Rodigan’s been playing this tune to death which was released last year by Jamaican roots band Pentateuch. This one’s also featured on Roddy’s show this week, recorded during the recent BBC trip to Jamaica where he visits Tuff Gong Studios, Alpha Boys School and talks to the newer roots exponents including Pentateuch, Keida Ranking and Jah 9 . Well worth a listen!

The right to garden (but not in this rain though!)

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The Right to Communicate – TFT vs. Duppy Girl (HD) Official

Cheers to Nic The Fellow Traveller, Madtone collaborator and remixer (a TFT remix of Dark Dread will be released very soon!) who sent us a tune of his from late last year by himself and Duppy Girl. Brilliant stuff!

Dub ina (east) midlands

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Koncrete Roots – Inity Step – Dub-o-phonic DPH 011

An excellent tune with a mad repeating one-note throbbing bassline from the LP “Dub ina Midlands” by Koncrete Roots who hails from Leicestershire in the UK. The said album was played non-stop all week after getting it from the Dub-o-phonic net label as a free download (just like the rest of their releases!) last month.

Big up the great Dub-o-phonic label from the island of Cyprus (home of Haji Mike, Dub Thomas and Med Dred) and a label worth having a gander at!

Got any time to spare (and ‘andy with a drill)?

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Big shout to Lewisham Gardens for letting us know about this worthy cause! If you’ve got a couple of hours to spare in the week, love gardening and fancy helping out (and meeting like-minded souls in the process) get in touch at the email below about this great food growing project in South London. Here’s more about it:
Bring out the beans!
Miriam Lodge is a 125 bed hostel on Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill and it’s setting up a kitchen garden/hen-keeping project in the grounds this spring. It’s modelled on a successful project in another hostel in Hither Green (photo’s above and below) where residents and local volunteers grow, fruit, vegetables and herbs for the hostel. Any excess produce goes to other local projects.
Hands off me spinach!
The lodge need a group of enthusiastic locals to come in and work with the residents helping them through their first growing season. Also the walk-in chicken run will need building and raised beds putting together amongst other things. So if you’re a keen gardener or a bit handy with a drill and have some free time during the week (and live around the Forest Hill area or don’t mind travelling) contact Jackie on services@hqproperty.net

A seedy sunday night in SE13

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Seed swap sunday

Thanks to Lewisham Gardens for letting us know well in advance about their Seed Swap Sunday event in Hither Green on Sunday 23rd February in conjunction with the Golightly Gardens blog. Admission is a pound donation or bring seeds to swap and it’s held in a nice pub, how good is that? We’ll be there and I’ll be searching for some Brandywine Tomatoes and Cherokee Trail of Tears beans. Please spread the word on this great event!