Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 886167 times)

good7saint · « **Reply #1200 on:** July 13, 2008, 23:44:20 »

Well had a good couple of hours clearing the brambles.
Got a visit from the secretary of our site who seams pleased with how much I have cleared since taking the lottie on.
He is not so pleased with the plot next door though, they took theirs on a week before I got mine.
Next doors was in better condition than mine when they took theirs on, it is now the worst of the 2.

Mr Smith · « **Reply #1201 on:** July 14, 2008, 11:50:44 »

Fourth day on the trot down the lotty just to get it back into shape, watered toms and picked more broad beans and a few onions ;)

skintnbitter · « **Reply #1202 on:** July 14, 2008, 18:18:36 »

I have picked the gooseberry's today - 2.5 Kilo's !! Best I have ever had.

manicscousers · « **Reply #1203 on:** July 14, 2008, 18:39:39 »

one of the plot holders told me I could HAVE his blackcurrants, he has no use for them :o
I've picked, cleaned and frozen 6 pounds today, picked a couple of pounds for someone else and there's at least the same left for other people ;D

saddad · « **Reply #1204 on:** July 14, 2008, 18:52:00 »

Nothing apart from stroll down for a couple of onions, as we have used up the last of the stored, but roll on Thursday when we break for Summer... which has been cancelled as I understand it!! ;D

Jeannine · « **Reply #1205 on:** July 14, 2008, 19:26:45 »

Cancelled... oh no and school out in a few days!!!

My mini lottie(in the backgarden )is nicely starting to produce, it is so funny just having eight raised beds when we have 2 lotties having a year off, but needs must!!

It was late getting built so we are quite pleased with what we are getting.

Trouble is the cats!! All of the raised beds have hoops covered in netting, a real pain when you have to pick or weed.

So today I just had a walk around, eyed up what was there and decided turnips are on the menu for the weekend.

I am very envious of you all but still managing to grow some stuff.
XX Jeannine

grawrc · « **Reply #1206 on:** July 14, 2008, 19:50:16 »

Just back from an eight hour stint that was going to have been 2 hours max!!!! ??? ???
Weeded more and as ever, lifted some onions and all the garlic, confirmed that there are mini patches of white rot in 2 of the beds and eyeballed a rabbit that was nibbling on my carrots and not keen to leave. "I may not be Mr Macgregor," I warned it, "but if I catch you you'll need more than camomile tea!!."
It took the hint and b***ed off into the second earlies.

Planted out savoys, winter cauliflower, PSB. WSB, calabrese, red kale, green kale. Watered - causing the sun to disappear and ominous black rain clouds to appear - put down slug pellets of the organic variety and covered it all with netting for the rabbits and pigeons.

Home now, cork pulled and aches setting in.

cambourne7 · « **Reply #1207 on:** July 14, 2008, 20:46:14 »

Not managed to get to the plot, this job is making me very tired so not managing to get up there at the moment.

The rest of this week and the weekend are tied up so hopefully next week i can get some work done.

Suzanne · « **Reply #1208 on:** July 14, 2008, 22:18:54 »

Had a day off today so had a really good weed and clear up. I'll take pictures tomorrow if i have time and post them. :)

tonybloke · « **Reply #1209 on:** July 15, 2008, 13:16:47 »

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Trixiebelle · « **Reply #1210 on:** July 15, 2008, 13:49:59 »

Grazed on goosegogs, baby beans & peas!

Did a miniature harvest festival for tea tonight and gave the tomatoes a good talking to!

tartonterro · « **Reply #1211 on:** July 15, 2008, 21:44:05 »

i lifted my over wintered garlic and onions, picked some pea's and watered the allotment.

ninnyscrops · « **Reply #1212 on:** July 15, 2008, 22:39:26 »

Dug some potatoes, stamped the ground down ready for leeks. Picked some Tendergreen beans and last of the peas for drying. Watered, watered and watered (biceps like Arnie now ;D)

elvis2003 · « **Reply #1213 on:** July 15, 2008, 22:47:28 »

dug up more spuds with my friends 4 yr old,who loved it...fed the toms,weeded,weeded and then weeded some more,transplanted some herbs,aubergine and picked some sweet peas.came home to enjoy said spuds,our first.bliss.spent 8 hours there,again,pulled a cork and now going for well deserved soak x

Suzanne · « **Reply #1214 on:** July 16, 2008, 09:17:18 »

Piccys as promised - this is lottie 1 which was tidied on Monday

Suzanne · « **Reply #1215 on:** July 16, 2008, 09:18:54 »

some more - I haven't got the hang of condensing photos to a small enough file size yet. ???

Suzanne · « **Reply #1216 on:** July 16, 2008, 09:21:19 »

And lottie no 2 which hasn't been tidied properly yet, but does show the top of the plot with squash starting to rampage in the beds at the back (bean teepees just getting going) and parsnips at the front. Behind me and outof shot are the raspberries, potoato bed and flower bed, artichokes and leeks

Emagggie · « **Reply #1217 on:** July 16, 2008, 11:23:06 »

They are both looking really good Suzanne. Aint it a lovely feeling when you march past the veg aisle in the supermarket. ;D

Suzanne · « **Reply #1218 on:** July 16, 2008, 22:54:31 »

Absolutely fabulous ;D

Mr Smith · « **Reply #1219 on:** July 19, 2008, 09:57:40 »

Beautiful morning at 0700 down the lottly for 0830 and it pee-ed down, came home after watering mi toms :(

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