Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 900459 times)

landimad · « **Reply #3440 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:43:04 »

Yesterday,
Got the rest of my blue piping cut and in the ground, just in case there is a late frost to contend with. Cut the grass, sown some more seed for the garden and weeded the beds a bit before the rain came and spoiled the rest of the day.
Oh well the is always today to look forward to. Now if only this rain would ease and let me get on with things.

Mr Smith · « **Reply #3441 on:** April 04, 2010, 11:18:43 »

Just back from the lotty and there is no chance of getting on to do anything needs at least a week of totally dry weather to even consider doing anything , just glad I have my broad beans coming on in the shed my spuds on top of the wardrobe, :)

tonybloke · « **Reply #3442 on:** April 04, 2010, 18:26:34 »

planted 36 tubers of 'rocket' potatoes, in the ground, and planted 48 runner bean seeds, (24 'white lady', and 24 'black russian') in pots in greenhouse.

Duke Ellington · « **Reply #3443 on:** April 04, 2010, 20:49:13 »

I weeded and tidied the front garden beds.
My OH dug up two huge shrubs that I no longer want.
Organised the garage.
Sowed some Magnum Bonum peas.

;D Duke

Mortality · « **Reply #3444 on:** April 05, 2010, 16:01:58 »

My two boys 'helping' today. ;)

Eldest spent the time talking to the girl next door, while sitting on the compost bin, youngest spent it getting filthy and playing with worms. ::) ;D

Planted out 3 types of Lettuce, Cabbage and 2 types of Carrots (seedlings and seed)

manicscousers · « **Reply #3445 on:** April 05, 2010, 16:50:33 »

they look like they're enjoying themselves..especially your youngest ;D

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #3446 on:** April 05, 2010, 22:24:17 »

Took 4 bags of spent hops up to the plot, put pea plants in, repaired pea netting, and received a lovely gift of 5 Italian long courgette (and I mean long ;D) seeds from a fellow allotmenteer. Duly sowed in the greenhouse this evening.

Ninny

Emagggie · « **Reply #3447 on:** April 05, 2010, 23:07:02 »

Planted spuds and was given a few more autumn raspberries. Distributed tansy to all who would take some. ;D

landimad · « **Reply #3448 on:** April 06, 2010, 18:41:51 »

Well, finally started to put more seeds in.
More salads and dug out the trenches for the spuds.
Also put down some bark chip for the paths as this will be better than the slabs that have been used for another project.
Got the grass cut and weeded some more around those plants that have shown growth.
swept up and put some hoops on the beds for the first time.

manicscousers · « **Reply #3449 on:** April 06, 2010, 18:46:05 »

planted up 6 tomato plants and a burpless cucumber in the poly border with bell jars over, planted loads of living lettuce(99p from lidl)..there were about 50 plants in it ;D

grawrc · « **Reply #3450 on:** April 06, 2010, 20:37:15 »

Edged, dug over and weeded the parsnip bed and sowed ... wait for it! ... parsnips and radish. Weeded onions, garlic, leeks. It's still incredibly cold here. Peas parsnip are up. So unfortunately is the asparagus so I covered it with mulch and told it to behave.

mpdjulie · « **Reply #3451 on:** April 06, 2010, 20:57:55 »

I re-potted 30 mooli seedlings in greenhouse, sowed some gherkin, la diva and crystal lemon cucumbers and made sure all my other seedlings are doing okay. My husband made a 16ft X 4ft raised bed for spuds - one of ten eventually - and set it into the ground.

powerspade · « **Reply #3452 on:** April 07, 2010, 08:41:39 »

Down the plot 6.00am this morning, I put in Onion sets that I started of in toilet rollw cut in half - 360 of them also sowed a short row of ATLR lettuce

gwynnethmary · « **Reply #3453 on:** April 07, 2010, 18:39:12 »

spent 6 hours barrowing manure, helping to make edges for paths and planting potatoes. I also ate my lunch in the warm sunshine, with coat off, smelling the hyacinths and just looking at our lovely dug beds!

cornykev · « **Reply #3454 on:** April 07, 2010, 19:14:39 »

Re sowed some celeriac
Transplanted some Toms and a cucumber
Cut grass
Took veg peelings to the lottie for the daleks.
;D ;D ;D

small · « **Reply #3455 on:** April 07, 2010, 19:16:56 »

mpdjulie, talk to me about mooli. It's one of my new tries for this year and the packet says sow in late June/July - can I start some now? I much prefer spring sowing.....

javahart · « **Reply #3456 on:** April 07, 2010, 19:52:08 »

Was planning on playing golf but ended up down the lottie with wife and kids!

Sowed carrot seed and herb seeds (parsley, rosemary etc). Dug in some compost for the beans and erected two wigwam's for the climbers.

Back at HQ all the seeds requiring germination are in the propagator's

French Beans, squash, sweetcorn, pumpkin etc

I'm worn out!

gaz2000 · « **Reply #3457 on:** April 07, 2010, 21:33:07 »

managed to drop some onions in today,weather forecast looks good for the weekend so should give them a good start,il pop in after work each day to re-plant what the piegons have removed ::)

also sewn some more sweetcorn

was tempted to sow my pumpkins and cougettes but that can wait untill the weekend now,as can the carrots :)

tonybloke · « **Reply #3458 on:** April 08, 2010, 17:50:38 »

cleared a couple of 10 x 4 beds ready for planting more spuds tomorrow

gwynnethmary · « **Reply #3459 on:** April 08, 2010, 18:12:18 »

edged more beds ready for path making, dug a trench for runner beans,threw some horse manure in the bottom and left instructions for lottie partner to lay newspaper on top then backfill(hope this works as have never done it before!), did lots of hoeing

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