Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 885538 times)

goodlife · « **Reply #4180 on:** January 13, 2011, 15:55:12 »

Ohhh..Joy! ;D...I managed to have couple of hours in lottie ;D
Dug up some carrots, parsnips (whoppers ;D), jerusalem artichokes, salsify, leeks, scorzonera...all washed up and clean from soil..ready for the pot ;D
Had a chat with other allotmenteers...'fished' out some dead frogs from pond :'(
And plenty of just pottering about...mind and body is eager for work out but soil is sooo wet and heavy..but I'm not in rush 8)

Dandytown · « **Reply #4181 on:** January 13, 2011, 16:45:12 »

I wish I had anything other than leek to pull up (inexperience!).

built a pergola with scaffolding to be home to loofah, rolet and tromba de albenga squash.

almost nothing left to avoid the digging :-[

Feels great doesn't it to be back on the plot with spring looming

rugbypost · « **Reply #4182 on:** January 13, 2011, 17:16:13 »

Picked sprouts and carrots,still got peas in freezer O/H made lovely pork loin dinner son must have smelled it cooking they all turned up Did bring cake from Gregs bakery. Plant Aster and Dehlia seeds hope Asters work this year. New net deliverd today ready to cover brassicas (scaffold netting read somewhere that its good) Broad beans are looking good was in greece last year so did not have a meal neighbours enjoyed them (lol) no they look after everything so they deserved them And rain cats and dogs for the past 5 days but lawn looking very good Rugbypost

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #4183 on:** January 13, 2011, 17:18:12 »

Gave the bees an oxalic acid treatment. They're alive, so far!

smudger67 · « **Reply #4184 on:** January 13, 2011, 17:23:41 »

Set some mouse traps - the litle b#ggers have got at my broad beans >:(

goodlife · « **Reply #4185 on:** January 13, 2011, 17:29:19 »

Ohhh....thanks for that Robert!..I must do oxalic to my bees too..almost forgot :o

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #4186 on:** January 13, 2011, 19:06:22 »

It doesn't do to forget! I've just been waiting for a mild day. I need to give mine some candy, and if it's still as mild when I get that far I might give them a quick inspection. I've never found that winter inspections did any harm, despite the received wisdom on the matter, and they teach you a lot about how bees winter.

tonybloke · « **Reply #4187 on:** January 13, 2011, 19:23:02 »

spread some well-rotted (3 yr old) manure on asparagus bed and some of the rhubarb, will spread some on the other rhubarb bed and the comfrey bed if it ain't raining tomorrow.

goodlife · « **Reply #4188 on:** January 14, 2011, 20:47:16 »

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It doesn't do to forget!Oh it is easy to do ::) I've been suffering with cold/flue for few weeks now and anything involving outdoors is been furthest from my mind + my brain not been up to it anyway, nor body.
But it is over now and I can start doing ourdoory things moore. ;D
Speaking of which I have done a little today....pottering about in GH and raking chicken muck on my this years squash bed...ohh my squashes are going to love it..I can almost hear them growing ;D

jazzidoodle · « **Reply #4189 on:** January 14, 2011, 21:01:27 »

solefully looked at the snow and ice that is still lying and wishing it away!

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #4190 on:** January 14, 2011, 21:05:12 »

Not been up to the plot but tats have arrived and seriously thinking about getting the lecky prop out of the garage to get the onion seed in ;)

Ninny

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #4191 on:** January 14, 2011, 21:19:03 »

Grabbed some planks to make raised beds with.

Mr Smith · « **Reply #4192 on:** January 14, 2011, 21:24:36 »

Still can't get on the lotty but next weeks weather here in the east mids is a dry sunny week right in to the weekend so lets hope we can start to do one or two jobs, :)

SueK · « **Reply #4193 on:** January 15, 2011, 08:24:11 »

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solefully looked at the snow and ice that is still lying and wishing it away!

Having the opposite experience, as the disappearing snow and ice exposed lots of stuff that needed clearing away - therefore have been tidying up, to my shame.

On the other hand, now things aren't frozen up, have been able to get out some Jerusalem artichokes that were in containers. :)

shirlton · « **Reply #4194 on:** January 15, 2011, 09:28:45 »

Nowt. Have another chest infection but there is plenty of time. I am not going to be rushed this year ( she says)

grannyjanny · « **Reply #4195 on:** January 15, 2011, 10:01:25 »

Hope you feel better soon Shirley. I don't get chest infections but colds go straight to my chest. I've been coughing since October. Far to many bugs about, thought the really cold weather would kill the blighters.

goodlife · « **Reply #4196 on:** January 15, 2011, 13:41:22 »

Turned over small patch of land...it was wet and heavy but it had to be done...now it is done I can sow some wheat next...something for my new flourmill to 'chew' on for next winter....one can only hope ::)

Dandytown · « **Reply #4197 on:** January 15, 2011, 13:46:40 »

dug the brassica bed and to my surprise it was like crumble and not at all waterlogged as I expected. Not as many perennials second time around which gives me a bit of encouragement when I tackle new spots for the first time.

Just got it finished as the heavens opened.

Wheat? Cool!

gwynleg · « **Reply #4198 on:** January 15, 2011, 15:44:04 »

At last got to do some digging after what feels like months of frost or rain (soggy ground). I really enjoyed it - also digging up some celeriac, leeks, parsnips and a cabbage that survived the snow and frost.

Spring will soon be here

taurus · « **Reply #4199 on:** January 15, 2011, 17:44:05 »

ground waterlogged, more like a paddy field. :'( :'( potato day next saturday so something to look forward to ;D ;D

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