Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 882813 times)

caroline7758 · « **Reply #4780 on:** April 09, 2011, 17:09:20 »

One silly thing- planted my peas in exactly the same spot that I had sown broad beans 2 weeks ago- there was even a label, but i'd started at the other end!

Apart from that, planted my asparagus crowns, beetroot, caulis, sowed carrots in bins and some lettuce. Even got OH to come with me (probably the first and last time this year!) and he planted the spuds.

Time for a bath now!

cornykev · « **Reply #4781 on:** April 09, 2011, 17:47:18 »

Nothing
Went to work
Went to pub
Too hot
I'll try tommorrow
:P

Alimo · « **Reply #4782 on:** April 09, 2011, 17:51:22 »

Planted out a row of peas, some summer psb (remembering the cabbage root fly collars this year), earthed up the potatoes.

Alison

Melbourne12 · « **Reply #4783 on:** April 09, 2011, 18:31:00 »

We did well today. Planted broad beans and spinach in beautiful newly prepared beds. Made the woodwork for a new raised bed. Hit some weeds with glyphosate. Watered the gooseberries, blackcurrants, raspberries, and asparagus. Weeded and dug manure into another bed ready for planting. Drank flasks of tea.

Borlotti · « **Reply #4784 on:** April 09, 2011, 18:44:15 »

Remembered my gardening gloves and picked stinging nettles and covered with water, am going to use later as a tonic for plants. Came home with toothache/earache/faceache and went to bed with neurofen, roll on Tuesday, dentist appointment.

cornykev · « **Reply #4785 on:** April 09, 2011, 18:47:57 »

Not face ache again Borlottti. :P :-X

Tin Shed · « **Reply #4786 on:** April 09, 2011, 19:13:41 »

'Make a difference day' today so spent the morning helping to tidy and clear up the site. Where does all that rubbish come from......and the amount of carpet put on the skip could have carpeted a whole house!
Anyway the site will look all the better for it.

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #4787 on:** April 09, 2011, 21:16:31 »

Got me spuds in, the Howard 400 I have has a potato ridger and it took maybe 10 minutes to put the ridges in , it then took me aout 45 minutes to plant 100 spuds..... I spent longer working out the planting plan and recording it.... also got in the last of the maincrop onions from modules (some long red florence) and the rest of the early dwarf peas.... started clearing the compost heaps off the front and barrowing to the back....I'm chuffed.... I'm also sunburnt on my arms......

gwynnethmary · « **Reply #4788 on:** April 09, 2011, 21:28:36 »

STUCK LOTS OF PEA STICKS IN THE ROWS OF PEAS WHICH ARE COMING UP NICELY-COLLECTED YESTERDAY FROM WOODS AROUND hELMSLEY. tHEN TODAY oh DECIDED TO CUT DOWN A ROBINIA, SO HAD LOTS FROM HOME AS WELL

cambourne7 · « **Reply #4789 on:** April 10, 2011, 16:06:11 »

Planted up front garden having pulled all the dead hebes out and a few weeks ago and sprayed the couch grass.

Just been made a cup of tea and am having this while my runner beans presoak for planting and once i have them done i am going to presoak my peas :)

Just cleaned out one of my tiny 60 cell trays and am going to be sowing cabbages in there to get them started.

Tonight then i need to made a decision about tomato plants and get them sown - BRING ON THE SEED PORN !

Mr Smith · « **Reply #4790 on:** April 10, 2011, 16:41:28 »

What I did today was just let folk borrow my kit, the old Italian boy borrowed my sprayer and came back an hour later with it, then the bloke and his Mrs on the next allotment borrowed my rake, which I think is an essential bit of kit on any allotment, other than that I just listened to other lotty folk moaning, then I planted a dozen cabbage, thinned out the Swedes, sowed under glass my sweetcorn and some red cabbage came home and had six cans of Fosters in our garden, :)

jimtheworzel · « **Reply #4791 on:** April 10, 2011, 17:11:16 »

moved cold frame to front of plot, to get more sun
had a jap and took some video for next year.

Jill · « **Reply #4792 on:** April 10, 2011, 17:32:00 »

Finished digging over the new bed for the currant bushes I bought from Lidls last autumn. All three redcurrants have survived the winter but only one of the blacks has :(. Then planted 50 wild garlic plants. Love the stuff.

non-stick · « **Reply #4793 on:** April 10, 2011, 18:01:19 »

Nothing - went to the seaside instead and did seaside things - cockles, chips and ice cream

pumkinlover · « **Reply #4794 on:** April 10, 2011, 19:27:36 »

Nothing - Allotment AGM in the morning. Then had to stay and have Sunday Dinner and a pint to say "Thank you" to the landlord for use of the room for free. ;)
Alpine plant meeting in afternoon. Excellent speaker fantastic raconteur - he could tell a good story as well! :)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #4795 on:** April 10, 2011, 19:46:54 »

Quote from: calendula on April 09, 2011, 16:05:18

sweated, oh no ladies perspire don't they ;D

They don't do anything so unladylike. The hoi polloi sweat, gentlemen perspire, ladies glow.

Deb P · « **Reply #4796 on:** April 10, 2011, 20:02:26 »

Moved about 200 potted on heritage tomato plants down to the newly restored allotment greenhouse for the association plant sale next month. Until I get more room in my home greenhouse I'm a bit stuck for potting on room at the moment! I also potted on my cucumbers and melons (ha! I'm such an optimist!) which is my favourite job 'coz of the smell of the roots.......lovely! ;D

Sorted out my home veg beds as well, transplanted some little gem lettuce, Oriental salad and salad onions in the cold frame. Trying hard to resist sowing beans, sweetcorn & courgettes yet....... ::)

gwynnethmary · « **Reply #4797 on:** April 10, 2011, 20:16:25 »

planted out some sweet peas grown from seed

manicscousers · « **Reply #4798 on:** April 10, 2011, 21:14:04 »

finished transplnting the geraniums for the plant sale, transplanted romanesco and calabrese, Ray earthed up spuds, most are showing now. Planted out some red oriental salad, watered everything and then started sowing the colossus and mummy peas. planted up another couple of tomatoes in the poly ;D

Emagggie · « **Reply #4799 on:** April 10, 2011, 21:18:02 »

Dug up horse poo (old) and fed it to fruit bushes on the plot and roses at home. Another job jobbed. ;D

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