Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 900467 times)

posie · « **Reply #560 on:** March 15, 2008, 19:58:37 »

Not been able to get up to the lottie today, so bought myself a mini greenhouse (3 tier from Instore £9.99) and have sown Pansy Black Beauty, Marigold French Bonita, Cosmos and Lobelia Saphire. Also done a few parsnips, onions and Little Gem Lettuce after following the guide from the lovely person who did the Gardener's Almanac post. So now I'm off to battle with greenhouse and the lousy instructions.....how hard can it be?! lol ;D

wheelabo · « **Reply #561 on:** March 15, 2008, 20:39:12 »

Got to the lottie at last hooray!!! First time this week due to weather :( Planted some onions and carrots in between. First things I've planted there so fingers crossed :)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #562 on:** March 15, 2008, 23:52:17 »

Not a lot. I had to go shopping with the wife, and by the time I got to the plot it was throwing it down. So all I did was pot up Carolinej's strawberries. I've got 3kg of onion sets to go in, and haven't started yet.

posie · « **Reply #563 on:** March 16, 2008, 09:01:19 »

Still chucking it down so this morning I've repotted my alpine strawberry seedlings, the sugarbaby melon seedlings, basil, coriander, parsley curled and chives. All before 9am! lol ;D

Also sown some Sub Arctic Tomatoes and some Gardener's Delight. Just the peppers and the hanging basket plants to go and then it's off to hit the books :(

calendula · « **Reply #564 on:** March 16, 2008, 09:51:20 »

planted some purple asparagus as best I could as the ground is very sticky with all the rain - first peas are planted out and looking good, still harvesting kale, sprout tops, oriental salads and parsnips as the old year closes and a new one begins :)

Mr Smith · « **Reply #565 on:** March 16, 2008, 10:49:49 »

Yesterday I put some early spuds in and I was going to do allkinds of things today but it is is peeing down :)

manicscousers · « **Reply #566 on:** March 16, 2008, 16:23:07 »

sowed 2 types of turnip, spring onions and more peas in a gutter..still planting up gladioli bulbs ;D

tartonterro · « **Reply #567 on:** March 16, 2008, 20:03:57 »

pulled up my new raised beds, wasnt happy with underlying soil level, sorted out the levels and laid again, put down some manuar
sweetcorn has started to come up so have my second sowing of tomatoes and tomatillos

caroline7758 · « **Reply #568 on:** March 16, 2008, 20:09:21 »

Sweetcorn already? In Edinburgh? :o

tartonterro · « **Reply #569 on:** March 16, 2008, 21:01:11 »

the are in fibre pots in a propagator on the bathroom window - no chance of them germinating out side, hopefully the weather will be better by the time they are due to be planted out.

Suzanne · « **Reply #570 on:** March 17, 2008, 11:22:37 »

Day off today, and have completed the household chores this morning. So taking a sandwich, a flask and off to the lottie for the rest of the day. Bliss. :)

powerspade · « **Reply #571 on:** March 17, 2008, 17:58:31 »

Lovely warm day so took advantage and planted 6 rows of Shallots and 4 double rows of broad beans

Biscombe · « **Reply #572 on:** March 17, 2008, 18:02:45 »

Potted up 26 varietes of chillis go the same amount ready to be planted out, all the rest I'll sell!
Phew took all day! Strimming and planting out tomorrow! It's all go here!
Spring is here!

Suzanne · « **Reply #573 on:** March 17, 2008, 19:43:24 »

Biscombe can you tell spring to hurry up north ;D

cornykev · « **Reply #574 on:** March 17, 2008, 20:25:30 »

Bloody cold here today, nothing doing. :( :'( ;D ;D ;D

ninnyscrops · « **Reply #575 on:** March 17, 2008, 22:11:29 »

Popped in the greenhouse and covered EVERYTHING :o

star · « **Reply #576 on:** March 17, 2008, 23:45:49 »

Very pleased that I haven't got too much to babysit at the mo. I have nothing in the propagator from this morning so I have turned it off and put the toms in there overnight and more than likely tomorrow too.

Hopefully next week will be able to sow much more as the greenhouse will be ready for use as well :D

Suzanne · « **Reply #577 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:10:15 »

Another day off today so can spend more time on the lottie. I dug over three beds yesterday (20ft by 4 ft each) so glad the soil on the lottie is easy to work - nice and light. Today I will clear the brussel sprouts stalks away, and as the wind has dropped I will have a bonfire of the raspberry cane prunings. Defintely a sandwich and flask of soup afternoon.

posie · « **Reply #578 on:** March 18, 2008, 16:05:20 »

I've now put in all of my paths and 4 of the 6 beds are good to go, 2 have been covered in fleece for the next few days, ready for the early spuds and early nante carrots and now I'm off for a long hot bath and to psych myself up for my hypnotherapy, in 2 days time I will be a non-smoker! Yay! ;D ;D ;D

manicscousers · « **Reply #579 on:** March 18, 2008, 16:54:56 »

nowt at the plot today,
in the propagator sowed various chinese leaves, lolo rosso and parella red lettuce, chinese gooseberies, san marzano toms, kohl rabi (spelling),
beetroot in jiffys, transplanted a melon, one of Tora's, a pepper or tomato that grew after I'd transplanted all the rest and had no label ;D
ordered 4 ton of flagging ash and 60 flags to go around the big poly :)

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Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 900467 times)

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