Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 874671 times)

grawrc · « **Reply #720 on:** April 21, 2008, 16:51:07 »

Off to do that too! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Right now! ;)

Crystalmoon · « **Reply #721 on:** April 21, 2008, 17:59:25 »

Thanks everyone for some great ideas to deal with yobs ;)
Didnt get to do anything at my lottie today as very very wet all day.
Hoping its dry tomorrow

Deb P · « **Reply #722 on:** April 21, 2008, 19:37:22 »

Also had a sowing day, pumpkins, courgettes, dwarf french beans, marrows......Then had to have another shift around of stuff in the cold greenhouse, sweet peas and peas hardening off, some brassicas out too. I just need another shelf or ten... ;D

windygale · « **Reply #723 on:** April 21, 2008, 19:59:32 »

hi all, i potted up some shallots and onions in modules, old shuttle trays, because my plot is so wet and sticky at this moment in time, they can grow untill the soil dry's out then i can replant,

carolinej · « **Reply #724 on:** April 21, 2008, 21:57:00 »

Built a shelf for my greenhouse, so I can plant aubergines under it and in pots on top. Saying that, I am not very good at that sort of thing, so it may all collapse when pots of wet compost are on it ;D Thats one of the things I love about the lottie. I am a very clumsy person, but I can do carpentry to my hearts content and no one sees it to say it is wonky, unsafe or ridiculous ;D ;D ;D

Alos put some tomato plants in the green house border. I had one Tomato 'latah' plant left, so I put it outdoors today. It was fine last year, so I hope it survives this year. It is supposed to be very hardy, and it is in a sheltered spot. I was the first with a tomato, either indoors or out on our lottie last year.

Also fed my garlic with some growmore. It's looking strong, but yellowing a bit. Hopefully it will pick up a bit now.

cj :)

Mr Smith · « **Reply #725 on:** April 22, 2008, 12:12:33 »

Been on the lotty this morning prepared ground for Runners moved some good soil into a raised bed, did a bit more rotovating and put up some CD's :)

manicscousers · « **Reply #726 on:** April 22, 2008, 19:30:23 »

weeded the cabbage bed, put the beans out to harden off, planted up hanging baskets and bedding plants, uncovered the forced strawberries to let the insects in, earthed up the spuds, beautiful day, so hot in the poly, down to a t shirt ;D

caroline7758 · « **Reply #727 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:03:48 »

Does anyone else find this thread frustarting when they've been stuck in an ofice all day while the sun is shining outside? ;D

cambourne7 · « **Reply #728 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:19:41 »

..... done nothing woke up at 10am having slept though alarm clock, got up did a bit of work. Decided to go to the lotty around 12.30 went upstairts to get dressed and woke up at 4pm ???

New antihistimines are just wipping me out at the moment.

debster · « **Reply #729 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:45:43 »

considered sun screen first lol.
weeded and cleaned all the paths and edges, put up my plastic greenhouse, cleaned loads of pots, planned whats going where and picked up all the cat poo
>:(

now aching all over and ready for some more of the same tomorrow lol

Ren1 · « **Reply #730 on:** April 22, 2008, 23:52:38 »

Caroline7758

Totally agree. Many an hour is spent considering alternatives to full time work!!

Managed a couple of hours building /digging before ir got a bit nippy this evening.

mrf94 · « **Reply #731 on:** April 23, 2008, 15:09:56 »

I did this

luckydog · « **Reply #732 on:** April 23, 2008, 15:57:51 »

Quote

Does anyone else find this thread frustarting when they've been stuck in an ofice all day while the sun is shining outside?

Yes ;D

betula · « **Reply #733 on:** April 23, 2008, 16:04:40 »

Pricking out my tomato plants.Sun is out.A little sunshine . ;D

theothermarg · « **Reply #734 on:** April 23, 2008, 16:12:25 »

yesterday We put a shed up, today I had a strong feeling that I had to sow carrots as I think it is perfect conditions :D also ordered a ton of gravel to put around the shed coming friday and we will have to barrow them down a lane
well I suppose it,s good exercise
marg

Old bird · « **Reply #735 on:** April 23, 2008, 16:28:14 »

Quote from: caroline7758 on April 22, 2008, 20:03:48

Does anyone else find this thread frustarting when they've been stuck in an ofice all day while the sun is shining outside? ;D

Yes yes yes - screech! Still nearly over and I can go home in a bit!

Old Bird

manicscousers · « **Reply #736 on:** April 23, 2008, 18:05:42 »

planted a melon and cucumber in the poly border, took the cover off the squash bed, transplanted squash and pumpkins into pots and put the beans outside to start hardening off, :)

Emagggie · « **Reply #737 on:** April 23, 2008, 18:55:07 »

Gazed upon my empty plastic greenhouses, all those plants hardening off now, and tomorrow I will move the next lot from the glasshouse to the plastic jobbies at night and out in the day to start hardening off.
Hoping to plant out brassicas this weekend. Going to try making a hotbed if I get time.
What to do with the spares though...I've forced them on all my pals that grow stuff. I might put them on the drive for freebees. ;D

debster · « **Reply #738 on:** April 23, 2008, 19:29:42 »

yep more of the same from yesterday
;D

carolinej · « **Reply #739 on:** April 23, 2008, 20:33:07 »

Put newspaper in bottom of bean trench ready for planting time. Put some marigolds (not gloves ::)) around the edge of the greenhouse path to ward off whitefly and to look pretty ;D Dug another of my raised beds. Only 2 to go and the lottie will be all bedded out ;D

Realised that bindweed has one good attribute......the roots are white. As I was pulling them out as I dug, I realised how much harder it would be if the roots were brown :o

cj :)

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