Topic: What did you do in the garden today?

[Crystalmoon]

Finally a dry day so potted on alot of plants I havent been able to transfer to my allotment (will be too wet for some time yet) butternut squash, summer squash, kohl rabi, yellow courgettes.

hoping to get to my lottie tomorrow to have my very first 'furtle' for spuds  ;D

shirlton I've loved that poem since I was very young...still looking forward to being able to rattle the railings etc  ;)

[shirlton]

Best thing about being over the hill.

[Deb P]

I sorted put the inside of my new shed, it's all organised now! I've even got a little sofa from Freecycle in there...bliss! I was just sitting down on it for the first time having spend a few hours putting stuff away when a large fox wandered in bold as brass and just stood looking at me! I've never been that close to a fox before, I was suprised it was slightly scary, very cold feral eyes...but as soon as I spoke to it , it wandered off as if it owned the place.....which of course it does! ;D

[Mr Smith]

Back from the lotty and overall it is not to bad after all the rain but still even to wet to weed properly, first signs of sweetcorn seeds coming through but we are really pedssi off by the fact that every cabbage and collie is now ruined by the local bird population how much netting do you have to put over your crops?,  I'm going to take some proper direct action when I find out that I'm allowed to do it, ;)

[froglets]

Been down the garden to speak to the frogs, and to let the beans know they will be being planted out this evening after work, or tomorrow.  Told the leeks they will be moving out of pot sand into the ground on Sunday when we've prepared the new bed.

Talking to the veg is more satisfying than talking to some of my work colleagues on conference calls   ;D

[cambourne7]

I have had meetings this morning which means wearing a suit YUCK!
Home now and heading for pub lunch in a mo (its only 50m away) then going to get changed at home and back to the lotty and move more compost before the weather turns.

[manicscousers]

took the seed heads off some more red onions  ::) ..tied in toms and the watermelon, one plant's going great guns at the moment,  picked some onions , new peas and strawberries, also, early nantes carrots for tea, only have to add the lamb chops  :P
moved a tomato that was growing next to a pepper, self seeded and doing really well  ;D
checked the grapes, about 7 bunches this year  ;D

[shirlton]

We picked our first broad beans today. They seem to have come right in the last few days. Probably the rain we had last week. Have left me mom shelling them. Just hope she remembers where the beans go and where the pods go.lol.Brought home 2 onions and two cabbage hearts that the slugs didn't get into. Gonna have liver and onions tonite.

[lorna]

In a word NOTHING (oh I did water the toms and cucumbers) 3 of my 4 children came visiting, all at different times. Not complaining but I have to get my finger out as I am away all next week with young Lorna and Joshua.

[Elizabeth]

 ??? What do you suggest we start in the plots ( 12' X 4') we are having approx 12 plots, and wish it was not left until now, should have started months ago - but red tape? we have started in a green house runner beans and know that we can still get in some peas and reading your posts know we can still get in some carrots. We also have a very large plot which we intend to use as a flower and fruit trees plot so should be ok! Oh! forgot to mention the 40+ foot high fir trees having a fight with the owners, but the trees grow to the back of the plot and will not effect the first 6 plots - help.

[manicscousers]

don't know if it's any use, some of the on line catalogues,e.g, fothergills, are selling veggie plants, gives you a head start, we're still sowing salady stuff, french beans, peas, and squash plants we've grown, still time for lots of stuff  :)

[cambourne7]

I have had meetings this morning which means wearing a suit YUCK!
Home now and heading for pub lunch in a mo (its only 50m away) then going to get changed at home and back to the lotty and move more compost before the weather turns.

Did not end up getting back to the lotty as i managed to get another contract :) but it means me starting back at work wednesday :( which means i have only got a couple of days to move a lot of soil and get a lot down while i have time.

[Emagggie]

Took advantage of BW's day off to bag up more straw for mulch (now the ground's wet) and deliver it to the plot. Was going up again this pm but it was raining and I've got a cold so I stayed at home and did DIY with himself, I passed screws, made tea etc. and said things like 'nice neat job dear' and the like. ::)
Sweetcorn ready to go in along with peppers so I will endeavour to get there tomorrow.

[cambourne7]

.... went to the allotment 11am when it had warmed up (but not much its fairly grim out there) and moved over 8 barrow loads of compost to the base of my greenhouse. Took out 3 barrow loads of weeds. Sowed some beetroot, picked some baby carrots and parsnips.

[manicscousers]

picked the first of the 'freebie' vale's emerald potatoes for tea, plus lettuce, onions and carrots for a salad , had our monthly meeting, lots to discuss this time, picked all the leaves off the peach that have leaf curl on, fed it..weeded the sweet potato bed ready for planting up, next week..tied in some more melons , worn out  ;D

[grawrc]

Did far too much and not enough!! Weeded lots and planted tomatoes and Chinese cabbage. Sowed kohl rabi and kale and courgettes. Hoed paths. And I still have to go back to water so I've ordered pizza for dinner.

[Uncle Joshua]

I didn't do too much on my plot today but the woman a few plots down is I'll so while nobody was around I went down and did a few hours on hers.

[saddad]

Nearly finished planting up the big School's greenhouse..
 :)

[good7saint]

Not much today as I visit my mother on a Saturday.
But went up to the plot on the first bus and spent an hour running over the long grass with a strimmer

[Mr Smith]

Down on the lotty this morning at 0745 but it seems the rain what we had yesterday made my lotty very wet in places, I cleared all my colies and cabbages that the birds had feasted on(my fault I should of covered them) and put them in the compost and went over to Barkby and bought another two dozen each, these will be covered with netting ;)