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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2840 on: September 05, 2009, 14:37:56 »
Carried on digging up Ratte
Harvested carrots
Given a cucumber
Watered.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2841 on: September 05, 2009, 15:04:03 »
Sorted out strawberry runners
pulled up lots of carrots
picked runner beans


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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2842 on: September 05, 2009, 15:23:26 »
picked my nieghbours gerkins - will pickle later
last of the early spuds came up
Watered my winter brassicas
picked a huge red cabbage which smells more cabbagy then anything I have experienced!
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2843 on: September 05, 2009, 17:44:50 »
Dug up another row of spuds. had to do it meself cos ower Tones got an hernia and couldn't very well let him do it. Thats 3 sacks of spuds in the shed now and only 2 more rows to dig(phew) We have 2 buckets that the slugs have been in so am having to use them first and salvage what I can. He don't throw nowt away, Picked meself about 15 damsons from the tree we bought last year and pinched some of the daughters plums while she wasn't there. Was looking forward to getting some damsons from Saddads open day but it's no go this time so will have to be satisfied with what we have. Brought home another load of toms and picked some chrysanths to take to me mom tomorrow Just having a nice glass of wine cos I deserve it ;D
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2844 on: September 05, 2009, 18:29:03 »
Can't remember it all. Been at it since 9:00 am... still not finished Glad when the OD is over..  :)

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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2845 on: September 06, 2009, 17:55:24 »
Transplanted some leeks and cabbages.
Watered.
Harvested Runners, small cauli and Sweetcorn.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2846 on: September 06, 2009, 20:29:14 »
Tidied everything up after seeing all the beautiful plots at Saddad's open day!  ;D

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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2847 on: September 07, 2009, 12:33:33 »
Yesterday - harvested the last bit of calabrese and then cleared, fed and dug over the bed ready for my overwintering onions in a couple of weeks time. Then weeded the rest of lottie 1.

Went up to the other site and harvested beans, carrots and raspberries. I had picked beans and raspberries on Sat, along with a swede, cabbage, leek, courgettes and cucumbers which I gave to Mum and Dad. So glad I restricted myself on the number of green/runner beans I planted - my main harvest will be shelled beans for use over winter.

Also noted that vines on the squash are dying back quickly now - potimarron and crown prince seem to have done very well this year. Will take photo.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2848 on: September 07, 2009, 19:33:57 »
Dug up more Ratte
Harvested Carrots
Watered.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2849 on: September 07, 2009, 23:07:43 »
Started seed saving  ::)

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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2850 on: September 07, 2009, 23:10:28 »
Started seed saving  ::)

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ooohhh what are you trying?? ive saved some parsnip seeds from a derelict plot,so far
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2851 on: September 07, 2009, 23:15:39 »
It was flower seeds from the garden today Rach, might be harvesting a leek seed or two in the next few days up at the plot though as it doesn't look as they are going to produce pips  :(

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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2852 on: September 08, 2009, 00:01:44 »
dug up more spuds,picked yet more beans of all sorts and colours, was given some damsons, picked loads of toms, sweetcorn,courgettes, cut the grass and weeded/ shades x
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2853 on: September 08, 2009, 17:04:02 »
cut half of my leeks almost down to the ground as per Kittykats advice,many plot holders on site are digging theirs up because of the dreaded moth.Next year it's back to the envoiromesh.Pulled up the pattipan plant which while the 2 I harvested were nice the rest just rotted .The OH sowed 4 packs of overwintering spring onions,and he started digging.It's been really muggy here and very hot 8) feels like thunder though none forecast hope it doesn't rain as off to watch number 1 grandson play footie :)
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2854 on: September 08, 2009, 17:24:02 »
Dug half a row of Maris Piper and they were scabbed and slug ridden. Next year will stick to the Pentland javelin for the earlies and Nadine for storing. Cut the squash that were ready and picked blackberries and raspberries.Some more beans Toms and lettuce and weeded again
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2855 on: September 08, 2009, 17:31:04 »
Picked 3 pumpkins of varying sizes that were ready (anna swartz hubbards) a handful of beans, a couple of courgettes and an aubergine

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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2856 on: September 08, 2009, 19:33:50 »
Planted out strawberry runners.
Shirl my Maris Pipers were rubbisn last year 95% slug holes, I don't know if you remembered my thread maris poopers.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2857 on: September 08, 2009, 21:39:13 »
 :D picked yellow and green courgettes, pots , runner beans,kale, and clover and dandelion leaves for my tortoise, watered my toms and chillies etc , cut down blackberries- finished already ::) sunbathed/ shades x
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2858 on: September 09, 2009, 07:53:48 »
Planted out strawberry runners.
Shirl my Maris Pipers were rubbisn last year 95% slug holes, I don't know if you remembered my thread maris poopers.
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Pity I didn't see the post it would have saved me all fruitless digging Kev, I still have a row to dig today. (Be glad when ower Tones fit again), They must use a load of chemicals to grow em commercially.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today?
« Reply #2859 on: September 09, 2009, 17:24:30 »
Well dug the last row and a half of the Maris Piper. Managed to save about 3/4 of them.I'm aching(not shakin) all over. Thank godness I put the slow cooker on this morning. Did some more weeding. Came home with some more toms and a punnet of plums that someone gave us.
When I get old I don't want people thinking
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