Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 873017 times)

Number Six · « **Reply #5500 on:** February 15, 2012, 16:06:12 »

Cut down the old (autumn) raspberry canes, cleaned out the hen coop and threw some manure onto 3 veg plots. Should be planting the shallots and 2 blackcurrant plants tomorrow.

goodlife · « **Reply #5501 on:** February 15, 2012, 16:15:31 »

Just been on lotty and done some pottering about in GH...nice to see garlic bulbils have started to come up and Galina's walking onions and babbinton leek.. ;D I've started to do watering now.. ::)
I'm really itching get going with soil outside..but it is not ready yet..too cold and wet.
In mean while...more to sow indoors... ;D

saddad · « **Reply #5502 on:** February 15, 2012, 16:20:01 »

OH has done a lot of clearing... I was interrupted by giving blood and stuff...
Have dug some parsnips and leeks for tea.. :)

Aden Roller · « **Reply #5503 on:** February 15, 2012, 18:52:30 »

In the greenhouse - sowed several lots of broad beans that will (if all goes well) be transplanted in a few weeks time.

manicscousers · « **Reply #5504 on:** February 15, 2012, 19:24:08 »

Came home and transplanted some more tomato plants and sowed some corno rosso pepper seeds ;D

rugbypost · « **Reply #5505 on:** February 15, 2012, 20:37:54 »

Tranplanted toms and cucumbers its been very mild here for the past 2 days and nights there is heating in the greenhouse just for frost protection. :) Lost half my broad beans was not going to buy any new seed this year will wait and see what happens and what weather does :(

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #5506 on:** February 16, 2012, 21:39:42 »

Bought some multicompost in readiness (I wont have enough of my own saved stuff)............has anyone else noticed the small print recently "not suitable for seeds"? That's because there will be so many lumps in it, soon sorted with a sieve ;). They really want to sell you pre-sieved stuff for 3 times the price! :o

Ninny

elvis2003 · « **Reply #5507 on:** February 16, 2012, 21:46:07 »

oohh ninny,not noticed that,which brand are you using?
OH knocked a new raised bed together which we soon filled with our own compost and horse muck,ready for transplating eight asparagus plants tomorrow.Our lottie mate has given up her plot and donated the plants to us

manicscousers · « **Reply #5508 on:** February 16, 2012, 21:49:27 »

I've been sowing seeds into cocoa compost, the blocks you soak. So far, the tomatoes and peppers love it, don't think it's suitable for very small seeds though. We have 3 bags of mole soil I'm going to mix with vermiculite and try smaller seeds in that. Transplanted my minibel tomatoes and some of the smaller yellow ones a kind friend on here sent for my Neice's small plot ;D

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #5509 on:** February 16, 2012, 21:52:53 »

It's the Homebase own "multicompost plus". Hubby (not a gardener) and I had good look at all the different brands from the best to the worst and they all said it!

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #5510 on:** February 16, 2012, 22:01:04 »

Manics, I've not seen those, but I do prefer soils. :)

Ninny

davyw1 · « **Reply #5511 on:** February 17, 2012, 18:00:58 »

Says everything i think

manicscousers · « **Reply #5512 on:** February 17, 2012, 20:51:18 »

From this to this, nearly there ;D

grawrc · « **Reply #5513 on:** February 17, 2012, 21:00:38 »

Looks impressive!

Nigel B · « **Reply #5514 on:** February 18, 2012, 00:34:08 »

davyw1. Cool picture! It does indeed say everything.

I managed to move the pea wigwam without doing any damage to either me or it, and sowed just a few very early peas at the base of it. Just in case. :)
Did a bit of hoeing and tidying up around the onion beds.

Ooh! And I quarter-filled the wheelbarrow with mole-hill soil on he way back through the playing fields. :) I'll be sowing leeks and stuff in it as soon as the time is right. 8)
I'm determined to give this Moon-planting business a go this year. It won't cost anything to find if it helps either, which is nice. ;D

caroline7758 · « **Reply #5515 on:** February 18, 2012, 09:58:16 »

I wish I was on your site, Manics, it seems to have everything an allotment site should have!

manicscousers · « **Reply #5516 on:** February 18, 2012, 10:09:30 »

Quote from: caroline7758 on February 18, 2012, 09:58:16

I wish I was on your site, Manics, it seems to have everything an allotment site should have!

Well, we're getting there, ;D
more for the special needs and people with a dicky bladder. The club shuts bank holidays, too so we had to do something

shirlton · « **Reply #5517 on:** February 18, 2012, 12:16:23 »

Lovely work Manics.
This morning even though it was raining we planted three fruit trees and moved all of the rhubarb into its permanent position. had a cuppa and a chat in the pavilion.

cornykev · « **Reply #5518 on:** February 18, 2012, 15:05:19 »

I bought a 50L bag of miracle grow, grow your own, fruit and vegtable compost for £4.99
I've sowed 4x Tigerella's
6x Yellow Bell Peppers
And 4x shallots in pots
After your post Manics, I had a look in my cupboard and found a Coco peat block thats been there for years will it be OK for Tommies when I plant them on into black buckits. :-\ :D

caroline7758 · « **Reply #5519 on:** February 18, 2012, 15:51:21 »

Sowed the first seeds of the season (all inside)

Sweet peas
Violas
Gaura
Poached egg plant
Broad beans
Leeks
beetroot
peppers
Basil
Sweet Marjoram
dill
mint

I was a bit worried about the compost as it is from last year and I think it froze last week, but we shall see!

It feels good to have started. :D

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