Topic: What did you do in the garden today?

[Ninnyscrops.]

Brought the stacking tables into the greenhouse and sowed mostly flower seed under lids and then fleeced them all for a bit of extra warmth.

Ninnys

[Aden Roller]

I really must escape to the plot - there's always someone who wants something doing.

Today the front garden had the finishing touches to a complete overhaul. Personally I'd sooner be busy on the plot.  ::)

[gavinjconway]

Been busy collecting and ferrying planks today to the plot.. Scaffolding planks for pathways, other 3x2 planks for making a lean to roof structure to use as a storage area, pallets and other timber offcuts to burn to collect ash to use as Potash. before you say beware of the nails from the pallets .... I do have a large magnet to remove them !!  :D  More to be collected tomorrow and then dig and plant my 420 onion sets.. eeks ... Yes we do love onions!!

[gazza1960]

Refurbished raised pallet Carrot bed,now reseeded.
same to 2 x plastic containers.

assembled whole bean frame and positioned over newly dug compost trenches.

Scrubbed pathway and nooks and crannies in GH,all glass cleansed.....spit spot !!!!!!!

Topped off 2 of our comp bins with 10 bags of horses doofers,covered and left to cook !!!!

Bizzy 3 hours this sarvo  !!!!!!!!!!

Gazza

[Aden Roller]

On Thursday I completed my strawberry bed transplanting 72 plants in all. It was meant to be 6 x 12 plants but I got carried away! Hope the netting is big enough.  ::)

[DATA311]

I dug, then dug a little more, then for the hell of it I thought I would dig some more.... :D
It is a new plot for me, only given to me at the end of January, so there is a fair amount of digging to be done.......... :D

[Aden Roller]

I dug, then dug a little more, then for the hell of it I thought I would dig some more.... :D
It is a new plot for me, only given to me at the end of January, so there is a fair amount of digging to be done.......... :D

Once you get the hang of it and work up a good rhythm it's amazing how much you can get done... especially if the soil is good.

[Ninnyscrops.]

Not very much done today except sown some of Jeannine's tomato seeds she very kindly sent.

Paid allotment rent and water. Drove 20 miles to call out AA man to see to my car as we thought the starter motor was jammed, only to be told battery was not holding it's charge so had to buy a new one. Had photos developed for Spring Show photographic section.

I'm hiding my purse tomorrow and staying in the greenhouse  ::)

Ninnys

[gavinjconway]

Big day planned for tomorrow as I had a quick business meeting with colleagues today that lasted 5 hours...

oh boy ... but we achieved a lot..  I did manage to collect 5 pallets i had spotted going free the other day and deliver to the plot - then it rained so I came home..

So tomorrow i have a pile of timber and about 8 pallets to burn to make a pile of ash to use on my onions. So whilst the burn is going on i'll dig and prepare the onion patch and get them planted... all 420 of them!! Then when the coals cool down i'll sprinkle all over them and wait for the rain to do it's thing..

I also want to get more flags down by the shed..

[chriscross1966]

Moved potting station into greenhouse, awshed an epic number of module trays, had a bit of a clear up generally and after clearing the over-winter roots bed I topped up its soil with the big pots form the potatoes last year... they'll get refilled from the pepper bed in the GH, the pepper bed from the tomato bed and the tomato bed with bought-in topsoil/compost mix form the council scheme...

chrisc

[cornykev]

Planted out 190 yellow and a few red onions today.   8)

[DATA311]

I dug, then dug a little more, then for the hell of it I thought I would dig some more.... :D
It is a new plot for me, only given to me at the end of January, so there is a fair amount of digging to be done.......... :D

Once you get the hang of it and work up a good rhythm it's amazing how much you can get done... especially if the soil is good.

Its quite hard work as the ground has not been used for a few years, but we are getting there.......... ;)

[gavinjconway]

Not enough done yesterday due to the rain, sleet, hail and a bit of snow.. I still managet to dig half the onion bed 4x2 mt and planted 12 rows..  now will wait a month or so before planting more.. I couldn't get my pallets burned down to make potash either.. maybe next visit.

Next is to get the Strawberry bed dug and prepared so I can toke my plants that are waiting at home to be planted out.

[manicscousers]

Transplanted calabrese, sowed beetroot and the first 2 of my pre chitted parsnips , weeded around the onions, I'm amazed how many annual weeds are already showing their heads  ;D

[shirlton]

After the working party yesterday we hadn't got much energy left so went up this afternoon and finished putting the spuds in . Sowed some parsnip..

[pumkinlover]

After the working party yesterday we hadn't got much energy left so went up this afternoon and finished putting the spuds in . Sowed some parsnip..

That made me smile Shirl- what do you do when you HAVE got some energy left ;)

[cornykev]

Planted a few pot grown Shallots.   ;D

[DATA311]

done some more digging today, is there no end to it............. ???
Dug through the raised beds that were built by the previous occupant, on digging, I discovered masses of white root which appears to couch grass, looks like it could be a bit of a headache............... :o

[Aden Roller]

I cut the grass for the first time this year - two gardens looking neat and trim.  :)

[gavinjconway]

Too wet to dig today...

So I delivered some poly carb sheets I found in a skip (I always ask) and made 2 kneeler pads from kids toy jigsaw type foam matting from the same skip..  Also found a fiberglass hole cover like contractors use to cover holes and trenches so you can walk over them - so cut it into 2 and made kneeling boards for using when planting and pulling weeds.. also covered them with the foam matting. So i can now burn the old bit of rotten plywood I was using to kneel on.!!