Author Topic: What did you do in the garden today? (Read 1001053 times)

Fork · « **Reply #1700 on:** January 27, 2009, 23:39:49 »

I'm finding it difficult to get motivated at the moment and I still have above half of my winter digging to complete.

Apart from the appalling weather,either too wet or frozen,and the fact that I was ill over the festive break,I'm also worried about my job.

By the end of Feb my job in the factory will be finished.They say that I will be moved to another job within the factory but its still playing on my mind!

elvis2003 · « **Reply #1701 on:** January 27, 2009, 23:44:30 »

fork,dont worry hon,youll soon get it done once you have the chance,hope things with your job work out
rach
xxxxx

betula · « **Reply #1702 on:** January 28, 2009, 00:09:37 »

Fork,hope things work out OK with your job.

I find the lottie is the best place for me when I have things on my mind :)

manicscousers · « **Reply #1703 on:** January 28, 2009, 13:36:15 »

all th best, Fork, hope you get sorted out :-\
dug squash pits and half filled with old poultry muck/bedding, filled in and mounded and left to rot down

hopalong · « **Reply #1704 on:** January 28, 2009, 17:04:17 »

No time to do anything in the garden or on the allotment yesterday when it was fine and sunny. Today it was too wet to do any digging - could damage the soil and the heavy clay is so sticky that's it's hard to work anyway. Harvested some brussels and leeks and did some tidying up on the allotment. Fed the birds in the garden.

cornykev · « **Reply #1705 on:** January 31, 2009, 16:07:19 »

Dug up the last few spuds, unnetted the brassicas weeded and pulled off the dead leaves and covered, pulled up the swede that just stopped growing, my mate Robin helped himself to a few worms. ;D ;D ;D

izzywizz · « **Reply #1706 on:** January 31, 2009, 16:13:00 »

pulled a few leeks,curley kale and rocket.Dug over the last bed and cleaned up the compost area.All set for spring.Fingers crossed.Son and daughter in-law having a baby in the next couple of weeks so have had to ake sure everything is set to go .

Georgie · « **Reply #1707 on:** January 31, 2009, 16:29:56 »

Quote from: izzywizz on January 31, 2009, 16:13:00

Dug over the last bed and cleaned up the compost area....Son and daughter in-law having a baby in the next couple of weeks so have had to make sure everything is set to go .

ROFL! Are you going to plant the baby when it arrives? ;) ;D ;D ;D

G x

Fork · « **Reply #1708 on:** January 31, 2009, 16:43:26 »

Didley squat!

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #1709 on:** January 31, 2009, 16:46:01 »

Took off the last of the sprouts and dug over a couple of beds.

Deb P · « **Reply #1710 on:** January 31, 2009, 16:56:23 »

Had a sort out in the greenhouse, just reorganising ready for the planting rush later.
Went down to OH's plot and did a bit of bramble cutting with one hand, splint is still on my other hand so limiting me somewhat! ;D Just enjoying the sunshine while it lasts...... :-\

manicscousers · « **Reply #1711 on:** January 31, 2009, 17:32:27 »

transplanted 50 carnations, picked up the seed spuds, took my purplette spring onion and ishikura seedlings to put in the poly :)
lovely and warm in the greenhouse, bl**dy freezing outside ;D

saddad · « **Reply #1712 on:** January 31, 2009, 17:39:03 »

Just come in (it was going dark) Picked some sprouts, did some couch digging, relaid a path, moved some coreopsis ( they were where the path went!)
Forgot to go and help do some measuring up this morning!! ( :-[ ) ;D

hopalong · « **Reply #1713 on:** January 31, 2009, 17:47:12 »

Cold and windy but bright day, good for gardening. Mulched my garden borders with some home made compost. It's rich, dark and full of worms: I'm very pleased with it. Also put lots of it on the bog garden I started last year. Got rid of dead foliage on border perennials and tidied leaves away into leaf mould cage that I made a week or two ago.

Transplanted another Sedum spectabile to go in my new Sedum hedge. Planted a Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii Profusion (the one with the bright purple berries), bought with a bit of pocket money earned gardening for a kind and generous Indian lady.

Lots of bulbs coming up now. The snowdrops are flowering beautifully.

This is getting to be an obsession. I'm thinking maybe I should start a garden blog.

shirlton · « **Reply #1714 on:** January 31, 2009, 17:51:31 »

Had a good day up the plot today. Dug up the rest of the parsnips. Got the sprouts up and got quite few stragglers off them (job for tomorrow)Tony did the digging behind me. It was lovely to be out again in the fresh air, If it's ok tomorrow will go again for a while.

thifasmom · « **Reply #1715 on:** January 31, 2009, 22:27:58 »

well this week I've returned to the garden and finally feel the season is beginning for me ;D.

Monday weeded the area earmarked for my micro mini meadow.

Tuesday pissed down with rain so n/a.

Wednesday i pruned and loosely retrained my living willow bench.

Thursday completed my pruning of the bench and tied in everything properly with twine.

Friday dug 2 of my bean trenches and lined them with wet shredded paper.

today got rid of rotted vegetation out of some of the raised beds, ensure protected crops were secure against the oncoming cold snap. pruned the wisteria hedge and used the willow whips to make aesthetically pleasing ties on the willow bench structure (its looking great if i do say so myself ;))

saddad · « **Reply #1716 on:** January 31, 2009, 23:25:41 »

Well lets have a piccie then... so we can all admire it! ;D

shirlton · « **Reply #1717 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:50:27 »

I would really like to see the willow bench.

tonybloke · « **Reply #1718 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:55:05 »

come on!! post a piccy!!

cornykev · « **Reply #1719 on:** February 01, 2009, 13:45:30 »

Piccy, piccy, piccy. ;D ;D ;D

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