What did you do in the garden today?

[Crystalmoon]

Only thing Ive been able to do for weeks now is collect kill & dispose of loads of slugs! Ground absolutely sodden with all the heavy rain, would take days of dry warm sun to even start to make the heavy clay workable.
I am so behind with everything that I may end up using most of my allotment space for growing Winter Squash this year (covering with membrane first to kill off weeds that have taken hold whilst I havent been able to do the regular hoeing).
Thinking of moving most of my raised beds from the allotment to my small back garden as at least then I could dash in & out when there are gaps in rainfall (my allotment is a 40 minute walk away & I dont drive, no toilet on the small site either so just not worth risking a wasted journey in this foul weather).
If I didnt have such wonderful raspberries, blackcurrants, strawbs etc at my plot I would seriously be considering giving it up or cutting back to half a plot after this awful start to the growing year. I have severe arthritis so working in the rain doing useful things at the plot that dont involve standing on the wet clay just isnt an option for me anymore, sigh  :-\
Sorry to drone on abit on this thread xJane   

[Crystalmoon]

[Duke Ellington]

Sowed my French and runner beans a bit late I know! Now just have general potting on and sweet corn to sow.

[manicscousers]

planted some celeriac and red spring onions outside and some of my different tomatoes, including a lemon tree, inside  ;D

[macmac]

Planted out celeriac (I can hear the slugs licking their lips  >:()
Planted out marigolds and cosmos (more lip licking)
Sowed Greenshaft peas ,my sowing of early peas yielded a miserable handful of plants.
shared coffee with lovely lottie chums,we've missed catching up in this foul weather.
Lovely day  :)

[Crystalmoon]

On a much more cheerful note the afternoon was actually dry at long last - managed to sow 14 squash plants before rain stopped play but at least its a start  ;D yippee! Such a joy to be messing about with soil/pots/seeds. Hoping we have a dry night & dry weekend so I can get stuck in at lotty. Hope everyone has a great weekend xjane

[Robert_Brenchley]

Finished the broadies. Severn varieties adds up to rather a lot, but never mind.

Did you get any from your Landrace that you put in the Seed Circle?

Yes, I've got a dozen of those in, renamed Dumont after the guy who sent them. They're among the most vigorous, a little behind Red Epicure.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Mulched - it's hard going this time of year, but overall it's easier than weeding - and planted the last of the spuds.

[Crystalmoon]

Spent a very happy day at my allotment at long last - trimmed the grass paths, prepared 6 raised beds ready for direct sowing, hopefully tomorrow  ;)  with turnip, beetroots, spinach, salad leaves. Gave the two compost bins a turning over.

Harvested the last of the swede, some curly kale, last 3 leeks & a lovely lettuce.

Lifted the cardboard I use to trap slugs - caught over 50  :o   Snipped them in half with garden scissors & watched the birds having slugs for dinner  :P

Had a nice chat with another plot holder...totally blissful day xJane

[Aden Roller]

Escaped to the plot at 4pm - better late than never.

• was amazed by how speedily the grass has regrown on the paths - cut them last week!
• hoed a lot
• sowed turnip seed and parsnip seed
• nattered to my neighbours as hadn't seen them for 3 weeks worth of rain
• dug a hole to accommodate the dead rat my neighbour discovered - better dead than not

Toddled home for dinner and the bed-time shift

[jimtheworzel]

rotovated in between rows of peas and broadbeans to keep down weeds.also done a patch for more peas next week, got 3 trays to plant out-so its a busy jim next week.

[saddad]

Got the last of the potatoes in... and some brassicas out.. and another two rows of peas...  :)

[Crystalmoon]

More slug murdering for me today  ;D also got rest of my raised beds ready for direct sowing. Held off on doing the actually sowing as we are forecast very heavy rains yet again for a few days, will sow seeds in the next dry spell xJane

[cornykev]

Saturday
Got the last of my ground spuds in
Sowed more peas
Transplanted Cucumber
Weeded and watered
Sunday
Potted on and give away some Toms
Sowed Melons
Sowed French Beans in back garden
;D

[Aden Roller]

Just before the rain returned:

washing out and in again
raked up hedge trimmings & plonked them on the bonfire

(one day it'll be dry enough to light!  ::))

[manicscousers]

Transplanted some more squash and banana melons, watered everywhere inside  :)

[Aden Roller]

Rushed out, covered everything in the greenhouse and got ready for the possibility of a frost tonight.  :(

[Borlotti]

OH cut the grass with the petrol mower, so well pleased, then it rained/hailed thundered so got home.  He did a lot of moaning (as usual) about the grass had overtaken the beds, the peas were planted in the wrong place etc. etc. and I had no string for straight lines but he did do a bit of digging.  He did mow some of the grass where my wild flower seeds were coming up, but it was a big help to get the grass cut, so kept my mouth shut.  I just love my allotment disorganised and all hidley piggley, not all those straight lines and bare earth, I have so many things coming up that I have forgotten I have planted.  Take some old tubs up from home and planted some bulbs (tulips, bluebells and daffodils), they will come up next year I hope at the end, under the trees where nothing else grows.  Anyway we are still speaking, although he is moaning about his rhubard as it is my fault the grass grew round it, but I think it has been eaten by slugs or ants, and didn't want to put pellets or powder down in case it affected the rhubard and made him ill, but perhaps I should have.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[saddad]

Pricking out mainly... to avoid the hail...  :-X

[cornykev]

Earthed up spuds
Re sowed carrots
Weeded and spaced out parsnips and beetroot
More weeding and watered
Mowed the grass path at rear of plot
Pulled up and bagged a load of marestail. 
;D

[Borlotti]

Bet I have more marestail than you Kev. Perhaps we can sell it on EBay.  ;D ;D ;D