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Sowing seeds.
Bonfire if it ever stays dry.
Planting shrubs & bulbs in my borders at home.

Anything else that springs to mind between now and getting there. ::) ::)

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Everybody into your wellies,
the sun is out!!

(Spuds, spuds, spuds, spuds) ;D ;D ;D

After 8 hours of repotting chillies yesterday, I'm looking forward to getting my garden fork out!! I'll be getting a tomato bed ready with canes and digging a trench for all my bush squash adding and some homemade compost, getting dirty today!!  ;) ;D

QuoteAfter 8 hours of repotting chillies yesterday

How many chillie plants was that? :o

cj :)

Dare I say it! ...............oh...... go on then! 110 varieties have germinated! will take some pics!

Wow, impressive ;D cant wait for the pics.

cj :)

Defo grenhouse work today......far too wet to get on the soil  :(

The heavens have opened up here just as I am finishing putting the kids trampoline up. So now I will not get to start any jobs in the garden. :'(

2 hours at the allotment today. 30 minutes digging and 1hour 30 in the shed drinking tea sheltering from the rain. We got to use our new gas stove...happy days!  :)

Hi all,  :)

Its been too wet here, (Norwich) to be treading the soil today, so I started to put guttering on my greenhouse so I can collect and divert water onto my pumpkin heap later in the year. My battery drill went flat before I finished but it won`t take long to get the job done tomorrow weather permitting.

I`ve bolted the guttering brackets through holes drilled in the frame which seems to be ok. I`ve also drilled holes for fixing a mesh to the front of the greenhouse so I don`t put the wheelbarrow through it or my hand if I slip.
(I have dodgy hips and knees so I stumble when I`m tired on the plot).

I also put up a new piece of netting for this years sweet peas, and pulled out two weeds. ( I had two weeds :-[ ) Fussed over seeds in the greenhouse, had breakfast, drank coffee and chatted with friends.

Then I came home `cus it was cold and getting ready to rain again.

I hope to finish the guttering tomorrow, and I have a window opener to fit.
And a couple of yards of digging on the top plot, if the soil dries out.

Col

I had hoped to get the asparagus in today, but I just sorted out my tomato planting instead.

Well, my bro, sis and i met up at the allotment. Looked around a lot; pointed at lots of things; made lots of plans; then retired to the shed for a much needed break and to dry off.  ;D 2 hours later we headed home - me and sis accompanied by a supermarket shopping basket full of strawberry plants to be potted up into hanging baskets at home. Spuds still sitting there giving us a guilt trip - maybe it won't rain tomorrow?! ??? ???

I had several cups of tea a veggie burger and a packet of biscuits in my hut, only because it was raining... Yeah right!

Finally got down to to the new lottie and started digging it over  ;D
BACK ACHING BUT WORTH IT  :D

We did well today got 6 rows of spuds in , 5 rows of onions and the weather was fantastic ;D

went to the lotty today as the sky is blue and the suns out.

Soil is really cold and saturated so i have abandoned the plan to plant spuds this weekend.

Came home and dig over some of the beds in the back garden cleared out the mini greenhouse and replanted the tomatos, pumpkins and courgettes. And i have planted up loads of peas & beans.

There all tucked up in the nice warm greenhouse and i am sure they will be fine while i am away in Denmark for the next couple of nights.

8 x 10 greenhouse - dismantled and home (despite hubby's cracked windscreen - BIG favours for him coming up). Washed every piece down with disinfectant - now awaiting construction after the base is in situ. Pricked out lettuces and cucumbers and sowed some more melons. That''ll do donkey  ;D

Fantastic weather today. 2 raised beds made - one planted with early potatoes.  ;D

Planted the asparagus. You can see the size of the crowns; some of the roots were well over a foot long. The digging hoe is ideal for dragging the soil back into the trenches.

Sorry to go off on a tangent but......

WOW, love the asparagus beds. How far apart does each crown have to be?