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Spent the day planting up my last available raised bed, three  wigwams, one big, two small. Planted CFB on big one, 'Lil pumpkin on one small one and outdoor cucumber on the third. Put some Rhubarb Chard in the corners to make use of all the space.

Then OH arrived to put the final cladding on the shed to find the timberyard had sent really thick chunks, almost quarter trees of some bits! Took us some manouvering with supporting the 'logs' to get them into position, but it is starting to look less like a wendy house and more like a bothy at last! Hope we get it finished in time for the Open Day.... :-\

Planted out loads of home grown bedding plants at last. Hoping it will rain here as promised, but often it doesn't. On watering duties for holidaying friends, so the rain would be doubly welcome ;D
Absolutely cream crackered, now off to dive into a hot bath.....oh joy ;D

We had a good clean up and it was a good job we went down because the wind is blowing and my Runner bean sticks had started to go with the wind so it was a reinforcing job also put in my last  lot broad beans and half a dozen tomato plants, I also found some onion sets and put them in, will these come up ok? :)

Looked out the window at the rain.  :'(      ;D ;D ;D

i have done no gardening since thursday instead took myself off to Paris with hubbie for a long weekend and had a blast, and it looks like i had the weather  ;D

Cam

Quote from: cornykev on May 26, 2008, 20:13:14
Looked out the window at the rain.  :'(      ;D ;D ;D

must be the same window typical bank holiday washout!!

Just been up the lotty to see if all is ok after yesterdays wind and rain, looking at the weather forecast thats it untill the weekend  :)

Back at work today  :'(

3 days of dry weather forcast, so it looks like i might be able to get some digging done in the afternoon after work while the grounds wet which means i might be able to get my spade in the heavy clay.

And as i have found my camera i can take some photos as well  ;D

just looke at metcheck looks like i got rain , rain , and more bxxxxy rain to look forward too besides im in work till 7 this week

Came home from work to find the squirrels had been digging for victory in most of my veg plants that were being hardened off ready for the plot, spent most of the evening replanting  >:(

Deb P
where are the pictures of your Bothy then ;D

Mostly cleared up the devastation from the weekend.  Lost half my flowers in the greenhouse which I'd not long potted up.  Went up the lottie, put the bean canes back up from the 45 degree angle they'd ended up at and swore a lot at the amount of horsetail that seems to have sprung up over the weekend!  :)

Hello

I have so much to do but the weather is cr*p, I have all my new roses in my lean-to as the poor wind and rain was hammering them also i have other plants and tom's to plant. All i want is a nice warm day so i can get out and plant them..... I am so fed up with this rain and wind where's the summer  >:( >:( >:(





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Brogusblue

Well I actually managed to do something. Still not able to go lottying so John has been buliding me raised beds at home. I have three so far 16 inches high and about 10 feet long so am able to play.Three more coming this week. It is very hard to decide what to plant though with so little space, but I have one turned into a salad bed, one has spuds in and tomorrow weather permitting I am going to plant the 3rd with carrots etc. I have a fence area to grow beans up as well now and toms are now all planted into big pots, some in the wee house greenhouse and some outside in pots.

All is not lost.. it is amazing what a tub  or two of muck can do for the emotions LOL.

Lots of pots to grow stuff in too, but a bit late planting some things.

Mind you the dogs are sulking as they have lost the grass.

XX Jeannine

Quote from: Andy H on May 27, 2008, 22:00:33
Deb P
where are the pictures of your Bothy then ;D

Patience....... ;D ;D ;D
OH is frantically working to try and get it finished for the Open Day on Sunday...it's looking more like a log cabin now! I will post pics of it then, musn't spoil the suprise for those coming to see it in the flesh.. ;D ;D

Sowed runners yesterday and weeded the spring onions which are very patchy and have took ages to come up.  ;D ;D ;D

pinched out the toms, tied them in, and the melons, we weeded one of the onion beds, dug up new spuds, cut some chinese leaves and strawberries  ;D

Breast stroke...  ::)

 ;D ;D @Saddad I do hope you are still able to have your day.