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Composter up & running. Not to difficult to get in place.  To hot for me so came home about 4.45. Might go early in the morning.
Janet

Thanks for all your lovely replies, I really love knowing what everyone else is up to, especailly as out allotments only have 4 other people!! Happy Gardening tomorrow!

Nothing, I've been at a beekeepers' gathering.

Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on April 18, 2009, 20:09:13
Nothing, I've been at a beekeepers' gathering.

whats one of those called? A skep of beekeepers ;D
  I sowed my french beans and had a natter, at home i rearanged the greenhouse( yet again) still can't get more in :-[

Beautiful, sunny and breezy day. Apart from the usual weeding and tidying up, I straightened the edges around my fruit growing area, put a path through the middle, covered it in bark chips and erected a new fruit cage over most of it. The gooseberries, currants and strawberries are coming on really well and definitely need protection.  The autumn fruiting raspberries can fend for themselves. Also stuck a few willow branches in the ground along part of the plot that needs screening (they have rooted very well in water).

Tomorrow will plant out some French climbing beans, leeks and marigolds (French and African) and hope there will be time to finish planting my maincrop spuds (Romano) before going off on a walk along the Severn Way next week.

After unloading a delivery for our lottie shop this morning, then working in the lottie shop, it was time to sow more peas and transplant 18 sprout plants into their final position.  With my 5yr old son, what was to be a 15 minute job became a 2 hour job.....

I ended up having to go back later on my own for a further 3 hours to weed and dig and have a bonfire.   Weeding is my job everyday; not just today ;D ;D   

I do not usually work Sundays at our lottie shop but may pop down tomorrow as only 2 people are available to do the shop and nursery.  Neither are able to hump and dump stuff.  Just gotta tell OH.... it can wait till morning..... ;)

Hub finally put the roof back on the shed, and I pulled more weeds, gave the fruit bushes a bit of a feed and planted some yellow beetroot seed that I had ordered on line, only about 1/4 of site left to be dug over

Yesterday evening;- Sown 5 rows of Carrots, a row of Model White Turnips, and a short row of Saladin Lettuce. Popping down today (very early) to pick PSB for lunch.

Quote from: nilly71 on April 18, 2009, 08:56:49
I have an area that will be used for two raised bed to be cleared but i usually get carried away doing other stuff ::)

I might finnish building the d.i.y green house or shredder but seeds need sowing.

I will probebly spend half the time talking to others ;D

Neil

I didn't get any of the above done :( built a potting bench instead ;D and starting clearing around the outside of the plot.

Neil

Well the old compost area has gone and a lovely new bed in place.

Good job I did it as spotted Mr and Mrs Rat,never ever seen them before on the plot. :o

Really enjoyed working on the plot yesterday.The sunshine was a real tonic. ;D

 I agree, long last the sunshine. It's gorgeous here again today, am going to poke about in the garden.

Going to collect a new engine for my possessed rotorvator  :D

When i get beck going to do some weeding  :(

Today has been 'Dandelion Destruction Day' (DD Day for short).

My eyes are now attuned to everything YELLOW and I feel the need to DESTROY IT.

Went to the Co-Op and bought a lemon on the way home. I hope they haven't got me on CCTV.

Dug out TONS of brambles along with some couch grass and other perennial weeds.
Earthed up the early potatos.
Generally weeded and tidied up the plot.
Levelled 2 beds on the new half plot and built half the fence around it.
Caught the sun!  ;D
Found a couple of pallets so made the "bad stuff compost area" even bigger for the above weeds.
Still got to do some potting on.
:o
Flipping tired!!!

Steady on mate ;D ;D ;D

I need a rest after reading that  :)

Ok After a late start due to my plot being flooded  i have dug over bed by hand over the last few weeks and Today i took the Mantis up and knocked the beds down to a fine tilth .. Put in The spuds Earlies ,and now will leave a couple of days before sowing soon stuff   and getting my onoins in  Its looking good !
Now will need to strim the paths next as well !!

:)

Spent hours trying to keep the sale plants watered...
sowed some Choggia, 48 cells, pricked out 18 Cayenne... gave up because it was too hot in the greenhouse. Sowed radish, pod radish and coriander into the soil...  :)

Ah, Coriander, that's why it's nice to read what people are doing as I forgot about coriander and LOVE it, so will plant some directly.

Thats reminded me about Coriander and parsley as well, need to get the next batch going!
I've been meaning to make a measuring stick - a bean pole with 2", 6", 12", 24" etc marked on it with a marker pen. Think it will be easier to use than a ruler/tape measure etc on the plot (got the idea from another thread on here...) also plan to re-pot the chillies and get some more peas (done in loo rolls of course  ;D )
Now lets actually see what I get done.......   :-X