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Planted some Sweet Peas for a neighbour just had a big op for stomach cancer he,s 79 and like a button. He was notgoing to much this year but I will do things in pots for him he can potter on in his time

had a lovely day in my meadow - planted a cherry, some achillea, sorrel, mint, white borage, lavender cuttings, pressed some flowers and sun bathed  8)

Planted Marco onion seed, Roma tomatoes, Ophelia aubergines and Monarch celeriac in trays......then managed to drop the lot!! 

Managed to salvage the last few aubergine seeds, have to make sure I take extra care of them this year!!!

 :( :( :( sorry to hear that- hope you've got some more to sow

May need a trip to the garden centre, ah well, something to put down to experience!!!
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Dug up mu Ground elder patch - again! Took 7 bags of weeds to the dump & then had to call in at the garden centre as I have heard that it is illegal to drive past when they are open!!!!

sowed some squashes,sunflowers and wild flowers,watered the rest of the greenhouse little uns

cut some grass and then topped up the raised beds

spuds and onions are on standby  ;D

inspected my 3 colonies of bees, all good and queens laying well. Yay!

Quote from: Poppy Mole on March 22, 2011, 21:13:28
Dug up mu Ground elder patch - again! Took 7 bags of weeds to the dump & then had to call in at the garden centre as I have heard that it is illegal to drive past when they are open!!!!

Does this include nurseries and gardens too?

Tidied stuff up carried on laying cardboard and straw over the fruit area, wishfully thinking the bindweed is dead.....

Quote from: GodfreyRob on January 15, 2011, 18:47:14
Planted some 1st earlies in the polytunnel. Dug a trench, put 2-3 ins manue in the bottom, then the spuds. Covered with earth and 2 layers of bubblewrap.

Not done this before but hopefully will get a decent early crop...

Spuds are now showing ;D

Of the two varieties planted, Swift is showing the most (Rocket is a bit slower).

Productive day's digging!  Got may spud bed done, planted some peas, weeded around the strawberries and repotted some runners.....Lovely sunshine all day!!
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I weeded all my flower beds and topped up the soil with the old growbags from last year and some bags of compost. Cut back more ivy as I need to reclaim more of the patio to put the new plastic growhouse with the two smaller ones side by side. When I was scubbing out the two tomatoe growhouses Redford the cat was trying to drink the water :) I have cleared the veggie growing area and bought some sturdy growing bags with handles which I now have to fill with earth. Planned were everything is going on the plot and now im having a break before sterilising all the garden canes and seed trays.

Put some carrots in and general weeding

planted up the roma tomatoes, ran out of pots until I can get to the plot tomorrow  ;D

Sowed a line of White Gem Parsnips
Weeded and picked off dead and eaten leaves inside the brassica cage.
Watered Rhubarb, Eggplants and shallots
One Rocket is showing in a tub on the lottie
Tigerella's and Garden Pearl are up.
Face is a bit red from the Sun
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sowed the fourth and last packet of broad beans, planted another 2 kg spuds (arran pilot); planted some strawberries and prepped the ground for some new raspberries going in at the weekend, actually had to water the onions and a few other areas  :o, sowed some beetroot in situ and sweated  cos it's so hot  8)

Watered round the greenhouses... and the shallots I put in yesterday. Cut back the fruited wood from the Fantasia Bramble. Dug up lots of brambles an elder and a privet from a rough area...  :)

Dug a bit more, need to dig the rest of that area and then plant parsnips and carrots

transplanted some pak choi and mixed red salad, potted up some more oregano cuttings. Tool the rest of the geraniums for the plant sale to my mini greenhouse in the poly  :)

Carried on weeding brassica cage
Planted second line of Rockets
Watered seedlings and Rhubarb
Sowed Nantes Carrots in a tub in the back garden.
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