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Quote from: Ninnyscrops. on April 30, 2012, 22:48:03

Emptied out the rainwater from the plants hardening off - I'd put them in gravel trays to conserve water and they were drowning!

Ninnys

Yeah, I had a mad scout around and managed to just about find enough for mine... I don't use them for anything so they've arrived when I've picked up pots form freecycle... now I'm reaching a stable state with what I grow (I reckon in a couple of years time I'll have completely stabilised how much propagation/pots etc I need) then I'll pass on the excess to someone else... although equally I have been wondering about growing a load of veg plants and selling at a car-boot or two...

Quote from: chriscross1966 on April 30, 2012, 22:59:39

Quote from: Ninnyscrops. on April 30, 2012, 22:48:03

Emptied out the rainwater from the plants hardening off - I'd put them in gravel trays to conserve water and they were drowning!

Ninnys

Yeah, I had a mad scout around and managed to just about find enough for mine... I don't use them for anything so they've arrived when I've picked up pots form freecycle... now I'm reaching a stable state with what I grow (I reckon in a couple of years time I'll have completely stabilised how much propagation/pots etc I need) then I'll pass on the excess to someone else... although equally I have been wondering about growing a load of veg plants and selling at a car-boot or two...

Much better selling them at the local horticultural society, help raise funds for them and you too :) Have a look out for your local's one's plant sale - usually around May time!

Quote from: Fayzie on April 30, 2012, 21:37:35
Well today was quite productive - planted 2 dwarf stock apple trees that I paid £10 for each and then ***planted a whole load of bedding plants that Tes** were reducing so garden now full as well as waterlogged.

I'm not sure which part of the world you are in but......
***Keep an eye on the weather forecasts.... you'll not want to lose those bedding plants in a late frost.

Yesterday I earthed the spuds and weeded.      :)

I've transplanted all the squash, only have melons in the propagator now  ;D

Met office currently forecasting minimum of 3 degrees Sat morning and 1 on Sunday, for the Midlands and that's plenty cold enough for frosts!!!

Quote from: Aden Roller on May 01, 2012, 02:29:06

Quote from: Fayzie on April 30, 2012, 21:37:35
Well today was quite productive - planted 2 dwarf stock apple trees that I paid £10 for each and then ***planted a whole load of bedding plants that Tes** were reducing so garden now full as well as waterlogged.

I'm not sure which part of the world you are in but......
***Keep an eye on the weather forecasts.... you'll not want to lose those bedding plants in a late frost.

Got the fleece ready to cover over at the first signs but at the moment we seem fine

weeded the garlic and earthed up a row of potatoes, had a natter then home

Was up at my inlaws so started to weed their veg patch  :D  ...and ended up just dead heading a few dandelions  ;) ....and also admired their now empty green house....it's always been full of bramble and grape vine since I've been around....

Managed to weed the onion beds and flowers beds, made a change....first time in ages I've actually done some gardening, it's been construction work on the greenhouse for days.

Weeded onion beds, planted broad beans,planted some spring onions, sowed mixed salad leaves, weeded around the raspberries. thinned and weeded the beetroot.
A day of weeding after all the heavy rain.

Weeding.  After the rain there seem to be simply millions and millions of weed seedlings.

Quote from: Digeroo on May 02, 2012, 22:56:54
Weeding.  After the rain there seem to be simply millions and millions of weed seedlings.

Same here.....weed wise.

I used a swoe around everything planted out and a (wish I knew its proper name) wheeled hoe through much of the vacant parts of the plot. Hoping it'll be dry enough (joke) for the little devils to die off.

Snuck out for a few hours from work (working from home is great)... Now officially finished the main digging.. Just gotta dig between all the spuds and earth them up..   and hoed all the onions and garlic... chopped 2 onions off!! Ooops..

Quote from: Digeroo on May 02, 2012, 22:56:54
Weeding.  After the rain there seem to be simply millions and millions of weed seedlings.

Always a good sign........something's growing well at last.  ;)

Well I felt a bit stupid earthing up and covering potatoes in the warm-ish drizzle, but since frost is forecast here tonight I'd feel even more stupid looking at frizzled haulms in the morning....

Covering potatoes and strawberry plants and french beans.   Planting a few potatoes which were left in the bag.

Got delivery of all the bedding, the most beautiful hanging baskets and standard fuschias. Really pleased with all the plants this year, just have to warn everyone to protect them from frost  :)

Carried all the peppers and tomatoes etc from the greenhouse benches indoors, don't want them to freeze in the next two or three nights.

Some are nearly ready to plant out in the greenhouse  ::).  Hope this will be the last severe cold spell for this spring.

Been digging in drizzle.. ::)..had to start expand my this years squash bed as I have 'too' many varieties to grow..new bed is half dug now.. ;D..and tomorrow its going to be finished and layered heavily with compost, chicken's bedding and grass clippings. Then it can 'rest' until squash plants are ready for planting.
Mulched potatoes and archoke plants with another layer of straw..to keep that promised frost away...netted all peas with enviromesh against sparrows and it should give teeny bit help against frost too.