Rainy days

[zebedee]

It might be a daft question, but, (considering I'm no expert!) what gardening can you do in the rain? AS if you would want to, perhaps.

Any suggestions! Any at all!

[Gryfon]

Planning? Weeding? Sowing seeds in the greenhouse?

It's very icky here and I'm not venturing across the garden as it's too slippery! Wouldn't mind if I didn't have a huge bump sticking out my front!

[Mrs Dobby]

Have a day off digging perhaps?

I'm on holiday, but feel more tired than I do when at work! Spent most fo the last week on the plot for 4 to 6 hours a day, double digging and tidying up, plus marking out the beds on our Plot No2! Still, at least the double digging on Plot No1 is almost finished, and Plot No 2 doesnt need to be double dug, so it should get a bit easier from here on in!

[madderbat]

Sort out shed, clean tools, talk to plants!!???

[Nicos]

You could sharpen some of your tools!
Newspaper on floor,grinding thingy block (go on..someone tell me what it's really called!!!! ) clean spade,fork,trowel and a good black and white film on the TV.....( oh and a nice mug of tea and a few bikkies...)

[Hazel at the Hill]

Sulk, moon about looking out window, update blog, chat on grapevine, plan, sort through seedpackets for the 300th time.

[Nicos]

Sulk, moon about looking out window, update blog, chat on grapevine, plan, sort through seedpackets for the 300th time.

Hey - I've already done that.......

[Two_Sheds]

Put some of your spares on the Seed Swap. Take photos of your plot to put on your blog. Paint the inside of your shed a nice colour. Make some plant labels up ready to go. Go shopping to fill up the snack cupboard in your shed.

Oh, I thought of some more for if you have a lotta spare time: Make a birdbox. Get some string and make your own bean netting (my friend made a goal net). Knit yourself some wellie socks.

[Two_Sheds]

me again. how could i forget? make thousands of paper pots to sow your seeds in
http://www.wizer.co.uk/?p=29

[sewer rat]

Go out and get wet -spent the best part of the day in the p*ssing rain taking down 500m of fencing, rolling up the 7 (count 'em 7! including top strand of barb,) strands of wire, removing all the posts and two strainers and got absolutely soaked. But then my polytunnel is coming tomorrow so easy access to the site now !!

[Lesley Jay]

I have to agree Rat. A bit of rain never hurt anyone! I've done the weeding in a thunderstorm!!

[JennieAtkinson]

If I waited for a dry day I wouldn't get any gardening done! I do draw a line at horizontal rain though.

[sewer rat]

Skin is waterproof, so get out there !!!!!!!! As Jennie says, if some of us were to wait for dry days, we'd get hee-haw done most of the year.

[Snadger]

I can only get to my lottie odd nights and weekends! If it rains, so be it!!!
As Sewerat says "Your skin is waterproof"!!! Unless you are doing more harm on the land than good, just bite the bullet and get on with it...you may even find you enjoy it!

[Alice]

Just about what you like Zebedee. Clean the shed or the greenhouse. Dead head what needs doing. Clean the paths. Wash your pots. Turn your compost heap. Spread your muck. Plant your seeds. I've never found a lack of anything to do. But my skin's waterproof.