What I Did Today Archive 2008

[veg4681]

Scoured the internet to source the best tasting strawberry varieties so may have to pull out the run of the mill Honeoye and Cambridge Favourite as they come towards the bottom end of the scale on taste and possibly cropping .

Dug up my garden lawn on either side of my existing raised bed. On one side towards the end of the garden, the bed could be around 5x3 feet and the other side is around 10x3 feet, that would give 28x3 feet worth bed space with existing bed. However both of these new beds won't be raised as it's too back breaking project for my DH and besides it'll make it easier to reclaim back our garden lawn should we change our mind about the beds in the future (just throw in the grass seeds ).

Had a thankless task of trying to light up a bonfire long enough to burn the garden waste right down. Must be the third attempt at unsuccesful bonfire.

Digging on the other hand was such a thankful task, the lawn heavy with moss literally peeled away neatly with a digger, no sweat. Simply collected all the dug up turfs and chucked them in the compost bin. Couldn't possibly be bothered to separate (or retrieve) the soil from the grass and besides the soil was on the wet side and stuck closely to the grass. No point really. So pleased that I decided to tackle this most important task towards the 2008 GYO project that had been nagging on my mind.

[gardenplot]

Empted my greenhouse and gave it a good scrub inside/out. Looks lovely clean and smell so fresh
All my seedlings will have loads of light now.
Also found loads of stuff I thought I had lost

well please everything looks so neat.

[crichmond]

Just planted some more seeds:

More Jalapeno gigantica
malaga bird
yellow peter pepper
red peter pepper
orange peter pepper

and veg:

spinach america
spinach bloomsdale savoy
Tomatoe silitz ( extra early)
Aubergine Fairy tale
cabbage best in show

seeds soaking:
Okra clemsens spineless
Okra Little Lucy hybrid
Okra cajun delight hybrid

Also fruit:
Strawberry Rugen improved

tried okra last year and although they seemed to be coming along well at first I planted them too late in the season and then the bad weather finished them off, hence why I am starting so early this year.

Cheers Chris

[smallblueplanet]

Aubergine Fairy tale sounds interesting Chris, let us know how it goes.

[crichmond]

will do, shame its an F1 though.

[hawthorns]

sowed some guardsman salad onions into modules in the greenhouse.

[gardenplot]

Pew what a day, managed to sort out and get rid of loads of rubbish that was in shed got covered in dust & cob webs, cleaned the table & chairs, they just need waterproofing now that’s a job for tomorrow, trimmed climbers & bushes, still got grass to cut,and pressure wash tubs & patio.
Did 3 trips to the tip, and did some shopping.
Seen so many spiders today I never want to see another. “Wow they be big” just had a nice long soak in the bath and now gonna chill out with a few glasses of wine for the rest of the evening. Still got loads to do tomorrow but that’s another day.

[SMS6]

Got so jealous reading about all this gardening being done I decided to take the day off today. Lovely weather down here.

I managed to fill all my new raised beds ready for planting and I also managed to pinch back all my sweetpeas.

[Yuccaman]

Having spent the last few days removing a greenhouse from someone elses garden and putting it up in mine, I built a raised bed today and am generally feeling quite smug!!!

[Hole Digger]

Came home from work checked greenhouse min & max thermometer 32'max 3'min poor seedlings, cant open door as i leave for work at 5-45am help!

[dexterdoglancashire]

What a fab day! Did a bit of pottering about in the greenhouse - chitted a few potatoes, not as many as last year - actually today is the first day Ive had to buy potatoes since last July"! planted leeks, peas, beans and tomatoes - heres hoping! Bernie

[veg4681]

Chilly today my hands are back to being frozen but still managed to sow alpine strawberry Mignonette and also a mix of Oriental leafy veg of Komatsuna, Tatsoi, Choy Sum, Pak Choy, Kailaan and Collards in a Chinese takeaway clear plastic dish as it comes with a lid (to use as propagator). Decided to have Chinese takeaway as Valentine treat with sparkling rose, anything for an excuse to indulge.

[Hazel at the Hill]

This evening I've sown half a dozen small pots each of sp bunion, turnip, swiss tony chard, red nonion and spinach. Sowed 4 peas in each of 15 square pots.

Found out that yesterday the roof fairy had been busy at the Hill and put felt on the noo toolstore roof.

Happy Haze.

[TrishY]

Today hubby and myself collected my first ever hens, Cotter, Radleigh, Simpson, and Field - The four marys! I settled them into their new home then went to the garden centre and bought 10 hawthorns and went back to the lottie and planted a hedge with them - phew shattered now going to uni for a rest tomorrow!

heres the girls

[Earthbabe]

The last couple of days we've been tackling the horrendous corner of the bottom plot. The ground is still a bit on the heavy side but it has now been well turned over. I've waged digging war on bindweed and mare's tail roots I think I've now seen every possible variation and some parts have even been double dug, but boy do I ache. It's starting to feel achievable. The top plot is in quite good shape and I've promised Miss EB will do some planting on there next week, broad beans and onion sets.