What I Did Today Archive - 2010

[binley100]

Pricked out cos lettuce cos I needed the tray. Sowed greyhound cabbage, cauli, lollorosso, and then to keep the birds and bees happy sowed some evening primrose, and sunflowers.
Moved my rooted cuttings of rosemary and sage into my mini gh which acts as a cold frame.
Marvelled at the auto vent opening and closing

[Brengirl]

We have invited daughter and sil to try the road kill venison tonight. I slow roasted the shoulder and am not sure if it's edible. However, not to worry, I did my best. As veg we have red cabbage ragout, beetroot, roast pots and parsnips, mashed spuds (irish style) and home grown runner beans. If the venison is not up to par I have defrosted a slow cook bit of beef. Learning curves I love em!

[nerdgas]

Sowed Mohawk and Rainbow Peppers along with Tomatoberry and Golden Sunrise Toms.

[sewer rat]

Happy days!
Have now filled six days a week for work !!
Monday - estate garden and grounds
Tuesday & Wednesday - private garden and 160 acres of forestry work
Thursday - reclamation and restoration of 2.5 acre walled garden
Friday - gardening and occassional farm work when they require help
Saturday - garden and grounds at local castle.
This leaves a Sunday - my day of rest - for growing my own produce in the tunnel and adjoining acre, as well as for growing young veg plants for local GC. However, there are at least two other "every now and then" gardening jobs that I have been offered so some Sundays will be taken up with them, and then there's my doorman job on a Friday and Saturday nights, and it seems that I am back to square one as regards the hours I'll be putting in

[elsie-scot]

Fruit trees arrived , got them planted as only top of earth was frosty.

Sowed variety of tomatoes, some more peppers and 3 different types of basil.

[sarraceniac]

Went into Scarborough to have a look at our new pound shop which is where Woolies was (so is large). Ended up buying a few things including 5 dahlias, 2 hostas and 3 lupins at a pound per bag. Don't know what varieties of any of them but for a total £3 I reckon I got some pretty good colourful space-fillers for our rather large flower beds. With veg though, I do like to know the varieties.

They had some strawberries at £1 for 2 plants but as we love Cambridge Favs and neither of us had heard of the two varieties they were selling decided to give it a miss remembering when I bought some at a car boot for 50p each and grew them with loving care only to find that they were horrible.

Bought an elastic knee support for the spring dig though.

[Flummery]

Helped Himself to erect 10 bird boxes in the little wood at the end of the village (with land owner permission). He returned the favour by accompanying me to the allotment - I cleared and dug, he fettled up the bean frame. Good job done!

[pipkins]

Popped up lottie and spent a happy 2.5 hrs digging the beds over

[Suky]

Sowed some strawberries and planted some red onion sets in cell trays. At last got my first 'proper' raised bed together and on the bed, soil turned, compost spread and black plastic over it to warm the soil. My previous beds were edged with paving slabs and were very rough now, I am going a little more upmarket Recycled pallets this time.

[selfraising]

Today I came home from work to find 3 of my fruit trees had arrived so popped the roots in water for over and hour and have heeled them in for now as final planting spot not ready yet.

[binley100]

Spent a goodly part of the day up the lottie. Shallots are all now planted. First lot of spuds, planted, spring cabbages tidied and slug defences in place. Got brave and sowed a row of icicle radish and spring onions .
Arternoon sowed some more toms, Ferline and Costulento Fiorentina.
Cooked tea.

[Bren In Pots]

Made a start this afternoon taking out our huge pampas grass, still a long way to go though but we've filled ours and next doors garden recycling bins.

[Snadger]

After sorting the chooks out after work made a start on building the new run for them. Managed to get four post holes dug and posts erected.

[jackyspratty]

Bought a heated propogator And in a moment of madness the other day ordred a salad grow bag that you hang on the wall! It arrived today! Will try anything to make the slimy ones work for their feast!

[sewer rat]

Have just placed my seed order for the year- excluding tatties - and for the first time in three years it is less than £250.00!!! It's gonna seem strange being able to sow mostly everything in one day (apart from successional sowings natch), as opposed to one full day for each of the brassica veg, one full day for toms, one full day for cukes and courgettes etc etc etc. If only the weather would improve - it was way below freezing last night and the temp hads been falling rapidly again since 4pm this afternoon.