What I Did Today Archive 2011

[trolleydolly]

Forgot to add Chilli and Aubergines seeds are being sown today.

[Mrs Dobby]

Today we were at the plot, for the 4th time this year! Planted 200 onion sets (3 var) to go with the 120 garlic I sowed on Friday (and the 30 broad beans we also planted out), whilst Lee (Mr D) cut back the raspberry 'fedge'. We also planted 2 large thyme and 3 geranium we were given by another plotholder, and finally put the crocus bulbs (freebies from the GC) in too, so a fairly productive (if cold) day!

[Mr Potato Head]

Today I made good use of some nice pallets and built compost bins. Also planted out some garlic that I grew from cloves given to me in October.

Upset my plot neighbour by telling him about Greenwich council's rent plans

[bobleponge]

Spent an hour weeding my asparagus bed.
Covered said bed with a good layer of rotted down compost.
Dug up the last of my parsnips, cut into battens and froze them.
Weeded and then dug over the bed where the parsnips were.

[Sylvan]

After turning my pots of new sweetpea seedlings on the windowsills I give them a couple of brushes with my hand (the theory is that it simulates being out in the wind and encourages them to grow stronger stems).
Today I managed to knock one of them against the rim of a taller pot and neatly snapped off the head.

[bobleponge]

Put muck on my rhubarb, its a bit late as its already showing, but I'm sure they will love it all the same.
Oh, and sowed a shed load of red and white onion seeds.

[oldie]

Dug up last of my parsnips- no camera or I would have had a photo of my biggest which weighed in at 2lb 3oz. Cleared away the last remnants of the lilac tree which came down over winter and pruned some of the hedge that did not get done before the snow. Found my grass and nettles are growing and saw a ladybird crawling up the ivy.

[Two_Sheds]

- took advantage of my new Smartie and carried sacks of leafmold up the plot
- posted a couple of seed parcels out to Grapes
- blue hyacinths are in flower (on an east windowsill)
- amaryllis has hit the ceiling, so moved it to a taller windowsill
- watered the indoor peas

[davetheforker]

i lifted my swede from my first plot for freezing,and finished manuring the new plot

[sbeneli]

Today I...

Sowed some salad mixture in a punnet for growing on the windowsill in my very bright office. It's a bit of an experiment. I've been dumping the remains of lettuce seed packets together, along with random other salady things, like nero di tuscana kale, oriental greens, rocket, etc. Hopefully I'll end up with some salad leaves in a few weeks.

Posted some seeds for swapping.

Spent lots of time studying my seed collection to try to decide exactly what varieties to sow this year!

[wellie]

I made marmalade finally from my Sevilles, and arranged a meeting to take over the reigns of our local Village Show from the lady that's been running it for the last twenty years so superbly, who unfortunately is very poorly.

[Florence Fennel]

Yesterday sowed Scotch Bonnets kindly sent to me by another grape.

[jackie j]

I dug up some huge potatoes that had got left behind all ok too, A couple of days ago.

[Bren In Pots]

I bought my Arran Pilot seed potatoes yesterday and they're sat in their egg boxes waiting to chit.

[Potstubsdustbins]

8-30am knock on door delivery from Suttons, 9-00am go to work.

12-30pm home for lunch box from Marshalls on door step, 12-45pm called out to cooking range failed in hotel kitchen.

3-45pm return home start to unpack boxes knock on door delivery from Dobies.

Everything for the year in one day and all excuse's gone will have to get cracking now.

Colin