What I Did Today Archive 2011

[hawthorns]

had 1 ton of compost delivered. spread it over 7 raised beds

[Sylvan]

Hi two sheds. What do you mean by chatting beans? Hope not too daft a question!

Newton, you chit beans, peas, sweetpeas etc by soaking them and then keeping them damp till they start to sprout.
Potatoes are chitted by keeping them in a light (but not too bright) place till they sprout.

Chatting beans, on the other hand, sound like really good company.

Today I got terribly excited because we were taking the youngest for an interview at a college that has a garden centre, but in the end it was too cold for me to bother walking round it, so we just came home and watched the snow falling.

[JamesM]

had 1 ton of compost delivered. spread it over 7 raised beds

blimey how much did that cost!?

[splatcat]

Got in the last of my onions today, my reds and my shallots, put up my blowaway... watch the wind get up tonight and "blow it away" lol

Ohh my leeks, silverskins, tomatoes and courgettes are up.. and my radishes i'm trying in the house!

[Stu_R]

Found a nice piece of chain link fencing that was lying around which is going to help me close up a couple of areas where some pesky cats keep getting in

[hawthorns]

blimey how much did that cost!?

£33 for a half ton bag delivered

[winstonwobble]

tidied the poly tunnel then sowed some lettuce raddish spring onions in there will see what happens it still might be too cold but cabbages and spinach are looking good outside i put my shallots and garlic in one raised bed and onion sturon in another started putting well rotted compost on some of the other beds

[Bren In Pots]

This afternoon I've planted the Jerusalem Artichokes that Ginger Ningers sent me, I've never tasted them before but I'm willing to try anything new.

[stella]

Potted on
parsnip, leeks, PSB, beetroot, corriander, parsley, raddish
pansies, dahlias, marigolds,
picked rocket, parsley, chives and salad leaves for lunch

[fruitylou]

Dug over some of the new raised bed and got my first gardening blister of the year, a sure sign summer is on its way!

Gave the strawberries a long overdue sort out and some new straw to keep them snug.

Found a runner among the strawberries! I don't think they know what time of year it is they have hardly died back at all and are still massive.

Also found a mystery seed germinating under the straw, I suspect its a cherry from the wild sour cherries at the end of the garden so I have put it in a pot as they make lovely jam.

Sowed some squashes, I know its a little early but I couldn't help myself.

Put cloche on bed to warm soil up for lambs lettuce in march.

And its not gardening related but I also made a tonne of choc chip cookies, yum!

Now can anyone tell me a how I can give up work and have days like this forever?

[selfraising]

Dug over one raised bed and transplanted garlic from pots into it. Planted out onion sets Centurion and Electric in same raised bed. Dug over the ground where my peas are going and added stable manure. Sowed 30 growpots of pea Meteor.

[Chef_uk]

Lifted up weed suppressant membrane on the bed for my carrots. Turned over the soil and will hoe off the new shoots as they appear over the next couple of weeks.

Added lengths of string as climbers to my first ridge support for the runner beans.

Modified my first ridge support (oops) to a cage system for the broadbeans.

[smilingshoe]

Today.. I potted on my californian peppers, sowed ruby chard, perpetual spinach, primo cabbage, sage, chives, flat leaf parsley, cornflowers, zinnia and another lot of aubergine. I've been to netto and got quite a good deal on compost 2 x 55 ltr compost with John Innes for £5 , they also had 3 x 32 ltr grow bags for £3

[Bren In Pots]

I've potting on all my Chilli, toms, aubergines and lettuce seedlings so now they're all in their own pots.

[stella]

Cut the grass and trimmed all the edges