What I Did Today Archive 2011

[crazii_c]

split and replanted my mint in pots.
sowed lettuce, spring onions, peas and beetroot in the plastic 'greenhouse'.
planted my spare onion sets close together in trays ( a bit of an experiemt just to get some lovely oniony shoots to use)
started my new salad blue potatoes to chit that have just arrived.

[Bren In Pots]

Potted on my cabbage and broccoli seedlings then in the afternoon I made a strawberry patch.

[VirginVegGrower]

Sowed cauli ATYR and PSB. Watered seedlings in greenhouse. Cleaned up again. Repotted sweet peas. Gave some broad bean plants to my neighbours.

[Rixy]

Potted up all my herb seeds, Sage, Rosemary, Tarragon, Thyme, Marjoram and Garlic Chives, will get around to potting Chives, Lemon Balm, Dill and Fennel tomorrow now that I've replenished my seed supplies. Had a good wash and tidy out of all my pots, split and repotted some of the tomatoes, likewise my Scotch Bonnet chillies. Went and bought another couple of propagators, a big ball of garden twine, some small envelopes for left over seeds and a pair of overalls for allotment use . Altogether a rather succesful day.

[Florence Fennel]

Finally sowed some AYR Cauli, Greyhound cabbage, Boltardy Beetroot and some marigolds. More tomorrow!

[Jamesy_uk]

Spent an hour breaking up my parents ancient compost bin in the back garden, it hasn't been touched since the 1990's. The top 3-4 inches was dried matter under that was what can only be described as a cement like rock hard mass. All because I had the bright idea to use the bin as a large potatoe planter (3ft high with holes all round the sides.

Teach me to have bright ideas, my wrists still have pins and needles.

[Rixy]

Thinned out and repotted some tomato seedlings, finished off sowing my herbs into pots, organised my seed tin, sourced and bought a big bag of hydrated lime. Wanted to go down the allotment but much too wet today to do anything of real use down there so won't bother.

[Piggle]

Wrote a list of all my seeds .... five pages later I was done

Felt bad about the above so planted some caulis ( those green pointy ones ) , spinach and some calabrase.

Also Kept the I-piggle company after his dental work yesterday.... hasn't stopped him eating the fat knacker

[Suky]

Pricked out the Golden Acre cabbage and the Dahlia seedlings. Spent 2 hours at the allotment marking out beds and planting out Dwarf Extra Early Pea Oskar. New plum tree, Burbanks Giant, arrived, will take to the allotment tomorrow. This is a gift from my Mum. Yup, she's the one who wanted nothing to do with MY allotment now it seems to be our allotment

[blue411]

Yesterday i sowed: beetroot,radish and spring onions.
Today i planted some onion sets, and sowed some runner beans indoors.
Yay for spring!

[binley100]

Planted my final goosgog in the fruit patch. Moved all my asparagus from little lottie to the newly prepared bed in the new one and also planted three more crowns. Still have space for two more.
Started clearing the area where my willow arch and grapevine is going.
Went on an expedition with my lottie neighbour into the area known as the wilderness which is being brought back into allotment use.....
Came home and wrestled with canes and my new peach tree in an attempt to fan train it .....

[vegnut]

went to the lottie and just dug and weeded, then i dug and weeded again. Ouch me back..

[lottieanne]

called in at the allotment and chucked my kitchen scraps in the composter on the way to weight watchers. Its great that the class has moved I have to drive past lottie to get there

[bearded bloke]

Planted spuds (Rocket & Cara),weeded between the autumn set onions,shallots & garlic then scattered chicken pellet manure

[VirginVegGrower]

Dug and weeded too Vegnut - my back hurts too. Just running that bath! I reckon based on today's time, I have another 15 hours of digging just to complete Bed 3.