Very little time today, but managed to cut back the nettles in the allotment hedge and harvest some beans and tomatoes.
No gardening time tomorrow.
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That's my out door gardening finished for this season, raised beds just cleared of the last sweetcorn and climbing french beans, just autumn raspberries producing now.
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Monday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Pot up calendula, corn salad and french bean seedlings - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, romanesco, beans, courgettes, melon - done
No gardening time today.
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check tomatoes and cut off any mouldy bits - done
Weeding - done some
Fill self watering trays if necessary - done
Harvest tomatoes - done
At allotment
Photos (Sunday, 1st of month) - done
Collect rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Collect any dried bean pods - too wet
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, romanesco, leek, turnips - done
At home
Photos (Sunday) - done
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding - no
Deadheading - done some
Water greenhouse plants - done
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, carrots - done
Very busy this week so updates are likely to be erratic.
Monday jobs
Collect rain water
Pot up calendula, corn salad and french bean seedlings
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, romanesco, beans, courgettes, melon
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check tomatoes and cut off any mouldy bits
Weeding
Fill self watering trays if necessary
Harvest tomatoes
At allotment
Photos (Sunday, 1st of month)
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Collect any dried bean pods
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, romanesco, leek, turnips
At home
Photos (Sunday)
Check tomatoes for blight
Weeding
Deadheading
Water greenhouse plants
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, carrots
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Wednesday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Plant out spinach seedlings - done
Check everything is secure (gales forecast) - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, beans, carrot. leek, check cucumbers - done
Not a lot of time today, but checked for wind damage and harvested tomatoes and beans.
No gardening time tomorrow.
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Tuesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Trim long bits of grass - no
Check pots etc and water if needed - no
Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco - done plus a courgette
The weather was unkind - I was expecting a fine morning, but it rained, and I had appointments in the afternoon, so very little got done.
Wednesday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Plant out spinach seedlings
Check everything is secure (gales forecast)
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, beans, carrot. leek, check cucumbers
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Monday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Check for wind damage - done
Collect any rain water - none
Weeding and horsetail - done a bit
Deadheading - done some
Cut back nettles in hedge - done some
Water plants in greenhouse and check fence pots - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, beans, tomatoes - done
Tuesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim long bits of grass
Check pots etc and water if needed
Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check tomatoes and remove any dead/mouldy bits - done
Weeding - done some
Check self watering trays and fill if necessary - no
Harvest tomatoes - no
At allotment
Collect rain water - done
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Plant out spinach - no
Remove dead leaves from brassicas - done
Trim long bits of grass if dry - no
Check beans and harvest any ripe pods for drying - done
Harvest lettuce, beans, tomatoes, courgettes, turnips, leek, check cucumbers - done except lettuce
Also cut down the finished hollyhocks.
At home
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding - no
Deadheading - no
Remove finished calabrese - done
Water plants in greenhouse and check pots on fence - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, microgreens, tomatoes, carrots - done tomatoes
Also planted out some lettuces to replace the calabrese and sowed some saved french bean seeds I had put to chit to test viability.
Monday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight
Check for wind damage
Collect any rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Cut back nettles in hedge
Water plants in greenhouse and check fence pots
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, beans, tomatoes
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Friday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Remove finished peas - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Take some buckets of used compost to allotment to top up beds - done
Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco - done
Also removed the lettuces that I had allowed to go to seed as I have enough seeds and potted up some lettuce seedlings.
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check tomatoes and remove any dead/mouldy bits
Weeding
Check self watering trays and fill if necessary
Harvest tomatoes
At allotment
Collect rain water
Check tomatoes for blight
Weeding and horsetail
Plant out spinach
Remove dead leaves from brassicas
Trim long bits of grass if dry
Check beans and harvest any ripe pods for drying
Harvest lettuce, beans, tomatoes, courgettes, turnips, leek, check cucumbers
At home
Check tomatoes for blight
Weeding
Deadheading
Remove finished calabrese
Water plants in greenhouse and check pots on fence
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, microgreens, tomatoes, carrotsLast edited by Penellype; 23-09-2023, 08:23 AM.
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Managed to find time to put a cover over the melons last night, and cleared up the mess the council had made cutting the allotment hedge while I was there.
Friday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight
Remove finished peas
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Take some buckets of used compost to allotment to top up beds
Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco
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Wednesday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Continue planning for next year - done some
Harvest tomatoes, beans - done
No gardening time tomorrow
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Tuesday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Check remaining tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding and horsetail - no
Deadheading - no
Harvest tomatoes, beans - done
Wednesday jobs (weather permitting)
Collect rain water
Check tomatoes for blight
Continue planning for next year
Harvest tomatoes, beans
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Monday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Slug hunt - done
Remove blighted Garden Pearl and Sungold tomatoes at allotment - done
Remove pest damaged leaves from leeks - done some
Remove damaged courgettes in tunnel - done
Move trays of strawberries to growhouse to protect from rain - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, salad leaves, beetroot, beans, romanesco - done
Tuesday jobs (weather permitting)
Collect rain water
Check remaining tomatoes for blight
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Harvest tomatoes, beans
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Weekend jobs (weather permitting)
At my friend's
Weeding - done some
Water greenhouse if necessary - done
Harvest tomatoes - done
At allotment
Collect rain water - done
Check tomatoes for blight - done, looks likely
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Trim long grass if dry enough - done some
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot, beans, courgettes, romanesco - done except romanesco, plus a couple of ripe strawberries
Also managed to cut the grass.
At home
collect rain water - done
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Remove finished tomato plant - no
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, microgreens, tomatoes - done
Also mowed the lawns.
Monday jobs (weather permitting)
Collect rain water
Slug hunt
Remove blighted Garden Pearl and Sungold tomatoes at allotment
Remove pest damaged leaves from leeks
Remove damaged courgettes in tunnel
Move trays of strawberries to growhouse to protect from rain
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, salad leaves, beetroot, beans, romanesco
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