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  • Penellype
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    Friday jobs
    Uncover plants when frost melts - done
    Assess frost damage - done, courgette not looking happy
    Remove any dead plants - no
    Weeding and horsetail - no
    Deadheading - done some
    Cover plants again in evening - done
    Harvest tomatoes (if any), peppers - done

    Weekend jobs (busy Saturday, weather permitting)

    At my friend's
    Check greenhouse plants
    Weeding if possible
    Harvest tomatoes, peppers, windfall apples

    At allotment
    Cover and uncover plants both nights
    Weeding if possible
    Tidy shed
    Harvest romanesco, tomatoes, courgettes, beetroot, turnips

    At home
    Weeding if possible
    Deadheading
    Sort front border and plant new plants and bulbs
    Tidy garage
    Harvest tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, leeks

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  • Penellype
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    Friday jobs
    Uncover plants when frost melts
    Assess frost damage
    Remove any dead plants
    Weeding and horsetail
    Deadheading
    Cover plants again in evening
    Harvest tomatoes (if any), peppers

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  • Penellype
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    Wednesday jobs
    Collect rain water - done
    Put away water trays (bins full) - done
    Slug hunt in accessible areas - done
    Check plants in greenhouse and water if necessary - done
    Harvest tomatoes, carrots, beans - done

    No gardening time today, but I must cover the courgette and tomatoes with bubble wrap this evening.

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  • Penellype
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    Tuesday jobs
    Collect rain water - done
    Slug hunt - done
    Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, carrots - done

    After loads of rain yesterday and over night, both garden and allotment are far too wet to do anything with.

    Wednesday jobs
    Collect rain water
    Put away water trays (bins full)
    Slug hunt in accessible areas
    Check plants in greenhouse and water if necessary
    Harvest tomatoes, carrots, beans

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  • Penellype
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    Monday jobs
    Collect rain water - done
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Deadheading - done some
    Trim long bits left from council cutting roadside hedge - done
    Bring home loppers - done
    Attempt to prune weigela bush - done (sort of)
    Harvest tomatoes, beans, carrots, check peas, strawberries - done

    Tuesday jobs
    Collect rain water
    Slug hunt
    Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, carrots

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  • Penellype
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    Weekend jobs

    At my friend's
    Weeding - done some
    Fill self watering trays in greenhouse - done
    Remove any finished greenhouse plants - no
    Harvest tomatoes, windfall apples - done

    At allotment
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Trim grass edges if dry enough - no
    Cut grass if dry - done (too wet really, but necessary)
    Tidy shed -no
    Harvest tomatoes, beetroot, turnips, romanesco, check for late pink blueberries - done some

    At home
    Weeding especially drive - done some
    Deadheading - done some
    Cut down finished perennials - done some
    Mow lawns if dry - done
    Water greenhouse plants - done
    Tidy garage - no
    Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, leeks, beans - done some

    Monday jobs
    Collect rain water
    Weeding and horsetail
    Deadheading
    Trim long bits left from council cutting roadside hedge
    Bring home loppers
    Attempt to prune weigela bush
    Harvest tomatoes, beans, carrots, check peas, strawberries

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  • Penellype
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    Friday jobs
    Pick off any bits of hedge that are stuck to nets - done
    Weeding and horsetail - done a little
    Deadheading - no
    Trim long grass edges if dry enough - no
    Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, beetroot, romanesco, carrots, leeks, check cucumbers, beans, strawberries - done some plus a few pods of peas

    Also spent some time changing the way I tie the hollyhocks to the hedge as they had broken the original string. They grow 8 - 10ft tall and fall over if not tied back.

    Weekend jobs

    At my friend's
    Weeding
    Fill self watering trays in greenhouse
    Remove any finished greenhouse plants
    Harvest tomatoes, windfall apples

    At allotment
    Weeding and horsetail
    Trim grass edges if dry enough
    Cut grass if dry
    Tidy shed
    Harvest tomatoes, beetroot, turnips, romanesco, check for late pink blueberries

    At home
    Weeding especially drive
    Deadheading
    Cut down finished perennials
    Mow lawns if dry
    Water greenhouse plants
    Tidy garage
    Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, leeks, beans
    Last edited by Penellype; 05-10-2024, 08:39 AM.

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  • Penellype
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    The council did cut the hedge yesterday and I managed to rake up the worst of the mess just before it got dark.

    Friday jobs
    Pick off any bits of hedge that are stuck to nets
    Weeding and horsetail
    Deadheading
    Trim long grass edges if dry enough
    Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, beetroot, romanesco, carrots, leeks, check cucumbers, beans, strawberries

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  • Penellype
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    Wednesday jobs
    Collect rain water - done
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Remove yellow brassica leaves - done some
    Deadheading - done some
    Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, check peas, strawberries - done some

    Also cut back the nettles and I'm attempting to make some nettle feed with them.

    Annoyingly the council stopped the hedge cutting half way down, so they may well do mine today when I am busy with meetings and probably won't have time to clear up the mess.

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  • Penellype
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    Tuesday jobs
    Garden photos (1st of month) - done
    Collect rain water - done
    Harvest beans, carrots - done

    Wednesday jobs
    Driving past the allotments this morning it looks like the council are cutting the hedge. I will probably therefore have to spend most of the gardening time clearing up the clippings.
    Also:
    Collect rain water
    Weeding and horsetail
    Remove yellow brassica leaves
    Deadheading
    Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, check peas, strawberries
    Last edited by Penellype; 02-10-2024, 10:17 AM.

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  • Penellype
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    Very wet again today so essentials only:

    Tuesday jobs
    Garden photos (1st of month)
    Collect rain water
    Harvest beans, carrots

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  • Penellype
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    Weekend jobs

    At my friend's
    Weeding - done some
    Dig over bed where peas were - done some
    Water greenhouse plants - done
    Harvest tomatoes - done some

    At allotment
    Uncover tomato and courgette plants protected from frost - done
    Check plants for wind and frost damage - done
    Collect more flood water - done. IBC container is now full again.
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Harvest tomatoes if any, courgette, beans, romanesco, pink blueberries - done

    At home
    Weeding - done some
    Deadheading - done some
    Start planning for next year - no
    Water greenhouse plants - done
    Harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer leeks, carrots - done

    Expecting it to rain all day today, so any gardening will be restricted to planning for next year.

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  • Penellype
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    Weekend jobs

    At my friend's
    Weeding
    Dig over bed where peas were*
    Water greenhouse plants
    Harvest tomatoes

    *I usually do no dig, but my friend's garden is next to fields and there are definite rat runs under the veg garden. I have tried filling them with water, but that doesn't seem to stop more holes from appearing. Apart from the idea of working that near rats (which is probably happening anyway to be honest), the rat runs deprive the plants of water and I have had sections of pea plants die as a result. So I am digging to disturb them as they do not like being disturbed.

    At allotment
    Uncover tomato and courgette plants protected from frost
    Check plants for wind and frost damage
    Collect more flood water
    Weeding and horsetail
    Harvest tomatoes if any, courgette, beans, romanesco, pink blueberries

    At home
    Weeding
    Deadheading
    Start planning for next year
    Water greenhouse plants
    Harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer leeks, carrots

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  • Penellype
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    Wednesday jobs
    Check tomatoes for blight - done
    Take some lettuces to stables - done
    Collect some rotted muck - done
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Sort out covers for coming cold weather - done
    Harvest cucumber, tomatoes, beans, beetroot, romanesco, check peas, strawberries - done except harvested turnip and carrot instead of romanesco.

    Thursday jobs
    Collect rain water

    No chance of any gardening today as everywhere is under water and it is forecast to rain all day. No gardening time tomorrow.
    Last edited by Penellype; 26-09-2024, 01:21 PM.

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  • Penellype
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    Tuesday jobs
    Collect rain water - done
    Check tomatoes for blight - done
    Slug hunt - done
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Deadheading - done some
    Remove dead courgette plant - done
    Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, beans, leeks, romanesco, check cucumbers, apples - done most plus peppers

    Wednesday jobs
    Check tomatoes for blight
    Take some lettuces to stables
    Collect some rotted muck*
    Weeding and horsetail
    Sort out covers for coming cold weather
    Harvest cucumber, tomatoes, beans, beetroot, romanesco, check peas, strawberries

    *The muckheap has just been spread so there is some nice black rotted stuff available from the bottom.
    Last edited by Penellype; 25-09-2024, 11:44 AM.

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