Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

What I intend to do today or tomorrow number2

Collapse

This is a sticky topic.
X
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • #76

    Monday jobs
    Weeding and horsetail - done a little weeding
    Trim long grass edges at allotment - no, too wet
    Pot up lettuce seedlings - done some
    Check fence pots for water - done
    Harvest lettuce, peas, tomatoes, potatoes, raspberries, check blueberries, cherry - done peas and raspberries

    Unexpectedly wet at times, but also trimmed some of the strawberries, removed finished peas and planted out the late peas.

    Tuesday jobs
    Weeding and horsetail
    Trim long grass at allotment
    Trim more strawberries
    Check and possibly plant calabrese, PSB and beetroot
    Watering
    Harvest lettuce, peas, tomatoes, cucumber, potatoes, raspberries, check blueberries, cherry
    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

    Comment


    • #77
      Tuesday jobs
      Weeding and horsetail - done some
      Trim long grass at allotment - done some
      Trim more strawberries - done some
      Check and possibly plant calabrese, PSB and beetroot - done calabrese and PSB
      Watering - done
      Harvest lettuce, peas, tomatoes, cucumber, potatoes, raspberries, check blueberries, cherry - done, also some framberries and french beans

      Also removed one of the January sown tomatoes which had finished fruiting and died.

      Wednesday jobs
      I was going to cut the front hedge, but its been raining all morning so that's a non-starter.
      Weeding and horsetail
      Deadheading
      Continue trimming strawberry plants
      Harvest courgette, tomatoes, raspberries, check blueberries, cherry
      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

      Comment


      • #78
        Wednesday jobs
        Weeding and horsetail - no
        Deadheading - no
        Continue trimming strawberry plants - no
        Harvest courgette, tomatoes, raspberries, check blueberries, cherry - done

        Also sowed spinach.

        Thursday jobs (not much time)
        Collect water from overnight rain
        Pot up lettuce and kale seedlings
        Harvest peas, beans, raspberries, cherry, possibly redcurrants, blueberries, baby carrots
        Last edited by Penellype; 16-07-2020, 09:13 AM.
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

        Comment


        • #79
          Thursday jobs
          Collect water from overnight rain - done
          Pot up lettuce and kale seedlings - done
          Harvest peas, beans, raspberries, cherry, possibly redcurrants, blueberries, baby carrots - done except redcurrants and blueberries

          Friday jobs
          Mow lawns
          Trim more strawberries and pin down some runners
          Plant beetroot
          Plan weekend gardening
          Weeding and horsetail
          Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, raspberries, framberries, redcurrants, blueberries, possibly cucumber and another cherry
          A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

          Comment


          • #80
            Friday jobs
            Mow lawns - done, plus most of the edges
            Trim more strawberries and pin down some runners - done some
            Plant beetroot - done
            Plan weekend gardening - done
            Weeding and horsetail - done a bit
            Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, raspberries, framberries, redcurrants, blueberries, possibly cucumber and another cherry - done except redcurrants and blueberries

            Also did some deadheading

            Weekend jobs

            At my friend's
            Feed slugs to chickens
            Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons
            Weeding
            Plant out leeks if big enough
            Fill self watering trays
            Harvest courgette, possibly cucumber

            At allotment
            Collect rain water
            Weeding and horsetail
            Tidy up strawberry plants
            Start cutting down finished raspberry canes
            Trim long grass if dry
            Harvest turnips, peas, raspberries, blueberries, redcurrants, possibly cucumber, cherry

            At home
            Tie in flopping clematis
            Remove bolting lettuces
            Finish front lawn edges
            Trim more strawberry plants and peg down runners
            Weeding and deadheading
            Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, peas, beans, late strawberries, framberries
            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

            Comment


            • #81
              Weekend jobs

              At my friend's
              Feed slugs to chickens - done
              Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons - done
              Weeding - done some
              Plant out leeks if big enough - decided to give them another week
              Fill self watering trays - done
              Harvest courgette, possibly cucumber - done courgette

              At allotment
              Collect rain water - done
              Weeding and horsetail - done a little
              Tidy up strawberry plants - done some
              Start cutting down finished raspberry canes - no
              Trim long grass if dry - no
              Harvest turnips, peas, raspberries, blueberries, redcurrants, possibly cucumber, cherry - done except cucumber

              At home
              Tie in flopping clematis - done
              Remove bolting lettuces - done
              Finish front lawn edges - done
              Trim more strawberry plants and peg down runners - done some
              Weeding and deadheading - done some
              Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, peas, beans, late strawberries, framberries - done plus a few redcurrants

              Also dug the compost out of the bottom of the hotbin to make space and trimmed long bits off the allotment hedges.

              Monday jobs
              Remove finished peas
              Cut back finished raspberry canes
              Cut grass at allotment
              Continue trimming strawberries
              Weeding and horsetail
              Deadheading
              Watering
              Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peas, courgette, raspberries, check blueberries, cherry
              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

              Comment


              • #82
                Monday jobs
                Remove finished peas - done for now
                Cut back finished raspberry canes - done some
                Cut grass at allotment - done
                Continue trimming strawberries - no
                Weeding and horsetail - done some
                Deadheading - done some
                Watering - done
                Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peas, courgette, raspberries, check blueberries, cherry - done

                Tuesday jobs
                No gardening time today
                Watering
                Harvest peas,beans, tomatoes, courgette
                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                Comment


                • #83
                  Jobs for this week and next.

                  Thin and prune apples on Braeburn, Cox and Pixie Rosso
                  Weed driveway
                  Hoe brassica bed - done!
                  Move laurel logs - done!
                  Weed around base of wooden arch - done!
                  Dig up Viburnum off shoots
                  Cut back grass around raspberry bed
                  Weed gravel patch
                  Cut back juniper by arch
                  Cut down conifer under cherry
                  Prune Pyracantha
                  Mow lawns
                  Start on private garden
                  Plant up 30 Begonias - done!
                  Plant up 30 Geraniums - done!
                  Last edited by peanut; 27-07-2020, 10:04 AM.
                  Nestled somewhere in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Good soil, strong winds and 4 Giant Puffballs!
                  Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result

                  Forever indebted to Potstubsdustbins

                  Comment


                  • #84
                    Tuesday jobs
                    Watering - done indoor plants only
                    Harvest peas, beans, tomatoes, courgette - done

                    Wednesday jobs
                    Weeding and horsetail
                    Trim allotment grass edges
                    Watering
                    Harvest cucumbers, peas, raspberries, check cherry, blueberries
                    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                    Comment


                    • #85
                      Wednesday jobs
                      Weeding and horsetail - no
                      Trim allotment grass edges - no
                      Watering - done
                      Harvest cucumbers, peas, raspberries, check cherry, blueberries - done

                      Unlikely to have any gardening time today in what is turning out to be a very busy week.
                      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                      Comment


                      • #86
                        Looks like I get to play with the shredder!
                        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                        Location....Normandy France

                        Comment


                        • #87
                          Friday jobs (work permitting)
                          Weeding and horsetail
                          Deadheading
                          plan weekend gardening
                          Trim long grass edges at allotment
                          Remove finished peas
                          Harvest cucumber, peas, beans, tomatoes
                          A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                          Comment


                          • #88
                            Friday jobs
                            Weeding and horsetail - done some
                            Deadheading - done some
                            plan weekend gardening - done
                            Trim long grass edges at allotment - done some
                            Remove finished peas - done some
                            Harvest cucumber, peas, beans, tomatoes - done plus a courgette and some blueberries

                            Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

                            At my friend's
                            Feed slugs to chickens
                            Tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons
                            Remove sideshoots from tomatoes
                            Weeding
                            Plant leeks
                            Fill self watering trays
                            Harvest cucumbers

                            At allotment
                            Collect rain water
                            Remove more finished peas
                            Trim more finished branches off raspberries
                            Weeding and horsetail
                            Harvest cucumbers, turnips, peas, raspberries, blueberries

                            At home
                            Weeding
                            Deadheading
                            Check and prune apple and pear trees if ready
                            Pin down strawberry runners
                            Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, check calabrese, blueberries
                            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                            Comment


                            • #89
                              Weekend jobs

                              At my friend's
                              Feed slugs to chickens - done
                              Tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons - done
                              Remove sideshoots from tomatoes - done
                              Weeding - done some
                              Plant leeks - done
                              Fill self watering trays - done
                              Harvest cucumbers - done

                              At allotment
                              Collect rain water - done
                              Remove more finished peas - done
                              Trim more finished branches off raspberries - done some
                              Weeding and horsetail - done a little
                              Harvest cucumbers, turnips, peas, raspberries, blueberries - done plus a few gooseberries and the last of the redcurrants

                              At home
                              Weeding - done a little
                              Deadheading - done a little
                              Check and prune apple and pear trees if ready - no
                              Pin down strawberry runners - no
                              Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, check calabrese, blueberries - done also harvested salad leaves

                              Also cut down finished indoor tomatoes

                              Monday jobs (rain forecast all day)
                              Collect rain water
                              Harvest tomatoes, orange pepper
                              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                              Comment


                              • #90
                                Ongoing list of jobs.

                                Thin and prune apples on Braeburn, Cox
                                Weed driveway
                                Hoe Brassica bed - done!
                                Hoe no dig veg beds - done!
                                Dig up Viburnum off shoots
                                Cut back grass around raspberry bed
                                Weed gravel patch
                                Cut back juniper by arch
                                Cut down old conifer under cherry
                                Prune Pyracanthas
                                Prune Laurel
                                Prune Yew
                                Mow lawns - done!
                                Start on private garden
                                Last edited by peanut; 30-07-2020, 06:53 PM.
                                Nestled somewhere in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Good soil, strong winds and 4 Giant Puffballs!
                                Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result

                                Forever indebted to Potstubsdustbins

                                Comment

                                Latest Topics

                                Collapse

                                Recent Blog Posts

                                Collapse
                                Working...
                                X