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  • Friday jobs
    Weeding and horsetail - done a bit
    Deadheading - done some
    Check and tie in tomatoes, melons and cucumbers - done
    Finish front lawn edges - done
    Rearrange fence pots - no
    Trim strawberry plants - no
    Cut back elderberry and brambles in hedge - done brambles
    Water greenhouse plants - done
    Harvest lettuce, cucumber, beetroot, beans, courgette, potatoes, a few raspberries and strawberries, check peas, blueberries - done plus the first outdoor tomato (Sungold)
    Also lifted a few onions and put under cover to dry and sprayed the peas in the tunnel with garlic granules in water to try to deter vine weevils

    No gardening time on Saturday.

    Sunday jobs (weather permitting)

    At my friend's
    Weeding
    Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers
    Check water reservoirs in greenhouse

    At allotment
    Collect rain water
    Weeding and horsetail
    Cut back elderberry in hedge
    Plant turnips
    Sow spinach
    Harvest lettuce, beetroot, beans, blueberries

    At home
    Check for cat poo
    Weeding
    Deadheading
    Harvest tomatoes, turnip, blueberries
    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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    • Sunday jobs (weather permitting)

      At my friend's
      Weeding - no
      Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers - no
      Check water reservoirs in greenhouse - done

      At allotment
      Collect rain water - done
      Weeding and horsetail - no
      Cut back elderberry in hedge - no
      Plant turnips - no
      Sow spinach - no
      Harvest lettuce, beetroot, beans, blueberries - - done beans

      At home
      Check for cat poo - no
      Weeding - no
      Deadheading - done a little
      Harvest tomatoes, turnip, blueberries - done turnip

      Family matters intervened again - this is likely to continue for some time, rather unpredictably. I will continue to post what I would like to do, but it will be no surprise if I can't manage it.

      Monday jobs
      Collect rain water
      Weeding and horsetail
      Deadheading
      Plant turnips
      Sow spinach
      Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomato, beans, florence fennel, courgette, calabrese, blueberries, a couple of raspberries and the only cherry
      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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      • Monday jobs
        Collect rain water - done
        Weeding and horsetail - no
        Deadheading - done some
        Plant turnips - no
        Sow spinach - no
        Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomato, beans, florence fennel, courgette, calabrese, blueberries, a couple of raspberries and the only cherry - done most

        The weather was particularly unhelpful as I was busy all morning and it rained all afternoon.

        Tuesday jobs
        Garden photos (1st of month)
        Collect rain water
        Weeding and horsetail
        Deadheading
        Plant turnips
        Sow spinach
        Harvest lettuce, beetroot, beans, courgette, turnip, blueberries, check peas
        Last edited by Penellype; 01-08-2023, 09:34 AM.
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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        • Tuesday jobs
          Garden photos (1st of month) - done
          Collect rain water - done
          Weeding and horsetail - no
          Deadheading - no
          Plant turnips - no
          Sow spinach - done
          Harvest lettuce, beetroot, beans, courgette, turnip, blueberries, check peas - done

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

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          • Wednesday jobs
            Collect rain water - done over 100 litres of it!
            Harvest beans - done

            No gardening time today
            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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            • I was hoping to have some gardening time today but it is looking very unlikely. I have already collected the rain water and picked a bagful of beans.
              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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              • Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

                At my friend's
                Weeding
                Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers
                Fill self watering trays in greenhouse

                At allotment
                Collect water from Friday evening's deluge
                Check tomato plants for signs of blight
                Remove tomato sideshoots
                Weeding and horsetail
                Cut back nettles in hedge
                Plant turnips
                Harvest peas, cucumber, beans, potatoes, courgettes, tomatoes, blueberries

                At home
                Check for cat poo
                Weeding
                Deadheading
                Check and tie in tomato plants
                Cut front hedge if dry (unlikely)
                Cut down finished indoor tomatoes
                Water greenhouse plants
                Harvest lettuce, turnips, peppers, blueberries, check tomatoes and pick up any windfall apples
                Last edited by Penellype; 05-08-2023, 09:38 AM.
                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                • Weekend jobs

                  At my friend's
                  Weeding - done a bit
                  Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers - done
                  Fill self watering trays in greenhouse - done

                  At allotment
                  Collect water from Friday evening's deluge - done
                  Check tomato plants for signs of blight - done
                  Remove tomato sideshoots - done
                  Weeding and horsetail - done some
                  Cut back nettles in hedge - done
                  Plant turnips - no
                  Harvest peas, cucumber, beans, potatoes, courgettes, tomatoes, blueberries - done

                  Also trimmed some of the drier bits of long grass and cut down a few elderberry branches.

                  At home
                  Check for cat poo - done
                  Weeding - no
                  Deadheading - no
                  Check and tie in tomato plants - done
                  Cut front hedge if dry (unlikely) - done
                  Cut down finished indoor tomatoes - no
                  Water greenhouse plants - done
                  Harvest lettuce, turnips, peppers, blueberries, check tomatoes and pick up any windfall apples - done peppers, tomatoes and apples

                  Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                  Weeding and horsetail
                  Deadheading
                  Cut grass at allotment if dry
                  Decide what else to sow and sow it
                  Plant out turnips and salad leaves
                  Cut down finished indoor tomatoes
                  Cut down finished raspberry canes
                  Water greenhouse plants
                  Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, beans, courgettes, blueberries
                  A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                  • Monday jobs
                    Weeding and horsetail - done a bit
                    Deadheading - done some
                    Cut grass at allotment if dry - no, but did manage to cut the rear lawn
                    Decide what else to sow and sow it - done peas for pea shoots
                    Plant out turnips and salad leaves - done turnips
                    Cut down finished indoor tomatoes - done
                    Cut down finished raspberry canes - no
                    Water greenhouse plants - done
                    Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, beans, courgettes, blueberries - done except blueberries

                    Also lifted the onions and put them to dry.

                    Tuesday jobs
                    Weeding and horsetail
                    Deadheading
                    Cut grass at allotment if dry
                    Pot up salad leaves
                    Cut down finished raspberry canes
                    Clear out grow light garden to get rid of pests
                    Harvest tomatoes, florence fennel, beans, turnips, blueberries, check peas
                    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                    • Tuesday jobs
                      Weeding and horsetail - done some
                      Deadheading - done some
                      Cut grass at allotment if dry - done
                      Pot up salad leaves - done
                      Cut down finished raspberry canes - no
                      Clear out grow light garden to get rid of pests - done (I think the pests were thrips)
                      Harvest tomatoes, florence fennel, beans, turnips, blueberries, check peas - done, also a carrot

                      Also sowed winter lettuce and removed some of the older strawberry plants and pinned down some runners

                      Wednesday jobs
                      Weeding and horsetail
                      Deadheading
                      Pot up pak choi
                      Sow spinach, kohlrabi
                      Trim long grass edges
                      Continue sorting strawberry plants
                      Cut rear hedge
                      Water greenhouse plants, check outdoor pots
                      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, calabrese
                      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                      • Wednesday jobs
                        Weeding and horsetail - done some
                        Deadheading - done some
                        Pot up pak choi - no
                        Sow spinach, kohlrabi - done
                        Trim long grass edges - done some
                        Continue sorting strawberry plants - no
                        Cut rear hedge - no
                        Water greenhouse plants, check outdoor pots - done
                        Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, calabrese - done

                        No gardening time today.
                        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                        Comment


                        • Friday jobs
                          Weeding and horsetail
                          Deadheading
                          Pot up pak choi
                          Mow front lawn
                          trim long grass edges
                          Cut rear hedge
                          Move onions under cover
                          Continue sorting strawberry plants
                          watering
                          harvest lettuce, tomato, pepper, courgette, beans, blueberries, check cucumber, windfall apples
                          A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                          • Friday jobs
                            Weeding and horsetail - done some
                            Deadheading - done some
                            Pot up pak choi - no
                            Mow front lawn - done
                            trim long grass edges - done some
                            Cut rear hedge - no
                            Move onions under cover - no
                            Continue sorting strawberry plants - no
                            watering - done
                            harvest lettuce, tomato, pepper, courgette, beans, blueberries, check cucumber, windfall apples - done plus beetroot and peas

                            Weekend jobs

                            At my friend's
                            Weeding
                            Check tomatoes and tie in
                            Pick any dry pea pods for seed
                            Watering and fill self watering trays
                            Deadhead sweet peas
                            Harvest any beans, tomatoes, windfall apples

                            At allotment
                            Collect any rain water
                            Bring onions under cover and check for holes (onion fly?)
                            Weeding and horsetail
                            Cut long grass edges
                            Deadhead buddleia
                            Trim strawberry plants
                            Watering if necessary
                            Harvest beans, courgettes, florence fennel

                            At home
                            Check for cat poo
                            Bring onions into garage
                            Pot up pak choi
                            Sow corn salad
                            Weeding
                            Deadheading
                            Trim lawn edges
                            Cut rear hedge if dry
                            Watering if necessary
                            Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, salad leaves, blueberries, check cucumber, windfall apples
                            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                            • Weekend jobs

                              At my friend's
                              Weeding - done some
                              Check tomatoes and tie in - done
                              Pick any dry pea pods for seed - done
                              Watering and fill self watering trays - done
                              Deadhead sweet peas - done
                              Harvest any beans, tomatoes, windfall apples - done except apples

                              At allotment
                              Collect any rain water - none
                              Bring onions under cover and check for holes (onion fly?) - done
                              Weeding and horsetail - done some
                              Cut long grass edges - done some
                              Deadhead buddleia - done
                              Trim strawberry plants - no
                              Watering if necessary - done
                              Harvest beans, courgettes, florence fennel - done also beetroot, cucumber and peas

                              At home
                              Check for cat poo - done
                              Bring onions into garage - done
                              Pot up pak choi - no
                              Sow corn salad - done
                              Weeding - done some
                              Deadheading - done some
                              Trim lawn edges - no
                              Cut rear hedge if dry - no
                              Watering if necessary - done
                              Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, salad leaves, blueberries, check cucumber, windfall apples - done plus carrot and potatoes

                              Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                              Collect rain water
                              Weeding and horsetail
                              Deadheading
                              Check tomatoes for blight
                              Check and water greenhouse plants
                              Harvest beans, courgette, tomatoes, check peas, windfall apples
                              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                              Comment


                              • Monday jobs
                                Collect rain water - done
                                Weeding and horsetail - no
                                Deadheading - no
                                Check tomatoes for blight - done
                                Check and water greenhouse plants - done
                                Harvest beans, courgette, tomatoes, check peas, windfall apples - done

                                Tuesday jobs
                                Collect rain water
                                Weeding and horsetail
                                Deadheading
                                Weed drive
                                Water greenhouse plants if required
                                Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, courgette, florence fennel, beans, carrot, potatoes
                                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                                Comment

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