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  • Potted up the chitted beans yesterday as they were forming roots.

    Friday jobs
    Slug hunt
    Go to tip and dispose of horsetail
    Apply slug nematodes if arrive
    Weeding and horsetail
    Deadheading
    Take runner beans to my friend's greenhouse
    Water plants under cover
    Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, spinach, peas, strawberries

    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
      Slug hunt - done
      Go to tip and dispose of horsetail - done
      Apply slug nematodes if arrive - not here yet
      Weeding and horsetail - done some
      Deadheading - no
      Take runner beans to my friend's greenhouse - done
      Water plants under cover - done
      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, spinach, peas, strawberries - done

      Also trimmed some long grass (with secateurs) and cut back some of the nettles, ash and elder branches in the hedge.

      Weekend jobs

      At my friend's
      Weeding
      Plant some of the tomatoes in greenhouse
      Watering

      At allotment
      Photos (Saturday - 1st of month)
      Apply slug nematodes if they arrive
      Find a small piece of bird netting to use as a snail barrier round beans
      Weeding and horsetail
      Cut grass if dry
      Trim grass edges
      Watering if necessary
      Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries, possibly turnips and/or kohlrabi

      At home
      Garden photos (Saturday)
      Apply slug nematodes if they arrive
      Weeding
      Deadheading
      Mow lawns if not too wet
      Plant bedding plants if not too wet
      Plant tomatoes under cloche if not too wet
      Sow beetroot, replacement courgettes, possibly replacement PSB (3rd time for each)
      Rearrange plants under lights
      Watering
      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries, one french bean, 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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      • Weekend jobs

        At my friend's
        Weeding - done some
        Plant some of the tomatoes in greenhouse - done some
        Watering - done

        At allotment
        Photos (Saturday - 1st of month) - done
        Apply slug nematodes if they arrive - no, too sunny (!)
        Find a small piece of bird netting to use as a snail barrier round beans - done
        Weeding and horsetail - done some
        Cut grass if dry - done
        Trim grass edges - done some
        Watering if necessary - done
        Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries, possibly turnips and/or kohlrabi - done except turnips

        Also cut off quite a lot of elderberry from the top of the west hedge

        At home
        Garden photos (Saturday) - done
        Apply slug nematodes if they arrive - no, too sunny
        Weeding - done some
        Deadheading - done some
        Mow lawns if not too wet - done
        Plant bedding plants if not too wet - done
        Plant tomatoes under cloche if not too wet - no
        Sow beetroot, replacement courgettes, possibly replacement PSB (3rd time for each) - done except PSB
        Rearrange plants under lights - done
        Watering - done
        Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries, one french bean, check peas - done salads and 2 strawberries

        Monday jobs
        Weeding and horsetail
        Finish cutting back elderberry
        Take lettuces to allotment and plant
        Apply nematodes if not too sunny
        Feed indoor tomato plants
        Watering
        Harvest spinach, peas, bean, check strawberries
        Last edited by Penellype; 03-06-2024, 07:12 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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        • Monday jobs
          Weeding and horsetail - done some
          Finish cutting back elderberry - done some
          Take lettuces to allotment and plant - done
          Apply nematodes if not too sunny - done
          Feed indoor tomato plants - done
          Watering - done
          Harvest spinach, peas, bean, check strawberries - done bean and strawberries

          Also took the potted apricot tree to the allotment and put it in the tunnel, where it has one last chance to produce something edible next year (which will be its 8th year).

          Tuesday jobs (weather permitting)
          The original plan was to plant out some of the tomatoes and move the rest to the greenhouse, but tonight's forecast temperature from some of the models is 2 so I am holding fire and hoping the indoor ones don't get burnt from being too close to the lights.
          Weeding and horsetail
          Finish cutting back hedge above wood shed
          Move buckets of onions to where apricot was
          Cover soil to keep it warm (and keep the cat off)
          Monitor evening temperature and cover potatoes with fleece if necessary
          Water if necessary
          Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries
          Last edited by Penellype; 04-06-2024, 07:43 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
            Weeding and horsetail - done some
            Finish cutting back hedge above wood shed - done
            Move buckets of onions to where apricot was - no
            Cover soil to keep it warm (and keep the cat off) - no
            Monitor evening temperature and cover potatoes with fleece if necessary - decided it was just about ok
            Water if necessary - done
            Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries - done

            Wednesday jobs
            Weeding and horsetail
            Deadheading and remove dead bulb foliage
            Trim long grass edges
            Take biggest 2 romanesco plants to allotment and plant
            Shuffle indoor plants again
            Watering
            Harvest lettuce, spinach, peas, strawberries
            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 and remove dead bulb foliage - done some
              Trim long grass edges - done some
              Take biggest 2 romanesco plants to allotment and plant - done
              Shuffle indoor plants again - done
              Watering - done
              Harvest lettuce, spinach, peas, strawberries - done

              Unlikely to have much gardening time tomorrow.
              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
                Take horsetail to tip
                Weeding
                Deadheading
                Put up fruit cage net
                Watering
                Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries. Check raspberries
                Last edited by Penellype; 07-06-2024, 11:13 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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                • Friday jobs
                  Take horsetail to tip - done
                  Weeding - done some
                  Deadheading - no
                  Put up fruit cage net - done
                  Watering - done
                  Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries. Check raspberries - done

                  Also moved the buckets of onions and planted out tomatoes under a cloche, and planted some beans in a pot near the arch as both were simply too big to leave any longer. The beans were supposed to go to the allotment, but as the last lot I planted there was simply a snail snack, I decided on a change of plan.

                  Weekend jobs

                  At my friend's
                  Pot up tomatoes in greenhouse
                  Weeding
                  Watering

                  At allotment
                  Slug hunt
                  Weeding and horsetail
                  Trim long grass edges
                  Check blackcurrants and net if necessary
                  Watering
                  Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries, check beetroot, raspberries

                  At home
                  Weeding
                  Deadheading
                  Plant cucumber in greenhouse
                  Pot up peppers
                  Shuffle indoor plants
                  Tidy garage
                  Watering
                  Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries

                  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
                    Pot up tomatoes in greenhouse - done
                    Weeding - done some
                    Watering - done

                    At allotment
                    Slug hunt - done
                    Weeding and horsetail - done some
                    Trim long grass edges - done some
                    Check blackcurrants and net if necessary - need netting soon
                    Watering - done
                    Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries, check beetroot, raspberries - done plus one redcurrant

                    At home
                    Weeding - done some
                    Deadheading - done some
                    Plant cucumber in greenhouse - done
                    Pot up peppers no
                    Shuffle indoor plants - done some
                    Tidy garage - done some
                    Watering - done
                    Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries - done

                    Also put some dwarf beans to chit as the slugs are eating the climbing ones.

                    Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                    Collect rain water
                    Finish tidying garage (man coming to look at woodworm tomorrow)
                    Move some plants to greenhouse or growhouse
                    Net blackcurrants
                    Sow late peas
                    Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, peas, spinach, strawberries, check cauliflowers, raspberries
                    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
                      Finish tidying garage (man coming to look at woodworm tomorrow) - done
                      Move some plants to greenhouse or growhouse - done
                      Net blackcurrants - done
                      Sow late peas - done
                      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, peas, spinach, strawberries, check cauliflowers, raspberries - done Plus some new potatoes

                      Tuesday jobs (weather permitting)
                      Collect rain water
                      Slug and snail hunt
                      Trim long grass edges if dry
                      Sow kale, pak choi
                      Pot up lettuces
                      Water plants under cover
                      Harvest lettuce, florence fennel, turnips (if ready), strawberries, check cauliflowers, raspberries
                      Last edited by Penellype; 11-06-2024, 12:39 PM.
                      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
                        Collect rain water - done
                        Slug and snail hunt - done
                        Trim long grass edges if dry - no but did manage to mow the back lawn
                        Sow kale, pak choi - no
                        Pot up lettuces - done some
                        Water plants under cover - done
                        Harvest lettuce, florence fennel, turnips (if ready), strawberries, check cauliflowers, raspberries - done

                        Also did some weeding and deadheading, which I forgot to put on the list and fed the allotment potatoes.

                        Wednesday jobs
                        Collect rain water
                        Slug and snail hunt
                        Weeding and horsetail
                        Deadheading
                        Trim long grass edges if dry
                        Sow kale, pak choi
                        Watering if required
                        Harvest peas, cauliflower, spinach, a couple of beans, strawberries, check raspberries
                        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
                          Slug and snail hunt - done
                          Weeding and horsetail - done some
                          Deadheading - done some
                          Trim long grass edges if dry - done some
                          Sow kale, pak choi - done
                          Watering if required - done
                          Harvest peas, cauliflower, spinach, a couple of beans, strawberries, check raspberries - done except kohlrabi instead of cauliflower, also a baby carrot

                          Also removed the first batch of spinach, which had well and truly bolted.

                          Very busy yesterday with no gardening time.

                          Friday jobs
                          Collect rain water
                          Check chitting beans for roots
                          Weeding and horsetail
                          Deadheading
                          Big rearrangement of plants
                          Plant 2 tomatoes in greenhouse pots
                          Plant out french beans
                          Watering if required
                          Harvest lettuce, peas, cauliflower, spinach, strawberries, check raspberries, beetroot
                          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
                            Collect rain water - done
                            Check chitting beans for roots - done - nothing happening
                            Weeding and horsetail - done some
                            Deadheading - no
                            Big rearrangement of plants - done some
                            Plant 2 tomatoes in greenhouse pots - done
                            Plant out french beans - done
                            Watering if required - done
                            Harvest lettuce, peas, cauliflower, spinach, strawberries, check raspberries, beetroot - done

                            Also trimmed some long bits of grass and sowed some late carrots.

                            Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

                            At my friend's
                            Take peppers to greenhouse
                            Plant out runner beans
                            Feed greenhouse tomatoes
                            Weeding
                            Watering

                            At allotment
                            Find a different way of stopping birds eating the raspberries
                            Plant florence fennel
                            Weeding and horsetail
                            Take down courgettes and cucumber
                            Remove some bolting spinach
                            Trim long bits off hedges
                            Watering if necessary
                            Harvest peas, strawberries, raspberries (if any left), check cauliflowers, red and black currants

                            At home
                            Move more plants around
                            Weeding
                            Deadheading
                            Watering
                            Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries, check 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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                            • Weekend jobs

                              At my friend's
                              Take peppers to greenhouse - done and planted
                              Plant out runner beans - done
                              Feed greenhouse tomatoes - done
                              Weeding - done some
                              Watering - done

                              At allotment
                              Find a different way of stopping birds eating the raspberries - ordered some poles and a very large net
                              Plant florence fennel - done
                              Weeding and horsetail - done some
                              Take down courgettes and cucumber - done courgette
                              Remove some bolting spinach - done some
                              Trim long bits off hedges - done some
                              Watering if necessary - done
                              Harvest peas, strawberries, raspberries (if any left), check cauliflowers, red and black currants - done, also a florence fennel and a kohlrabi

                              Also put up some mesh for the next lot of peas.
                              The extremely unusual weather (hot February, cold June) has resulted in me having to scrap my planting plan and completely re-do it.

                              At home
                              Move more plants around - in progress
                              Weeding - done some
                              Deadheading- done some
                              Watering - done
                              Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, strawberries, check calabrese - done, also a carrot and the first nearly ripe indoor tomato

                              Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                              Collect rain water
                              Slug hunt
                              Sow PSB to replace plants eaten by snail
                              Weeding and horsetail
                              Deadheading
                              Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, spinach
                              Last edited by Penellype; 17-06-2024, 12:46 PM.
                              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
                                Slug hunt - done
                                Sow PSB to replace plants eaten by snail - done
                                Weeding and horsetail - no
                                Deadheading - no
                                Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, spinach - done plus strawberries

                                Also potted up some lettuce seedlings.

                                Tuesday jobs
                                Slug hunt
                                Weeding and horsetail
                                Deadheading
                                Put more beans to chit
                                Plant out peas
                                Harvest spinach, cauliflower, strawberries, check raspberries
                                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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