What I intend to do today or tomorrow number2

[Penellype]

Thursday jobs
Harvest beans, courgette, beetroot, peppers, check peas - done

Friday jobs (expecting rain all day)
Collect rain water
Empty water out of drip trays after over an inch of rain yesterday
Plan weekend gardening
Harvest spinach, carrots, peas

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Empty water out of drip trays after over an inch of rain yesterday - done some
Plan weekend gardening - done
Harvest spinach, carrots, peas - done except carrots

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Fill self watering trays and water greenhouse
Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers
Weeding
Remove finished peas
Harvest courgettes, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumber

At allotment
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Bring in water trays (all bins now full)
Spray brassicas with potato water
Check for caterpillars
Remove finished raspberry canes
Harvest lettuce, spinach, beans, beetroot, carrots, cucumber, check courgettes, strawberries, pink blueberry

At home
Weeding
Deadheading
Empty some compost out of hotbin
Remove finished lettuce
Harvests potatoes, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, peppers, blueberries

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Fill self watering trays and water greenhouse - done
Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers - done
Weeding - done some
Remove finished peas - done some
Harvest courgettes, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumber - done potatoes and tomatoes

Also fed the plants in the greenhouse.

At allotment
Collect rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Bring in water trays (all bins now full) - done
Spray brassicas with potato water - done
Check for caterpillars - done
Remove finished raspberry canes - no
Harvest lettuce, spinach, beans, beetroot, carrots, cucumber, check courgettes, strawberries, pink blueberry - done except carrots, also harvested a ripe melon

At home
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Empty some compost out of hotbin - no
Remove finished lettuce - no
Harvests potatoes, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, peppers, blueberries - done except potatoes and beans

Monday jobs
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Check for caterpillars
Empty some compost out of hotbin
Remove finished lettuce and raspberry canes
Harvest potatoes, beans, spinach, tomatoes, blueberries, check strawberries, melons, peas

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Check for caterpillars - done
Empty some compost out of hotbin - no
Remove finished lettuce and raspberry canes - done
Harvest potatoes, beans, spinach, tomatoes, blueberries, check strawberries, melons, peas - done most plus a carrot

Also sowed some florence fennel

Tuesday jobs (appointments permitting)
Garden photos (1st of month)
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Check for caterpillars
Harvest tomatoes, blueberries, check cucumbers, melons, peas

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Garden photos (1st of month) - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Check for caterpillars - done
Harvest tomatoes, blueberries, check cucumbers, melons, peas - done except blueberries, also harvested lettuce and beetroot.

Wednesday jobs
Mow lawns if dry
Trim grass edges
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Check for caterpillars
Harvest tomatoes, spinach, beans, blueberries, check peas, strawberries

[Peteyd]

I'm going to be replacing the wooden boards around my raised bed and extending it shortly. i really need to start measuring up and getting the wood ordered.

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Mow lawns if dry - done
Trim grass edges - done some
Weeding and horsetail - no
Deadheading - no
Check for caterpillars - done
Harvest tomatoes, spinach, beans, blueberries, check peas, strawberries - done tomatoes, beans, a leek and a carrot

Also cleared up the mess created by the council cutting the roadside allotment hedge.

Thursday jobs
very little gardening time
Check for caterpillars
Harvest beans, courgette, beetroot, lettuce, peppers

[Penellype]

Thursday jobs
Check for caterpillars - done
Harvest beans, courgette, beetroot, lettuce, peppers - done

Friday jobs
Check for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Plan weekend gardening
Harvest tomatoes, blueberries, beans, carrots, spinach

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Check for caterpillars - done
Weeding and horsetail - no
Deadheading - done some
Plan weekend gardening - done
Harvest tomatoes, blueberries, beans, carrots, spinach - done except spinach, also harvested some peas

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Feed slugs and caterpillars to chickens
Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers if required
Weeding
Cut down remainder of peas
Fill self watering trays and water greenhouse
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, possibly courgette, onions, beans

At allotment
Spray brassicas with potato water and check for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Cut grass if dry
Water if required
Harvest beans, lettuce, beetroot, carrot, spinach, check melons, cucumbers, strawberries, pink blueberries

At home
Deadheading
Weeding
Water pots
Sow winter salads
Harvest peas, salad leaves, tomatoes, blueberries, potatoes

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Feed slugs and caterpillars to chickens - done
Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers if required - done
Weeding - done some
Cut down remainder of peas - done
Fill self watering trays and water greenhouse - done
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, possibly courgette, onions, beans - done most

At allotment
Spray brassicas with potato water and check for caterpillars - done
Weeding and horsetail - done a little
Cut grass if dry - no
Water if required - just growhouse
Harvest beans, lettuce, beetroot, carrot, spinach, check melons, cucumbers, strawberries, pink blueberries - done

At home
Deadheading - done some
Weeding - no
Water pots - done
Sow winter salads - no
Harvest peas, salad leaves, tomatoes, blueberries, potatoes - done except blueberries

Monday jobs
I had intended to spend a decent amount of time at the allotment as the forecast appeared to be dry. I'm still waiting for it to stop raining and its now 2.30pm.
Exciting jobs for today therefore include:
Sign tax form and return to accountant
Speak to next door about needing to turn off their electricity (see below)
Phone Northern Powergrid and re-arrange appointment to change house fuse as they couldn't do it last week
Vast quantities of paperwork and shredding (useful for hotbin)
If I get a chance, harvest beans, carrots and blueberries for tea.

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
I had intended to spend a decent amount of time at the allotment as the forecast appeared to be dry. I'm still waiting for it to stop raining and its now 2.30pm.
Exciting jobs for today therefore include:
Sign tax form and return to accountant - done
Speak to next door about needing to turn off their electricity (see below) - done
Phone Northern Powergrid and re-arrange appointment to change house fuse as they couldn't do it last week - done
Vast quantities of paperwork and shredding (useful for hotbin) - done some
If I get a chance, harvest beans, carrots and blueberries for tea. - done carrots

Tuesday jobs
Go to garden centre (need a present for a friend)
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Check brassicas for caterpillars
Sow winter salads
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, blueberries, check peas, strawberries, melons

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Go to garden centre (need a present for a friend) - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Check brassicas for caterpillars - done
Sow winter salads - no
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, blueberries, check peas, strawberries, melons - done plus potatoes

Wednesday jobs
Check brassicas for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Cut grass at allotment if dry
Sow winter salads
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, beetroot, peas, blueberries, check strawberries, melons

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Check brassicas for caterpillars - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Cut grass at allotment if dry - done
Sow winter salads - no
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, beetroot, peas, blueberries, check strawberries, melons - done

Thursday jobs (very little time)
Check for caterpillars
Harvest lettuce, cucumbers, courgette, beans, strawberries (2), pink blueberries, check tomatoes, melons

[Penellype]

Thursday jobs
Check for caterpillars - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumbers, courgette, beans, strawberries (2), pink blueberries, check tomatoes, melons - done

Friday jobs
Check for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Sow winter salads
Plan weekend gardening
Harvest cucumber, beans, carrot, potatoes

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Check for caterpillars - done
Weeding and horsetail - done a little
Deadheading - done some
Sow winter salads - no
Plan weekend gardening - done
Harvest cucumber, beans, carrot, potatoes - done

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Feed slugs and caterpillars to chickens
Tidy tomato plants and harvest
Fill self watering trays
Weeding
Harvest more onions and string last week's
Watering if required

At allotment
Check for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Check and trim hedges, nettles and brambles
Spray brassicas with potato water
Water if required
Harvest lettuce, cucumbers, potatoes, beetroot, beans, check strawberries, pink blueberries, melons

At home
Weeding
Deadheading
Remove dying balconi tomato (no idea what' wrong with it - the other one is fine)
Pot up rooted strawberry runners
Check bottom of hotbin and dig out some compost
Watering if required
Harvest tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, check strawberries, blueberries, apples, calabrese