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  • Jobs for upcoming weekend

    Finish filling 2 new raised beds
    build small raised bed for lettuce
    plant out potatoes in pots
    Sow broad beans
    transfer beetroot from tray to edge of raised beds
    sow sweetcorn
    build small picnic bench for kids from old IKEA bed slats (I think this counts)
    Last edited by FromYorkshiretoBucks; 12-04-2023, 03:15 PM.

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    • Wednesday jobs
      Check for wind damage - done, repaired roof of tunnel
      Pot up tomatoes and sort lights - done
      Sow carrots, fennel, salad leaves - done
      Continue tidying garage - no
      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots and possibly the first PSB - done except PSB

      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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      • Friday jobs
        Secure top net on tunnel (currently loosely attached in case of snow*)
        Weeding
        Sow carrots, peas
        Check tomatoes for sideshoots and pot up if big enough
        Harvest carrots, spinach, PSB

        ​​​​​​​* snow is not impossible but seems reasonably unlikely now.
        Last edited by Penellype; 14-04-2023, 10:53 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
          Secure top net on tunnel (currently loosely attached in case of snow*) - done one side
          Weeding - done some
          Sow carrots, peas - done peas
          Check tomatoes for sideshoots and pot up if big enough - not ready yet
          Harvest carrots, spinach, PSB - done

          No gardening time on Saturday

          Sunday jobs

          At my friend's
          Plant out peas if big enough
          Weeding

          At allotment
          Finish attaching top net to tunnel
          Trim long grass edges if dry
          Weeding
          Harvest leek

          At home
          Pot up germinating pepper seed
          Mow lawns if dry
          Remove cover from peas
          Weeding
          Sow carrots, leeks
          Harvest carrots
          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

            At my friend's
            Plant out peas if big enough - done
            Weeding - done some

            At allotment
            Finish attaching top net to tunnel - done
            Trim long grass edges if dry - no
            Weeding - done some
            Harvest leek - no

            At home
            Pot up germinating pepper seed - done
            Mow lawns if dry - no
            Remove cover from peas - done
            Weeding - no
            Sow carrots, leeks - done leeks
            Harvest carrots - no

            Monday jobs
            Bring indoor tomatoes downstairs and rig up supports
            Rearrange plants under lights
            Mow lawns if dry
            Cut grass edges at allotment if dry
            Weeding
            Deadhead daffodils
            Sow carrots, tomatoes, dwarf beans
            Harvest microgreens, carrots, leeks, kale flowers
            Last edited by Penellype; 17-04-2023, 07:44 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
              Bring indoor tomatoes downstairs and rig up supports - done
              Rearrange plants under lights - done
              Mow lawns if dry - done
              Cut grass edges at allotment if dry - no
              Weeding - done some
              Deadhead daffodils - done
              Sow carrots, tomatoes, dwarf beans - no
              Harvest microgreens, carrots, leeks, kale flowers - done

              Also rigged up an edge strip to the bed on the west side of the tunnel to try to prevent the compost from falling onto the path, potted up cabbages and tomatoes and planted out turnips, and trimmed the euonymus hedge.

              Tuesday jobs
              Collect nettle tops and make nettle feed
              Cut grass edges at allotment if dry
              Check pots and water if necessary
              Sow carrots, tomatoes, dwarf beans
              Pot up tomato sideshoots
              Harvest microgreens, salad leaves, red pepper (save seeds)
              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 nettle tops and make nettle feed - done
                Cut grass edges at allotment if dry - done some
                Check pots and water if necessary - done
                Sow carrots, tomatoes, dwarf beans - done tomatoes
                Pot up tomato sideshoots - done one
                Harvest microgreens, salad leaves, red pepper (save seeds) - done

                Wednesday jobs
                Continue grass edges at allotment
                Sort out fleece, bubble wrap etc in preparation for cold spell
                Take peas to allotment
                Sow carrots, dwarf beans
                Harvest microgreens, carrots, spinach
                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
                  Continue grass edges at allotment - done some
                  Sort out fleece, bubble wrap etc in preparation for cold spell - no
                  Take peas to allotment - done
                  Sow carrots, dwarf beans - no
                  Harvest microgreens, carrots, spinach - done except spinach

                  Also did quite a bit of weeding and potted up parsley seedlings

                  Thursday jobs
                  Cut grass and finish edges at allotment
                  Plant peas
                  Sort out covers for potatoes and strawberries
                  Sow carrots, dwarf beans
                  Weeding and remove horsetail and bindweed from hedge
                  Harvest microgreens, lettuce, salad leaves, carrots, spinach, PSB
                  Last edited by Penellype; 20-04-2023, 09:27 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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                  • Thursday jobs
                    Cut grass and finish edges at allotment - done edges
                    Plant peas - done, also some beetroot
                    Sort out covers for potatoes and strawberries - no
                    Sow carrots, dwarf beans - done
                    Weeding and remove horsetail and bindweed from hedge - done some
                    Harvest microgreens, lettuce, salad leaves, carrots, spinach, PSB - done except PSB, plus rhubarb

                    Got interrupted when the next door plot's polytunnel came flying over the fence and landed upside down on my raised beds. Thankfully it didn't do any damage, but I had to spend the rest of the gardening time removing its cover, disentangling it from the raspberries and putting it back where it belonged.

                    No gardening time today.

                    Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

                    At my friend's
                    Weeding

                    At allotment
                    Weeding and check for horsetail
                    Slug hunt (after rain)
                    Harvest PSB, spinach

                    At home
                    Sort out fleece etc ready for cold spell
                    Sow peas, leeks
                    Pot up tomato sideshoots
                    Tidy garage
                    Harvest microgreens, salad leaves, carrots
                    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 hope they’ve secured their polytunnel now,it’s good there was no damage,must’ve been scary for a minute seeing that coming over.
                      I need to sow a lot of different things over the weekend & get the blowaway out the shed for all the little plants.
                      Location : Essex

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                      • Originally posted by Jungle Jane View Post
                        I hope they’ve secured their polytunnel now,it’s good there was no damage,must’ve been scary for a minute seeing that coming over.
                        At the moment the cover is off, so there is no danger of a repeat. It was very scary. particularly as I had been squatting down trimming grass edges exactly where it landed a little earlier in the day. It all happened very quickly and I would have had no chance of getting out of the way! The problem with those small polytunnels is that they have a door at one end but no way out at the other. A strong gust of wind from the direction of the door simply hits the back of the cover and takes the whole thing with it. The fact that the frame was weighed down by 4 large concrete blocks made no difference - they simply came over the fence with the tunnel. I have seen this happen to my brick garage so I know how powerful wind is and how futile it is to try to peg large things down.
                        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                        • That could’ve been disastrous,something else to watch for on windy days,good that you didn’t get hurt. When you’re gardening your in a peaceful mindset & then suddenly that happens,unexpected shock,hopefully it won’t happen again,ever.
                          Location : Essex

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                          • Glad you are ok Pen. Scary!
                            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                            Location....Normandy France

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                            • Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

                              At my friend's
                              Weeding - done some

                              At allotment
                              Weeding and check for horsetail - done some
                              Slug hunt (after rain) - done
                              Harvest PSB, spinach - done

                              At home
                              Sort out fleece etc ready for cold spell - done
                              Sow peas, leeks - done
                              Pot up tomato sideshoots - done 2
                              Tidy garage - no
                              Harvest microgreens, salad leaves, carrots - done

                              Also lots of deadheading (daffodils, fritillaries) and planted out peas

                              Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                              (Hanging fire with sowing and planting until after the cold snap).
                              Weeding and horsetail
                              Deadheading
                              Slug hunt
                              Harvest microgreens, carrots, kale flowers
                              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 - no
                                Deadheading - no
                                Slug hunt - done
                                Harvest microgreens, carrots, kale flowers - done plus mustard flowers and spinach

                                Tuesday jobs
                                (Hanging fire with sowing and planting out until after the cold snap).
                                Pot up chitted peppers
                                Bring compost in to warm and pot up tomato sideshoots
                                Rearrange plants under lights
                                Weeding and horsetail
                                Deadheading
                                Slug hunt
                                Harvest microgreens, carrots, leek
                                Last edited by Penellype; 25-04-2023, 09:56 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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