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  • Weekend jobs

    At my friend's
    Lift remaining onions and put to dry - done
    Weeding - done some
    Watering - done
    Harvest tomatoes - done

    At allotment
    Check tomatoes for blight - done
    Weeding and horsetail - - done some
    Tie in cucumber - done
    Trim brambles in hedge - done
    Cut grass if dry - done
    Watering - done
    Harvest cucumber, tomatoes, beans, calabrese, leeks, courgettes, check peas - done

    At home
    Check tomatoes for blight - done
    Weeding - no
    Deadheading - done some
    Sow calendula - done
    Mow lawns if dry - no
    Watering - done
    Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, peppers, windfall apples - done

    Also attempted to mend the automatic window opener in the greenhouse - the gas tube had fallen off the window. No idea if I have got the setting right.

    Monday jobs
    Check tomatoes for blight
    Check greenhouse window opener and adjust if necessary
    Weeding and horsetail
    Deadheading
    Mow lawns
    Sow microgreens
    Watering
    Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, pea shoots, cucumber. tomatoes, courgette, check peas, windfall apples
    Last edited by Penellype; 04-09-2023, 08:33 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
      Check tomatoes for blight - done
      Check greenhouse window opener and adjust if necessary - done
      Weeding and horsetail - done some
      Deadheading - no
      Mow lawns - no
      Sow microgreens - done
      Watering - done
      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, pea shoots, cucumber. tomatoes, courgette, check peas, windfall apples - done

      Also trimmed some long grass at the allotment and collected some lettuce seed.

      Tuesday jobs
      Weeding and horsetail
      Deadheading
      Mow lawns
      Cut back elderberry at allotment
      Sow lettuce seed to test viability
      Watering
      Harvest tomatoes, beans, turnip or kohlrabi, carrots, check windfall apples, 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
        Mow lawns - done
        Cut back elderberry at allotment - done some
        Sow lettuce seed to test viability - done
        Watering - done
        Harvest tomatoes, beans, turnip or kohlrabi, carrots, check windfall apples, peas - just tomatoes and an apple.

        Wednesday jobs
        Weeding and horsetail
        Deadheading
        Lawn edges
        Cut back more elderberry
        Collect more lettuce seed
        Remove dead leaves from brassicas including ones infested with leaf miner
        Watering
        Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, pea shoots, beetroot, beans, kohlrabi, check apples, 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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        • Wednesday jobs
          Weeding and horsetail - done some
          Deadheading - no
          Lawn edges - no
          Cut back more elderberry - done some
          Collect more lettuce seed - done
          Remove dead leaves from brassicas including ones infested with leaf miner - done
          Watering - done
          Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, pea shoots, beetroot, beans, kohlrabi, check apples, peas - done

          No gardening time today
          Last edited by Penellype; 07-09-2023, 07:56 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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          • Friday jobs
            Check tomato plants for blight
            Weeding and horsetail
            Deadheading
            Plant out winter lettuce
            Trim lawn edges
            Cut more elderberry
            Start thinking what is going where next year
            Watering
            Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, peas, courgettes, peppers, 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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            • Friday jobs
              Check tomato plants for blight - done
              Weeding and horsetail - done some
              Deadheading - no
              Plant out winter lettuce - done
              Trim lawn edges - no
              Cut more elderberry - done some
              Start thinking what is going where next year - made a start
              Watering - done
              Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, peas, courgettes, peppers, beans - done plus calabrese

              Weekend jobs

              At my friend's
              Bring in onions before it rains
              Weeding
              Watering
              Harvest tomatoes

              At allotment
              Check tomatoes for blight
              Weeding and horsetail
              Continue cutting back elderberry
              Grass edges
              Collect more lettuce seed
              Watering
              Harvest cucumber, tomatoes, beans, courgettes, calabrese, check peas, romanesco

              At home
              Check tomatoes for blight
              Weeding
              Deadheading
              Empty bottom of hotbin
              Trim lawn edges
              Watering
              Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, cucumber, tomatoes, check 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
                Bring in onions before it rains - done
                Weeding - done some
                Watering - done
                Harvest tomatoes - done

                At allotment
                Check tomatoes for blight - done
                Weeding and horsetail - done some
                Continue cutting back elderberry - done some
                Grass edges - no
                Collect more lettuce seed - done
                Watering - done
                Harvest cucumber, tomatoes, beans, courgettes, calabrese, check peas, romanesco - done

                At home
                Check tomatoes for blight - done
                Weeding - done some
                Deadheading - done some
                Empty bottom of hotbin - done
                Trim lawn edges - done
                Watering - done
                Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, cucumber, tomatoes, check windfall apples - done

                Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                Collect rain water if any
                Check tomatoes for blight
                Slug hunt
                Weeding and horsetail
                Deadheading
                Trim grass edges at allotment if dry
                Watering if necessary
                Harvest tomatoes, beans, check peas, romanesco
                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 if any - done
                  Check tomatoes for blight - done
                  Slug hunt - done (also found a toad )
                  Weeding and horsetail - done some
                  Deadheading - done some
                  Trim grass edges at allotment if dry - done some
                  Watering if necessary - no
                  Harvest tomatoes, beans, check peas, romanesco - done plus the last of the apples and some microgreens

                  Very little gardening time today due to electrician in the house. Collected loads of rain water and harvested beans, tomatoes and a cucumber.

                  Wednesday jobs (weather permitting)
                  Collect rain water if any
                  Check tomatoes for blight
                  Slug hunt
                  Weeding and horsetail
                  Deadheading
                  Harvest tomatoes, courgette, beans, check romanesco, 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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                  • Wednesday jobs
                    Collect rain water if any - done
                    Check tomatoes for blight - done
                    Slug hunt - done
                    Weeding and horsetail - done some
                    Deadheading - done some
                    Harvest tomatoes, courgette, beans, check romanesco, peas - done plus salad leaves, lettuce, pea shoots and microgreens

                    Also sowed some corn salad and plated some violas after a trip to the garden centre.

                    No gardening time yesterday.

                    Friday jobs
                    Collect rain water
                    Check tomatoes for blight
                    Weeding and horsetail
                    Deadheading
                    Cut grass if dry (unlikely)
                    Plan weekend gardening
                    Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, microgreens, cucumber, tomatoes, 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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                    • Friday jobs
                      Collect rain water - done
                      Check tomatoes for blight - done
                      Weeding and horsetail - done some
                      Deadheading - no
                      Cut grass if dry (unlikely) - no, too wet
                      Plan weekend gardening - done
                      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, microgreens, cucumber, tomatoes, beans, calabrese - done plus pea shoots and a couple of small turnips

                      Also cut back brambles and nettles in the allotment hedge.

                      Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

                      At my friend's
                      Weeding
                      Water greenhouse if necessary
                      Harvest tomatoes

                      At allotment
                      Collect rain water
                      Check tomatoes for blight
                      Weeding and horsetail
                      Trim long grass if dry enough
                      Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot, beans, courgettes, romanesco

                      At home
                      collect rain water
                      Check tomatoes for blight
                      Weeding
                      Deadheading
                      Remove finished tomato plant
                      Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, microgreens, tomatoes
                      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 - done some
                        Water greenhouse if necessary - done
                        Harvest tomatoes - done

                        At allotment
                        Collect rain water - done
                        Check tomatoes for blight - done, looks likely
                        Weeding and horsetail - done some
                        Trim long grass if dry enough - done some
                        Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot, beans, courgettes, romanesco - done except romanesco, plus a couple of ripe strawberries

                        Also managed to cut the grass.

                        At home
                        collect rain water - done
                        Check tomatoes for blight - done
                        Weeding - done some
                        Deadheading - done some
                        Remove finished tomato plant - no
                        Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, microgreens, tomatoes - done

                        Also mowed the lawns.

                        Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                        Collect rain water
                        Slug hunt
                        Remove blighted Garden Pearl and Sungold tomatoes at allotment
                        Remove pest damaged leaves from leeks
                        Remove damaged courgettes in tunnel
                        Move trays of strawberries to growhouse to protect from rain
                        Weeding and horsetail
                        Deadheading
                        Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, salad leaves, beetroot, beans, romanesco
                        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
                          Slug hunt - done
                          Remove blighted Garden Pearl and Sungold tomatoes at allotment - done
                          Remove pest damaged leaves from leeks - done some
                          Remove damaged courgettes in tunnel - done
                          Move trays of strawberries to growhouse to protect from rain - done
                          Weeding and horsetail - done some
                          Deadheading - no
                          Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, salad leaves, beetroot, beans, romanesco - done

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

                          Comment


                          • Tuesday jobs
                            Collect rain water - done
                            Check remaining tomatoes for blight - done
                            Weeding and horsetail - no
                            Deadheading - no
                            Harvest tomatoes, beans - done

                            Wednesday jobs (weather permitting)
                            Collect rain water
                            Check tomatoes for blight
                            Continue planning for next year
                            Harvest tomatoes, beans
                            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

                            Comment


                            • Wednesday jobs
                              Collect rain water - done
                              Check tomatoes for blight - done
                              Continue planning for next year - done some
                              Harvest tomatoes, beans - done

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

                              Comment


                              • Managed to find time to put a cover over the melons last night, and cleared up the mess the council had made cutting the allotment hedge while I was there.

                                Friday jobs
                                Check tomatoes for blight
                                Remove finished peas
                                Weeding and horsetail
                                Deadheading
                                Take some buckets of used compost to allotment to top up beds
                                Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco
                                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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