What I intend to do today or tomorrow number2

[Jungle Jane]

Jobs for now & throughout April -
Pot on the rest of the foxgloves,the marigolds & tomatoes.
Plant out the rest of the potatoes.
Plant out lettuce maybe in the ground.
Buy a new lawnmower,take broken one to recycle centre.
Sow sunflowers,parsley,cucumber,courgette & sweetcorn in pots indoors. Carrot,more peas & more lettuce sowed direct outside.
I might need more compost,I’ve bought two bags this year =£12.00. I’m growing more flowers than usual

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Check greenhouse plants and water if necessary - done
Sow peas - no
Weeding - no

At allotment
Cut grass if dry - done
Check hedge for long growth and trim if necessary - done some
Check for horsetail and fruiting bodies - done
Weeding - done some
Harvest PSB, rhubarb - done

At home
Sow cabbage, kohl rabi and peas - done
Check tomatoes and pot up any that need it - no
Prick out flower seedlings - done
Mow lawns - done
Weeding - no
Deadheading - done some
Harvest carrots, half pint peas - done

Busy day today but managed to pot up the biggest tomatoes and put the net on the tunnel at the allotment. Also harvested carrots.

No gardening time tomorrow.

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Trim grass edges
Trim remaining long growth on hedge
Sort out proper support for Meteor peas
Pot up peppers and cosmos and check tomatoes
Sow carrots, beetroot, leeks
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Feed daffodils
Put net on carrot cage
Harvest microgreens, carrots, leeks, spinach

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Trim grass edges - no
Trim remaining long growth on hedge - no
Sort out proper support for Meteor peas - done
Pot up peppers and cosmos and check tomatoes - done peppers
Sow carrots, beetroot, leeks - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done for now
Feed daffodils - done
Put net on carrot cage - no
Harvest microgreens, carrots, leeks, spinach - done except PSB rather than spinach

I was getting on really well, and then it started to rain...

No gardening time today.

[Penellype]

Friday jobs (weather permitting)
Garden is flooded again after yesterday's deluge, so access to parts of it is not available (grass).
Pot up tomatoes, calabrese, cosmos
Weeding and horsetail
Remove raspberry suckers
Trim allotment hedge
Put net on carrot cage
Sort out frost cover for emerging potatoes
Trim grass edges if dry (unlikely)
Slug and snail hunt
Harvest microgreens, salad leaves, half pint peas, carrots, spinach

[Jungle Jane]

Thank you for reminding about the frost protection I’ll put the row cover over the bags soon & water with a bit of seaweed first

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Pot up tomatoes, calabrese, cosmos - done for now
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Remove raspberry suckers - done
Trim allotment hedge - done
Put net on carrot cage - done
Sort out frost cover for emerging potatoes - done
Trim grass edges if dry) - done some
Slug and snail hunt - done
Harvest microgreens, salad leaves, half pint peas, carrots, spinach - done except carrots, plus the last parsnip and some rhubarb

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Weeding
Plant peas and attempt to protect from chickens
Sow more peas

At allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Trim long grass edges
Slug hunt
Harvest salad leaves, leeks, PSB, spinach

At home
Weeding
Deadheading
Plant lettuces in greenhouse
Sow melon (for greenhouse), tomatoes, peas, carrots
Check tomatoes and peppers and pot up if ready
Harvest salad leaves, carrots

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Weeding - done some
Plant peas and attempt to protect from chickens - done
Sow more peas - done

At allotment
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Trim long grass edges - done some
Slug hunt - done
Harvest salad leaves, leeks, PSB, spinach - done

Also planted out some beetroot

At home
Weeding - no
Deadheading - no
Plant lettuces in greenhouse - done
Sow melon (for greenhouse), tomatoes, peas, carrots - done melon and peas
Check tomatoes and peppers and pot up if ready - done tomatoes
Harvest salad leaves, carrots - done

Monday jobs (rain forecast)
Sow tomatoes
Pot up more tomatoes, peppers
Harvest salad leaves, microgreens, carrots

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Sow tomatoes - done
Pot up more tomatoes, peppers - no
Harvest salad leaves, microgreens, carrots - done except carrots

Tuesday jobs (weather permitting)
Take peas to allotment and plant
Sow carrots, florence fennel, chervil
Trim long grass edges if dry
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Harvest carrots, leeks

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Take peas to allotment and plant - done
Sow carrots, florence fennel, chervil - done except carrots
Trim long grass edges if dry - no
Weeding and horsetail - no
Deadheading - no
Harvest carrots, leeks - done plus a few kale flowers

Wednesday jobs (unlikely to have much time)
Sow carrots
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Harvest PSB, spinach, carrots

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Sow carrots - no
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Harvest PSB, spinach, carrots - done

There was never going to be any gardening time today as I went to Harrogate Flower Show, but the day was not helped by water coming through my hall ceiling yesterday evening. Every spare moment was spent trying to find a plumber who could work around the flower show (notice the priorities here!) and I now have cold water but not hot. I have no idea when normality will be restored as I am also having all the fascia boards on my house replaced next week, which will restrict my time at the allotment.

Friday jobs (various types of water permitting)
Sow carrots, courgettes, cucumbers
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim long grass if dry enough
Harvest PSB, carrots

[Andraste]

Sorry to hear about your ceiling & water issues [hugs]. I hope you had a nice time at the show

[Penellype]

Sorry to hear about your ceiling & water issues [hugs]. I hope you had a nice time at the show

Thanks Andraste - the show was great, although rather cold, so we spent a lot of the time in the indoor areas. It was quite noticeable that there were fewer entries than usual in some of the categories - I think the growers have struggled with the weather as much as we have!

The water heater is being replaced on Wednesday, so no hot water until then. The carpet is drying out and I have booked an electrician to check the light as there was water dripping from the light bulb . The ceiling doesn't look too bad - there is a bit of damage but I might get away with polyfilla and a coat of paint when it is thoroughly dry.

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Sow carrots, courgettes, cucumbers - no
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Trim long grass if dry enough - done some
Harvest PSB, carrots - done plus spinach and a few french beans from the windowsill

Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

At my friend's
Check for germination in greenhouse (peas and leeks)
Weeding

At allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Slug hunt
Trim more grass edges
Harvest salad leaves, PSB, leeks, rhubarb

At home
Weeding
Sow carrots, cucumbers, courgettes
Pot up Balconi tomatoes
Mow lawns if dry
Harvest salad leaves, microgreens, carrots

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Check for germination in greenhouse (peas and leeks) - done
Weeding - no

At allotment
Weeding and horsetail - no
Slug hunt - done
Trim more grass edges - no
Harvest salad leaves, PSB, leeks, rhubarb - done

At home
Weeding - done some
Sow carrots, cucumbers, courgettes - done
Pot up Balconi tomatoes - no
Mow lawns if dry - done
Harvest salad leaves, microgreens, carrots - done

Extremely hard to get anything much done due to a combination of the ongoing fallout from the water leak and appalling weather today. Everything is now flooded again.

Gardening tomorrow will depend on when the scaffolding arrives for repairs to my roof, and how quickly the water recedes in the garden and allotment. Hopefully I will get time to pot up the Balconi tomatoes, which are getting desperate.