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  • Monday jobs
    Collect rain water - none worth collecting
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Deadheading - done some
    Check brassicas for caterpillars - done
    Watering if necessary - done
    Harvest tomatoes, beans, peas, courgettes, raspberries, pink blueberries - done

    Also sowed some spring onions.

    Tuesday jobs
    Weeding and horsetail
    Deadheading
    Check brassicas for caterpillars
    Remove bolting lettuces
    Mow lawns
    Trim grass edges
    Watering
    Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, spinach, beans, blueberries, strawberries, check raspberries, peas, cucumbers
    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
      Check brassicas for caterpillars - done
      Remove bolting lettuces - no
      Mow lawns - done
      Trim grass edges - done some
      Watering - done
      Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, spinach, beans, blueberries, strawberries, check raspberries, peas, cucumbers - done

      Bit behind today...

      Wednesday jobs
      Collect rain water
      Weeding and horsetail
      Pot up corn salad seedlings
      Watering
      Harvest peas, beans, raspberries, pink blueberries
      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 (not much)
        Weeding and horsetail - done some
        Pot up corn salad seedlings - done
        Watering - done
        Harvest peas, beans, raspberries, pink blueberries - done plus a few strawberries and a couple of courgettes

        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
          Check for caterpillars
          Weeding and horsetail
          Deadheading
          Trim grass edges
          Trim nettles in hedge
          Remove tomato sideshoots
          Watering
          Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, peppers,raspberries, blueberries, check cucumbers, 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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          • Friday jobs
            Check for caterpillars - done (found one inside the water butt!)
            Weeding and horsetail - done some
            Deadheading - done some
            Trim grass edges - done some
            Trim nettles in hedge - done
            Remove tomato sideshoots - done
            Watering - done
            Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, peppers, raspberries, blueberries, check cucumbers, peas - done

            Weekend jobs

            At my friend's
            Weeding
            Check tomatoes and remove sideshoots
            Watering
            Harvest tomatoes, windfall apples

            At allotment
            Check for caterpillars
            Weeding and horsetail
            Move some water from IBC to blue barrel
            Plant kohlrabi
            Trim grass edges
            Watering
            Harvest peas, beans, romanesco, courgettes, blueberries, pink blueberries, raspberries, check cucumber, tomatoes, turnips

            At home
            Weeding
            Deadheading
            Trim front lawn edges
            re-sow spinach, peas for pea shoots (no germination)
            Plant beetroot
            Watering
            Harvest lettuce, microgreens, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, beans, blueberries, 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
              Weeding - done some
              Check tomatoes and remove sideshoots - done
              Watering - done
              Harvest tomatoes, windfall apples - done tomatoes

              At allotment
              Check for caterpillars - done
              Weeding and horsetail - done some
              Move some water from IBC to blue barrel - no
              Plant kohlrabi - done
              Trim grass edges - done some
              Watering - done
              Harvest peas, beans, romanesco, courgettes, blueberries, pink blueberries, raspberries, check cucumber, tomatoes, turnips - done except romanesco

              At home
              Weeding - no
              Deadheading - no
              Trim front lawn edges - no
              re-sow spinach, peas for pea shoots (no germination) - done
              Plant beetroot - done
              Watering - done
              Harvest lettuce, microgreens, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, beans, blueberries, strawberries - done plus calabrese

              Monday jobs
              Waiting on workmen so may not have much gardening time.
              Check for caterpillars
              Weeding and horsetail
              Deadheading
              Trim front lawn edges
              Watering
              Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, peas, beans, check fruit
              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 (and Tuesday)
                Check for caterpillars - done
                Weeding and horsetail - done some
                Deadheading - done some
                Trim front lawn edges - done
                Watering - done
                Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, peas, beans, check fruit - done

                Also removed bolted spinach and cut back finished raspberry canes.

                Wednesday jobs
                Check for caterpillars
                Apply slug nematodes
                Weeding and horsetail
                Deadheading
                Cut back brambles, nettles and ash in allotment hedges
                Trim grass edges at allotment
                Watering
                Harvest tomatoes, peppers, courgettes, beans, strawberries, pink blueberries, check peas, cucumbers, raspberries
                Last edited by Penellype; 21-08-2024, 09:10 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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                • Wednesday jobs
                  Check for caterpillars - done
                  Apply slug nematodes - done
                  Weeding and horsetail - done some
                  Deadheading - done some
                  Cut back brambles, nettles and ash in allotment hedges - done
                  Trim grass edges at allotment - done some
                  Watering - done
                  Harvest tomatoes, peppers, courgettes, beans, strawberries, pink blueberries, check peas, cucumbers, raspberries - done

                  No gardening time today, but must collect any rain water and check for wind damage.
                  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 (gales permitting)
                    Collect rain water
                    Check for wind damage
                    Check for windfall apples
                    Slug hunt
                    Weeding and horsetail
                    Deadheading
                    Water greenhouse plants
                    Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, peas, beans, romanesco, strawberries, blueberries, 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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                    • Friday jobs
                      Collect rain water - done
                      Check for wind damage - done
                      Check for windfall apples - done
                      Slug hunt - done
                      Weeding and horsetail - no
                      Deadheading - no
                      Water greenhouse plants - done
                      Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, peas, beans, romanesco, strawberries, blueberries, check raspberries - done some

                      Weekend jobs

                      At my friend's
                      Check tomatoes and cucumbers, tie in if required
                      Weeding
                      Fill self watering trays

                      At allotment
                      Weeding and horsetail
                      Check for caterpillars and slugs
                      Peg down some strawberry runners
                      Watering
                      Harvest beetroot, tomatoes, peas, beans, courgettes, romanesco, blueberries, check cucumbers, turnips

                      At home
                      Attempt better repair of wind damaged fruit cage
                      Weeding
                      Deadheading
                      Sow winter salads
                      Watering
                      Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, peppers, beans, carrots, strawberries, blueberries
                      Last edited by Penellype; 24-08-2024, 09:59 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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                      • Weekend jobs

                        At my friend's
                        Check tomatoes and cucumbers, tie in if required - done
                        Weeding - done some
                        Fill self watering trays - done

                        At allotment
                        Weeding and horsetail - done some
                        Check for caterpillars and slugs - done
                        Peg down some strawberry runners - done some
                        Watering - done
                        Harvest beetroot, tomatoes, peas, beans, courgettes, romanesco, blueberries, check cucumbers, turnips - done

                        Also removed some finished peas and removed sideshoots and growing tips from outdoor tomatoes

                        At home
                        Attempt better repair of wind damaged fruit cage - done
                        Weeding - no
                        Deadheading - done some
                        Sow winter salads - no
                        Watering - done
                        Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, peppers, beans, carrots, strawberries, blueberries - done plus a summer leek

                        Monday jobs
                        Check for wind damage again
                        Weeding and horsetail
                        Deadheading
                        Sow winter salads
                        Mulch bed where peas were with compost and cover with cardboard
                        Peg down more strawberry runners
                        Watering
                        Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, peas, romanesco, courgettes, peppers, strawberries, blueberries, check for 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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                        • Monday jobs
                          Check for wind damage again - done
                          Weeding and horsetail - done some
                          Deadheading - done some
                          Sow winter salads - done
                          Mulch bed where peas were with compost and cover with cardboard - done
                          Peg down more strawberry runners - done
                          Watering - done
                          Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, peas, romanesco, courgettes, peppers, strawberries, blueberries, check for windfall apples - done

                          Not a great deal of time today but did manage to do a little weeding, trim more grass edges and harvest some beans.

                          Wednesday jobs
                          Collect any rain water
                          Weeding and horsetail
                          Deadheading
                          Trim more grass edges
                          Cut down finished raspberry canes
                          Watering
                          Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peas, beans, blueberries, 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
                            Collect any rain water - done
                            Weeding and horsetail - done some
                            Deadheading - done some
                            Trim more grass edges - no
                            Cut down finished raspberry canes - no
                            Watering - done
                            Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peas, beans, blueberries, strawberries - done most

                            Gardening was curtailed because every time I went outside it started to rain. Not enough to be useful, just enough to be unpleasant.

                            Thursday jobs (weather permitting)
                            Weeding and horsetail
                            Deadheading
                            Cut back brambles in hedge
                            Trim long grass edges
                            Cut down raspberry canes
                            Harvest tomatoes, courgette, peppers, beans, blueberries, 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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                            • Thursday jobs
                              Weeding and horsetail - done some
                              Deadheading - done some
                              Cut back brambles in hedge - done
                              Trim long grass edges - no
                              Cut down raspberry canes - done
                              Harvest tomatoes, courgette, peppers, beans, blueberries, strawberries - done

                              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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                              • Weekend jobs

                                At my friend's
                                Weeding
                                Watering and fill self watering trays
                                Harvest tomatoes, cucumbers

                                At allotment
                                Photos (Sunday, 1st of month)
                                Weeding and horsetail
                                Fix funnel onto IBC container ready for rain
                                Cut grass
                                Trim long grass edges
                                Watering
                                Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco, pink blueberries

                                At home
                                Photos (Sunday)
                                Weeding
                                Deadheading
                                Mow lawns
                                Watering
                                Harvest cucumber, tomatoes, strawberries and the last of the blueberries
                                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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