What I did today 2012-2014

[Snadger]

Just did a bit of watering of indoor plants at allotment. I then went to the local garden centre in search of some climbing peas as mine haven't germinated. Managed to get the peas but wasn't prepared to pay £3.50 each for plastic 8 foot canes!
Went to Dobbies and still begrudged paying £7.50 for ten X 8 foot canes.

That will be two round wigwams and and a strait sided wigwam. French beans on both round wigwams and peas on the straight one.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Oh! Kev! My heart goes out to the little "Fella"

Hope they come good!

Took a gap in the weather, thinking it was gunna be a bad idea!

Slung on the wax jacket n Wellie's! Grabbed a couple of "Cold One's" from the fridge, n "Did One"

Turned out a really lovely afternoon!

Pea's, frenchie's n a few left over onions in! All in all a very pleasant afternoon!



The "Bar is now open"

[Greenleaves]

Managed to sneak the afternoon off and clear a bit more ground. And to make the afternoon even better found a free supply of manure from horses and Alpacas

[meteor]

Planted out broccoli ( Green Magic), cauliflowers (All Year Round), cabbage (Hipsi), pak choi (Tri Colour Mix) and swiss chard (Rainbow Mix).
Planted 200+ gladoli bulbs and 50+ dahlias to provide cut flowers for my home, extended family and local church.
Pricked out celeriac ( Prinz), letuce (Suzan)
Prepared beds for planting of sarpo potatoes next week.

[Dorothy rouse]

Posting on behalf of my 5 year old boy, who attended his first gardening club meeting today with his school after lessons.

He was 'full of beans' when I picked him up afterwards, proudly holding his pot he had filled with compost and planted seeds himself and telling me the instructions he has to follow over the next week until they meet again.

In his eagerness to show mum - he dropped the pot in the hallway. He was devastated!!!

I managed to salvage most of the soil and hopefully the seeds are still in there somewhere - I asked what he'd planted, "mystery seeds" apparently.

So hope they grow for him, sure they will.!

[Artychoke]

Posting on behalf of my 5 year old boy, who attended his first gardening club meeting today with his school after lessons.

He was 'full of beans' when I picked him up afterwards, proudly holding his pot he had filled with compost and planted seeds himself and telling me the instructions he has to follow over the next week until they meet again.

In his eagerness to show mum - he dropped the pot in the hallway. He was devastated!!!

I managed to salvage most of the soil and hopefully the seeds are still in there somewhere - I asked what he'd planted, "mystery seeds" apparently.

Oh dear, I hope they are still there and he has something to show for his enthusiasm!


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[Plot28 A&B]

Gutted- two week business trip - been away 10 hours and now sitting in Dubai Airport waiting for connections - missing the lotty already. Still left everything in the very capable and expert hands of Karen (wife).

Thought i would post a couple of pictures of our two plots, taken a couple of weeks back



when we started 18 months ago it looked like this and a lot, lot worse



Steve

[Feral007]

Had Mothers Day breakfast, mulched the flower gardens around two silver birches that daughter is going to take over (well I did half while she moved the horse hay into the shed, then she did the other half).
Put my tin peacock intot he garden peeking thru the trees.

Heading to bed for a couple of hours sleep before I head off to work again.

[KevinM67]

Had Mothers Day breakfast..

I was in a state of panic reading that - until I realised your location (phew).

[Bex]

I was in a state of panic reading that - until I realised your location (phew).

Lol Kevin

Went to lottie between showers to find the birds have eaten my cabbages, luckily I have reserves. Need to find away to cover them.

Planted out some peas and dwarf French beans and a mystery courgette that I forgot to label.

The sweetcorn I put in my plastic greenhouse last weekend has all keeled over. Am I too late to start again?


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[Bill HH]

The sweetcorn I put in my plastic greenhouse last weekend has all keeled over. Am I too late to start again?

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I hope not because I have just sown mine after the dog ate the previous batch,

[Dorothy rouse]

I've potted up 4 varieties of tomatoes, and carried them up 4 flights of stairs to top balcony, and now it's raining heavily and also very windy, don't think they're gonna be very happy!

[Dorothy rouse]

Actually hailing now. Oh dear.

[Jane Templeman]

Today I planted some FREE tomato seeds from Heinz (tomato ketchup). I really don't need any more tomato plants but just can't resist sowing seeds! Never mind, I'll offer the seedlings to customers in the pub - one free with a pint of ale - now that's something you won't get at Wetherspoons!
I also sprayed my peach and nectarine trees with Fruit and Veg Bug killer - they have been in the greenhouse, and I noticed that they had been attacked by scale insects. Yuk! Have also moved them outside now - hopefully they won't get peach leaf curl....

[Florence Fennel]

Potted on tomatoes