What I did today 2012-2014

[di]

Lots. Dug, prepared and decided a thick layer of newspaer was in order for my mini asparasgus bed...then planted.
Had a couple of bonfires, encouraging me to pull up any dry weed I could see.
Emptied,almost, the couch compost onto another 'cheat bed'(15 barrow loads!)
Turned the now empty compost bin into the start of a hot pile.
Bath, kiddies to bed, wine.

[bradlo]

Finished tightening up the remaining nuts and bolts in the greenhouse, then started washing and squeegee-ing it, got fed up of soapy water running down my arm after the first half was done so left the other side for now. Started arranging buckets and containers inside, deciding what was going to go where and how I can best manage my grow-space, then couldn't resist getting my hands dirty and got most of them filled with compost. Ran out of compost so had to take another trip to B&Q to buy more. Separated three strawberry plants, which were sharing a pot, so they each have a pot of their own now and are the first plants to make their way into their new glass home.

Got any pics?????

[adtravels]

watched my first Oregon sugar pod pea shoot poke its head up under one of my cloches!

[Pa Snips]

Got any pics?????

Not yet but I'll sort some out soon.

Today I've been busy sowing seed, everything is being grown in tubs in the greenhouse and I have no idea how it will all work out, some might grow and some might not but I will endeavour to learn and improve my growing skills over time. With that said, today I've sown lettuce, parsnips, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, onions and spring onions.

[lottie dolly]

sat nearly 400 onion sets into seed trays,
done a bit of ground clearance,
transfered broardies from grow barn to cold frame,together with sweet peas,onions and leek seedlings,

[Dynamo]

I potted up my lillies and set them around the garden. I also fitted these tubs to the fence just outside the kitchen. The idea is that I'll plant cropping lettuce and some herbs in them so my better half can crop them as and when she needs them.

[mudpies]

Sowed some sweet peas in the tunnel.The sunshine has encouraged all sorts of things to poke their little heads up - lovely. Think the tunnel on a sunny afternoon this time of year is my favourite place in the world to be. Got home to find 3 apple trees have been delivered - yippee!

[rustylady]

Diddly Squit. Was going to lotment, then got call to pick grandson from school cos he wasn't feeling well. Brought him home and arranged for parents to pick him up. Then got call from youngest daughter to say youngest granddaughter was unwell and she was worried. Went and picked them up, got them settled. Now got to pick dog up from the vet. Maybe this should have been on the rant thread.

[stella]

Planted my asparagus crowns that came from T&M via grow your own. They were surprisingly good.

[Chef_uk]

Just finished a 10 day stint at work so had a big list of jobs to do. Managed to complete half. The clear blue skies helped no end.

Lifted weed suppressant up to extend a bed for the spuds, dug over and removed bindweed (surprisingly not that much).
Gutted greenhouse, rearranged inside so both sides could be utilised this year with potting bench now at the back.
Sowed Herbs (Parsley, Rosemary, Oregano, Thyme, Basil, & Sage) for our kitchen windowsill garden.
Sowed first lettuces and Cabbages of the year in biodegradable pots.
Moved BroadBean and Pea shoots out in to the greenhouse.

[Snadger]

I killed a huge rat at the allotments with my air gun. I think I just about killed him with the first shot but put him out of his misery with another.

Had a bit of a bonfire and burned my redcurrant,whitecurrant and gooseberry prunings.

[Bren In Pots]

Moved a shrub so I can sow a wild flower mix in the area, cleared another area to grow tall peas and beans then sown peas in loo rolls.

Sat in the sunshine drinking tea without my jumper on

[Kaiya]

Planted my asparagus crowns that came from T&M via grow your own. They were surprisingly good.

I did this and thought that too

[VirginVegGrower]

Sown some peas, broad beans - all. HSL, Real Seeds or Zazzy ones, so unusual for me
Potted on leeks and sweet pea Cupani. Cleaned the greenhouse and spent a wistful four hours in there.

[binley100]

I killed a huge rat at the allotments with my air gun. I think I just about killed him with the first shot but put him out of his misery with another.

Had a bit of a bonfire and burned my redcurrant,whitecurrant and gooseberry prunings.

Cremated rat or did you spit roast it ?

sowed seeds, pricked out seedlings, moved stuff from gh to cold frame(well blowaway) dug out 4 compost bags full of compost from the bottom of the garden dalek and deposited them at the lottie ..