What I did today 2012-2014

[Bexy]

"Spending the rest of the day contemplating vermiculite, perlite and water gel crystals.

I Have Added Perlite to all My Beds to help with watering i had it left over from Breeding my Geckos.

[Thelma Sanders]

Yesterday I planted 2 rows of Desiree maincrop spuds, if me back loosens up later it'll be a row of Melody for jacket spuds (hopefully )

Potted on my San Marzano and Rio Grand toms.

[Loudbarker1]

I didn't actually do anything, but I looked agan at the leeks (musselbrough and musselbrough improved) planted a fortnight ago and brassicas (red cabbage, savoys, cauliflower, calebrase) last weekend. All germinating nicely, but I think I probably sowed at least soem of these too early and may dump them. Peas (telephone and champion of britain) planted outdoors in loo rolls about a month ago are just beginning to poke heads through the compost, so will probably have to be planted out next weekend (or over easter if I can get away with it. Noet to self: don't mark plant labels with washable ink: it got washed off so I don't know which pea is which. Pencil next time.

[Newbie]

I finally got some seeds sown!!

Yesterday i put parsnips to chit on the windowsill and then sowed:
French Marigolds - dwarf sparky
Lavendar - Hidcote Blue
Calendula
Leek - Muscleborough
Chilli - Hot Mexican
Tomato;
Red Cherry
Roma
Gardener's Delight
Piglet French Black and
Black Sea Swan.

[Peppo]

Hello everybody, I'm new here!

Last night I watered all veggies and fruit trees in the garden. Pity the 250L water butt "jimmy" as my daughter calls it, is almost empty. Maybe buy a second one?
Brought veggie trays indoor.

This morning brought veggie trays outdoor.
Moved kitchen waste in the bokashi, left it in a sunny spot to help waste turning into liquid compost.

[winstonwobble]

weeded yet another bed weeded in green house gave it a bit of a wash down now ready for some fresh compost then its ready for the tomatoes already getting fed up of taking trays of seedlings in and out of tunnel but darnet leave them out as quite cold on a night here

[jdlondon]

I Have Added Perlite to all My Beds to help with watering i had it left over from Breeding my Geckos.

I don't know what the difference is between perlite and vermiculite despite much mulling, so today I bought a 10L bag of each from Wilkinson's. Also found water gel crystals in the 99p shop on the way there, and bought five of those.

Considering I walked to Wilkinson's and back - over ten miles altogether, took me over five hours - I'm feeling mighty pooped and buying those things is all the 'gardening' I can deal with today.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Watered mainly. Need to invest in some water absorbing stuff. Middle sister came along, and sat in the compost bags and watched. Gardening is not really her thing. Learned that if I don't want baby curcurbits to die in infancy, need to bury up to the baby leaves. Have lost two but re sown in hope. Took two baby cauliflower babies to the wendy house.

[Snadger]

Potted on three Gherkin plants. Potted on some leeks grown from grass. planted out some leeks grown from grass. Had a general tidy up of pots and plot. Put hose on seedlings on plot (sh)

[rustylady]

Pruned back the ivy and honeysuckle. Garden looks much bigger now.

[Florence Fennel]

Watered seedlings, gave onions some comfrey tea (not sure whether that will have any effect but hey ho). Taking a leaf from Snadger's book I took the dead foliage off the garlic. Unlike Snadger though, I kept my shirt on Have had to come in now, someone's turned off the sun.

[Bren In Pots]

Planted some Pentland Javelin potatoes in recycling boxes, then put 4 garlic cloves I found sprouting in the kitchen into flower bucket, not sure if they'll grow but I didn't fancy eating sprouted ones.

[VirginVegGrower]

OK 2.5 hours up the Lotty and two dirty feet later, I have sown lettuce and rocket along the rows in between my garlic. More nasturtiums sown in modules. Chard too - I hate it, but the hens love it. Thrown rockdust liberally around my fruit beds and experimental onion bed. Watered everything and picked some rhubarb for crumble tonight.
Weeded and also earthed up the tatties that are poking through.

Forgot to add - transplanted a load of peas.

[binley100]

Been at lottie all day ......edged and prepped another bed and covered it with a cloche....planted out some modular beetroot , my experimental modular round carrots and some modular turnips.....planted out some sweet peas .......planted up my strawberry towers then ran out of compost ......came home and watered where needed.....

[Bexy]

I don't know what the difference is between perlite and vermiculite despite much mulling,.

there is not much difference really. but perlite can be dusty.

Yesturday i planted beetroot from modules as my seeds dont seem to be doing anything, planted cabbage from modules, planted up some Pansys and some sweet peas for my mum.

Today i have cat proofed my seedling bed with Olbas oil soaked tea bags works a treat but i need to drink some more tea now and Orderd a water butt kit from argos £19.99 for butt, stand and thingy ma bob that goes on the down pipe