What I did today 2012-2014

[Sanjo]

Potted some Roma and Milla tomatoes into their final sized pots. Placed them on top of the water buckets underneath.
I haven't watered them at all in the hope that the roots will go down seeking this water. I still have some in smaller pots, ie the one in the foreground, to be done.

[Creemteez]

Brought everyone out of the greenhouse for a breath of fresh air and to begin the "toughening up" regime.
Mowed the meadow and used clippings to "earth up" the spuds.
Cut a big armload of comfrey and put to brew..
Ditto nettles and Sticky Willy in different container...Should I just bung 'em all in together?
Gotta go back up in a min and put everyone back in!

[Florence Fennel]

Potted on all my Chillie Habs. Not too keen on the compost from Wickes this year, there seems to be a lot of straw-like stuff in it. We'll see.

[Currysniffa]

Planted out a couple of 5ft rows of onions grown from seed, also planted three 5ft rows of spring onions in the same bed along with two rows of alto beetroot.

[Snadger]

Weeding, weeding and yet more weeding at the allotment after work. Early evening was the nicest part of the day though it was reasonably enjoyable and I've now got a 4 foot X 12 foot bed ready for planting!

[rustylady]

Too bladdy wet to do anything outside (again)

[Tripmeup]

Sowed some F1 Kestrel and Detroit beetroot.
Sowed some Hollow Crown pars**ps
Sowed some Snowball turnip.
Sowed some Ramosa calabrese.
Sowed king horn wax beans in modules.
Sowed some Alderman peas.
Sowed Kohl Rabbi.
Transplanted some lettuce from trays to beds.

Busy day!!

[Feral007]

Nothing yet and the days half over! Still it might be warming up out there now. -2C overnight last night and we were just back from a long trip to see family, so my excuse is that I'm recovering - and acclimatising, the temperature change is huge!
Planning to take the dogs for a long walk on the fire trail. Maybe, just maybe get some spraying of weeds done if it's not getting too windy. And then get some more wood in, clothes on the line.
And survey the damage from last nights frost, with a glass of red to cheer me up. Ali

[kentishgal]

repotted basil and coriander. sowed hyssop, dill, cucumbers, artichoke, red basil and PSB. I think the runners will have to wait til next week, I cant find anymore space for them til I evict the sweet peas!

[Snadger]

Covered my sweetcorn,toms,chilli's and ghrkins with polystyrene foam as its supposed to drop to minus 3 tonght!

[eospete]

Last two warmer days saw some plants cooked in greenhouse -oops!. Last night watering both toms and basil back but not sorrel. Hadn't been able to water cos of work.
Pot up basil today and 100/1000 toms
potted on lemongrass v slow growing not enough light/exhausted compost. grit mulched
Transplanted flag iris from some thrown away at work.
Running out of GH space so planted out two hestia seedlings under cloches and kept two in GH
bought Peiris plant
earthed up Charlotte pots
potted on Stevia plants slow growth possibly down to exhausted compost

[bethduckie]

Digging/weeding between rainfalls. the ground is like wet concrete and I know digging it in that state is bad for the soil but I'm so far behind and we've had three weeks of solid rain here (bar one day!) where I haven't been able to do ANYthing on the lottie!

So i set to and cleared a patch about 2m x 2m. And blooming hard work it was too. Rewarded myself by picking loads of rhubarb... stewed rhubarb tonight, rhubarb crumble tomorrow and baked with ice cream on Sunday, and the neighbours had some too. Ahhhh allotments!

[plymouthred]

Not overly taxing day as on nights all weekend so put the first three Toms (Alicante, Sungold and Money Maker) into their Grow Pots and then into the Grow Bag in the greenhouse with some Basil and Marigolds and then put the 'children' out to 'harden off' ready for mid May. Six more toms in various stages of growing up removed from the kitchen (Phew said Mrs Plymouth Red) and put in the greenhouse for their final stations (7 and 14 days respectively)

Also moved some old wood in the 'dropping to bits' shed and found buried behind the wood and a couple of old plastic bags over 50 plant pots of varying sizes so gave them a good clean with a well known cleaner recommended by one of the forum members

Then gave my raised bed and pots their fortnightly spray with the same well known cleaner to keep the vine weeval at bay

All the children now in and yours truly showered and at work!!

[BarleySugar]

Took the old bags of chicken cleanings from the coop, bark chippings from their run and old compost from hanging baskets and a strawberry planter up to the plot. Emptied them all out on the patio up there (to the disapproval of Son No2), and mixed it all together with soil I had already taken up from a dismantled raised bed. I then filled my grobeds (from Marshalls seeds) with the mix in the culticave. It looked like an enormous heap, but only just filled 3. I'm going to be planting chillies and tomatoes in there very soon.
I also laid down some old decking tiles across the puddles along the communal path leading to my plot. Once the water level drops I can reclaim them.

[Florence Fennel]

Counted over 100 bras (sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower & brocc) grown from seed in loo rolls and modules that are stalks left by the slugs. Sob. I'm about to order some plants. Replaced the caulis in a raised bed (also reduced to stalks) and covered with plastic bottle cloches. Yep, I know they don't need them but I'm hoping it will keep the slugs off and replaced the netting. About to go and plant out my sunflowers to cheer me up.