What I did today 2012-2014

[GardenFaery]

walked outside in the semi-rain pulled up a few radishes gone to seed, tutted at them for a poor radish job and admired the white wild rose that has grown in and out of my planted red one

[Rhona]

Planted out loads of pot bound psb
planted out pot bound leeks
sighed at the garlic
decided to give the overwintered onions a wee bit longer despite having collapsed and/or thrown up scapes
planted some home courgettes in big containers
tied in some tomatoes
weeded sweetcorn bed
planted out some peppers and aubergines in outdoor 'hot bed'
Stirred the seaweed brew
picked one last lot of elderflowers and started some fizz
picked some late wild garlic to wrap around homemade cheese
sowed some back up bns, Uchiki Kuri, and Connecticut Field
sighed at the garlic
took a few photos of the lane to the lottie looking v pretty in the sunshine!

[lukens]

walked outside in the semi-rain pulled up a few radishes gone to seed, tutted at them for a poor radish job and admired the white wild rose that has grown in and out of my planted red one

I'm trying to persuade one of my radishes to go to seed, so that I can try radish pods, they're apparently quite tasty. I've also now bought a variety that is grown just for the pods.

[wetwalnut]

Lukens, what variety radish is used for the pods, and where from ?

[binley100]

Munchen bier is one variety , I even failed with them

Anyhoo.......today for a change we had some rain sooooo we bottled the apple wine, plum wine and made up and bottled the cinnager beer. Did a tip run with an old telly . Went to Asda to get goodies for our awayday tomorrow . I played in the gh ...split a candelabra primula I got at GW into five plants (what a bargain) potted on some globe artichokes, sowed some pomegranate seed and willed the tomatoes on.

[GardenFaery]

Sunshine at last, but, with thunderous showers interspersing this.
Planted out wallflowers in bed with rocket and radishes, pulled out all the bolted old radishes and replace with new seedlings from my cardboard grow box! Checked hollyhocks, weeded, picked red roses and apple blossom - lovely combination and looped over tall bits of blossom to make an indoor arrangement, cut front lawn, bought some more twine, moved lavender further forward so it all hangs one way over path, moved pinks forward and replanted rosemary behind in a sunny spot, weeded, checked hollyhocks and mallow, planted out some profuse seedlings - can’t remember WHAT though in a sheltered sunny position between lavender and pinks
Tried to cut up branches of fallen lilac tree but can't, consequentely clambered over pile of cuttings and weeds to reach back gate and lawnmower LOL

[eirish]

Tucked my courgettes up in cloches. Bought more compost in hopes that it might dry out enough for me to actually plant the squashes this week, and some Slug Gone to try when I plant out the calabrese. And some watercress seeds.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Planted some more dutch irises and gladiolus.

Tutted ruefully at the state of the lotment.

[Uber-Uncool]

Dry mostly here today. Potted on some tomato plants, an aubergine, gherkin and cucumbers.

[Chalk_Heart]

Dug over the beds again with a little compost before planting out two Honey Bear squash and two climbing beans. Sowed four more beans in the freed up pots. Hand-pollinated the first courgette. Put small canes in the onion pots to try and keep the neighbour's cats from wandering all over the poor things.

[kentishgal]

pulled out some of the spinach plants that were finished and sowed turnips, pak choi and swiss chard. Replaced some of the weird looking cut and come again salad leaves with tastier looking ones!

[Florence Fennel]

Dug up my container grown garlic. Absolutely rubbish and the compost was full of slug eggs.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Tidied up the Wendy house and 4TB. Removed all the dead seed trays.

Harvested a dozen onions; a couple of red electric and some shenshyu. As well as two clumps of shallots.

Also! Three big cloves of garlic!

[Uber-Uncool]

Garlic big disappointment, minute and and mushy.

Put up some trellis after planting out my squash plants. Going to try making them climb rather than letting them sprawl this year.

[rustylady]

Sat indoors and watched the rain, and lightning, and listened to the thunder and aeroplanes (Lowestoft Air Festival 2nd day today). Poor dog is a quivering wreck