What I did today - 2016

[Greenleaves]

So it's going to take a while then!

That is for sure Jay

[Gillykat]

Finished digging veggie beds Neil sorted out the gate and put up two trellis over the gates over which I shall grow scented plants like Honeysuckle.

[Greenleaves]

Looks great Gilly

[skeggijon]

More spreading of chippings today. Tree surgeons finished removing our mini forest and delivered last of chippings to the lotty. While there I mentioned that the felt had come off the roof of my larger shed during the high winds and I had some metal roof sheets that I'd intended to fit, but can't now cos of my shoulder. They agreed to fix them down for me inclusive of the price they've charged for tree clearance

[Containergardener]

Had a re-jig of greenhouse adding some more staging type things, sorted and stacking pots..how many!
General tidy and then sowed some radish bright lights , delighted that my first ever sowings have all germinated . Also sowed some cosmos sensation. Wanted to do more but better walk the dog, she keeps following me around the garden trying to hurry me on.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Rejigged the Tom's! Which will sit under lights till they are gunna do as told! Moved on the "Chilli's"



Really thinking this should have been done the other way around!

[SusieG]

Looking good, Deano!


So, the mother of all headaches banished, and on returning from a lovely lunchtime meal with inlaws, still had time (and decent sunny weather!!) to take the plunge and ...... planted out onion sets Jet Set and Sturon, also the 'spring' garlic Solent Wight .... Boy oh boy do I feel nervous now ...!!!

I feel jittery about:
Impending frost
Roaming slugs
Big fat wood pigeons which were eyeing my every move this afternoon
Hungry bunnies

And I didn't think about getting something to use to cloche

[SusieG]

Oh yes, mulched Inbetween the onion rows with grass clippings, as read here

[Containergardener]

Hopefully you won't get frost susieG, send it here instead
Found loads slugs today..they are no more
We don't have wood pigeons , dunno why...or bunnies
Looks good though.

Jealous of your toms n chilli plants deano , well done !

[Guest]

Done my cut flower bed

Dwarf mixed sunflowers
Larkspur - Delphinium
Nicotiana
Cosmos - Sensation
Conflower - Double mixed
Love in the mist
Gypsophila - Covent garden white
Scabiosa stellata - Ping Pong
Nicotiana - green
Cup and Saucer
Statice mixed

Dug up the last of the leeks. Forked over a couple of beds and potted on some plants and seedlings.

[Containergardener]

Lovely flowers. Wish I'd done sunflowers now.

[Greenleaves]

Check on the progress of some of the veg to see how it coped with the wild temperature fluctuations of last week....happy with what I found and nice to see things turning green

Put the main frames up for the climbing beans and spent an age with the hoe.

[Gillykat]

Wish I'd done sunflowers now.

Still loads of time to do them - I just put some Teddy Bear into modules on Wednesday and still have some taller ones to do which I'll sort out tomorrow

[1Bee]

Twilight shift on the plot.... planted out some strawbs, weeded and tidied. Then sat in the faint pattering of rain eating a kitkat and listening to the dusk chorus.

[Containergardener]

Sounds good 1bee. Was freezing here today, hail, trying to snow..forecast snow tomo *sobs*

Thanks gilly, I will rush out and get loads now
Teddy bear ?