What I did today - 2016

[treepixie]

Finally got my onions planted, got the bed ready for the spinach seeds and the carrots, still cold wind here today.

Cheated and brought my tomato plants.

[bario1]

This morning I noticed a few asparagus spears poking through the soil! I've only just planted the crowns, and it's still bitter here, so I earthed up the rows to protect them until the weather turns. Also set up my automatic watering system in the polytunnel as I'm going on holiday soon - just in case we have a heatwave while I'm away...

[Scoot]

Nothing today. It's absolutely freezing and it's snowing, raining and hail stoning.

It's nearly bloody May for Christ sake!

[Jay-ell]

Absolutely nothing today - just checked the clock Hurrah only 8 hours till the end of my shift.

Looking out the window and it's snowing raining and hailstoning all at the same time.

[Containergardener]

Been in and out of the greenhouse via wind and rain , so far..
Coffee
Dog walking
Coffee
Made soup
Sowed..beetroot cylinder type (never grown before..experiement),squash scallop (never grown or eaten before ..experiment) and purple broccoli (never grown before..experiment)
Ate soup..

Next is more experimental squash and salads (mizuna,lambs leaf and mustard)
...then nasturtiums, sunflowers, purple beans(dwarf) and if time cosmos and whatever else

[1Bee]

Me 'n' the 2yo, down the plot. Shed walk, cultivating, laid some cardboard down as a path, harvested PSB.

[Containergardener]

Anyone know if unheated GH warm enough to germinate nasturtiums and sunflowers? Or shall I bring those indoors too

[Plot28 A&B]

We successfully grew nasturtiums last year in an unheated greenhouse but the weather was a lot milder this time last year..... so cold here in Hampshire at the moment so don't have the same confidence this year

[Bigmallly]

Managed to clean out the pond filters, started vacuuming the pond then the hailstone arrived................

[Containergardener]

We successfully grew nasturtiums last year in an unheated greenhouse but the weather was a lot milder this time last year..... so cold here in Hampshire at the moment so don't have the same confidence this year

Yes I see what you are saying, just watched the snow fall. I shall bring them in, more chance hopefully.
Thanks.

[Scoot]

Anyone know if unheated GH warm enough to germinate nasturtiums and sunflowers? Or shall I bring those indoors too

Mine was. Germinated both the flowers you mentioned in my blow away growhouse.

[Snadger]

This is the short version. Sent eviction letter to plotholder. Contacted Allotment Officer about rat poison and skips for allotment site. Visited numerous GC's. Bought and sowed exhibition pumpkins. Bought PFA and Kers Pink seed spuds reduced to a quid a pack at Dobbies. Battled the elements at the allotment plot all day.

This is the long version!http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1439652

[Containergardener]

Mine was. Germinated both the flowers you mentioned in my blow away growhouse.

Id already brought them in when I read your reply. I shall leave em in for now , warming their feet
Thanks .

[veggiechicken]

Said Hello to courgette and BNS seedlings
Started clearing a path through a patch of raspberries and an extremely prickly loganberry. Painful!
Had to go back to house as meter man was coming.
Twiddled my thumbs for 2 hours until he arrived.
As soon as he left, it hailed.
Rushed out, brought in washing and put away all garden tools.
Sun came out.
Brought tools back out of shed and went to do battle with loganberry.
It sleeted.
Back to house, said Hello to courgettes and BNS. Took longer this time as there are more of them!
Potted up the remaining 160+ begonia plugs. One GH has been taken over by begonias
Said Goodnight to courgettes and BNS.

Its been a busy day for these little babies

[Containergardener]

Perhaps I should be talking to my plants more
You'll have an award winning display with those begonias , Wales in bloom this yr.