Coming to the end of the After Solstice season - just October remaining. However, tomorrow, 1st October, is the start of Leaves week. Time to sow some winter salad leaves in the GH.
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VC, I must say I am impressed that you have kept to this idea for over a year. It wouldn't suit me at all, but clearly you find it helpful.
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy
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2019 Update
Its 3 years since I came up with this Nutty plan and, amazingly, I'm still doing it - sort of
Brace yourselves - there's a slight modification coming up. I think there are some veggies that can be sown year-round so I'm going to trial that next.
Roots = Carrots and Radish
Shoots = Spring onions and Oriental veg
Fruits = Pea shoots/mangetout and ? DFBs
Leaves = CACA Salad leaves and Rocket.
If I can sow (and harvest) each of these every 4 weeks, I'll be a very happy little chicken.
Roots week starts on Monday - feel free to join me.Last edited by veggiechicken; 09-08-2019, 10:39 PM.
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You're excused, SP. I can't think of a better opt-out reason than building a house
(I did try applying the RSF&L idea to the house - where Roots = floors, Shoots = walls, Fruits = things that attach to walls and Leaves are the ceilings. The aim was that I would clean the house weekly, concentrating on those areas ...............it didn't last long.)
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostToday is an exciting day for VC because she has just taken ownership of an RHS 2018 Diary; VC will mark up each week using the Roots, Shoots, Fruits and Leaves rotation.
Each day of the month matches a numbered bed in the garden
Each day of the week has a matching task:-
Monday - Sow seeds
Tuesday (Chooksday) - Clean the chooks
Wednesday (Weednesday) - Weed a forgotten part of the garden
Thursday - Thinning and Transplanting
Friday - Flowers and Feeding
Saturday - Catch up on missed tasks
Sunday - Sort seeds for the following week.
Its a plan - and I've been working with it for a while now and, it actually works! Prompts me to do things, and, the more I do it, the easier it becomes.
I realise that not everyone needs organising - but I definitely do.
Ask me again next year, if I'm still doing this
I'm adding a couple of things to my weekly schedule.
Thursday = T'Herbs day when I do things with herbs - as well as Thinning and Transplanting.
Sunday is Seedy Sunday when I sort Seeds for the week, and Sow Sprouting Seeds in trays and jars.
If you're new to all this, its Shoots week.
Don't worry, nobody understands this except me - and sometimes, I'm not so sure.
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostDon't worry, nobody understands this except me - and sometimes, I'm not so sure.
It actually makes me wish I had the time to do these things during the week more consistently, but....
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I was sure you'd join me, weegie.
Its simple - tomorrow is Thursday, 22nd in Shoots week.
Thursday = T'Herbs, Thinning and transplanting
22nd = Bed 22 which I will weed/tidy
22 = V so I grow plants with V names there.
Each of the 30 Beds should contain a fruit, herb, flower and a vegetable, though they don't all begin with the appropriate letter!! Bed 22V has Gooseberry and raspberries, Vinca, Violets, Mint, Hazel and an oak tree.
There, I told you it was simple.Last edited by veggiechicken; 21-08-2019, 11:04 PM.
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