in the unlikely event of getting enough time and not being too hungover, I will be digging out the remnants of an old compost heap and planting raspberry canes
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Friday jobs
Work looks very likely to intervene today, so I may not get anything done. If time:
Chop more weeds for compost
Take shredded paper and leaf mould and add to raised bed
cut some more branches off leylandii hedge
Harvest salads, carrots, brokaliA life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy
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Friday jobs
Chop more weeds for compost - done a little
Take shredded paper and leaf mould and add to raised bed - done
cut some more branches off leylandii hedge - done a bit
Harvest salads, carrots, brokali - done
Weekend jobs (Saturday likely to be wet)
At my friend's:
Check lettuces and water if necessary
Check state of PSB
Bring 4 buckets of old hotbed contents into greenhouse to warm up for early potatoes.
Collect more rotted muck
Harvest beetroot
At home
Try to finish removing moss from hostas
Sow snackbite peppers
Harvest salads, carrots, parsnips, leeks, kale
At allotment
Finish filling bed 7 with rotted muck - this is the last one for the moment.
Cut some more big branches off hedges
Clear out shed
Chop more weeds for compost.A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy
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Do more work on 'Light Box 2, hopefully get it finished and lights fitted ready to take early sown onions (sown on Oct 31st) which are now well grown ie approx 35 cm high, and ready to Harden off for a few weeks.
They are still in the light box 1. which is heated, I'm needing space in there now for following stuff.
Sow some Tomato seeds and more mixed salad leaves, spinach and lettuce.Never Let the BAD be the Enemy of the GOOD
Conservation and Preservation for the Future Generation
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Tomorrow is Monday 12th (L) and the start of Fruits week
Tomorrow I'll sow peas and broad beans
Tidy Bed 12
Sow something flowery beginning with L
Declutter some L stuff (letters, luggage, lights...........?)
Clean summat with an L (Loo, laundry room, Living room...............?)
Its going to be an L of a day.
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's:
Check lettuces and water if necessary - done
Check state of PSB - done, not ready yet
Bring 4 buckets of old hotbed contents into greenhouse to warm up for early potatoes - done some
Collect more rotted muck - done
Harvest beetroot - done
At home
Try to finish removing moss from hostas - no
Sow snackbite peppers - done
Harvest salads, carrots, parsnips, leeks, kale - done most
At allotment
Finish filling bed 7 with rotted muck - done
Cut some more big branches off hedges - done
Clear out shed - no
Chop more weeds for compost - done some
Also brought some old tomato compost from my friend's greenhouse and spread it on bed 4 ready for parsnips and carrots.
Monday jobs (work permitting)
Ideally finish trimming the big leylandii hedge at the allotment - this may be asking too much.
Chop some more weeds
Remove moss from hostas if defrosted
Harvest salads, carrots, kaleA life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy
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Tonight Mathew, I'm going to be:
(Que clouds of smoke and a drum roll)
That guy sowing seeds - finally.
Got all the trays and the heated tray washed and ready. Soil/medium is in the spare room warming up, labels cut from a 2Ltr plastic water bottle and also printed from the labeler all ready for some action.
Now it's just up to me to get it wrong. ;-)
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostTomorrow is Monday 12th (L) and the start of Fruits week
Tomorrow I'll sow peas and broad beans Not sown yet but I have the compost warming indoors!
Tidy Bed 12 Done
Sow something flowery beginning with L As for peas and beans above!
Declutter some L stuff (letters, luggage, lights...........?) Done Letters and shredded them and Litter in the garden
Clean summat with an L (Loo, laundry room, Living room...............?) Done Loo -its a start
Its going to be an L of a day.
Tidy Bed 13
Sow summat flowery with an M (and a L from today) and the Peas & Beans from today.
Declutter some M stuff (Mess, Muddle, Me)
Clean an M - Mirrors.
Its also my Mum's Birthday so Visit MuM
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Monday jobs
Ideally finish trimming the big leylandii hedge at the allotment - just about done.
Chop some more weeds - no
Remove moss from hostas if defrosted - done
Harvest salads, carrots, kale - done
Tuesday jobs (likely to be wet and/or snowy)
Chop some weeds if possible
Harvest saladsA life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostTomorrow Tuesday 13th (M) is Chooks day - cleaning out etc DONE
Tidy Bed 13 DONE
Sow summat flowery with an M (and a L from today) and the Peas & Beans from today.
DONEish Sowed Liquorice and Mertensia Maritima and Bijou mangetout.
Declutter some M stuff (Mess, Muddle, Me) Not done
Clean an M - Mirrors. Not done
Its also my Mum's Birthday so Visit MuM DONE
Wednesday is for Weeding
Tidying Bed 14
Sowing summat weird beginning with N (New Zealand Spinach - which isn't a spinach)
Decluttering an N
Cleaning an N
Need to find some Nergy.Last edited by veggiechicken; 13-02-2018, 11:53 PM.
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostTomorrow is Wednesday 14th (N)
Wednesday is for Weeding NOT DONE - Too wet
Tidying Bed 14 NOT DONE - Too wet
Sowing summat weird beginning with N (New Zealand Spinach - which isn't a spinach) DONE
Decluttering an N DONE Newspapers and magazines to recycling and a Desk drawer that didn't begin with N
Cleaning an N - Not an N but I cleaned some kitchen worksurface ready for the next lot of Propagator sowings.
Need to find some Nergy.
Tidy bed 15
Sow an O - Orach
Declutter an O
Clean an O (?Oven)
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Thursday jobs
Shred more weeds at allotment
Move peas to grow light garden as some are germinating
Move currant and gooseberry bushes to front garden ready to take to allotment
Bring wheelbarrow home from allotment to transport bushes with (too big to fit in car)
Harvest salads, parsnipsA life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy
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