What I intend to do today/tomorrow!

[Snadger]

Was going to build another log store and order some more logs on Monday. Weather put paid to that so will have to carry on flooring out the attic instead.

I know that logs are hard to come by over the Christmas period and I probably have enough, but need to make some extra storage in case I haven't got enough.

[SarrissUK]

I saw a lady giving away 'compost' for free on FB, so went to pick that up today, as a break in my studies. Turns out it was fresh horse manure, but that's fine too - in it went in the van. I had the dog with me and we went up to the allotment to drop the manure off, and the two bin bags of shredded paper I've taken from work, and two bags of coffee grounds.
It was drizzly up there, but warm, and I hadn't taken any tools with me at all, so I couldn't do much but potter. I emptied some boxes and tidied up, organised the shed, rummaged through rubbish left on the plot and found a watering can (with a decomposing rat in it), loads of mesh, several plastic boxes that I think have been used for forcing rhubarb, a trampoline! And lots, and lots of carpet. The guy that had it has put down carpet, then raised bed squares on TOP of it! Beggars belief.
I'm going back up there tomorrow, with the right tools with me, long lead for the dog, and hopefully I can get started in earnest. It's supposed to rain less tomorrow

[Chestnut]

Weather dependent. Maybe fitting a few steps to paths round my new terraced beds if I can stand upright on the mud. Otherwise, a session of household paperwork!

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Check tomatoes in greenhouse and remove any dead bits - done
Feed slugs and snails to chickens - done
Weeding if possible - no
Harvest tomatoes - done

At home
Put apricot tree back near fence - done
Tidy up and weed - no
Rearrange garage (man coming to replace the side door on Monday) - done
Garden photos Sat (1st of month) - done
Harvest carrots - done

At allotment
Clear leaves - done some
Dig horsetail if possible - no
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, leek - done leeks

Did manage some weeding at the allotment.

Monday jobs
Dependent on how long the man takes to do the garage door, and when the (completely unforecast) heavy rain stops.
Continue weeding tunnel at allotment
Clear leaves and tidy up
Weed drive
Harvest peppers

[bikermike]

after skim-reading I spent a few minutes wondering how one would use a trampoline to force rhubarb...

Today I am mostly feeling glad I got some more mulch down on Saturday, that's most of my soil now covered. (there one bed with some thin plant cover that will get some leaf mulch in the gaps)

This weekend, I shall possibly be doing a bit of mulching, and tidying up the greenhouse prior to putting the bigger pot plants in. Maybe even a spot of re-potting if I get the time

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Continue weeding tunnel at allotment - done some
Clear leaves and tidy up - done a bit
Weed drive - no
Harvest peppers - no

Tuesday jobs (if everything defrosts)
Continue weeding in tunnel
Remove nasturtiums which will certainly have been killed by last night's frost
Weed drive
Harvest carrots, calabrese

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Continue weeding in tunnel - done
Remove nasturtiums which will certainly have been killed by last night's frost - no
Weed drive - no
Harvest carrots, calabrese - no

Wednesday jobs (likely to rain all day)
Sort through tomatoes and cook any that need using
Write Christmas cards!

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs (likely to rain all day)
Sort through tomatoes and cook any that need using - done
Write Christmas cards! - made a start

No gardening yesterday.

Friday jobs (weather permitting)
General tidy up, remove any plants killed by frosts
Weed drive
Plan weekend gardening
Harvest lettuce, carrots, calabrese or turnip

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
General tidy up, remove any plants killed by frosts - done some
Weed drive - done
Plan weekend gardening - done
Harvest lettuce, carrots, calabrese or turnip - done except turnip, also harvested pea shoots and beetroot.

Also trimmed back some nettles at the allotment.

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Feed slugs to chickens
Check state of tomatoes and peppers in greenhouse and remove if dead
Weeding

At allotment
Check for slugs and snails
Clear raspberry leaves
Mulch raspberries if last leaves have come down
Check hedges and trim off any long bits
Harvest lettuce, turnip

At home
Pot up lettuce seedlings
Clear up debris from gale
Empty some compost out of hotbin
Harvest carrots, peppers

[SarrissUK]

So my intention was to carry on removing enough carpet from the allotment to start laying out all my mulch. One area at a time, right?
I got three pieces of carpet removed - one was so big I had to use my saw to split it in half in order to be able to move them.
I'm loving up there on the allotment! I was just gutted to be rained out this afternoon. I'll be back up there tomorrow
Link to my blog! https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Feed slugs to chickens - done
Check state of tomatoes and peppers in greenhouse and remove if dead - done
Weeding - done some

At allotment
Check for slugs and snails - done
Clear raspberry leaves - done
Mulch raspberries if last leaves have come down - no
Check hedges and trim off any long bits - no
Harvest lettuce, turnip - done

Also dug over the tomato/rhubarb bed and removed horsetail and rhubarb roots.

At home
Pot up lettuce seedlings - no
Clear up debris from gale - done some
Empty some compost out of hotbin - done
Harvest carrots, peppers - no

Monday jobs
Temperature (forecast +3) is currently around -1 so any outdoor jobs depend on it defrosting.
Pot up lettuces
Change dead bulb in grow light garden, check bulbs in other grow lights and order spares
Clear up debris from begonias in growhouse
Tie up clematis dislodged by gales
Check hedges at allotment and cut back any long bits
Dig horsetail if possible (unlikely)
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots, peppers

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Pot up lettuces - done
Change dead bulb in grow light garden, check bulbs in other grow lights and order spares - done
Clear up debris from begonias in growhouse - done
Tie up clematis dislodged by gales - done
Check hedges at allotment and cut back any long bits - done
Dig horsetail if possible (unlikely) - no
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots, peppers - done

Tuesday jobs
Check seeds and order supplies
Dig horsetail if ground defrosted
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Check seeds and order supplies - done
Dig horsetail if ground defrosted - done some
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots - done

Wednesday jobs
Continue digging horsetail
Empty old hotbed
Harvest lettuce

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Continue digging horsetail - no
Empty old hotbed - done
Harvest lettuce - done

Yesterday I managed to squeeze in 1/2 an hour digging horsetail before work.

Friday jobs
Continue digging horsetail
Plan weekend gardening
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, peppers

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Continue digging horsetail - done some
Plan weekend gardening - done
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, peppers - no, carrots instead

Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

At my friend's
Check greenhouse plants and cut down anything dead
Weeding
Harvest any ripening tomatoes

At allotment
Continue digging horsetail
Harvest lettuce, beetroot

At home
Deadheading and general tidy up
Harvest microgreens, carrots, peppers