What I intend to do today/tomorrow!

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Batten down hatches (again)
Check garden for weeds and remove any I can get at (lawn too wet to walk on)
Harvest brokali, carrots

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Batten down hatches (again) - done
Check garden for weeds and remove any I can get at (lawn too wet to walk on) - no
Harvest brokali, carrots - done

Went to the garden centre for a few seeds and some strulch.

Weekend jobs
As we currently have an amber warning of rain and a yellow warning of wind, and the forecast wind speeds etc look worse than for storm Ciara here, I do not anticipate any gardening this weekend.

[Starch]

Had a good day yesterday finished prepping greenhouse 1, did a lot of weeding, relined raised bed and filled with muck, got bed ready for sweet peas and sunflowers. 2 other flower beds are showing signs of life one has a daffodil and some pink flowers from a cut flower mixed bag so not sure what's coming up, so looking forward to the surprise.

[Penellype]

As expected nothing got done over the weekend apart from repairing wind damage and removing water from the garden, although I did harvest a couple of carrots.

Monday jobs
Check for wind damage again - still very gusty
Bale out garden again
Move stuff in garage to allow floor to dry out again
Move germinating peas under lights
Harvest carrots

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Check for wind damage again - still very gusty - done
Bale out garden again - not necessary, water drained away
Move stuff in garage to allow floor to dry out again - done
Move germinating peas under lights - done
Harvest carrots - done

Tuesday jobs
Sow next lot of Meteor peas
Cut long grass at allotment if dry enough (!)
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Sow next lot of Meteor peas - done
Cut long grass at allotment if dry enough (!) - no chance
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves - done plus carrots

Wednesday jobs
Sow more Balconi tomatoes as originals haven't germinated (Shirley sown later have)
Weeding
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, PSB, carrots

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Sow more Balconi tomatoes as originals haven't germinated (Shirley sown later have) - done
Weeding - no
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, PSB, carrots - done plus rhubarb

No gardening time today

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Plan weekend gardening
Harvest brokali, carrots

[.commander]

When can my garlic go in? I'm assuming it's too wet? I overwintered it last time I tried and 90% rotted. Clay soil, north Yorkshire. Cheers

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Plan weekend gardening - done
Harvest brokali, carrots - done

Weekend jobs

At my friend's (weather permitting)
Weeding
Take down old bean support
Start emptying old hotbed

At allotment
Check for wind damage
Weeding
Trim long grass if possible

At home
Check for wind damage
Weeding
Harvest carrots

[Penellype]

When can my garlic go in? I'm assuming it's too wet? I overwintered it last time I tried and 90% rotted. Clay soil, north Yorkshire. Cheers

Garlic needs a cold spell in order to split into cloves, so ideally you need to get them in as soon as possible. If the soil is very wet and heavy you are probably best planting them in modules, but leave the modules outside to get cold if possible. They can then get started with growing and you can plant them out if/when the ground dries up a bit.

[.commander]

Garlic needs a cold spell in order to split into cloves, so ideally you need to get them in as soon as possible. If the soil is very wet and heavy you are probably best planting them in modules, but leave the modules outside to get cold if possible. They can then get started with growing and you can plant them out if/when the ground dries up a bit.

I'll go plant them in modules now

Thanks!

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's (weather permitting)
Weeding - no, too wet
Take down old bean support - no, too wet
Start emptying old hotbed - no, too wet

At allotment
Check for wind damage - done
Weeding - no, too wet
Trim long grass if possible - no, too wet

At home
Check for wind damage - done
Weeding - no, too wet
Harvest carrots - no

Took the net off the tunnel at the allotment due to increased snow risk

Monday jobs
Check nets for snow damage
Harvest PSB, carrots

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Check nets for snow damage - done
Harvest PSB, carrots - done

Tuesday jobs
Check for wind damage
Remove finished tomato plants
Rearrange seedlings under lights
Bring in compost for potting on tomatoes
Harvest carrots

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Check for wind damage - done
Remove finished tomato plants - no
Rearrange seedlings under lights - done
Bring in compost for potting on tomatoes - done
Harvest carrots - no

Wednesday jobs
Pot up tomato seedlings
Remove finished tomato plants
Check plants under cover and ventilate
Feed apples and pear
Harvest parsnip, carrots, leek