Garden tasks I completed today

heno55 · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:56 pm Post subject:

finally got the potatoe patch ready, i will plant tomorrow. finished sieving topsoil into a 4ft by 16ft raised bed it took 15 wheeelbarrows of soil i hope its worth all the work, the soil is really fine and soft i sowed parsnips and 3 types of carrots in it. i cant believe this fine weather today i also had to water all the fruit trees it must be a first for this time of year heres hoping it continues

simonj · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:49 am Post subject:

Maeve Drogheda · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:25 am Post subject:

I have been hardening off summer bedding plants. I have planted up some pots with lobelia, alysum, and busy lizzies. Although they are planted a little early, I have them in sheltered spot. Begonias are still being hardened off.

Sweet pea are planted in bunches in tubs one to crawl up an old clematis, and the other in a large pot I have placed an obelix for the sweet pea to crawl up.

All veg planted in their growing positions, so it weeding, watering, feeding and harvesting from now on. yipeee!!

simonj · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject:

Cardoon transplanted outside, supernemo applied to beds

sirpsycho · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject:

In the last few days I planted some raspberries I had raised earlier in the year in big pots.

Dug another raised bed on my allotment to increase the depth.

PLENTY of weeding and parparing an area for herbs / lettuce.

Considering planting a few tomatoes outdoors on the allotment - unsure which variety...

Planted some Cosmo (up through the compost in 3 days!). Also, planted more lettuce (iceberg/lolo rosso/butter head), cobra beans, potted on basil/sunflowers/brochili/brussels.

I planted 6 courgettes two weeks ago and only 2 came up. Planted another few to have just in case.

Half-filled the raised bed in my greenhouse in prep for tomato plants.

Forgot to plant my butternut squash seeds...reminder to self...

Carrots starting to break through on allotment and about 6 pea plants have broken through (out of about 90 so far!).

56K Natas · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:22 am Post subject:

I had a few strawberries from a strawberry bed I made earlier in the year and I must say they tasted So so nice Smile

I also planted gourds, gherkins, pumpkins and Chillies that I had in pots into some of my beds.

simonj · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:02 pm Post subject:

Helped a mate yesterday and today putting in 7x30' lazybeds, chillington worked well, thats it - back to own garden

sirpsycho · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:24 am Post subject:

Re-arranged greenhouse shelving yesterday and filled a raised bed in the greenhouse in preparation for tomatoes and cucumber.

Planted out two rows of chitted parsnip seed.

Planted butternut squash and winter squash. Hoping to get six good plants between them.

Planted out 22 broadbean plants.

simonj · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:05 pm Post subject:

Planted extra 12' Rooster Lazy bed
Almost finished out quinoa and oat bed, ordered more wood for new bed, prob. Onions and salad.

SirP - you must let us know how the chitted parsnips go in terms of shape and forking.

sirpsycho · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject:

Dont mention the "f" word, i'll fill ye in though either way!

walltoall · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:00 pm Post subject: Tasks I completed today

I dug a hole in London Clay down to 2 foot put in a huge plastic pot right down to ground level, secured it, filled it with reconstituted soil and planted a peony for 'er indoors. She sez it can last 100 years so it had to be done right

simonj · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:55 am Post subject:

simonj · Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:04 am Post subject:

Yesterday, shredded more pine boughs for pathways and applied home made weedkiller.
Finished off prepping quinoa bed and planted oats.
Today is going to be busy, lots of stuff being transplanted out

walltoall · Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 1:16 pm Post subject: Tasks I completed today

After three years I have finally completed a 2cum planter (brick-built by my very own Bob the Builder in 2008) and have filled it with three years of home-produced compost ( almost 1/2 a cum ) along with ten bags of horse manure, five bags of commercial recycled compost, bits of trees and shrubs from the garden, old wooden fences, shredded paper. I is now the man innit.