Hubby is getting on with the clearing of the veg bed site( I can't ask too much he does work full time) and the wood for the beds are ready to screw together Today have potted on tom's cannot believe how many have germinated out of three varieties Roma, Black Cherry and Black( heritage) seven pots with two in each have produced 34 plants! My best ever yet, with enough to cover casualties some will definitely have to go in the new veg bed.🙂
Got the rose planted, much to the delight of my blackbird friend who proceeded to pick through the soil. Moved a couple of salvias, and dug up some blind daffodils. Was going to replant, but they didn't look all that great so binned them instead. Dug up a helenium clump that had a great big dandelion in the middle of it, and managed to extract it without too much difficulty. Sunny and the wind was not too bad, things are starting to really show now. Forecast for tomorrow is for heavy rain most of the day, so glad l got this done.
Decided to cut back the Honeysuckle but it had other ideas and the lot trellis and all came down on me and down I went. It needed cutting back as the wind had broken some of it off and we couldn't get out of the gate.
Hi AnniD and islander, thanks for asking yes I'm fine just had a bath and washed my hair yet again as I got covered in mud just having a cuppa now. Think it was more of a shock than anything no bones broken. OH thought it funny when I came in covered in mud.
That's good @Dee73, glad you can rely on your OH to be sympathetic, just like l can! I was leaning on a piece of trellis once (can't remember why !) when it gave way. I went down in a graceful, fluid movement, then got up with a "I meant to do that, you know" expression. Luckily nobody saw that l am aware, but if they did l reckon l got away with it ! Is the honeysuckle okay ?
Hi AnniD, A gracefully heap on the ground is what a friend has just told me. If someone had seen you they would have come over to help so I think you safe.
Had a look at the Honeysuckle, it will need to be cut right back as it has snapped on the main trunk. I've just been and measured for the trellis and as it's an awkward size I make it myself. It will take a few years to grow as good as it was and smothered in flowers with a lovely perfume. We use to get a moth with a long bill a bit like a humming bird and I loved to watch it.
I feel for you Hampshire_Hog, I often have back trouble having been injured in a car accident many years ago - all too often I am bent double with recurring problems now.
Today I potted up more tomato and cucumber seedlings, sowed more flower seeds and parsley - in cold GH. Taking advice from here and Monty I stood the seed trays in water rather than watering with a can from above. I will monitor the difference with interest.
Also finished (at last) planting my Belfast sink with 5 or 6 new plants grown from seeds collected last year. Hopefully I have improved the drainage as the old medium was soaking wet and the plants had consequently died.
Started painting my Dad’s shed and fence. I have a nasty rash where my forearms rubbed against a dwarf conifer type plant - just putting antihistamine cream on now! Take care gardening all - we should have an injury thread!
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Today have potted on tom's cannot believe how many have germinated out of three varieties Roma, Black Cherry and Black( heritage) seven pots with two in each have produced 34 plants! My best ever yet, with enough to cover casualties some will definitely have to go in the new veg bed.🙂
Thanks again both for asking.
Is the honeysuckle okay ?
Had a look at the Honeysuckle, it will need to be cut right back as it has snapped on the main trunk. I've just been and measured for the trellis and as it's an awkward size I make it myself. It will take a few years to grow as good as it was and smothered in flowers with a lovely perfume. We use to get a moth with a long bill a bit like a humming bird and I loved to watch it.
Take care gardening all - we should have an injury thread!