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Anyone done any gardening today? Part 5

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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Spent two hours this morning watering everything. Yes I know there is supposed to be a thunderstorm tomorrow night but I don't trust it to rain too.
    This afternoon went round the garden tying in things so said storm doesn't damage them. 
    Now will watch Royal Ascot, while hubby mows the lawn.😆
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    As soon as the garden waste bin was emptied today, I was out pruning and tidying. Today’s stuff was woody and tough (pyracantha, Eleagnus, Ivy etc) so that’s ideal for the council bin, the softer stuff goes in composter. 

    I potted-on some Rudbekias (again) but won’t risk planting them out until nearly flowering as I suspect the slugs are plotting an attack on those. 


    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    purplerallim said:
    Spent two hours this morning watering everything. Yes I know there is supposed to be a thunderstorm tomorrow night but I don't trust it to rain too

    I've just watered the newly-planted stuff. I have little faith in the forecasts here - we often don't get rain when it says we're going to.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Had a productive time helping MIL choose and place some patio plants - cosmos and pelargoniums. 
    I have replaced my strawberries in a hanging basket with some trailing plants as not many strawberries to make it worthwhile this year. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Well at 27° maybe the heat will trigger the thunderstorms promised. 🤞🌩
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Cut the lawns this morning , garden bin 3 quarters full ! 
    Off to allotment shortly to water and prepare bed for outside toms , might get them planted Friday/Saturday, depending on weather 

  • WilderbeastWilderbeast Posts: 1,415
    Planted 4 tall and 4 short sunflowers, I still a lot to go in. 6 cannas went into the tropical area, we lost nearly half what I had over wintering which is a big disappointment. I have tomatoes showing on all the plants so today I fed them all, also did the cannas, bananas, roses, tree ferns and aubergine plants. Cut back the lupins which gone to seed and cleared more flopping leaves from the cardoons. Along with a load of cardboard it was all mowed up and mixed into the compost
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Hello , turned out to be a nice day 
    Moved orange & lemon trees to there summer position this morning 
    Also moved pots around ie those that finished and those blooming 
    Also some tidying up of beds , garden waste bin completely full 
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Pottered all week - potted-on, planted-out, tidied round and also found time to sit, look and enjoy. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Not much done today as drizzling most of the time. Raced round when it eased off a bit and  just deadheaded roses.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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