Spent a couple of hours weeding containers on the patio. Several of the seeds sown last week are just coming through. I hope to get outside again today. Tickled the pear blossom with a soft artists paintbrush, going to do it again today and hopefully tomorrow. Maybe I will have more than one pear like last year.
@Sheps is that the lettuce you started from seed on the left? Looks great!
Yesterday I planted my seed potatoes and sugar snap peas. My onion, shallot, and leeks sets have arrived. The raised beds are currently filled with overwintered perennials that aren't ready to be moved, so it will be a few days before I can get those planted. I'm hoping to get the gutter parts I need to finish the water collection system over the weekend, but it's supposed to rain again so that might wait until next weekend.
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
Thanks @CrankyYankee and yes they're the ones from seed, desperately need to plant them out but temperatures are going close to freezing tonight so will have to wait a little longer.
Good day in garden , main job was splitting 2 agapanthus pots and putting a new liner in hanging basket ball with clematis in it Cleaned out part of greenhouse
Had flu so slowly getting back into the swing of things. Weather has been unusually wet for here! We have several large underground cisterns so shouldn't be short of water during summer.
Picked some peas sown in a pot (lovely flavour). Some of my courgettes (four varieties) have fruit forming so will be planted out very soon (with some for my lovely next-door-neighbour). Hardening off my tomatoes (seven varieties). Offered some to a friend but he declined, saying he will buy them from the garden centre instead (his choice - will be somewhat restricted but his decision). Potted on some squash and tomatillos. Sowed cabbage, calabrese and purple sprouting broccoli. Thinned two rows of beetroot and will soon be doing same with carrots. Lastly, sowed some zinnias and potted up some rooted gaura cuttings. Phew, done more than I realised.
Martina Franca, Puglia, southern Italy Love living in Italy but a Loiner at heart
Had a back and shoulder massage this morning and was told to take it easy so after lunch I weeded one of the front main borders. Lawn edge absolutely full of moss so picked it off and gained another 6 inches of border!
I have just pricked out about 50 seedlings. I am running out of space to put them, although the hardy ones can go in the greenhouse at the weekend, I think, when they have had time to get over any possible transplant shock. I also potted up 12 primula that came from Hayloft. I thought they were all Miller's Crossing, but realized, too late, that they were mixed types. I am a bit annoyed with myself (although this explains why two were 'cuckoos' mongst the rest) as I was aiming for a drift of MC. I suppose I can move them after I plant them out after they flower and I can see what's what. Or I could wait for them to flower in their pots. I hacked, er cut, back neighbour's honeysuckle that was strangling my fruit bushes. It is growing through the fence, now as well as over the top. He'd probably be having words with us if it was our honeysuckle going through to his side After I'd finished all this, another 15 seedlings arrived in the post. I might sort them out later or it will have to be Saturday as going into the office tomorrow. I really want to plant them straight out into a big pot together (they were sold for this purpose) but not sure if I have one free, so might have to pot them up individually for now.
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Several of the seeds sown last week are just coming through.
I hope to get outside again today.
Tickled the pear blossom with a soft artists paintbrush, going to do it again today and hopefully tomorrow. Maybe I will have more than one pear like last year.
Cleaned out part of greenhouse
Picked some peas sown in a pot (lovely flavour). Some of my courgettes (four varieties) have fruit forming so will be planted out very soon (with some for my lovely next-door-neighbour). Hardening off my tomatoes (seven varieties). Offered some to a friend but he declined, saying he will buy them from the garden centre instead (his choice - will be somewhat restricted but his decision). Potted on some squash and tomatillos. Sowed cabbage, calabrese and purple sprouting broccoli. Thinned two rows of beetroot and will soon be doing same with carrots. Lastly, sowed some zinnias and potted up some rooted gaura cuttings. Phew, done more than I realised.
Love living in Italy but a Loiner at heart
I also potted up 12 primula that came from Hayloft. I thought they were all Miller's Crossing, but realized, too late, that they were mixed types. I am a bit annoyed with myself (although this explains why two were 'cuckoos' mongst the rest) as I was aiming for a drift of MC. I suppose I can move them after I plant them out after they flower and I can see what's what. Or I could wait for them to flower in their pots.
I hacked, er cut, back neighbour's honeysuckle that was strangling my fruit bushes. It is growing through the fence, now as well as over the top. He'd probably be having words with us if it was our honeysuckle going through to his side
After I'd finished all this, another 15 seedlings arrived in the post. I might sort them out later or it will have to be Saturday as going into the office tomorrow. I really want to plant them straight out into a big pot together (they were sold for this purpose) but not sure if I have one free, so might have to pot them up individually for now.