Was my last day of the Easter holidays today; so I did lots of things, including planting some primulas kindly sent to me by @Lyn.
However, I was probably most excited when I noticed that 3 clumps of lobelia cardinalis, which I planted last summer, had returned and were starting to grow up from the ground. Hopefully they stay ahead of the snails!
@Dee73, Euphorbia sap is a known irritant for some people and there are probably others. Compost and soil would not normally cause any reaction. Could you have got any weedkiller on your hands at all?
Lizzie27, I haven't used weed killer for years. Waiting for OH to come home I'm wondering if he has put something on the lawn and I've reacted to it. I've been nibbling away at his lawn for the veg patch so far he's either not noticed or not said any thing. I bought some Imperial Leather Shea Butter and home soap today but it wont be that. All the creases on the palm side of my hand are splitting and the tips also. My thought were that I've reacted to something. I remover all The Euphorbia the other week and had rubber gloves on so I could wash them after. I need to be able to do the garden as I think not sure we have a mouse in the cold frame nearly every pot has been dug into, birds can't get in.
You can be reactive to unusual things too, I'm allergic to Aloe vera and Tea tree oil, both supposed to be natural to help healing . Also a sudden reaction to something you never have before is possible, that's why it can be very difficult to get a definite diagnosis . Hope things go well tomorrow and you find something to help with the healing @Dee73
purplerallim, your right what is OK for you one year might not be the next and as you get older you skin gets a bit thinner. I put up a post when I know what it is as you've all been so kind with help and advise.
After some lovely rain able to earth up the potatoes, and edge the lawns, veg seeds germinating, broad beans in flower, a joy to walk the garden, and to see spring flowers in bloom, early ones going over but lots of blue bells and primroses, spirea in bloom and clematis on the arch.
You paint a lovely picture of your garden cornelly. This is certainly the best time of year for blooming flowers and fresh growth. This morning I have sown more seeds even though I said that was IT last week - no more seed sowing. I also potted up some Morning Glory seedlings, planted out two finished polyanthus/primrose style plants that had finished flowering in my patio pots and pulled out even more bindweed from my wild flower patch - that is one weed that ins't welcome in our garden.
Guernsey Donkey, Our wild flower patch has seen the last of the fritilleries, but we are pleased to see the leaves appearing for the wild spotted leafed orchids, we don't know where they came from a few years ago there were just four, now there are many more growing, looking forward to a good display, primroses self seeded all round the garden just remove what are not where we want them, a few primulas amongst them.
Just finished planting the tomatoes in the greenhouse. Put in the cucumbers, mini cucumber and aubergine too under the clematis netting ready for them to climb up. Re potted some tomatoes which will go outside at the end of the month. That is it for today as back is saying enough.😣
Spent the morning rotavating in green manure and shredded paper in the area I'm going to use for my brassicas at the allotment. Used four black bin liner's full of paper passed over it about ten times and it went in very well then gave it a damping down just to stop any stray bits blowing around. The area looks small in the picture but it's actually about 8 mt x 5 mt
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Used four black bin liner's full of paper passed over it about ten times and it went in very well then gave it a damping down just to stop any stray bits blowing around.
The area looks small in the picture but it's actually about 8 mt x 5 mt
"You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog