I sowed some cucumber seeds about a week ago and they are up. The tomatoes and peppers I planted yesterday have survived the night and today rain was expected so the weather is a humid 20°C, overcast, no wind and of course no rain. Ideal. Still, the nights are cool.
@Pat E Glad to read your neck feels better - so painful! (A pain in the neck!) Sorry. Do you have to wear a neck brace? @rholden_82 nice little number there. You will have fun arranging it to suit your needs.
Your shed/greenhouse combo looks great @rholden_82 .... you must be so pleased. Bet it won’t take long to fill it with greenery at this time of year. Enjoy !!!
Just finished mulching all of the front bit of the last border ......only the back bit to go now. Think we will have just about enough - so I got my order quantities right this year. Bit pooped now, so I’m going to sit down with my books for a couple of hours.
My pots of tulips are nearly ready to flower - I’ve been watering them twice a week and their stems have elongated nicely. Apparently lots of dwarf tulips this year due to lack of rain.
Joined a Garden Museum lecture (zoom) yesterday evening- Rachel deT interviewing Claire Austin, who has just written a book about peonies. She mentioned that peonies need water in spring to swell their buds (they’ve got a LOT of petals to create) ......so I’ve been and drenched all mine too
Afternoon all, hope you’re all doing well and the weather is nice where you are! Been hobbling about doing some weeding today, doctor said I have a high ankle sprain but luckily it’s not TOO painful and I can still cope Really wanted to dig up some soil and make some beds but i suppose that will have to wait a while
That sounds painful @LivMarie98, hope it gets better soon. I've had to put my little plugs and wild flower seedlings in then guest bedroom Dove, guess we're all running out of room. Wondered where you'd been YvieStevie, not surprised you're tired after nanna duty. My sis is bracing herself for a visit from her daughter with the twins and a toddler in tow. The twins are trying hard to stand and walk and are getting everywhere.
I've been having a sort out in the tool room bit of the garage but I'll leave OH to sort the tools into the right places when he gets here. I found a box of Christmas decorations which should be in the loft. I can't get to the loft at the moment because the builders put a load of stuff, like the tiles from the previous owners and a heavy electric heater right in the entrance.
The tree and hedge cutting people sent an email. They are coming 8am on Monday to get the Leylandii hedge under control and to cut down a tree which is leaning over the drive and getting in the way of the electricity cable. The EDF pruned it but didn't cut it down.
I have been weeding in the veg garden as well and sowed some French beans which have flat pods, a bit like dwarf runner beans.
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Thank you @Lizzie27 so so I! @Yviestevie I also have a box of christmas decs that should be in the loft, but I don’t like going up there myself so I’m waiting for my father to do it
I have pruned the Olive trees in the front garden. Spent the rest of the time mulching the back. I had to water first, as the surface is so dry. I have been weeding as I go, even though I already had weeded a couple of weeks ago.
It’s usually me who ends up in the wars @LivMarie98 Remember that long hot summer a few years ago? I took a tumble on the first hot day and spent the next six weeks in this dead trendy Cyber-Goth boot 😂
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I sowed some cucumber seeds about a week ago and they are up. The tomatoes and peppers I planted yesterday have survived the night and today rain was expected so the weather is a humid 20°C, overcast, no wind and of course no rain. Ideal. Still, the nights are cool.
@Pat E Glad to read your neck feels better - so painful! (A pain in the neck!) Sorry. Do you have to wear a neck brace?
@rholden_82 nice little number there. You will have fun arranging it to suit your needs.
Just finished mulching all of the front bit of the last border ......only the back bit to go now. Think we will have just about enough - so I got my order quantities right this year. Bit pooped now, so I’m going to sit down with my books for a couple of hours.
My pots of tulips are nearly ready to flower - I’ve been watering them twice a week and their stems have elongated nicely. Apparently lots of dwarf tulips this year due to lack of rain.
Joined a Garden Museum lecture (zoom) yesterday evening- Rachel deT interviewing Claire Austin, who has just written a book about peonies. She mentioned that peonies need water in spring to swell their buds (they’ve got a LOT of petals to create) ......so I’ve been and drenched all mine too
Really wanted to dig up some soil and make some beds but i suppose that will have to wait a while
I've had to put my little plugs and wild flower seedlings in then guest bedroom Dove, guess we're all running out of room.
Wondered where you'd been YvieStevie, not surprised you're tired after nanna duty. My sis is bracing herself for a visit from her daughter with the twins and a toddler in tow.
The twins are trying hard to stand and walk and are getting everywhere.
The tree and hedge cutting people sent an email. They are coming 8am on Monday to get the Leylandii hedge under control and to cut down a tree which is leaning over the drive and getting in the way of the electricity cable. The EDF pruned it but didn't cut it down.
I have been weeding in the veg garden as well and sowed some French beans which have flat pods, a bit like dwarf runner beans.
@Yviestevie I also have a box of christmas decs that should be in the loft, but I don’t like going up there myself so I’m waiting for my father to do it
Remember that long hot summer a few years ago? I took a tumble on the first hot day and spent the next six weeks in this dead trendy Cyber-Goth boot 😂
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.