Chaps turned up again just after 9am so they could finish cutting the last of the corrugated iron sheets free of their beams and then into truck sized chunks before the Sunday midday noise curfew.Ā Ā All loaded up and cleaned up and swept up by midday and the wood we're keeping for burning or edging raised beds - depending on size and type - is all stacked.
I have cleaned out the chook shed and their nesting boxes, planted out 6 swiss chard, 6 red cabbage, 12 broccoli, 9 Savoy cabbages, 6 batavia lettuces, 12 red oak leaf lettuce and 12 green oak leaf.Ā All now under insect netting to keep them safe from caterpillars, chooks and pigeons.
Made a new herb bed along the edge of the terrace to plant all my lovely small white chives and added 6 more lettuces for OH to cut anc come again while I'm away.Ā Ā Cleaned up original herb bed and planted an oregano then moved all Possum's medicinal herbs and plants into bigger pots for easier watering.Ā Ā Fed slugs and small snails to chooks.Ā They don't like big ones so they get lobbed across the road.
All of this done with the help of curious chooks including rescuing one who went to visit Luc's cow yard and couldn't get back.Ā Ā OH has had to net the chives and lettuce in the new terrace bed to keep them off.Ā Ā
Dinner now in the oven and I'm so tired I'm throbbing from my feet to my knees and all long my shoulders and arms.Ā Ā Good, hot shower needed now and lots of cream as I my be a bit pink tho I did use sunscreen.
@WonkyWomble your coffee view is lovely.Ā Well done.
@Busy-Lizzie I find planned quiet days never work out that way.Ā Ā We've been eating broad beans for a couple of weeks now.Ā I may summon the energy to pick some for dinner.
@Pat E your colouring is beautifully neat and nuanced.Ā Ā
Brain fog now so apologies to all those not mentioned.Ā I hope you all have a lovely evening.
The sun seems to be giving everyone positive energy today š
Iām just in and showered after a day pottering about. Faffed with patio pots (again) as Heuchera āGreen Spiceā was scorching in the sun so it has been moved to the shady corner - shame as it looked lovely by the pond with my Heuchera āBlackberry Jamā. Made a wigwam with sticks from my wood pile for some sweet peas, potted-on Rudbekias, painted patio furniture, and some other bits and bobs.Ā
Wonky,3 hours ironing! Have you got an Hotel? Debating whether I should carry on gardening, still so much to do out there,it's a gorgeous evening andĀ not too hot.just got the washing in and folded.weeded veggie plot
I 'm showered as well and waiting for roast lamb (and the Grand Prix) to finish.Ā After lunch I sowed more snap peas and dwarf French runner beans and a bowl of rocket for OH. Probably a bit late.Ā Then I upended a pot of small Prunus Ko-Mo-Mai (not sure of spelling there) which had been infiltrated by wild violets. They had an absolutely huge rootball which surprised me, no wonder the prunus was struggling and despite watering it well yesterday, the soil was bone dry. I've got these wild violets all over the garden so may have to try to remove them all if they are sucking up all the moisture. Not an easy job. I bought the original ones from my late mum's semi-wild country garden but regretting it now. I'm not surprised you're tired Obelixx, sounds a very busy day.Ā Ā
@Nanny Beach@WonkyWomble does a batch of ironing for a client every week ... the husband is a barrister and she irons his Court clothes as well as the family clothes, bedlinen etc.Ā
Iām sitting in bed listening to the song thrush again ... thereās nothing more lovely than the sound of a songthrush on a summerās evening.Ā
Hope weāve all got to the end of the day in one piece š¤Ā
Night night everyone ... sleep tight.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Had a good spell in the garden late in the day. The weather actually got nicer as the day went on. Had a munch on the first peas of the year as I flitted from one unfinished job to another Ā
I've half-tidied the mini greenhouse. Need to bite the bullet and get rid of the smaller tomato plants tomorrow. I'm pretty certain they won't produce any fruit so I shouldn't waste any more time keeping them around.
Do @Biglads flit? You've worried me about the smaller tomato plants - my Yellow Submarines are still very small.Ā In fact, despite the rain and sun I'm surprised they aren't bigger. More work to do on my pots tomorrow - sort out the herb troughs, move them forward to make room for the tomato grow bags (with bottomless pots stuck in them) to go behind them and more stuff.Ā Making me tired just thinking about it.Ā Night night all!
Oh youāre all making me feel tired with your gardening activities. Iām so glad we are getting into winter. Good excuse to be inside knitting and colouring. š. Weāve got a heavy rain/snow/hail storm predicted from tomorrow on. Might give our usual town visit a miss.Ā
I've still got one tomato plant hanging on in a pot on the eastern veranda with a couple of small tomatoes. It gets the morning sun and is protected from the freezing southerlies.Ā
Obelixx, thank you for your lovely comments about my colouring. I find it very relaxing, as well as challenging, trying to work out the colours, etc. Ā It gives me a break from other household jobs as well as knitting those gloves which are becoming very popular in my friendās little cafe in town.Ā
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Chaps turned up again just after 9am so they could finish cutting the last of the corrugated iron sheets free of their beams and then into truck sized chunks before the Sunday midday noise curfew.Ā Ā All loaded up and cleaned up and swept up by midday and the wood we're keeping for burning or edging raised beds - depending on size and type - is all stacked.
I have cleaned out the chook shed and their nesting boxes, planted out 6 swiss chard, 6 red cabbage, 12 broccoli, 9 Savoy cabbages, 6 batavia lettuces, 12 red oak leaf lettuce and 12 green oak leaf.Ā All now under insect netting to keep them safe from caterpillars, chooks and pigeons.
Made a new herb bed along the edge of the terrace to plant all my lovely small white chives and added 6 more lettuces for OH to cut anc come again while I'm away.Ā Ā Cleaned up original herb bed and planted an oregano then moved all Possum's medicinal herbs and plants into bigger pots for easier watering.Ā Ā Fed slugs and small snails to chooks.Ā They don't like big ones so they get lobbed across the road.
All of this done with the help of curious chooks including rescuing one who went to visit Luc's cow yard and couldn't get back.Ā Ā OH has had to net the chives and lettuce in the new terrace bed to keep them off.Ā Ā
Dinner now in the oven and I'm so tired I'm throbbing from my feet to my knees and all long my shoulders and arms.Ā Ā Good, hot shower needed now and lots of cream as I my be a bit pink tho I did use sunscreen.
@WonkyWomble your coffee view is lovely.Ā Well done.
@Busy-Lizzie I find planned quiet days never work out that way.Ā Ā We've been eating broad beans for a couple of weeks now.Ā I may summon the energy to pick some for dinner.
@Pat E your colouring is beautifully neat and nuanced.Ā Ā
Brain fog now so apologies to all those not mentioned.Ā I hope you all have a lovely evening.
Think you have earned a sit down @Obelixx!! Exhausting just reading that list of jobs!! Good feeling though isn't it!!
The sun seems to be giving everyone positive energy today š
After lunch I sowed more snap peas and dwarf French runner beans and a bowl of rocket for OH. Probably a bit late.Ā
Then I upended a pot of small Prunus Ko-Mo-Mai (not sure of spelling there) which had been infiltrated by wild violets. They had an absolutely huge rootball which surprised me, no wonder the prunus was struggling and despite watering it well yesterday, the soil was bone dry. I've got these wild violets all over the garden so may have to try to remove them all if they are sucking up all the moisture. Not an easy job. I bought the original ones from my late mum's semi-wild country garden but regretting it now.
I'm not surprised you're tired Obelixx, sounds a very busy day.Ā Ā
Bored with this "overtime" every Sunday. ggrrr
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Had a good spell in the garden late in the day. The weather actually got nicer as the day went on. Had a munch on the first peas of the year as I flitted from one unfinished job to another
I've half-tidied the mini greenhouse. Need to bite the bullet and get rid of the smaller tomato plants tomorrow. I'm pretty certain they won't produce any fruit so I shouldn't waste any more time keeping them around.
More work to do on my pots tomorrow - sort out the herb troughs, move them forward to make room for the tomato grow bags (with bottomless pots stuck in them) to go behind them and more stuff.Ā Making me tired just thinking about it.Ā Night night all!