Morning all, dull and a bit cooler this morning, not a bad thing. I think I need to get the Dahlias out on the Allotment. I also fear I'm going to have to start mass watering, the combination of Sun and wind has used up a lot of the reserves.Â
Good morning Forkers. Have come indoors for a cool drink. 28C out there already and lots to do so more sunscreen too.  PSB to prick out and pot up, dahlias, a clematis, dianthus, gypsophila and so on to plant out, silk tree bed to weed and my newly cleared and planted half moon bed under the east facing wisteria needs protecting from the chooks.
I weeded it and poured on 120 litres of compost before planting it and they've been open cast mining in it.  Not done that on other newly planted beds but just soil there. Been pasture for centuries so deep and in good nick once the grass, bindweed, apple mint and so on are forked out.
Well done with all those books and shelves @Busy-Lizzie.  Great news about Bro @Dovefromabove.  Won't the tourists be coming thru already @Pat E or is that later this evening? Â
@tui34 OH went out to up the bird feeders this morning and found 5 chooks wanting in at the kitchen door.  Hope your meal is good @D0rdogne_Damsel and the coach trip invasion goes well too.  Happy watering @Allotment Boy. I'll be doing some myself later on but only newly planted stuff and pots.  Everything else has to cope.
Confession time ... I needed another bag of compost ... just the one ... so OH and I took George for his first trip to the garden centre ... it's amazing how much you can fit into his boot ...Â
... there’s three 50 litre bags of compost under those plants 🙄
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well you can't go to the GC and not get any plants! That's impossible @Dovefromabove. I too missed your post about your poor brother. How miserable for him, but glad that he has cheered up with the news that it's not worse. We are slowly getting the house ship shape in anticipation of sister and BIL's arrival later. It's amazing how slovenly one is prepared to live when you know no-one's coming (the ironing on the chair... shoes everywhere...) but when looked at through another's (more critical) eyes...
Before you ask ... three digitalis for me, the rest are all for the Under Gardener who is becoming a succulent-aholic ... an Aeonium Zwartkop, (he's been wanting one for ages), a Pachyphitum bracteosum and two Sempervivums, one called Chick Charms (!) 'Fashion Diva Strawberry Kiwi’ (really?!?!) and the other is S. 'Arctic White'. Is @wild edges about? Any tips? OH will be potting them up a bit later ... we've got JI No 2 , MPC and hort. grit.  I'll take some pics in a minute ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Are you guys heading down this way this year? I'm happy to get one of my aeonium going for OH. I could send a shoot in the post. I leave them dry for 24 hours before potting, so they'll be fine posted.
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I weeded it and poured on 120 litres of compost before planting it and they've been open cast mining in it.  Not done that on other newly planted beds but just soil there. Been pasture for centuries so deep and in good nick once the grass, bindweed, apple mint and so on are forked out.
Well done with all those books and shelves @Busy-Lizzie.  Great news about Bro @Dovefromabove.  Won't the tourists be coming thru already @Pat E or is that later this evening? Â
@tui34 OH went out to up the bird feeders this morning and found 5 chooks wanting in at the kitchen door.  Hope your meal is good @D0rdogne_Damsel and the coach trip invasion goes well too.  Happy watering @Allotment Boy. I'll be doing some myself later on but only newly planted stuff and pots.  Everything else has to cope.
Hope you are all enjoying sunshine.
... there’s three 50 litre bags of compost under those plants 🙄
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We are slowly getting the house ship shape in anticipation of sister and BIL's arrival later. It's amazing how slovenly one is prepared to live when you know no-one's coming (the ironing on the chair... shoes everywhere...) but when looked at through another's (more critical) eyes...
and the other is S. 'Arctic White'. Is @wild edges about? Any tips? OH will be potting them up a bit later ... we've got JI No 2 , MPC and hort. grit. Â
I'll take some pics in a minute ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm happy to get one of my aeonium going for OH.
I could send a shoot in the post. I leave them dry for 24 hours before potting, so they'll be fine posted.
Sempervivum Fashion Diva Strawberry Kiwi
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.