Thanks all... The actual pig will be in a mud ( chocolate) bath!!! And have feet lol.... I'm unusually working tomorrow so I can have Thursday and Friday off to get stuff prepared for Olivia's bday Party on Sunday.... Quick question what's the best kids party food u ever had/remembered?!
Managed to get to allotment and weed two raised beds and top them up with new compost. OH managed to refit the lid of the composter which blew off in the wind last week. Dug over a small patch. Tidied up the other strawberry patch. Tulips are out in the corner, lovely yellow, pink and orange. (Previous occupant planted those) Have spotted several plants on the newest half of my allotment, delphinium, doronicum, lupins, tulips, and some other yet unidentified plants.
First potatoes went in last week. Planted peas and covered with fleece last week. Spread manure around the base of raspberries and fruit trees.
Was going to start on the borders in the garden today and reshape them, but the hail put a stop to that. Spent some time in the greenhouse.
Made leek and potato soup with home grown leeks this afternoon and then a leek and stilton bake to go with roast dinner tomorrow. Took some home grown apples out of the freezer as everyone requested a crumble to go with tea tomorrow, may go and pull some rhubarb too. Yum.
Busy time of year for us all. Still feel we have to be slightly cautious of the cold though as today has turned rather nippier that I though it was going to be. Brrrr!!
Off to make packed lunches, clean school shoes, watch countryfile (catch up). Good night all. xx
I'd keep them in - treat them like seedlings. They will be ok to be planted outside for good sometime this summer. Your GH will be up and running long before they arrive
Thanks Lizzie, I will keep them inside then I'm a bit gutted actually because I bought them from a GC the other week, 6 different ones and didn't make a note of what they are.....all I know is I have a yellow, red and white in a border/pot variety and a hanging basket variety, so 6 tubers and no idea which ones are which!!
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Thanks all... The actual pig will be in a mud ( chocolate) bath!!! And have feet lol.... I'm unusually working tomorrow so I can have Thursday and Friday off to get stuff prepared for Olivia's bday Party on Sunday.... Quick question what's the best kids party food u ever had/remembered?!
Love the cake Stacey.
Chicky, just a pic off web, not my cups
seen them in shops tho.
Lovely piggy cake photo.
Managed to get to allotment and weed two raised beds and top them up with new compost. OH managed to refit the lid of the composter which blew off in the wind last week. Dug over a small patch. Tidied up the other strawberry patch. Tulips are out in the corner, lovely yellow, pink and orange. (Previous occupant planted those) Have spotted several plants on the newest half of my allotment, delphinium, doronicum, lupins, tulips, and some other yet unidentified plants.
First potatoes went in last week. Planted peas and covered with fleece last week. Spread manure around the base of raspberries and fruit trees.
Was going to start on the borders in the garden today and reshape them, but the hail put a stop to that. Spent some time in the greenhouse.
Made leek and potato soup with home grown leeks this afternoon and then a leek and stilton bake to go with roast dinner tomorrow. Took some home grown apples out of the freezer as everyone requested a crumble to go with tea tomorrow, may go and pull some rhubarb too. Yum.
Busy time of year for us all. Still feel we have to be slightly cautious of the cold though as today has turned rather nippier that I though it was going to be. Brrrr!!
Off to make packed lunches, clean school shoes, watch countryfile (catch up). Good night all. xx
Oh Tracey - the perennials were good last year, you will just have to grow them on a bit first as they are only small. Geums were great in particular.
Will the perennials be ok growing on outside or will they need to be in the GH until after risk of frost?
I'd keep them in - treat them like seedlings. They will be ok to be planted outside for good sometime this summer. Your GH will be up and running long before they arrive
If not I'll have it put the heater on Chicky
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Not sure if anyone saw my post last night about the free perennials in this month's mags, any thoughts.......good or not??
Also, my Begonia bulbs (tubers, whatever they are called?), do they need to be in a GH or are they ok outside?
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Keep Begonia tubers warm Tracey. When they have made plants and frost risk is over then they can go outside.
Thanks Lizzie, I will keep them inside then
I'm a bit gutted actually because I bought them from a GC the other week, 6 different ones and didn't make a note of what they are.....all I know is I have a yellow, red and white in a border/pot variety and a hanging basket variety, so 6 tubers and no idea which ones are which!! 