Gosh only a month to go , exciting planning a new garden
Although they do say to leave an existing garden for a year to see what comes up , however , don't think that will happen
Have put , rosemary , Tyne, curry plant in tyres at allotment and they have done really well , 50% compost /gravel with a gravel top , also have some herbs in pots in garden at home ,
Have several lavender bushes at home & allotment , the bees do seem to like lavender
Glad to see the back of February with high winds and rain. March promises a quieter month with warm Springlike weather predicted 6th-14th. Unfortunately much colder again from 15th-19th with more rain or perhaps snow forecast 16/17th. Cold and dry from 20th but high winds coming in again towards the 29th. The month however will end up warming up again which is good news.
March is a great month for pruning hedges as the sap is not quite rising in earnest, try to do this on a descending Moon Day, anytime between the 7-20th of this month. Good tip re. Onions and shallots -To avoid bolting plant out sets or prick out seedlings on Root Days during a descending Moon eg. 13-15th March.
Here is the Lunar Calender 1st-16th March 2017
1/2nd March - Moon rising in Pisces so Leaf Days. Sow lettuce/rocket and dandelion in Nursery Beds lightly fleeced or under cloches.
3rd March - Fruit Day No gardening before 12.40am as Moon perigee (nearest to Earth) after this sow cucumbers and melons in heated greenhouse or on windowsill above radiator. (Don't let them dry out but just 'mist' them.
4/5/6th March - Moon in Taurus. Root Days. Sow celeriac under heat keeping seeds damp but remembering to lift and drain off plastic lids if they have condense. In Nursery Bed outside sow Autumn Leeks.
7/8th March - Moon in Gemini the Air sign so Flower Days Prune roses down to ground level (French method) that flower all season.Prick out cauliflowers in frames and pelargoniums into pots sown the end of January.
9th March - Leaf Day Plant asparagus and potted evergreen shrubs/trees.
10/11/12th March - Fruit Days -Full Moon on the 12th and no gardeing on the 11th as Noeud, which when running into Full Moon usually means very unsettled weather and magnetic forces al over the place so new plantings weak and weedy plus prone to disease and fungal infections. Finish pruning Bush Fruit and grapevines. Prick out aubergines/peppers and chillies sown 24-27th January Earth up peas sown 4th February. and net them to stop birds from pecking the young growth.
13/14/15/ and am 16th March - All Root Days - Moon descending in Virgo so get those onions and shallots pricked out or new sets in as per above tip to avoid bolting. Plant early potatoes/jerusalem artichokes and horseradish. Thin out carrots sown 24/25th Feb.
So there we are -up and running into another month. Great to have lighter evenings already. Starting to move plants gradually to new home next week. Luckily only a few miles away so can do 2 trips a day. Nothing can go in the ground as yet so moving everything in pots.Garden Fairs start beginning of April -I am already making a Shopping List and that's before I've done a soil test which is a bit daft!
Great to hear from you both. Off to first Garden Fair of the Season this w/e. Did you see James Martin (chef) on 'Adventures in France' going round Monet's Garden? Looked really nice.
Planning Raised Bed designs for new garden - What size are your Obelixx? 1.20 x1.20 x 20cms available in Garden Centres now just seem too small to me. Want to instruct other half to get building! What length/width and height did you go for. New article in Garden Mag about Lunar Gardening in association with Compass Points today. Will precis it here when I have got my head around what on earth they are talking about next week on my return!
Biofreak - Our new potager measures 29 x 25 metres so I'm looking at rows of 8m long beds which were going to be 1.4 wide for access from both sides to the middle but that will consume huge amounts of wood so now thinking about 2m wide beds with espaliered fruit down the middle or permanent bean poles, depending. Round the outside edges there will be permanent beds of soft fruits. Either way, there will be a grass path between them wide enough to get the sit on mower in to keep it trim.
Too busy painting our kitchen ready for the new units at the mo.........
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Garden Centres here selling 1.20m x1.20 x 20-30cmshigh beds which is crazy as tiny!!!
Plant Fair turned out to be a Tree Fair which was brilliant because I got lots of tips on moving my larger shrubs at this time of year. Not as difficult as I had thought, so leaping into the graden this afternoon as bright and sunny and warm!! 18c here this w/e -Im sure it won't last so must make the most of it. I am going to try 5 - 2m x 1m beds and O/H is being sent off to do a reccy of the sawmill locally as been tipped off that you can buy offcuts cheap.. Also thinking of filling the beds diagonally with herbs and bee plants in the corners. trouble is most of the books that I have looked at make everything pretty pretty, which is fine but we want to munch our way through everything all the time!! Tried diagonally before and it really works plus looks good.
Video sound really good Gardengirl, will follow with interest.
Bio ,just remembered , over hear you can buy second hand scaffolding planks , they are only allowed to use them so many times , quit cheap and make solid edges for raised beds , the only problem is the length about 12 feet long , had one at home and had to cut iit in half to get in car , wonder if it is the same in France ??
Glad the plant fair went well , just got some tree seeds through post will pot them up this afternoon
Just about to go on an organised walk , have a good day
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Gosh only a month to go , exciting planning a new garden
Although they do say to leave an existing garden for a year to see what comes up , however , don't think that will happen
Have put , rosemary , Tyne, curry plant in tyres at allotment and they have done really well , 50% compost /gravel with a gravel top , also have some herbs in pots in garden at home ,
Have several lavender bushes at home & allotment , the bees do seem to like lavender
Intrested to see lunar calendar
Just being nosey are you moving far ?
Hi Everyone
Glad to see the back of February with high winds and rain. March promises a quieter month with warm Springlike weather predicted 6th-14th. Unfortunately much colder again from 15th-19th with more rain or perhaps snow forecast 16/17th. Cold and dry from 20th but high winds coming in again towards the 29th. The month however will end up warming up again which is good news.
March is a great month for pruning hedges as the sap is not quite rising in earnest, try to do this on a descending Moon Day, anytime between the 7-20th of this month. Good tip re. Onions and shallots -To avoid bolting plant out sets or prick out seedlings on Root Days during a descending Moon eg. 13-15th March.
Here is the Lunar Calender 1st-16th March 2017
1/2nd March - Moon rising in Pisces so Leaf Days. Sow lettuce/rocket and dandelion in Nursery Beds lightly fleeced or under cloches.
3rd March - Fruit Day No gardening before 12.40am as Moon perigee (nearest to Earth) after this sow cucumbers and melons in heated greenhouse or on windowsill above radiator. (Don't let them dry out but just 'mist' them.
4/5/6th March - Moon in Taurus. Root Days. Sow celeriac under heat keeping seeds damp but remembering to lift and drain off plastic lids if they have condense. In Nursery Bed outside sow Autumn Leeks.
7/8th March - Moon in Gemini the Air sign so Flower Days Prune roses down to ground level (French method) that flower all season.Prick out cauliflowers in frames and pelargoniums into pots sown the end of January.
9th March - Leaf Day Plant asparagus and potted evergreen shrubs/trees.
10/11/12th March - Fruit Days -Full Moon on the 12th and no gardeing on the 11th as Noeud, which when running into Full Moon usually means very unsettled weather and magnetic forces al over the place so new plantings weak and weedy plus prone to disease and fungal infections. Finish pruning Bush Fruit and grapevines. Prick out aubergines/peppers and chillies sown 24-27th January Earth up peas sown 4th February. and net them to stop birds from pecking the young growth.
13/14/15/ and am 16th March - All Root Days - Moon descending in Virgo so get those onions and shallots pricked out or new sets in as per above tip to avoid bolting. Plant early potatoes/jerusalem artichokes and horseradish. Thin out carrots sown 24/25th Feb.
So there we are -up and running into another month. Great to have lighter evenings already. Starting to move plants gradually to new home next week. Luckily only a few miles away so can do 2 trips a day. Nothing can go in the ground as yet so moving everything in pots.Garden Fairs start beginning of April -I am already making a Shopping List and that's before I've done a soil test which is a bit daft!
Happy Gardening!
Hello Started sowing lots of seeds today my flower seeds for the flower day and going to try and stick with seed sowing by the moon
Thanks for update Bio
Spent Tuesday at allotment , hoping to get back there on Friday , going well at moment
Hoping to put first early potatoes in next week , nicely chitted
Great to hear from you both. Off to first Garden Fair of the Season this w/e. Did you see James Martin (chef) on 'Adventures in France' going round Monet's Garden? Looked really nice.
Planning Raised Bed designs for new garden - What size are your Obelixx? 1.20 x1.20 x 20cms available in Garden Centres now just seem too small to me. Want to instruct other half to get building! What length/width and height did you go for. New article in Garden Mag about Lunar Gardening in association with Compass Points today. Will precis it here when I have got my head around what on earth they are talking about next week on my return!
Have a good w/e and Happy Gardening.
Hello , went round Monets garden last year , it was excellent
I have some raised beds at allotment , 6 ft by 6 ft and 6 ft by 3 ft , still in feet and inches
they are that size because gravel boards are 6 feet long , not sure of depth thou
Enjoy your first garden fair
Sean on Youtube is going to try gardening by the moon so keep an eye on his videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/gardeningbythemoon/featured
ENJOY YOUR FAYRE SOUNDS GOOD
Biofreak - Our new potager measures 29 x 25 metres so I'm looking at rows of 8m long beds which were going to be 1.4 wide for access from both sides to the middle but that will consume huge amounts of wood so now thinking about 2m wide beds with espaliered fruit down the middle or permanent bean poles, depending. Round the outside edges there will be permanent beds of soft fruits. Either way, there will be a grass path between them wide enough to get the sit on mower in to keep it trim.
Too busy painting our kitchen ready for the new units at the mo.........
Hi Everyone
Garden Centres here selling 1.20m x1.20 x 20-30cmshigh beds which is crazy as tiny!!!
Plant Fair turned out to be a Tree Fair which was brilliant because I got lots of tips on moving my larger shrubs at this time of year. Not as difficult as I had thought, so leaping into the graden this afternoon as bright and sunny and warm!! 18c here this w/e -Im sure it won't last so must make the most of it. I am going to try 5 - 2m x 1m beds and O/H is being sent off to do a reccy of the sawmill locally as been tipped off that you can buy offcuts cheap.. Also thinking of filling the beds diagonally with herbs and bee plants in the corners. trouble is most of the books that I have looked at make everything pretty pretty, which is fine but we want to munch our way through everything all the time!! Tried diagonally before and it really works plus looks good.
Video sound really good Gardengirl, will follow with interest.
Bio ,just remembered , over hear you can buy second hand scaffolding planks , they are only allowed to use them so many times , quit cheap and make solid edges for raised beds , the only problem is the length about 12 feet long , had one at home and had to cut iit in half to get in car , wonder if it is the same in France ??
Glad the plant fair went well , just got some tree seeds through post will pot them up this afternoon
Just about to go on an organised walk , have a good day