Well that weather has changed as predicted - So glad I potted up some treasures for moving earlier this week. Rain wind and horrors today. Glad we have a Plant Fair Indoors tomorrow. Going to sell plants I don't want anymore to raise dosh for new goodies for new garden!!!
Still have no beds for planting so am busy tending things in pots whilst waiting for the man with the digger to make our potager and build us a couple of fences for supporting some clems and roses for a scented courtyard garden up by the house.
Haven't found any plant fairs happening yet but there are some coming up in April and May. Meanwhile I'm having "fun" bouncing around on the mower trying to tame grass that has been mown by sheep or farm tractor for the last 3 years leaving it very wild and hummocky and bumpy.
Have fun potting up treasures to take BF and thanks for the updates.
Last edited: 18 March 2017 10:16:21
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Sorry for late start to April -Taking advantage of good weather to move plants to new garden over the w/e. 63 turned into 312 and still counting!! Just can't leave treasures behind.
Anyway April promises to be a nice month and very springlike despite foggy mornings in some regions up until the 12th when the temperature will dip again particularly from the 16th -23rd. From 24th temperatures pick up and a mini heatwave sets in. No foreseeable rain, so treasure any showers in those water butts.
Watch out for the Lunar Calender for April tomorrow. O/H wants me to load the trailer again!
Off to Garden Fair in Brittany tomorrow -First big one of the Season -Really looking forward to it before the final shift to new house and garden. GWRS Scaffolding planks arrived this morning for raised beds -The Calva worked!! Also bought myself 4 prefab one's as a starter 1.20m x 1.20m x 30cms high, as I know I shall be tempted to buy some Potager goodies this w/e!!! Also want to buy fresh herbs for new bed. Sage and Rosemary really past it. Baby Lavenders doing well from cuttings though.
Here is the Lunar Calender for 6th-19th April 2017
6/7/8th April - Fruit Days Moon descending but watch out for ascending noeud on the 7th No gardening before 3.20pm. Plant out strawberries and other Bush Fruit. Prick out aubergines/peppers and chillies sown 24-27th January and tomatoes sown 21-23rd February. Earth up Broad Beans and Peas sown 20-22 March.
9/10/11th April -(lots of days bunched together this month which is good as gives us all leaway to get things down. Full Moon 7.08am on the 11th Root Days - Plant 1st Potatoes like Charlotte & Ratte, remembering to earth them up from 25cms onwards. Plant out leeks sown 27-29th January. Prick out Celeriac sown 4-6th March. Thin out Beetroot and Carrots sown 23-24th March
12/13/14th April - Moon in Libra so Flower Days - Plant out container grown shrubs and Perennials. Prune Forsythia and other spring flowering shrubs if they have finished flowering. Prick out pelargoniums sown 29-31st January.
15/16th April -Happy Easter! - Moon apogee (Furthest point from earth) on 15th so no gardening before 4.10pm Prick out Cabages and Brussel Sprouts sown 27-30th March.
17/18/19th April - Moon in Sagittarius so Fruit Days - If Greenhouse is comfortably sticking at 20C Sow courgettes/pumpkins and squash pour planting out in May and harvesting from July. Sow wrinkled peas and start grafting fruit trees.
Well, I have to say that I don't envy you this year with that amount of work to do - I shall be buying plants this year for the Potager, as no chance to sow anything, particularly as I did not even know what sort of garden we might end up with. Soil Testing new plot tomorrow, then I know what not to invest in this weekend!
Hi GWRS -Mercy dash to water plants in new garden before we leave for Fete des Jardins Chateau de Pommorio - Thank goodness we actually move in easter w/e -Managing 2 gardens is not easy (1 half empty now 1 half full!!) Just had to say that I am so sorry that you have been in hosp and I do hope that you are feeling better - Take it gently. Beautiful sunrise this morning to cheer us all.
Thanks for the update BF. We now have a ploughed and harrowed potager. Picture shows the unlovely cowsheds of next door's beef farm but I have plans to plant more mimosa trees along that boundary to hide them. Lots of babies under a tree elsewhere in the garden.
Next job is to build the polytunnel and then we can think about how to organise our beds asw e've concluded that timber to make all raised beds will cost a fortune.
Meanwhile, I'm busy nurturing pots, planting out hostas and other shade plants in a new bed and have sown spring onions and planted 90 onion sets in modules. Peas and beans next as time permits.
There's a plant fair in La Roche-sur-Yon on the 15th and a garden brocante at Angles on Sunday. I'm hoping they will yield treasures and that one day I will have spare plants to sell at one or other.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
What a super plot! Yes I agree timber costs are really high -I too am improvising, Japanese Onions doing well but keeping them in polystyrene tubs (Old Broccoli Boxes) for the time being. Other plants seem happy in pots, certainly can't do anything until after Easter as we have not moved in yet!!! Just keep chatting to the pots and tubs. O/H thinks I am truly bonkers worrying more about moving my plants than furniture! -Have not told the cats yet, but they know something's up -House looks a bit emptier and Potager has changed!
Anyway have a good w/e -Must dash, off to Garden Fair, have to set our stand up tonight ready for opening 7am tomorrow!!!
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Bio , thanks for update
Well that weather has changed as predicted - So glad I potted up some treasures for moving earlier this week. Rain wind and horrors today. Glad we have a Plant Fair Indoors tomorrow. Going to sell plants I don't want anymore to raise dosh for new goodies for new garden!!!
Happy Gardening!
Still have no beds for planting so am busy tending things in pots whilst waiting for the man with the digger to make our potager and build us a couple of fences for supporting some clems and roses for a scented courtyard garden up by the house.
Haven't found any plant fairs happening yet but there are some coming up in April and May. Meanwhile I'm having "fun" bouncing around on the mower trying to tame grass that has been mown by sheep or farm tractor for the last 3 years leaving it very wild and hummocky and bumpy.
Have fun potting up treasures to take BF and thanks for the updates.
Last edited: 18 March 2017 10:16:21
Hi Everyone
Sorry for late start to April -Taking advantage of good weather to move plants to new garden over the w/e. 63 turned into 312 and still counting!! Just can't leave treasures behind.
Anyway April promises to be a nice month and very springlike despite foggy mornings in some regions up until the 12th when the temperature will dip again particularly from the 16th -23rd. From 24th temperatures pick up and a mini heatwave sets in. No foreseeable rain, so treasure any showers in those water butts.
Watch out for the Lunar Calender for April tomorrow. O/H wants me to load the trailer again!
Hi Everyone
Off to Garden Fair in Brittany tomorrow -First big one of the Season -Really looking forward to it before the final shift to new house and garden. GWRS Scaffolding planks arrived this morning for raised beds -The Calva worked!! Also bought myself 4 prefab one's as a starter 1.20m x 1.20m x 30cms high, as I know I shall be tempted to buy some Potager goodies this w/e!!! Also want to buy fresh herbs for new bed. Sage and Rosemary really past it. Baby Lavenders doing well from cuttings though.
Here is the Lunar Calender for 6th-19th April 2017
6/7/8th April - Fruit Days Moon descending but watch out for ascending noeud on the 7th No gardening before 3.20pm. Plant out strawberries and other Bush Fruit. Prick out aubergines/peppers and chillies sown 24-27th January and tomatoes sown 21-23rd February. Earth up Broad Beans and Peas sown 20-22 March.
9/10/11th April -(lots of days bunched together this month which is good as gives us all leaway to get things down. Full Moon 7.08am on the 11th Root Days - Plant 1st Potatoes like Charlotte & Ratte, remembering to earth them up from 25cms onwards. Plant out leeks sown 27-29th January. Prick out Celeriac sown 4-6th March. Thin out Beetroot and Carrots sown 23-24th March
12/13/14th April - Moon in Libra so Flower Days - Plant out container grown shrubs and Perennials. Prune Forsythia and other spring flowering shrubs if they have finished flowering. Prick out pelargoniums sown 29-31st January.
15/16th April -Happy Easter! - Moon apogee (Furthest point from earth) on 15th so no gardening before 4.10pm Prick out Cabages and Brussel Sprouts sown 27-30th March.
17/18/19th April - Moon in Sagittarius so Fruit Days - If Greenhouse is comfortably sticking at 20C Sow courgettes/pumpkins and squash pour planting out in May and harvesting from July. Sow wrinkled peas and start grafting fruit trees.
Well, I have to say that I don't envy you this year with that amount of work to do - I shall be buying plants this year for the Potager, as no chance to sow anything, particularly as I did not even know what sort of garden we might end up with. Soil Testing new plot tomorrow, then I know what not to invest in this weekend!
So Happy Gardening to all.
Hello , thanks for update
Enjoy the garden fair , good news about scaffolding plants
We are a bit behind at allotment , as I have been ill with a week in Hospital , recovering well , should be starting again next week
Hi GWRS -Mercy dash to water plants in new garden before we leave for Fete des Jardins Chateau de Pommorio - Thank goodness we actually move in easter w/e -Managing 2 gardens is not easy (1 half empty now 1 half full!!) Just had to say that I am so sorry that you have been in hosp and I do hope that you are feeling better - Take it gently. Beautiful sunrise this morning to cheer us all.
Thanks for the update BF. We now have a ploughed and harrowed potager. Picture shows the unlovely cowsheds of next door's beef farm but I have plans to plant more mimosa trees along that boundary to hide them. Lots of babies under a tree elsewhere in the garden.
Next job is to build the polytunnel and then we can think about how to organise our beds asw e've concluded that timber to make all raised beds will cost a fortune.
Meanwhile, I'm busy nurturing pots, planting out hostas and other shade plants in a new bed and have sown spring onions and planted 90 onion sets in modules. Peas and beans next as time permits.
There's a plant fair in La Roche-sur-Yon on the 15th and a garden brocante at Angles on Sunday. I'm hoping they will yield treasures and that one day I will have spare plants to sell at one or other.
Hi Obelixx
What a super plot! Yes I agree timber costs are really high -I too am improvising, Japanese Onions doing well but keeping them in polystyrene tubs (Old Broccoli Boxes) for the time being. Other plants seem happy in pots, certainly can't do anything until after Easter as we have not moved in yet!!! Just keep chatting to the pots and tubs. O/H thinks I am truly bonkers worrying more about moving my plants than furniture! -Have not told the cats yet, but they know something's up -House looks a bit emptier and Potager has changed!
Anyway have a good w/e -Must dash, off to Garden Fair, have to set our stand up tonight ready for opening 7am tomorrow!!!
Happy Gardening!
Bio , just wondering how move is going on
Hope you are keeping well