Warm enough to get outside though a bit windy. Can't believe it's taken 2 hours to put down four paving slabs. Clearly I'm not the woman I was when I last did such a job (20 years ago)
Cut down and dug in phacelia - but left a couple to flower, they're sp pretty and the bees adore them. Planted out 2 rows of carrots, 1 row mixed salad leaves and a row of coriander. All above sown and germinated in lengths of guttering - I think I'm definitely a convert to this method, it's so easy! Baby blackbird going for short flights. Lovely still warm evening here, off to sit in the garden with a glass of White wine.
@dean.. that is looking great.. very envious of that tunnel.
@debbie.. welcome to the forum..cant wait to see your garden in pictures as it transforms.
@everyone.. hope you are all well and gardens doing great.. i am going to be putting summer bedding plants out and in pots.. as greenhosue is heaving under the amount in there now.. and have to get ready for sowing of seeds at this time of year.
our tomatos are not growing to well this year and our spring onions have not transpired at all.. so fed up with it..
@figrat.. i have heard about growing shallow rooted veg in guttering.. was going to do my spinach and lettuce in some.. it really works then.
i have been watching baby starlings in the garden today.very noisy but adorable with their big eyes.
Started off dull but got brighter this afternoon. Not much to do in the garden for me today since I'm not planting out any tender stuff as the wind is too cold.
I did cover my beets with prunings to keep the birds off though, (they have begun pecking the leaves again), onions are going a treat now, lettuce looks feeble, strawberries are healthy, sweetcorn still under cloches, broad beans are getting leggy, runners and coriander is tucked up on the windowsill until June. Haven't done any brassicas this year since I'm currently soiless in my fourth raised bed.No biggy.
Still landscaping the end part of my garden, lots of digging through the last patch of builders rubble and bindweed.
Went out into the greenhouse today and something has eaten my pepper plant, I've got two growing and both were doing really well. Now I have one good one and the other one has just its stalk left. I've sown somemore though, I will not be beaten. The sun didn't last too long here and the clouds soon arrived. Sounds like good weather for next though wooohooo!!
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Warm enough to get outside though a bit windy. Can't believe it's taken 2 hours to put down four paving slabs. Clearly I'm not the woman I was when I last did such a job (20 years ago)
Only a couple of dozen to go :- (
It hasn't been as warm to day as yesterday - the weather forecast is for temps of 27 next week
I have been in the greenhouse potting up
Courgettes - Defender,Pinstripe and Nano Verde di Milano
Butternut Squashes - Harrier
Pumpkins - Jack of all Trades
Pam x
@dean.. that is looking great.. very envious of that tunnel.
@debbie.. welcome to the forum..cant wait to see your garden in pictures as it transforms.
@everyone.. hope you are all well and gardens doing great.. i am going to be putting summer bedding plants out and in pots.. as greenhosue is heaving under the amount in there now.. and have to get ready for sowing of seeds at this time of year.
our tomatos are not growing to well this year and our spring onions have not transpired at all.. so fed up with it..
@figrat.. i have heard about growing shallow rooted veg in guttering.. was going to do my spinach and lettuce in some.. it really works then.
i have been watching baby starlings in the garden today.very noisy but adorable with their big eyes.
Started off dull but got brighter this afternoon. Not much to do in the garden for me today since I'm not planting out any tender stuff as the wind is too cold.
I did cover my beets with prunings to keep the birds off though, (they have begun pecking the leaves again
), onions are going a treat now, lettuce looks feeble, strawberries are healthy, sweetcorn still under cloches, broad beans are getting leggy, runners and coriander is tucked up on the windowsill until June. Haven't done any brassicas this year since I'm currently soiless in my fourth raised bed.No biggy.
Still landscaping the end part of my garden, lots of digging through the last patch of builders rubble and bindweed.
Watched Chelsea preview show on the telly.
@wintersong.. i am off to watch it in a min..as recorded it earlier.. cant wait..
Oh I forgot about Chelsea
I will watch it on iplayer
Went out into the greenhouse today and something has eaten my pepper plant, I've got two growing and both were doing really well. Now I have one good one and the other one has just its stalk left. I've sown somemore though, I will not be beaten. The sun didn't last too long here and the clouds soon arrived. Sounds like good weather for next though wooohooo!!