Just planted out more French and runner beans, found another overwintered survivor. Can't remember if it's Moonlight ( White) or scarlet runner, but should fit in with jubilee bean planting scheme.
hi everyone.. it has been warm and overcasat today..but still none of the wet stuff.. still used bath water to water today.. at least the toms smell nicer than normal
thou i do not think my spinachlikes it much.. after yesterday it has got white spots on leaves can i still eat it?
oh and also does anyone know if it is alright to put tap water out for the birds.. normally always done from the butt.
Beautiful day again today and I have only just come in from the garden.
It's crazy to think I can do my housework in half and hour and yet the garden takes all day
List of jobs done today included turning my three compost piles, watering some newish plants that are flagging, watering veg, weeding out a crazy amount of self seeded Nigella, mowed-raked and mowed the lawn again, pricked out my basil seedlings into plugs, took cuttings of my alpine Phlox and divided some Cowslips and Doronicum to make a better drift for next year's spring display.
Also, forgot to mention yesterday's drama in the garden. One of four local Magpies was sticking his head in the guttering looking for Sparrow chicks whilst the tiny Sparrows chirped madly at the brute and when I went to the shop in the afternoon, I saw one of four Magpies trying to raid a Blackbird nesting in a conifer but this time the female bird was not having any of it and screaming wildly in defence of her eggs/chicks (the male was hopping about doing his teritorial dance) until it flew off empty beaked. I know its only nature but I was a little shaken up.
Today the crows arrived in their gang and bullied the magpies for the prime nesting sites so I guess every bully has a bigger thug to put up with.
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Obviously Kate , Geoff and Figrat are bean counters---but not me. Think I'll lay about today and listen to the rain filling up my butts.
My rescued B&Q petunias from 3 weeks ago have come into flower
Despite the forecast change in the weather we have wall-to wall sunshine and it is warmer than yesterday even though there was a tinsy shower earlier
hi everyone.. it has been warm and overcasat today..but still none of the wet stuff.. still used bath water to water today.. at least the toms smell nicer than normal
thou i do not think my spinachlikes it much.. after yesterday it has got white spots on leaves
can i still eat it?
oh and also does anyone know if it is alright to put tap water out for the birds.. normally always done from the butt.
I always use tap water for the birds-never had a complaint.
Hi Guy's! Promise after this I won't post anymore photo's!! Lol! Just loving the way things are progressing! PDQ too!!!
The sit down after the hard day's work area!!
End of today
Play area for next year!! All in good time!! Potatoes coming on! n in need of a desperate weed!!
First Harvest!
I change bird water often and always tap
Beautiful day again today and I have only just come in from the garden.
It's crazy to think I can do my housework in half and hour and yet the garden takes all day
List of jobs done today included turning my three compost piles, watering some newish plants that are flagging, watering veg, weeding out a crazy amount of self seeded Nigella
, mowed-raked and mowed the lawn again, pricked out my basil seedlings into plugs, took cuttings of my alpine Phlox and divided some Cowslips and Doronicum to make a better drift for next year's spring display.
Also, forgot to mention yesterday's drama in the garden. One of four local Magpies was sticking his head in the guttering looking for Sparrow chicks whilst the tiny Sparrows chirped madly at the brute and when I went to the shop in the afternoon, I saw one of four Magpies trying to raid a Blackbird nesting in a conifer but this time the female bird was not having any of it and screaming wildly in defence of her eggs/chicks (the male was hopping about doing his teritorial dance) until it flew off empty beaked. I know its only nature but I was a little shaken up.
Today the crows arrived in their gang and bullied the magpies for the prime nesting sites so I guess every bully has a bigger thug to put up with.
ok thanks everyone.. i have always changed every day and used rain water.. anyway they have been bathing in it... so must be ok