Having had a glorious morning there is now a dirty great big grey clooud overhead. Have sown seeds, in kitchen, as too cold for GH. Have found success with seeds that I put in a place in 'study' on top of a cardboard box that is by a radiator and there is another cardboard box sort of on top and behind so really warm. In fact things are germinating better there than in propagator
this doesn't really make sense but I know what I mean
Garden is completely waterlogged and a couple of new roses have their crowns exposed because of the soil sinking(compressing). Can't really do anything until land has dried out some more as too wet to walk on.
I've been out and about too. My garden is the same as yours Bjay , really boggy. Just had our local weather on - 8 or 9 degees tomorrow Hoping to get out there soon.
I've got some little seeds sprouting in with begonia tubers Haven 't a clue what they are. Trying to think what I planted in the baskets with the begonias.
Measuring up for 2 new trellis panels - beyond repair now. Making a new bed in front of it - a bumble bee border.Got 2 pink geraniums from £land to go with the Johnsons Blue . They are up and away in pots in the conservatory . They aren't named so I'm hoping they are not the dreaded Clarice Duce. Had to dig that out last year. It went ballistic
Been pondering windy corner , wind gusts up back of house (narrow) hits the shadey bed and bounces round to deck so pondering creating some sort of wind break effect there possibly trellis off retaining wall or troughs with climbing something's too..... Ponder ponder ....
It's a good job OH cant read my mind he would be running for the hills with all my ideas
Still waiting to go out, been keeping doggy awake much to her disgust .. told her to reserve her sleeping for later .
Hope to get to GC tomorrow morning and get all pots sorted ready for sowing to begin , hoping to empty clean and re arrange greenhouse over next week then I can get busy .
T&M sent me two packets of cappuccino, when I only asked for, and paid for, one. Having got round to sowing I found a little note stuck on the packets saying that germination rates may not meet normal high standards - hence two packets.
I also think of that geranium as Clarice too Bunny. Dont find it too thugish around here, famous last words??, but it is in a NWest facing bed, totally compacted soil, surrounded by other thugs & overhung by big shrubs, mine & trees from t'other side. So it's got a fight on it's hands.
Never knew that Penstemons could layer themselves. Had a good look at the as yet un-cut-back one & realised that it's actually 2-3!! Donations for daughter maybe?
Not a single seed sown yet- next week I expect. Tomorrow shall cut back all 3 large Epimediums. I only do the 2 really evergreen ones every 2cnd/3rd yr. They arent supposed to need the cut back, but they've got so big that they're swamping an Ashwood's Hellebore which is just in flower, so I want to be able to see that. It wouldnt take kindly to moving, so Epimedium will be attacked instead.
Am sure I could do lots more out there, but if am sensible- moi?- & pace myself it'll be better, if frustrating.
Right, must plod on. Things getting done, slowly, but the wind is flapping the washing, the sun keeps trying to come out & the Goldfinches have returned- along with the 'b' bullfinches- so not too bad a day really. J.
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this doesn't really make sense but I know what I mean
Garden is completely waterlogged and a couple of new roses have their crowns exposed because of the soil sinking(compressing). Can't really do anything until land has dried out some more as too wet to walk on.
just started paining
I've been out and about too. My garden is the same as yours Bjay , really boggy. Just had our local weather on - 8 or 9 degees tomorrow
Hoping to get out there soon.
I've got some little seeds sprouting in with begonia tubers
Haven 't a clue what they are. Trying to think what I planted in the baskets with the begonias.
Measuring up for 2 new trellis panels - beyond repair now. Making a new bed in front of it - a bumble bee border.Got 2 pink geraniums from £land to go with the Johnsons Blue . They are up and away in pots in the conservatory . They aren't named so I'm hoping they are not the dreaded Clarice Duce. Had to dig that out last year. It went ballistic
Haha - that should have been Claridge Druce - thought it didn't look right .
Been pondering windy corner , wind gusts up back of house (narrow) hits the shadey bed and bounces round to deck so pondering creating some sort of wind break effect there possibly trellis off retaining wall or troughs with climbing something's too..... Ponder ponder ....
It's a good job OH cant read my mind he would be running for the hills with all my ideas
Still waiting to go out, been keeping doggy awake much to her disgust ..
Hope to get to GC tomorrow morning and get all pots sorted ready for sowing to begin , hoping to empty clean and re arrange greenhouse over next week then I can get busy .
Love the cardboard greenhouse effect .
Have sown most of my seeds, in propagator.
T&M sent me two packets of cappuccino, when I only asked for, and paid for, one. Having got round to sowing I found a little note stuck on the packets saying that germination rates may not meet normal high standards - hence two packets.
I also think of that geranium as Clarice too Bunny.
Dont find it too thugish around here, famous last words??, but it is in a NWest facing bed, totally compacted soil, surrounded by other thugs & overhung by big shrubs, mine & trees from t'other side. So it's got a fight on it's hands.
Never knew that Penstemons could layer themselves. Had a good look at the as yet un-cut-back one & realised that it's actually 2-3!! Donations for daughter maybe?
Not a single seed sown yet- next week I expect. Tomorrow shall cut back all 3 large Epimediums. I only do the 2 really evergreen ones every 2cnd/3rd yr. They arent supposed to need the cut back, but they've got so big that they're swamping an Ashwood's Hellebore which is just in flower, so I want to be able to see that. It wouldnt take kindly to moving, so Epimedium will be attacked instead.
Am sure I could do lots more out there, but if am sensible- moi?- & pace myself it'll be better, if frustrating.
Right, must plod on. Things getting done, slowly, but the wind is flapping the washing, the sun keeps trying to come out & the Goldfinches have returned- along with the 'b' bullfinches- so not too bad a day really. J.
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