Just come inside. The sun has certainly got his hat on today but there is still a chill in the air.
Have weeded and lightly dug around fruit bushes and have dug around fruit trees which was hard work as there was soil to be cleared of couch grass after bloke who laid path had finished and soil that needed to be levelled. I now have a small pile of surplus soil that i will save for new raised bed, along with other that is around the garden.
I have quickly pulled a cultivator through the fairy bed (no plants yet) to loosen the soil. Have planted hellebore bought the other day and turned the 2 compost bins that are cooking.
And now shoulder is saying ehough so I am going to have a mug of tea and then a bath.
The dahlias are now in trays,the area for the beans has been turned over and home made chicken poop added-the geraniums are in the greenhouse-but will be covered up at night or brought in and the begonias that are in the spare room are showing pink buds
Sun has shone-luvverely in the greenhouse-cool in the shade
Caz, some years ago, before I met 2nd OH and was struggling with big garden and woodland, I bought a long handled battery driven chain saw, Black and Decker.It's been absolutely brilliant and it still works after masses of use. Easy and light enough for a woman. So I hope your OH enjoys his new toy.
Come in for tea break. Clearing and manuring new onion patch, potato patch, mange-tout pea patch and spinach patch. Then will all need rotavating. Sowed first batch of seeds this morning in propagaters, tomatoes, Ageratums, Penstemons, French Marigolds. Re-connected GH electricity, runs by overhead wire to garage, but we unplug it when not in use. Heater works I recycled Cassie's (border collie died 2yrs ago) plastic dog basket. It's in the GH with a warming cable buried in sand in it. When seedlings come out of propagaters they go in there to keep them cosy at night. Very windy, but sunny - hot in GH.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Am very envious about chain saws on poles. I use a pruning saw on a pole, which can be hard work. It only cuts branches upto about 4inches, but I use it a lot. Thinking about a possible purchase of an electric/battery one.
That was a lovely day.
Plan your work, and work the plan. That's just what I did.
I planned to stop work at lunch time, and spend the afternoon in the deckchair. So spent the afternoon sitting in the sun, pleasantly reading Carl Sagan's Contact.
Everyone has been very industrious today, I've been in about a hour after sorting the two remaining borders with help from my beloved he does the heavy work and carts the compost about. Just got to finish up tomorrow with the fertilizer and top compost, them all ready for more plants. Rose pruned, clematis sorted, feel quite happy something really satisfying about a day in the garden!
Now to get something ready for tea. Think it will be leftovers, chicken and veg from last night, too tired for anything else, then an evening in front of the TV, might treat myself to a G & T.
Bet you're glad to see the back of that pyracantha Flo.
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Just come inside. The sun has certainly got his hat on today
but there is still a chill in the air.
Have weeded and lightly dug around fruit bushes and have dug around fruit trees which was hard work as there was soil to be cleared of couch grass after bloke who laid path had finished and soil that needed to be levelled. I now have a small pile of surplus soil that i will save for new raised bed, along with other that is around the garden.
I have quickly pulled a cultivator through the fairy bed (no plants yet) to loosen the soil. Have planted hellebore bought the other day and turned the 2 compost bins that are cooking.
And now shoulder is saying ehough so I am going to have a mug of tea and then a bath.
Well--
--have been a gardening bunny
The dahlias are now in trays,the area for the beans has been turned over and home made chicken poop added-the geraniums are in the greenhouse-but will be covered up at night or brought in and the begonias that are in the spare room are showing pink buds
Sun has shone-luvverely in the greenhouse-cool in the shade
Back aches-got 11 holes in the morning
Caz, some years ago, before I met 2nd OH and was struggling with big garden and woodland, I bought a long handled battery driven chain saw, Black and Decker.It's been absolutely brilliant and it still works after masses of use. Easy and light enough for a woman. So I hope your OH enjoys his new toy.
Come in for tea break. Clearing and manuring new onion patch, potato patch, mange-tout pea patch and spinach patch. Then will all need rotavating. Sowed first batch of seeds this morning in propagaters, tomatoes, Ageratums, Penstemons, French Marigolds. Re-connected GH electricity, runs by overhead wire to garage, but we unplug it when not in use. Heater works
I recycled Cassie's (border collie died 2yrs ago) plastic dog basket. It's in the GH with a warming cable buried in sand in it. When seedlings come out of propagaters they go in there to keep them cosy at night. Very windy, but sunny - hot in GH.
Meant to say congratulations for the pyracantha Flo. Not a nice job.
Am very envious about chain saws on poles. I use a pruning saw on a pole, which can be hard work. It only cuts branches upto about 4inches, but I use it a lot. Thinking about a possible purchase of an electric/battery one.
That was a lovely day.
Plan your work, and work the plan. That's just what I did.
I planned to stop work at lunch time, and spend the afternoon in the deckchair. So spent the afternoon sitting in the sun, pleasantly reading Carl Sagan's Contact.
Everyone has been very industrious today,
I've been in about a hour after sorting the two remaining borders with help from my beloved
he does the heavy work and carts the compost about. Just got to finish up tomorrow with the fertilizer and top compost, them all ready for more plants. Rose pruned, clematis sorted, feel quite happy
something really satisfying about a day in the garden!
Now to get something ready for tea. Think it will be leftovers, chicken and veg from last night, too tired for anything else, then an evening in front of the TV, might treat myself to a G & T.
Bet you're glad to see the back of that pyracantha Flo.
Evening All!
Sounds very much like everybody as been Busy, Busy, Busy!
Evening Dean
Did have a chainsaw for a day one did what I wanted it to do then it broke and got the money back-which was nice
Dinner time soon
Wll do Sue!
Yo Geoff!
I have a garage full of such gadgetry!