Started off with good intentions, sowing Zinnias one seed to a 9cm pot but after ten decided to wait to sow the others directly outside. Put sweet pea frangrantissima to soak for a couple of hours and will sow those three to a pot this afternoon. sowed Cherry Belle(F1) tomatoes . all those were free seeds from AGMag. except the zinnias from GWMag. Sowing veg outside this week in the raised beds and potatoes were planted yesterday.
Built a new raised bed in the area where I dug up a rampant stand of Kerria japonica yesterday. Transplanted some comfrey to the right-hand side of the coppiced Hazel, near the compost bins (which is where most of ends-up!) I call this area (which is as far from the house as I can get) "Bob's Retreat" The raised planter in the foreground is where I grow carrots.
The top 6" on the new bed is home-made compost from those bins - lovely stuff!
Back to work tomorrow though.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Topped up my other raised bed, and then proceeded to remove some rhododendrons to make way for some other plants. Have already planted 2 blueberries; planted out a raspberry and a redcurrant today. The latter 2 were cheap from Poundstretcher, but unfortunately I forgot about them and they've been in the conservatory for a month or 2 . The redcurrant had fairly decent roots which I was quite pleased about, until I managed to snap off the one leaf stem that it had sprouted (it was pretty weak though)...
Another afternoon spent in the veggie garden. Have sowed spinach beet, beetroot (Detroit), peas (Kelvedon Wonder), mangetout peas (Normand) and hardy annuals in new cut flower bed. Planted out red oak leaf lettuces and planted Charlotte potatoes also 5 other free potatoes that came with them. In the GH, in pots have sowed French beans, courgettes, butternut squash, cucumbers and sweet corn. Will sow carrots and parsnips tomorrow.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
OH has forked over one of our long raised beds in the veggie plot while I measured and cut and then screwed in place the buttress posts to prop up our back fence which was blown to drunken angles in the recent gales. I've also weeded my bed of ornamental carex buchanii and other grass like plants and added a few more carex to fill gaps.
Planted out some of my recent perennial acquisitions in a bed I cleared of an excess of hardy geraniums 3 weeks ago. Left it fallow to grow any new weeds from naughty couch grass and nettle roots but it was OK. It's only 2m by 4 and I left some aconitums, hemerocallis, aquilegais and hellebores in there but even with the twenty new perennials and some additional transplanted stuff it still looks very bare. I hope they all grow well and fill out soon.
Didn't have time to sow my PSB and ornamentals but there's always tomorrow, or the day after.......
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)."
Another full day in the garden apart from a quick trip out to the shops. Was a bit worn out after yesterday, did a lot of rotavating and digging so hadn't got much planned to do today
Cleared away a lot of plastic sheets I had down to keep the weeds down where I'm putting in the new patio. Retrieved some scaffold boards I had stashed behind the shed I want to use them to make a cold frame. Also dug out some fleece tunnels from last year for the brassicas.
How that took all day is anyone's guess, but it was lovely again today, if not quite as hot as yesterday. Possibly it was the several hours I spent sat by the pond watching tadpoles swimming around that ate all the time.
While sat there I saw my first Snake's Head Fritillary is about to flower. Had some flower heads several weeks ago but they all got knocked of in a heavy rain storm, so this will be the first to bloom.
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Loads to do here Victoria, but you'd have to come to France!
Another day to be spent in the veg garden, but today is the fun bit, seed sowing and potato planting.
Started off with good intentions, sowing Zinnias one seed to a 9cm pot but after ten decided to wait to sow the others directly outside. Put sweet pea frangrantissima to soak for a couple of hours and will sow those three to a pot this afternoon. sowed Cherry Belle(F1) tomatoes . all those were free seeds from AGMag. except the zinnias from GWMag. Sowing veg outside this week in the raised beds and potatoes were planted yesterday.
Built a new raised bed in the area where I dug up a rampant stand of Kerria japonica yesterday. Transplanted some comfrey to the right-hand side of the coppiced Hazel, near the compost bins (which is where most of ends-up!) I call this area (which is as far from the house as I can get) "Bob's Retreat"
The raised planter in the foreground is where I grow carrots.
The top 6" on the new bed is home-made compost from those bins - lovely stuff!
Back to work tomorrow though.
Had lots of Dalias given to me so put them in the Allottment today , lovely and sunny today in Lincolnshire
Will be doing the Garden on Thursday afternoon , lots to do
Happy gardening
Topped up my other raised bed, and then proceeded to remove some rhododendrons to make way for some other plants. Have already planted 2 blueberries; planted out a raspberry and a redcurrant today. The latter 2 were cheap from Poundstretcher, but unfortunately I forgot about them and they've been in the conservatory for a month or 2
. The redcurrant had fairly decent roots which I was quite pleased about, until I managed to snap off the one leaf stem that it had sprouted (it was pretty weak though)...
Another afternoon spent in the veggie garden. Have sowed spinach beet, beetroot (Detroit), peas (Kelvedon Wonder), mangetout peas (Normand) and hardy annuals in new cut flower bed. Planted out red oak leaf lettuces and planted Charlotte potatoes also 5 other free potatoes that came with them.
In the GH, in pots have sowed French beans, courgettes, butternut squash, cucumbers and sweet corn. Will sow carrots and parsnips tomorrow.
OH has forked over one of our long raised beds in the veggie plot while I measured and cut and then screwed in place the buttress posts to prop up our back fence which was blown to drunken angles in the recent gales. I've also weeded my bed of ornamental carex buchanii and other grass like plants and added a few more carex to fill gaps.
Planted out some of my recent perennial acquisitions in a bed I cleared of an excess of hardy geraniums 3 weeks ago. Left it fallow to grow any new weeds from naughty couch grass and nettle roots but it was OK. It's only 2m by 4 and I left some aconitums, hemerocallis, aquilegais and hellebores in there but even with the twenty new perennials and some additional transplanted stuff it still looks very bare. I hope they all grow well and fill out soon.
Didn't have time to sow my PSB and ornamentals but there's always tomorrow, or the day after.......
Another full day in the garden apart from a quick trip out to the shops. Was a bit worn out after yesterday, did a lot of rotavating and digging so hadn't got much planned to do today
Cleared away a lot of plastic sheets I had down to keep the weeds down where I'm putting in the new patio. Retrieved some scaffold boards I had stashed behind the shed I want to use them to make a cold frame. Also dug out some fleece tunnels from last year for the brassicas.
How that took all day is anyone's guess, but it was lovely again today, if not quite as hot as yesterday. Possibly it was the several hours I spent sat by the pond watching tadpoles swimming around that ate all the time.
While sat there I saw my first Snake's Head Fritillary is about to flower. Had some flower heads several weeks ago but they all got knocked of in a heavy rain storm, so this will be the first to bloom.
I always think sitting in ones garden is as important as gardening
Watching tadpoles seems like a good way to spend a few moments
Here to more nice sunny days , Hopeing to do some bits in the garden tommrow afternoon
Hi all, anyone in the west mids sown parsnips yet?