Sounds good birdy13, me been doing more fence painting up station now finished that but still lots to do yet, also a plant arrived today in the post a Trachelospermum Jasminoides so so will be planting some when
Potted up toms into big air pots. All seeds germinated so I ended up with too many plants again. I potted up a dozen and hope to find good homes for the rest. Also extended the watering system to cope with the extra pots and had to shuffle everything round to make room. Brought my strawberry troughs in to the greenhouse too to keep the birds off and ripen the fruit earlier.
Four barrow loads of weeds, one from the precipitous bank of a pond. I've never fallen in but it's only a matter of time. I was going to plantsome Nicotians affinis there but that will have to wait til tomorrow. Whilst down there Inoticed that Dicentra macrocapnos (or whatever i'm calling it now) has survived the hardships of this last winter. The water level was so high it must have been inundated but it's growing away beautifully.
I'll get the nicotiana in first thing tomorrow before thenext 4 barrow loads
Separated my fast growing Clematis Dr Rupel from a mature clump of Eremurus with a piece of trellis and tied the trellis to the arch this morning before work.
It's part of my plan to move the clematis at an appropriate time of year with the least disturbance because it really isn't happy where it is. Mrs Bateman on the other side of the arch is going nuts but the Doctor's having none of it. Every year it's leaves scorch and last year we lost its entire top growth due to wind damage, hence why its had to start a fresh this year.
Eremurus will get divided post flowering. Last year I counted 21-22 flower stems but this year's efforts seem much less. I hope the division goes well, they resent disturbance but they are also getting a wee bit crowded and I have had this particular Woolworths offering for fifteen years so...sounds about right
Last year's offering that I suspect will not be repeated this year...
First thing in the morning I'm off to water the allotment plants as we don't even have mulch in our first year but at least I have the day off. Woot
Well, that pic doesn't look like 21 flower spikes.
I just counted them in the other pictures I've got and its about 17-18. Dunno how I remember it as more but ho hum...it was first really grand display I had out of this plant anyhow
After cool start weather came out fine again. Cut back lawns, cleared massive quantity of prunings from the Victoria Plum. Completely filled builders - the type used to deliver 1 ton of shingle. Amazingly I could still lift it Into the car!
I'm expecting great fruiting now, if not this year then next.
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Sounds good birdy13, me been doing more fence painting up station now finished that but still lots to do yet, also a plant arrived today in the post a Trachelospermum Jasminoides so so will be planting some when
Potted up toms into big air pots. All seeds germinated so I ended up with too many plants again. I potted up a dozen and hope to find good homes for the rest. Also extended the watering system to cope with the extra pots and had to shuffle everything round to make room. Brought my strawberry troughs in to the greenhouse too to keep the birds off and ripen the fruit earlier.
Great tip, Birdy.
Four barrow loads of weeds, one from the precipitous bank of a pond. I've never fallen in but it's only a matter of time. I was going to plantsome Nicotians affinis there but that will have to wait til tomorrow. Whilst down there Inoticed that Dicentra macrocapnos (or whatever i'm calling it now) has survived the hardships of this last winter. The water level was so high it must have been inundated but it's growing away beautifully.
I'll get the nicotiana in first thing tomorrow before thenext 4 barrow loads
In the sticks near Peterborough
My legs are stiff now. Working ona slope is hard going
In the sticks near Peterborough
Know exactly what you mean nut!
Face the other way tomorrow...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good idea Fg
In the sticks near Peterborough
Separated my fast growing Clematis Dr Rupel from a mature clump of Eremurus with a piece of trellis and tied the trellis to the arch this morning before work.
It's part of my plan to move the clematis at an appropriate time of year with the least disturbance because it really isn't happy where it is. Mrs Bateman on the other side of the arch is going nuts but the Doctor's having none of it. Every year it's leaves scorch and last year we lost its entire top growth due to wind damage, hence why its had to start a fresh this year.
Eremurus will get divided post flowering. Last year I counted 21-22 flower stems but this year's efforts seem much less. I hope the division goes well, they resent disturbance but they are also getting a wee bit crowded and I have had this particular Woolworths offering for fifteen years so...sounds about right
Last year's offering that I suspect will not be repeated this year...
First thing in the morning I'm off to water the allotment plants as we don't even have mulch in our first year but at least I have the day off. Woot
Well, that pic doesn't look like 21 flower spikes.
I just counted them in the other pictures I've got and its about 17-18. Dunno how I remember it as more but ho hum...it was first really grand display I had out of this plant anyhow
After cool start weather came out fine again. Cut back lawns, cleared massive quantity of prunings from the Victoria Plum. Completely filled builders - the type used to deliver 1 ton of shingle. Amazingly I could still lift it Into the car!
I'm expecting great fruiting now, if not this year then next.