Must not start any annuals early either! Plus I haven't gotten round to clearing the rest of the beech leaves up to +40 black sacks of them now. It's just they are wet and rotting the grass underneath so I know they'll be a fair few patches to reseed in Spring. I also need to get manure from the farm when they have more free stock!
Still got to tidy the Blackberry's, move 2 gooseberries. Dig up some more grass, to plant more parsnips. I'll start seeds in February. The cosmos and calendula in march.
Amy280 that is very nice of you thanks, great what you have done witth the apple tree, hope the crab apples taste nice this year , I think my cutting of apple tree might of taken they will be small for a long time I think
Planting daffodils and gladiolus and ranunculus Sterilising compost in Microwave and adding it to plants More of deadheading, pruning, staking Looking for more , interesting chrysanthemum Harvesting strawberries. Starting seeds of gulmohar , amaltas (a.K.a. Golden shower) and kachnar trees. Getting a plum tree Sitting back and enjoying the hard work of October and November.
Planning on getting all my chilli seeds sown either today or Tomorrow plus lobelia seeds....quite a lot of things to be done in the garden but I will do that next week once hubby goes on a course...(he tries to help with the turning over of my wee plots but he doesnt break it up)?
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Hello again Gardengirl
Your original seedlings thread is a favourite of mine. I found it so helpful when I first joined the forum.
I've come on in leaps and bounds since then, I can now post links, after some IT help from aym
The original from 2015..........
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/plants/watching-seedlings-grow/621706.html
And from 2016........
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/plants/watching-seedlings-grow-2016/954546.html
Must not start any annuals early either! Plus I haven't gotten round to clearing the rest of the beech leaves up to +40 black sacks of them now. It's just they are wet and rotting the grass underneath so I know they'll be a fair few patches to reseed in Spring. I also need to get manure from the farm when they have more free stock!
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Still got to tidy the Blackberry's, move 2 gooseberries. Dig up some more grass, to plant more parsnips. I'll start seeds in February. The cosmos and calendula in march.
No you can't have too many blackberries. I've taken cuttings of blackcurrant and loganberry, but I don't know where I'm going to put them.
Send the blackberry my way if thornless
Went and had a look in Homebase some fruit trees in the sale £12 are quite tall though, bit of painting today but will be more for January
Horse manure made me think about it and how much I have will it be enough
Amy280 that is very nice of you thanks, great what you have done witth the apple tree, hope the crab apples taste nice this year , I think my cutting of apple tree might of taken they will be small for a long time I think
My small to do list for January:
Planting daffodils and gladiolus and ranunculus
Sterilising compost in Microwave and adding it to plants
More of deadheading, pruning, staking
Looking for more , interesting chrysanthemum
Harvesting strawberries.
Starting seeds of gulmohar , amaltas (a.K.a. Golden shower) and kachnar trees.
Getting a plum tree
Sitting back and enjoying the hard work of October and November.
I'm sure you've all factored in the fact that most apples sold in UK are grafted onto rootstocks to restrict height.
If you take cuttings / layer plants they can become very big trees , pretty quickly.
Just a thought.
Thanks, Aym.
Yes, I love them, especially golden shower cuz it's kinda like my namesake, known as 'vishu' tree in malayali.
I want to try to make bonsai out of them. I don't have biggarden, sadly............
Planning on getting all my chilli seeds sown either today or Tomorrow plus lobelia seeds....quite a lot of things to be done in the garden but I will do that next week once hubby goes on a course...(he tries to help with the turning over of my wee plots but he doesnt break it up)?