[Thephoenix572]

Nothing I had to go to work

[stompy]

Monday the 30th,

Dug over the new greenhouse borders and added 4 bags of sharp sand and 4 bags of wicks multi purpose compost.
Planted the toms and cucumbers in the half glazed greenhouse.
Planted the squashes and courgettes out on the plot.

I'm hopeing to dig over the 2nd bed this afternoon.
Now we've had some rain the ground has bocome workable.

[Paul Plots]

Just about to disappear down there....

[Nadlen]

Ground is like feathers! We had a very good rain few days ago.
On Sunday planted out rest of tomatoes, 15 x sweet peppers.
Weeded potatoes. Noticed few pods on broad beans. Weird but overwinter sowings are OK,but these from a garden centre are covered with black aphids
Planted out french beans also.
1 spear of purple asparagus is flowering Second one is growing. I wonder how many spears we will have in total from 2 crowns ( I know about "not picking from first year" thing )?
Are they growing back when cut or?
What else...picked 2 bags of strawberries so far. And there are still alot ripening. This is second year crop,some of them were runners - so its first for them. Berries are huge. Will they be smaller and smaller year after year,right?

Tomorrow we are going to build a frame with very fine mesh for cabbages and finally plant them out, purple , winter and regular one. Maybe will buy some off garden centre.
6 for £1,99...meh. Or big one for 70p. Could be worse though, but I like cabbage. I'm making an awesome Russian beetroot soup with it.

[operabunny]

Dug some new potatoes and picked some (confused) raspberries!

[peapod]

Not today but yesterday

Planted 30 sweet peas against the mesh fences
Planted marigolds dotted here and there
Planted squash and pumpkin out (ooooerrrrr  )
Planted more peas to fill in gaps
Potted up two toms in final pots then ran out of compost for the rest
Tied in the BBs as they are straying on to the path (stupid me for putting them there)
Weeded everywhere

Was all on my own,it was so blnkin peaceful, until the new nosy and very competitive neighbour came to 'chat', so that cut my visit shorter than planned  :blink:

[Paul Plots]

Not today but yesterday

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Was all on my own,it was so blnkin peaceful, until the new nosy and very competitive neighbour came to 'chat', so that cut my visit shorter than planned  :blink:

I periodically have a similar problem - it's not that I don't like a quick chat now and then but, these days, I simply don't have the time.

Note to me: Get some of those spare marigolds to the plot. (Thanks peapod  )

[peapod]

No problem, Ive got a spare tubfull if you need more 

I love to chat away, but as soon as Chris told him I was a teacher he seems to try to bait me all the time.  He's only been there 2 months, but constantly tries to tell me how/what/where/when to plant. 

I was polite at first but told him yesterday he talks C%$* after he informed me that he had planted a tomato seed within a seed spud last year and the spuds had produced tomatoes ( )

I could go on and on (and did last night, the guy is a nightmare)

[Thephoenix572]

Hand weeded hoed and watered today was over 100 in the greenhouse so opened the door

[Gravedigger]

No problem, Ive got a spare tubfull if you need more 

I love to chat away, but as soon as Chris told him I was a teacher he seems to try to bait me all the time.  He's only been there 2 months, but constantly tries to tell me how/what/where/when to plant. 

I was polite at first but told him yesterday he talks C%$* after he informed me that he had planted a tomato seed within a seed spud last year and the spuds had produced tomatoes ( )

I could go on and on (and did last night, the guy is a nightmare)

I have the same problem - one of my neighbours keeps telling me how wrong I'm doing everything - grrrrr...this may be the case but I am experimenting with lots of different techniques picked up from here and will know it's wrong when it doesn't work!  Still no sign of my peas but everything else looking good

[JayG]

Finally completed the full circumnavigation of my garden with the hedge clippers (only got to pick it all up now and "lose" it all wherever I can - the recycling truck crushed my green bin last August and "they" won't give me a replacement!) 

An hour on hands and knees weeding (mainly chickweed!) 

Finally jumped up and down on my 99p orange bucket from a well-known DIY store and chucked it in the bin (it's been annoying me ever since I bought it as the handle falls off every time I use it!) 

[mumofstig]

planted out celeriac and watered peas and bean seedlings

[Li]

nothing today i say misserably been shopping all day sohad a change would of prefered but had to do other, yesterday i weeded inbetween my parsnips wow couldnt believe how many were appearing as its only my 1st year, was going to plant out my rocket but i have a bout 5 leaves on each plant would this be ok not sure how big they have to be when planted out xx  

[peapod]

Finally jumped up and down on my 99p orange bucket from a well-known DIY store and chucked it in the bin (it's been annoying me ever since I bought it as the handle falls off every time I use it!) 

Pictures Jays avatar jumping up and down on an orange bucket

[JayG]

Finally jumped up and down on my 99p orange bucket from a well-known DIY store and chucked it in the bin (it's been annoying me ever since I bought it as the handle falls off every time I use it!) 

Pictures Jays avatar jumping up and down on an orange bucket

Pretty unusual for an orangutan (they're not known for wasting energy but then again this was no ordinary sort of bucket!)