What I did on the plot today - 2011

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mumofstig

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1350 on: May 09, 2011, 11:33 »
raked in some BFB and chicken pellets for the sweetcorn, to go in over the next few days, watered it in.

BFB and trod the brassica bed to firm it for transplanting soon. hoed the earth paths and watered peas, pulled up some more bindweed >:(

Tidied up the shed a bit (again :nowink: )

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1351 on: May 09, 2011, 12:58 »
Harvested the last of my greenhouse carrots and replaced them with tomatoes.  Planted out cauli's.  Planted out globe artichokes, can't wait for my first crop 2012!

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1352 on: May 09, 2011, 18:03 »
not down the plot tonight, was picking up my ebay non runner rotovator costing £5.
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1353 on: May 09, 2011, 21:04 »
Weeded between my carrot and parsnip rows, weeded between peas, sowed some more spring onions in the spaces where they have failed ::).

weeded oinions/shallots and earthed up potatos and covered one lot with what fleece i had left as worried about frost this week.

planted out 30 sweetcorn plants....fingers crossed i am wrong about the frost :unsure:

dug over a 12 x 12 patch as its been too dry to even try recently,  ready for future planting...(only one patch to go!  yippee :D)

came home and watered my toms and seedlings in the greenhouse.

Shattered!  off for a long soak in the bath and an early night 8)

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1354 on: May 09, 2011, 21:09 »
Had a busy morning down the plot, transplanted some cabbages, PSB, cauliflowers, broccoli and broad beans. It's starting to look more like an allotment now

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1355 on: May 09, 2011, 21:14 »
Managed around 30 mins this evening before having to pick the dog up from the vets with father

Planted out sweetcorn and put down chick pellets

Hoed a couple of rows but by that time it was time to go.

Grabbed that news letter from in the green house where some one had left it for me and off i poped. Hoping to get down tomorrow but i doubt it.  :lol:

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1356 on: May 09, 2011, 21:50 »
Planted 30 chrysanths out, trimmed back two grapevines were getting too big for their boots (or the greenhouses at least)
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1357 on: May 09, 2011, 22:18 »
watered greenhouse and noticed how fast the weeds come with the rain
when im with my 9yr old she's the sensible one

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1358 on: May 09, 2011, 23:29 »
Planted 30 chrysanths out, trimmed back two grapevines were getting too big for their boots (or the greenhouses at least)

Snap... Well, almost.  :)

I planted out 20 chrysanthemums (as I couldn't get any more boxes in the trailer in one go), cut the paths with the push mower, trimmed the edges, planted the (4  ::)) parsnips and belted off.

Quite pleased with the results of my 2 hour free slot this afternoon.
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1359 on: May 10, 2011, 11:02 »
Not a lot, got an upset stomach so dont want to chance it  :(
I came I saw I grew my own veg

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1360 on: May 10, 2011, 14:01 »
my first full day since that F^%$$$£G frost my spuds are making a come back as you all told me thay would
so first of all i put the kettle on and made the neighbours tea and coffee then went hell for leather at the maretail that was around the brassicas then had a breather

filled the HONDA Water Pumps WX10 with petrol and then proceeded to fill the neighbours water butts while that was pumping away i weeded around the pak choi late spuds and italian peas ,just then a new neighbour said hello so i said hello and enquired which plot and water butt was hers 20 mins or so  later she had 2000 litres of water sitting in it  :D
after that i planted a test courgette and a red hot chillie pepper
out to see how they fare the rest can go out later
after that i packed away took the dog to tescos and now im tying this with a galss of yep you guessed right a pint of london pride
next time up the lotty will be friday when i will go for the marestail on the rows of spuds enjoy the rest of the week peeps   :D

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1361 on: May 10, 2011, 14:04 »
my first full day since that F^%$$$£G frost my spuds are making a come back as you all told me thay would
so first of all i put the kettle on and made the neighbours tea and coffee then went hell for leather at the maretail that was around the brassicas then had a breather

filled the HONDA Water Pumps WX10 with petrol and then proceeded to fill the neighbours water butts while that was pumping away i weeded around the pak choi late spuds and italian peas ,just then a new neighbour said hello so i said hello and enquired which plot and water butt was hers 20 mins or so  later she had 2000 litres of water sitting in it  :D
after that i planted a test courgette and a red hot chillie pepper
out to see how they fare the rest can go out later
after that i packed away took the dog to tescos and now im tying this with a galss of yep you guessed right a pint of london pride
next time up the lotty will be friday when i will go for the marestail on the rows of spuds enjoy the rest of the week peeps   :D

Good to hear that you are more positive this post. Hope all continues to go well. Like the idea of planting test plants - might try that myself.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1362 on: May 10, 2011, 16:55 »
No visit today... I was intending to go but cleaned the other greenhouse ready for tomatoes to go into place.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1363 on: May 10, 2011, 18:37 »
Not a lot - working nights.  Did water everything, come on rain, water butts looking rather depleted.  Added some nettle tea for a treat!

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1364 on: May 10, 2011, 18:49 »
spent an hour at the plot, watered and weeded about half the beds.
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