What I did on the plot today - 2011

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grendel

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1605 on: June 02, 2011, 19:41 »
more watering and weeding.
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1606 on: June 02, 2011, 19:59 »
ditto :) :)  two beds worth
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 #1607 on: June 02, 2011, 20:01 »
ditto & ditto, twenty pole worth, getting muscle but don't want it.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1608 on: June 02, 2011, 20:28 »
ditto but without getting muscles  :lol:

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1609 on: June 02, 2011, 20:44 »
Screamed at the chick weed that wasn't there last night when I weeded ! Then refilled the comfrey pipe, there doesn't seem a lot that needs to be done at the moment.  :unsure:

Leave the buckets alone you want some Gorilla tubs (not the cheap clones). I've only killed 2 even with all the work I've been doing.  :D

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1610 on: June 02, 2011, 20:54 »
Not been boo hoo
All the way from my allotment in beautiful Derbyshire. I'm in year 3 of my allotment and wish I'd caught the bug years ago, things growing from strength to strength

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1611 on: June 02, 2011, 20:57 »
Chickweed seems to have really took off this year  :mad:
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1612 on: June 02, 2011, 21:18 »
Watering and weeding, and planted out some cornflower and pot marigolds round my old apple tree.  Bindweed seems to be my big problem on the weed front this year.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1613 on: June 02, 2011, 22:02 »
Weeding, weeding and more weeding..........don;t know whats going on as most of my swedes havn;t shown and beetroots are shy????? :(

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1614 on: June 02, 2011, 23:29 »
Today i put a net over my peas and broad beans as I'd seen some pigeons lurking on the shed roof.
I planted four purple sprouting broccoli plants I'd been given, and one tomato plant that I've grown from seed, and netted them as well.
My boys want a wildlife pond, so I've dug a 3ft by 4ft hole. It's about 2ft deep, and tomorrow I plan to buy a liner for it and some pond plants.
I also laid another path, and covered it with bark chippings.
I cut down some more grass underneath the blackcurrant bushes.


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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1615 on: June 03, 2011, 00:14 »
One hour on the plot (better than noting at all):
  • planted a row of gladioli
  • hand weeded the carrots
  • watered
  • picked broad beans and peas (ignored the strawberries as there wasn't time) :(
 
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1616 on: June 03, 2011, 02:26 »
No rain today and weather forcast sounds promising for weekend  :D, so have to finish bed for edamame and plant seedlings. hopefully weather will allow to plant second batch of eggplants, tomatoes and broccoli  :blush: crossing fingers for that

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1617 on: June 03, 2011, 07:50 »
Yesterday actually.
Planted out the last of the sweetcorn, managed to get 65 viable plants from 100 seeds eventually.
Sowed winter brassica seeds in modules.
Broadcast  4,000 carrot seeds in a 10 by 3 foot block.
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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1618 on: June 03, 2011, 13:11 »
water water and more watering soon be running out as i am reliant on rain plus one of my butts burst with the ice this winter  need
to replace it  would the public transport allow me on with a water butt under my arm lol need to get        my sweet corn in 100 %germination this year with baby pop 1st time growing

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #1619 on: June 03, 2011, 17:12 »
checked the greenhouse temp at 10am today......off the scale!! :ohmy: quickly opened door, window and chucked water on the floor.  Will need to get some shading up, so disorganised this year :mad:


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