What I did on the plot today - 2011

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #690 on: March 17, 2011, 21:46 »
well done mate thats a lot of pallets :)
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 #691 on: March 17, 2011, 21:47 »
Bought second earlies and maincrop and started them chitting. Finished digging/weeding the last raised bed, started a compost bin for veg/kitchen scraps to discourage vermin. Went back to the skip i got the paving slabs from and walked away with a 25 meter wind up type affair hose. Unfortunately the guy replacing his roof in the next street wasnt willing to part with any of the old roof supports, they would have made great raised beds too.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #692 on: March 17, 2011, 23:48 »
well done mate thats a lot of pallets :)

Which also produced quite a few blisters.... :lol: :lol:
I used to work in a helium gas factory, but I walked out, no one talks to me like that.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #693 on: March 18, 2011, 12:58 »
I've laid weed membrane over a 22ft X 16ft area for our "chillout zone". then I dug an 8th square veg plot, had lunch, did a bit of weeding and came home. lovely weather too :D

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #694 on: March 18, 2011, 14:02 »
Put a long row of peas in, dug over a further bed, weeded by hand round rasberries

A good few hours work!!

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« Reply #695 on: March 18, 2011, 16:27 »
I got carried away when I got home (nice weather) and laid weed membrane round the plants on the front garden, then covered with bark chippings. Nedd a bit more bark to finish completely, but all in all, a good days work. Need a long soak in the bath now to ease my achey bones. :lol:

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #696 on: March 18, 2011, 16:49 »
yet more digging

slow going work still trying to get the couch grass roots out

got help tomorrow so should be good

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #697 on: March 18, 2011, 17:12 »
Today I admired my two new raised beds- made from pallets.
I also nailed more planks of wood onto my compost bin, and attached polythene to the outside to keep it warm.
I will be looking out for old carpet to put on the top of it.
I also weeded and raked over Bed 2.
I will attach pictures if I can figure out how to do it.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #698 on: March 18, 2011, 17:20 »
Only had an hour so spent the time trying to protect my recently sown peas from the local pigeons. I'll swear they sit and watch, wait for us to go home and they're in there, pecking through the netting to pick out the peas. :mad:
Have tried raising the neting and have strung up some cds over it. I can see this is going to be war!

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #699 on: March 18, 2011, 18:34 »
Pricked out some chilli seedlings, moved some seedlings from the house to the mini greenhouse, then sowed some tomato, celery, peas and mange tout.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #700 on: March 18, 2011, 19:42 »
Pricked out a dozen lettuce, sown some petunia,s ,marigolds, and asters. Tidied three small strawberry beds up, emptied and cleaned cold frame,prepared plot where parsnips will be planted out.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #701 on: March 18, 2011, 19:46 »
yet more digging

slow going work still trying to get the couch grass roots out

I feel your pain, i really do.

Started clearing weeds from and turning over the remainder of the plot giving me lots of greens for the hot compost bin. Same tomorrow for a couple of hours and a big full day of it Sunday when i get a load of horse muck delivered.


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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #702 on: March 18, 2011, 21:16 »
painted / treated the fence panels and the chicken hutch and run tidied up a bit and now just waiting to sow some seeds.
The best way to learn to do something is to do something.

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #703 on: March 18, 2011, 22:29 »
Nothing, but i did take delivery of our new wolfgarten handle. We found a cultivator attachment when we were clearing out the old shed. Also the last minute seed order delivered, jack of all trade pumpkin seeds, always wanted to grow them  :lol:

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Re: What I did on the plot today - 2011
« Reply #704 on: March 19, 2011, 12:49 »
more weeding of the paths, sowed some peppers, cabbage, cauli, red cabbage, lettuce and spring onions.
I need to get the other beds made and mend the wood round the beds broken by previous occupiers son to remove  :(
Going to go today to do more weeding, just checked all my seedlings here at home....cabbage very leggy glad I sowed more  ;)
I came I saw I grew my own veg


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