WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

I've just realised that I don't have a "before" photo - probably because from the same spot, there wasn't a view...
(And yes, I did check that there were no nesting birds, and also made sure that it didn't fall on the neighbours' roof, or take out one of their heat-conversion units)

That's it for me in the garden for today, at least in terms of heavy work. As well as felling the tree and branches, I've cut it into lengths, taken out the useable firewood/timber/stakes and carted over 40kg of cut wood up the garden. It's 27 degrees and rising - time to do some indoor jobs!!

 

Thanks Tetters i thought they where cosmos lets hope the other are.

 

Watering this morning - too hot to do anything else .

Here are a couple of pic's from this morning:

Purchased a 25p packet of Marigold seeds from Wilkinsons. Used half the packet and this is the result :



These are the Dahlia piccolo - again seeds from Wilkinsons:



This is the surfinia/lobelia basket mix - with some sweet peas growing under - in one of my homemade obelisks:



and this is Alfie - helping me out with some weeding :

 

Another culprit found @Loki

 

Very nice C...that does look and also a relaxing place

 

That's the way to go Woo

 

Bit of gentle weeding this evening. Harvested our first cucumber, which was delicious; I was slow in the uptake in training them, so the vines have run a bit amok, but lots of flowers so hopefully a good crop...

I've finally accepted my sunflowers are gone for good. It's the second year running I've lost them, last year to slugs and this year to drought while we were away. I had a nice selection of heights and colours too Guessing it's too late to try a second sowing?

 

Bonfire, got rid of a load of offcuts and dried prunings, weeded and watered. Picked first cucumbers and had first cucumber sandwich.
@2nd_bassoon I'd try the a second sowing of sunflowers.

 

Dont forget save the ash. and sprinkle copious amounts around the base of your plants....its the best slug and snail deterrent ever....(that is if you suffer from such a problem like myself) lol

 

Deadheaded the back garden this morning (which takes a lot longer than this time last year) and will do the front tomorrow. Speaking of which, we have a couple of Armerias at the front. This is almost certainly a stupid question but do you deadhead those by just cutting the spent blooms off, or cut the stem down to the base of the plant?

 

Dread to think what your water bill is

 

Would the ash from a log burner be just as good? can it be used elsewhere
like the grass?

 

I have no idea about the grass but its excellent for leafy plant defense like Hosta, Lupins, Rhubarb etc...any fine ash and cinders will suffice.