What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2020

Can we see some please?

 

Of course, I'll take some pics tomorrow . Coasters or Cheeseboards?

 

Having checked the forecast, which informed me that the strong winds and rain were returning later on, I thought I should get motivated. So, I did. Only had around an hour as winds were quite cold.

Removed a pond plant pot that contained two plants and divided them into a pot each. Washed fresh gravel to add to top of the pots before putting them into the pond. I found two huge earth worms in the original pot, easily 8" long each. I didn't know they could live underwater? Peered into the depths for a couple of minutes watching the Ramshorn snails.

Made a start on sorting out the border in the back garden - some weeding, dividing up and replanting of a Margarite Daisy and a general tidy around.

I cut back an orange ball Buddleja and two Verbenas. Collected up a few more rocks I found from around the garden and added them to the new rock pile out front. Planted an Almeria into one of the baths. Not had one before so thought I would see how it likes strong salty winds.

I went to the shed to put a watering can in there ( been kicking around outside for months ). Oh my, those ratties have been busy in there . The shed is wrecked and needs to be demolished this year so the rats are welcome to it whilst its still standing.

 

Oh, so what might they be then?? They look like earth worms and the pot they were in has been in the pond for two years. They were at the bottom of the pot amongst the root systems.

 

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And that is why our robins, in dry times, will beat at the surface with their beaks so as to imitate rain. The percussion fools the worms into coming to the surface. Voila, dinner!

 

The earthworm thing is a strange one....I found literally 100’s of them in the sponges of our pond filter system-the sponges are permanently submerged in water as it is filtered through the system. I always thought they were earthworms as they look exactly the same. I wonder what they are?! Either way-the fish enjoyed the protein snack.

 

Can't do much, the lawn is waterlogged so can't walk on it to plant any plants. Watered the plants in the little grow house, fed the birds.

 

@ARMANDII I think the worms could be aquatic worms Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri. Closely related to earthworms I read and like living in mud.

 

Had planned a beach walk and a gardening session this afternoon but it didn't happen due to an emergency trip to vet with a Pheasant who was hit by a farm tractor. The driver didn't stop and other people driving behind also elected not to stop - another fine example of the disregard some people have for other animals . Pheasant had a broken wing (bone protruding ), soft tissue damage and neurological damage. He could not be saved . Not really in the frame of mind for gardening afterwards. We buried him in the front garden .

 

Bless you @Mike Allen thanks. I should be use to it now as I've suffered from back trouble since I was 15yrs old. I have arthritis and osteoporosis in my spine . I came off all my medication about 6yrs ago as I didn't like the side effects. I use a Tens machine to ease it but it doesn't get rid of all the pain....but it certainly helps