WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

Belated birthday wishes...NigelJ..good 21st was it...

 

I brought two nice Plumbagos from the unheated 'conservatory' into the kitchen for watering, adding to the plants in there already. I now have to keep shifting plants around in order to get to the kettle to make a cuppa !

 

Thank you upsydaisy, I do have some plants in the garden and I'm lucky with them haven't had the lupin aphids on them. Where's the birds when you need them?

 

The birds are too well fed to eat them!

 

most of the day with a strong wind, so disinclined to venture forth. Except for feeding birds. Spent the day making ocean coasters and a trinket tray and painting the lounge. Afterwards,whilst reclining on the sofa with coffee and biscuits and watching the birds, I thought about plans for the new pond. Seem to spend quite a lot of time thinking about it and no time actually doing anything about it . I'm trying hard to resist the temptation to use another preformed pond, even though that is not what I really want.

 

If the slugs don't get them first....slimey horrible to the touch even...what do slugs actually do for us..just nobble and nibble our seedlings along with the snails.....

 

you only need longer arms..or long hands would work...

 

Just had a short wander around the garden with Mr. W. and the moggies...looked at my so called new grass seed development knowing it's full of weeds.. if any body wants to start a swap or would like some for free just send me a telegraph. I thought right bulbs in there..got a spade and a carrier, dug up the bulbs, they are covered in a good portion of soil weeds and grass seed to keep them alive, hopefully, no worries, they are likely blind ones anyway.

 

Just had a wander round the garden, snowdrops starting to make an appearance in my planters.

 

Yes that's why I don't put seedlings out they get started off in the conservatory, once they've grown a lot and hardened off they're fine.

 

The only time I put seeds in the ground they were gone in a flash the second they surfaced..same with some small plants.Begonia's, safe but not sure what else is....
For any doggie peeps, especially Logan.

 

Had the same problem Googling "strawberry weed", as we call Creeping Qinquefoil around here.