WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

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  1. Logan

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    Looking good @Snorky85 and yes everything needs hardening off first before planting out.
     
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      thanks @Logan would they be ok going from a heated greenhouse straight into a cold frame? or would that be too much if a shock?
       
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        The rest of the marigolds aren't going to germinate @Snorky85 they probably rotted away by now. Marigolds usually germinate within 10days. What are you putting in the cold frame, it probably to cold for most plants at the moment
         
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          just the sweet peas and some heucheras @Perki image.jpg

          Just trying to free up greenhouse space
           
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            @Snorky85 could you put them in a different place in the greenhouse where it's a bit cooler to get them used to it or reduce the heat a bit.
             
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              Just sowed some tomatoes, sage, cosmos, pot marigolds that are 8in and some knautia the seeds were saved from a plant from the garden, don't know if they'll be alright see what happens.
               
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                Had a small seed splurge and ordered some Salad Onion "White Lisbon" that I probably didn't need.

                Wondering if I can get away with planting them out successively from beginning of April as an infill crop. I've got a nice gap in my onion bed between the two varieties. Maybe under cloche?
                 
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                  I've just come in from the strong winds, bright sunshine and hail :hate-shocked: after doing more pressure washing. :phew:
                   
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                    Sowed some seeds, tomatoes, sage, cosmos, pot marigolds and knautia that I saved the seeds off a plant from the garden.
                     
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                      Moved chilli plants up into bigger pots, and pricked out my first successionally sown lettuces into their own pots. Definitely getting pressed for space now. Started with one seedling tray (with the cells in) and am now at four trays with pots.

                      Garden-Focused seems to think last frost in my town is around late April. Wondering if I can get things in the greenhouse from beginning of April. Perhaps if I bring them in at night...
                       
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                        I've put the smallest of my fuchsias back into the perspex shelter but the big ones are still outside until tomorrow. They're by a wall so should be all right.
                        We had some heavy hailstones this afternoon so I'm glad I got the smaller fuchsias inside this morning.
                         
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                          Another fairly cool day with a maximum temperature of 45f and a South Westerly breeze, but that didn't stop me getting on with some more planting in the borders. I went down to the "growing on" area to collect the 8 Primulas that I'd found earlier in the week and found another 2 that were right at the back of the pots, so I planted the 10 Primulas along the edges of the centre path between the "walk around" border and the Lawn border and some in the small patch leading to the Green House.
                          Unless I find some more, I think I have planted the last of the Alliums when I planted 3 more Summer Drummers after I'd planted the Primroses. I still had another Centurea to plant so that went into the border next to the Green House and then going back to the "growing on" area I brought back 8 Delphiniums. leaving 4 behind that were only just showing growth, and potted them onto bigger pots.
                          The Stepping Stones that I set into the narrow entrance to the Lawn had settled down lower than what I had wanted, so I took them up again and putting some more soil into the holes raised them higher. I've got a feeling that I might have to do it again after I've trodden on them a few times going in and out of the Lawn area. I had to retreat to the Green House once or twice because of brief Hailstone showers, but got out the 10 kilo bucket of Blood, Fish and Bone meal, as soon as the showers had gone, and dressed all the borders with it.
                          I've been quietly worrying about the Peonies as they were not showing any shoots but, today, was happy to see that most of them were pushing their red shoots out of the soil.
                          I've still got 14 Foxgloves to plant in the shadier parts of the borders, but might leave that until the middle of next week.
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                          The borders are changing every day with more shoots "jumping" out of the soil. I'm still surprised, even after decades of gardening, just how fast plant Spring growth is, but it always excites me to see it.:dunno::hapydancsmil::heehee:
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                          Anywhere where there is bare soil means that there are Bulbs hiding in there.
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                          Beauty doesn't have to be big, when you've got these showing off in the large pots of Shrubs.
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                            Anemone Armandii? The best things come in small packages....so pretty. :)
                             
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                              @Sheal

                              Yes, it's an Anemone, Sheal. I was just sorting out the pots on the Patio and they just caught my eye with that beautiful blue.:love30: It's strange, I've got lots going on in the borders and yet a little anemone made me stop and appreciate it for it's simple beauty.
                               
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                                I'd rather see that, not being a lover of big blousey flowers. :)
                                 
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