WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

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  1. EmmaJane

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    @Upsydaisy Thank you very much - they look gorgeous and I love the dark green with vivid red (I've got a bit of a thing for red), I'll have a check into them :biggrin:

    @Pushkin I like the Snoopie's too! What do you plan to plant in them? :)

    My gardenia's been looking a bit sorry for itself, and I think drainage may be a problem for me in general. I thought compost in planters would count as well-draining but from what I've googled I should probably add grit to it first. Live and learn, I kind of like that about gardening lol.

    I didn't do much in the garden, but I've ordered some grit and planned out making up some well-draining pots.
     
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      Well I moved the small lean to greenhouse and have planted the raspberry bush and with both black and red current bushes.
      Now have a mammoth task of sorting the garage and shed out, needs doing since the rats set up home. A few neighbours have been bothered with them, we have chickens behind us so it’s always a problem.
      My biggest job is a lean to on the back of the garage, I need to jack the roof up and lay a proper floor so I can build walls up to it. That’s how ratty and friends get in, 4 have not made it back out you’d think the rest would learn.
       
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      • Pushkin

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        No they are car decals.
         
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          I've planted a Salvia Royal Bumble, Leucanthemum Alaska and a Salvia Blue Note.

          Red, white and blue.
           
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          • FrancescaH

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            Tested overnight temperatures in my new greenhouse tunnel with all the covers down. Looks to be about 3 degrees above outside temps at the coldest point of the night. Seems to get about 6 degrees up in the day today, 10 outside and 16 inside. I've opened the covers up now though to avoid mould as it's quite damp still.

            Someone messaged me saying they have some paving slabs, so if they'll let me collect tomorrow I can lay them down to pop the chilli pots on when the time comes.

            Just put my early courgettes in pots on the heat mat to get started. Hoping to get a nice long season out of them in the tunnel as it'll be nice and warm for them. I have de Milo (black beauty?) and also de Nice (a fruit rond), which I'm excited about. Both heirloom so hoping to let some get to a good size and seed save for next year as we always love eating courgettes.

            Other than that just wandering around the garden staring at things and trying not to do everything all at once. Pots need tidying up, need to paint a wooden planter for my blackcurrant and get that planted properly instead of in the pot.
             
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              I got more pressure washing done :phew: but didn't get around to weeding. Instead I got three green wheelie bins (garden waste) filled and ready to go out tomorrow for pick up early Wednesday. They're full of mainly prunings and lots of moss and bluebells - we fight a never ending battle with the Spanish bluebells :wallbanging:)

              We've also potted 22 Irishman's cuttings of Hydrangea Annabelle with about a similar amount still to go.

              Whilst raking a lot of fallen willow branches I saw we have about three dozen primroses that have popped up in the lawn under the willow. So digging them up and moving them to a wild area is another tough one on the back job. Some will be potted up as we have orders for them and just got more orders for Hellebores (shall dig them up tomorrow) and lots of Cyclamen. It's all extra money for the charity. :thumbsup:

              As I've been typing this I have received another order for 20 runnerbean plants. That makes well over 400 so I shall have to stop taking orders for now. I need spares just in case of any failures. If they all germinate I can always sell the extras. :)
               
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                Snipped off the dead bits off a number of salvias and the Korean lilac, cold wind creates most of these.
                Weeded, planted out pea seedlings (Early Onward). Potted up lupins, Verbascum chiaxi, repotted Dahlia imperalis. Sowed Nicotiana, Tagetes, Calendula, Ricinus and Lobelia.
                 
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                  Spent the morning and afternoon checking all my pots. I wasn't sure what was in them ( no surprise there :heehee:) so I emptied each one out, cleaned it and refilled with fresh compost and slow releasing fertilizer. They were either replanted with the bulbs/ tubers that were found to be in them or labelled up as 'ready to be planted out'. Some had my Giant Lilies in and they had really multiplied so extra pots were potted up with them in . A couple of other pots had been home to my lovely big Begonias last year which sadly were destroyed by Vine Weevil ,the grubs were still lurking in the compost so the contents were tipped out and left for the birds to enjoy. A few pots also had Dahlia tubers in them that were sprouting ....just wish I could see the same signs of life in the ones that I left in the borders.:fingers crossed: Another pot had Galtonia Candicans in it. Hopefully all pots are now set to provide us with a lovely summer display.:)
                   
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                    Nearly forgot , potted up some Rembrandt Antirrihinums too.:smile:
                     
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                      Watered the seeds in the greenhouse. Then scarified the lawns. Did a quick check on the plants in the borders. Most seem to be coming back nicely. The Penstemon firebird are now showing signs of life and Buddleja indigo buzz is steaming along. Decided I need to plant more plants for height this year. I'll have to plan carefully so I don't have to widen the borders (again) going to end up with no lawn :heehee:
                       
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                        A bit of a mixed jobs day today. I went down to the long path at the bottom and did some more clearing and cleaning up adding even more to the large garden sack down there. I'm doing the job of clearing up the debris of Ivy and other stems area by area, so it could take me a day or two, or three, to get it all done.
                        I had a proper look at the Wildlife pond and found it's surface to be full of Ivy leaves and pruning's:gaah:. I got out my trusty old landing net and spent a good hour scooping out the Ivy stems and leaves, that quietened down the Frogs but, as soon as I left the pond, they went back to throwing another party again.
                        I've been meaning to finish planting the last 50 Gladioli for days, and so spent another hour investigating what areas of soil I could do so without disturbing any other buried bulbs, so I was happy to finish the job knowing that all the bulbs that need to be planted are planted.:hapydancsmil:
                        I've got around 15 Echinacea in pots lined up on the Patio in front of the Bearded Iris bench and I was fretting a bit as they weren't showing any signs of life but an inspection today showed there were signs of new growth. I have another 6 Echinacea in pots on the Potting Table and so far only 4 of those are showing some signs of Life, I guess I need to be patient.:dunno::heehee:
                        I tied a couple of Imperial Fritillaria to canes to straighten them and make sure they don't snap their stems if there are any high winds and then, just out of curiosity, checked the two Imperial Fritillaria that my Wife and I bought at a Market Drayton Wednesday Market in the early 90's.
                        The garden was a lot different then, more open, and the shrubs much younger, so the Fritillaria were planted in what was then a sunny area by the Lilac "Madame Lemoine". Now the the Lilac is fully grown and the area is shady so it's not such a great site for the Fritillaria. But it was good to see that they were both putting out growth
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                        They may not look much at the moment but they have real intrinsic value with the memories of that day out with my Wife so I would be unhappy if they had died off. I sprinkled a handful of Blood, Fish and Bone Meal around them just as a slow feed to encourage them. The fact that they are over 25 years old and still going just shows how long bulbs can last and how much value they can give.
                        I spotted a Butterfly on the wing, but it was too far away and moving too fast to identify it and I could hear the sounds of Bees flitting here and there, I presume they were heading for the Primroses and Crocus.
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                        The Rhubarb is getting a move on.......
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                        While some of the 11 Peonies are now starting to push up their distinctive red shoots...
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                        • Upsydaisy

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                          Hi @ARMANDII ...could I ask you please, I have some very small Echinacea cuttings that I took last year, they are now showing signs of life but being so small are they best left in the pot for this year or should they be planted out into the border....if the latter then when is the best time to do so please ?
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                            Painting painting painting...floor, roof, and the insides of two walls of the shed now also had their two coats, so just the last couple of walls to go tomorrow.
                             
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                              Hi, Upsdaisy, I would, for the moment, leave them in the pots until the end of May and then I would see how well they have done. If they have put on on good growth and height then I would plant them on. But if you think they are too small it would do no harm to leave them in the pots, (so long as the pots are large enough), until next year. I will be keeping an eye on all the Echinacea in the pots on the Patio and the Potting table and deciding if they can be planted or should be left in the pots until next year.
                               
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                                Ok that's brilliant , they are very small so I think they will end up staying put for this year but I will make a final decision in May.
                                Thanks very much @ARMANDII your advice has been very heipful. :)
                                 
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