WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2022

Today we were out between showers trying to plant out some more of the surplus annuals we have.
I started Poppy "Album" in a tray but it would appear they do not take to being transplanted. I think I will just have to thin the rest out and leave them in the tray.

 

@Perki I'm growing Monarda from seed but you say they can be fickle plants. Any advice would be welcome please.

 

Everyone is so busy now with their gardens its lovely looking through catching up.....
I've been tending to my allotment and my neighbouring one as they are on holiday
The garden at home is beginning to bloom and I'm eagerly waiting for the new Roses.
My peach tree has leaf curl so ive had to strip the leaves off and the mares tail is back with a vengeance

 

@Sheal Monarda tend to do a disappearing act after some winters even though they are hardy and in perfect conditions . I was asking one of the owners at a nursery I visit who grows a lot of variety of monardas and he recommended taking cutting every year seen as they can do a disappearing act.

I've grown quite a few variety's - Beauty of Cobham - Cambridge scarlet - Scorpion - Squaw , Squaw is by far the most reliable its more a less evergreen . Best way I've found to keep them happy is to dig in lots of organic matter before planting and give them a drink if its hot and dry otherwise they'll get powdery mildew.

 

Today I cut "the Meadow" and then trimmed the edges. I need to take my edging spade to a couple of bits, but that will keep until next time.
I took delivery of 10 Creeping Phlox postplugs so I potted them up, two to a pot, then stuck them in my cold frame until they come on a bit.

 

Found an aphid infestation on some of my greenhouse garlic. Removed the offending plants, couldn't see any on the peppers or toms thankfully

 

Potted on some Verbena I did from seed. (Yes, I have some success with seed!) Deadheaded my trailing Pelargoniums, some are 48 inches (120 cms) long touching the ground from the ledge. Untangled some Mandevillea on the trellis. There is not much to do this time of year.

 

I've been a bit of a busy bee today as I spent several hours on the balcony - but no "gardening", unless you count moving dozens of pots backwards & forwards!

I spent my time replacing the strings that go from the top of the railing almost to the ceiling. They are there for climbing plants, Morning Glory principally though the climbing Nasturtiums may want to "muscle" their way in!

I had to water the clay pots on the balcony railings as with the wind of late they had dried out a lot. At the present moment these pots have white Alliums in them but most of the flowers have now finished so I also deadheaded them. These will be removed, probably during the coming week - if I can find Petunias in town to take their place.

 

Thanks @Perki. I think I'm probably on a hiding to nothing then. Keeping my garden fed and watered is nigh on impossible and if they don't survive I won't bother again.

I'm growing Monarda Didyma ' Red Colours'.

 

I can either sit on my bum or stand up no inbetween with my knee, so sat on my bum and restaked all the sweetpeas, can't give them away at the moment such a shame.

 

Same here I can't kneel either .I've had a garden kneeler/seat for years now and it's fine to sit on but they are no good as kneelers, too narrow and way too uncomfortable. I have a large piece of thick foam that I use to use before my knee issues got so bad.
Even since my surgery earlier this year my knee still won't allow me to kneel , everything takes ages to accomplish and planting out is so very painful on my back at the best of times but so much more so now

 

Moved some things out of the greenhouse to harden off. Weeded a bit, my neighbour likes bindweed climbing up the self seeded field maples, so I get bindweed as well. Planted out French and Runner beans, put in sticks for these (All my own Phyllostachys nigra) and watered them in. Just off to empty a compost bin and mulch a few things.