What jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2015

Thanks @M, hope to have it finished soon.

All I charge is the pollination of a plant in my garden!

 

Mostly shuffling around my pot plants, i.e. now that the grape muscari flowers are spent I have shifted that container to somewhere discreet and placed an up and coming plant in its place, i.e. in the highlighted area.

Deadheading spent dandelion flowers before they seed everywhere; spring is the best time to eat young dandelion leaves (e.g. in salads) - provide lots of nutrients and not too bitter. Cats can't easily get into my garden so I am fairly confident that the leaves are not adulterated!

....I was wondering why are small daisies seen as weeds (unwanted plants) in a lawn - they are unobtrusive and pretty? Is it just the conventional mindset to obtain a uniform certain length of green?

 

Now that's a proper Des Res...Nice one

Today I had written myself a list of 'jobs to do' but only did 2 jobs that were actually on the list...it's the usual case of 'I'll just plant these plants near the pond,Hmmm that'll go nice there too,ah I'd forgotten about that,ought to tidy the edges up really,I'll give it a mulch too,best put barricades up to stop the chooks from digging them up until they get settled in'

Why do I write lists

 

Started my courgette, ridge cucumber and patty-pan squash seeds on damp kitchen towel in yogurt pots - when the embrio root appears I will pot up individually in 9cm pots. Using this method I'm sure of exactly how many have germinated - I do hate the instruction on seed packets " sow 2-3 seeds in pots then thin to the strongest seedling" - such a waste

a-a

 

a bit...if you eat enough of them, but also dandelions reduce inflammation.

Coffee also is a commonly available diuretic, if consumed in quantity.

 

Scarified the lawn and mowed it for the second time this year. goint to go all out on it this year. Top dressing the lot!

 

Hurray! My raised bed is built, placed, filled, dug over, soil improved and levelled again. I'm shattered! This is where I got to, hoping to plant it up tomorrow. Not sure on my decisions, but figure I can move stuff later if need be. Might chop back the forsythia a little more before then.

 

Yesterday I:
Replanted my raised bed and followed wiseowl's advice on planting the roses correctly. Also added some mycorrizal fungi.
Then planted my dhalias which have been hardening off for a week.
Removed all traces of weed in the raised bed and the vegetable bed
Moved my beetroot seedlings that had been growing among the carrots (yikes mixed them up with raddish)
Then moved the salad seedlings which are growing among the potatoes. There now in neat ows surrounding the potatoes.
Pulled the earth up around the emerging potatoes
Divided and repotted my fuchsia which suprisingly survived the winter outside and then being tossed into the compost heap.
The same goes for my cannas.
Water the whole garden. This is a core. We do not have a tap in the garden and live on the first floor. So I need to drag the watercan or a bucket up and down a very tight very steep stair. And this at least ten times to water the whole garden. Not looking forward to summer.

 

Wow. I'm planning to have a beehotel in the garden. Did you make this one yourself. It's beautiful

 

Just done 3hrs of pricking out and potting on plus washing out the pots/trays as I go along. Having breakfast now - fried egg butty and a mug of tea.

 

I didnt make it myself im extremely terrible at woodwork so if i had made it it would not look as nice as that and would have fallen apart within a month lol

I got it on amazon here is the link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Large-Woode...30039082&sr=8-7&keywords=bee+and+insect+hotel

 

OOh. Thankyou. Was kind of secretly hoping I could buy it. Hehe

 

I do this with mine It's nice to be able to "hide" plants that are spent and put something more attractive in a prime spot.

 

yesterday i got a LOT of topsoil delivered and spent the day shifting 24 wheelbarrow loads down the garden to my raised beds today i am creating a border at the bottom of the garden and shifting more soil feel a bit sore today but its all worth it cant wait to start growing veggies