What jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2015

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  1. "M"

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    Looking a right treat there, FC Bravo! :yay:
     
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      Hi FC,

      l love your borders.

      PS.... Can I have your dark red Hollyhock please to go with my pink one :)
       
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        I'll happily collect you some seeds from it if you want :)
         
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          What a lovely job FC:love30::dbgrtmb:
           
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            Thank you FC, that would be good:) I've never seen one that red before.

            Have you any more cuz from what I know about them they can come true if there's not another one close to it.
             
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              There is only the one - it was here when I moved in, and looking very sorry for itself, and even more so when it got displaced for the new fencing to be put up; however, I hate giving up on a plant, so pampered it a bit and it recovered, and has been in bloom every year since :)

              Remind me come seed time, as I am a forgetful old git at times :old:
               
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                Today I shall be replanting the 6 Bamboo plants I divided form one large bamboo plant yesterday,one done 5 to go:phew:;)

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                  I decide to try and dodge the raindrops and weed this border. These two shots are just half of the border.

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                  Fighting my way into it was hard enough! I got a wheelie bin full of bindweed and rose bay willow herb :hate-shocked: - and got soaked :doh:

                  This morning I picked 25lb of rhubarb and am giving my back a rest now :old:. If the rain stays off I'd like to get some mowing done as it's getting out of hand. Last week was too hot for mowing :phew:
                   
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                    :wow: Your boarder is looking good @shiney.
                    That's a lot of rhubarb :dbgrtmb: what time shall we all arrive for rhubarb crumble & a cuppa tea :heehee:
                     
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                      Tackling the bindweed today and removing Duck weed from the pond:rolleyespink:
                       
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                        Thanks @Beckie76 but it needs a good cutting back now. It'll look completely different in a couple of weeks. :blue thumb:
                         
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                          @Beckie76 Guess that answers your question: after you have given it a good cutting back :dbgrtmb:

                          Psst! @shiney - you are missing a trick there! Piece of crumble and a cuppa is a good bargain to have your cutting back doing ;)

                          May I ask how you are all tackling your bindweed issues, please? I spent a morning digging down and trying to dig out roots the other day because the pulling them out/round up doesn't seem to be as affective as I thought it would be. I only managed to tackle a very small area in a couple of hours (these roots do like to go down and then "run" along something).
                           
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                          @"M" I don't have bindweed issues - it's the boss :heehee:. In the borders with shrubs I just pull it and get what I can, as I can't get to the roots. In the veg plot I also pull it but do so right from ground level. This can get up to 6" of root if done carefully and only needs a quick, weekly, patrol. I never try to dig it and never use weed killer.
                           
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                            I agree with your methods of tackling bindweed, @shiney (not that it's the boss!!).

                            I pull up any new growth, as soon as it's about 6" or so long, so I have enough to get a grip of. It still comes up in the eye bed, but considering it was a mix of bindweed roots and rubble when we started there, there is not much left now.
                             
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                              Good morning all that's half the job done grass seed scattered , now for the top of the garden;)

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