WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

I’ve been trying to keep on top of the garden over the past few weeks. Not easy with a puppy getting in the way, especially when he developed a habit of attacking me from behind, and biting me hard, with a full-on bite…

anyway, we think we’ve made it clear that is not acceptable, so I’ve been able to do a little more.

Yesterday I cut the paths in the grass, most of which has not been cut since April. We are slowly making the paths wider, and clearing a “wedge” at a time. At the moment we’ve got mainly yarrow (white, and some pink), meadow scabious, and some thistles in the meadow areas. Also harvested a load of red chillies (pikito, jalapeño, Cayenne and Patio sizzle). There was 138g of pikito, and about a similar amount of the others, combined. We've got some Hungarian Black that have turned nearly fully red too, but I left those for another day.
Oh yes, picked our first runner beans!! Three of them - there may be some more later this week.

 

Still on my border revamp planning, labelling those that are on the move to a new home area or those that are sadly departing. Also considering as to whether or not to move the lavender plants from the raised kitchen patio beds . I replaced them 2years ago but they have grown so big and floppy again, we have drastically cut them back but I have since done some reading up and I think the soil is too good for them in that area, so they too might be on the move as well.

 

Not much today had some other things to do, just water the hanging baskets.

 

Harvested carrots, betroot and french beans



Then i cleaned out the large veggie bed, ready to convert into greenhouse in autumn/winter



Then i built the framework for another side greenhouse, waiting for the polycarb now

 

Well I've reach one definite decision ....I think , the Catanache Caerulea are going and the kitchen patio Lavenders are moving into their vacated space.
Phew!! That's a start made ...finally.

 

We have Box Blight, so we've been removing / cutting them right back today ,4 so far.
We cut one right down to ground level about 3 months ago and it seems to be growing back really healthy

A couple were too far gone so they've been completely removed

Regrowth one

Removed from tub



Eventually removed

 

Yesterday helped hubby with cutting the front grass and I put the cuttings around the rhubarb as a mulch, it's keeping the moisture in and it's better than putting it around the back hedge on the other side of the wall and not being used at all.
Today going to sort out the chillies in the conservatory, I've had a good harvest but now they have finished so going to get them out and use the compost for 2 mint plants that we bought from the supermarket.

 

Repotted Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Petit Sunrise' into a nice rotund terracptta pot. It had been in the ground under the Brugmansia but did not like the cold snap we had and went back to the ground. I have had it in my ICU space and it has recuperated well. Moved a pale pink Mandevilla/Dipladena to a trellis where I had a small Pentas. Just have the Pentas sitting in a pot until I decide where it can go. I have no space in the ground and am getting overrun with pots.

 

I can take my pick, pile of stuff to go through the shredder, grass to cut, dead/dying rambling rose to come out, compost heap to turn, mature compost to be distributed, weeding deadheading and so forth.

 

Did some watering and thinking about changing the back garden a bit. Don't need so many red and white current bushes, so started to cut them down to dig out, don't know how easy it's going to be. Also there's some gooseberry bushes to dig out.

 

Another revamper like me then @Logan , I haven't started any real digging up yet but the plans are coming along !

 

Yes @Upsydaisy I've got some blackcurrant cuttings that have been in small pots for a few years, I was wondering what to do with them, I'll probably end up having too many of those in the end. I'll Probably put some flowers in as well, I grew some lupins and a Knautia from collected seed I might put in. Hope that yours go well.

 

@shiney I get those letters all the time and they are fantastic for starting a fire in a winter's evening

@Logan I too need to get things shifted! I did some deadheading, collected some seeds and then spent a good deal of time shaking my head out there. I need to do a lot of re-arranging. Particularly since my shaded and sunny spots have swapped places.

It has cooled down to 85f. And being after 7 in the evening, I have zero intention of going out to join the mosquitoes who love this hour with bonuse humidity!

Oh, and I did treat myself to a couple more Hibiscus. Hardy down to zone 4. Giant happiness!

 

Having cut down the dead rambling rose there is an even bigger pile of stuff for shredding.
Today compost heaps.