WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

Yes we done all and very happy with it but everything around us, constant changes, not why we moved there...The garden was unsafe when wet and I had many times looking after my ducks and one wrong footing..skid..over..ending up not so hurt very much just muddy and put out...what again...yep...spike shoes, had them for running years ago as well.Our man made wildlife ponds with a stream in the middle attracted frogs and then frogs spawn and more frogs every season..but we had to turn the pump off as the flow upset their habits..

 

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was not all fun though..we had next door new neighbours to contend with..bungalow very mujch of some TLC but there mission was we can re build this property and they did. one wall escaped but everything possible was changed..no regards for there neighbours whats so ever. one day after there re constructions had extended to the back garden they raised there steps that was the back sideway entrance to the garden, so high that they could now peer through our purpose built hot tub housing,,,,Mr W had been sawing wood for a job with his new found friend from Mantel Farm..would say it was nice when he stopped...but the wife came around our entrance and shouted are you running a business because if you are then you need the correct paperwork to do so...blah blah blah...we had 3 years at this point of their constant noise..from the building site that it was...Yes I went into one..it cannot be re-produced.. as would 100% offend...These types seem to follow us but hey it is a common issue... neighbours I know with lots of peeps.....

 

Well the remains of my bulb order arrived today from Parkers. So first oportunity and I will be potting up. I prefer to grow bulbs, especially lilies in pot,15Ltr. I will work close to my front door, where my bales of compost are. Then in time take the pots to the GH. I have become a bit shaky on the old legs, so must be careful in the garden.

 

@CanadianLori How many hours do you have your growlights on each day?

 

I run them about 15 hours because they have no other light source. If I lived where a greenhouse was warm enough for seedlings, I'd only run them long enough to extend the daylight hours to that. The plants love the LEDs.

Now, if I want something to flower, I'll drop the lights down to 12 hours so the plants think winter is coming and they want to get on with flower/seed production. Grow 15 or more hours, flower 12 or less

 

understand that..so you have to think feet..feet hard down on heel and then toe...feet rule so have a go at that for a while and see how the brain can re-train your movements...

 

Good evening Dianne.

May I have this dance with you?

Victor Silvester. Slow slow, quick quick slow.

Ouch! Oops. Sorry!

 

so how long have you re-trained, very obviously not long!...went to dance classes and learnt the walz the quick step my favorite as I could now dance with my late Dad and adored that..foxtrot never got that far..thinking is was Peggy Spencers but learnt the cha cha cha the tango and the rumba...later when married with friends went to a church hall and signed up for a new dance teaching club but like us they had a good sense of humour and when we got paired up with strangers as in ''lets all make this fun and get to know our fellow members'' we just fell about being very silly but kept it together...we lasted with this for about a month though...memories are good to surface...

 

If I may intervene? Definitely! Any greedy flowering or fruiting plant will benefit from potash. It needs to be kept dry until application, though. Weeing around the garden provides nitrogen, so you've already got two out of three essentials

 

Nothing it's too diabolical out there, even hubs returned home from his walk after just 5 minutes.

 

all day yesterday and all day today. Listening to it right now. Fields and lanes flooded, my garden totally waterlogged. Rats were almost swimming whilst picking up seeds from the bird feeders. Popped to hardware store to buy large plastic pot for the new mini pond this morning.

So sorry to read of your loss @Sian in Belgium big hugs .