WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2022

Sowed some Antirrhinum and painted a fence.

 

I washed the inside glass today in the Greenhouse , stole the soft brush out of the kitchen makes it much easier for hard to reach areas . Need to cut the Ivy back on the outside before I can clean the glass , I like ivy but it is a pain for taking advantage of my fondness the usual give it an inch it will take a mile.

 

Start off by filling this weeks badger diggings in the grass. Pick up prunings, check over greenhouse, tidy up anything killed off by this weeks frosts.

 

@CanadianLori So my plug makers have arrived: they are fantastic! 200 seeds planted into the little tiny ones in a single tray: lettuces, various small flower seeds etc. And this morning as a break from laying this path which has been ongoing for weeks, I made the plugs to plant on 28 lettuces which are ready for pricking out to something bigger. This system seems really good. No waste; highly efficient in terms of space and compost. I need to get some finer potting compost for the little one: I don't suppose the results will be top end with what I've used - but for a first go it was fine. Thank you.

 

Potted up my 7 Pot Yellow peppers and also a couple of Bhut Jolokia and yes @JimmyB they were in soil blocks and easy to pot up.

As well, I potted some "mystery" seedlings. They are either weed seeds that were in the soil or seeds that I had tried to start last year and when they didn't germinate, I used the soil for something else. Recycling my potting soil sometimes brings surprises. I'm plumping for either monstera or hollyhocks. They are just forming their first true pair of leaves so time will tell.

 

A great job @shiney. It looks lovely

 

You're doing well @shiney and your other half.

 

Maybe you should think about that for the future.

 

Definitely agree with @Logan ...you seem to be always out there having to undertake some pretty big jobs!
I had to give myself a serious talking to last year and rethink about our garden maintenance. Even after I've had my surgery I want to go back and keep to my original reasons for gardening....my love for it, relaxation and enjoyment of being surrounded by beauty and nature.......I don't want it to become 'chore'.

 

I planned my garden for the future ... and the future arrived unexpectedly! I had hired a gardener for the heavy work some years ago, first Andy now Ben, which leaves the light work and pots.

 

@shiney at least you're getting there. We might have to do the same thing, hubby finds it a bit more difficult to prune trees and the hedge.