WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2022

Its been raining here up to this afternoon. I been getting the pots of lilies out of the cold frame looks like the cold frame had it the top feel off , I don't really use it anyway main just for storing the lilies over winter so I'd probably get rid.

Fertilised the lawn which needed watering in ironically no rain forecast now. Bit of weeding in the front and sprayed a few dandelions which I think I've tried to pull out numerous times. I took some cutting as well missed a stem on the rambling rose Ghislaine de feligonde its a fantastic rose so worth the try, also did some leonotis cutting.

 

Phew @Loofah ...that's good news.....well not the stiff neck bit.

 

You reported having heavy rain last Friday night @shiney

 

Very true

 

We consider 15 minutes of heavy rain on our clay soil (au naturel) a blessing!

 

Spent an hour this morning planting up the three Dipladenas I got the other day into one pot, re-arranged two Verbena in an urn on its side pot, re-potted two Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in bigger pots and took photos. Got T'other Half to cut down Plumbago to half, cart the pots and compost around for me, and of course sweep up after me. I will have him water everything later.

 

At my age, it's always a relief waking up.

 

Little to do in the garden except feed the birds. I have spent about £100 on Fat Ball, Dried Meal Worms, Suet blocks and Wild Bird Seed over the winter.
I always mist the plants and cuttings on the heat mats and today I started more Sweet Pea seeds soaking, with a view to sowing tomorrow.

 

As much weeding as I could manage before my knees complained too much. The clay soil was setting harder even as I worked....such lovely sunshine.

 

Do you know I was actually going to reply along similar lines this morning...but then I thought hmmm..shall I , shan't I..so I didn't..

 

Just some lightweight Apartheid. My giant Sunflower seedlings are allowed out during the day, gourds are not, and cucumbers even less.

Now, it just happens that Sunflower and cucumber seedlings are totally identical at this stage and gourds could also possibly be similar. I confidently selected the Sunnies from the meters of unlabelled seedling pots, leaving the Cucus behind. By midday half of the Sunnies started to look very Cucumberish so went back in.

Another round of inspection, and a near- 100% Sunny was identified. Out it went until I noticed something very much like flower buds in the leaf joints... not a Sunny behaviour at all.

Tomorrow I will line them up in an identification parade. Things shouldn't be a problem later on, if it's 4m tall and has a yellow flower, it's not a miniature cucumber and so on. But right now it's a bit challenging.