What Jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2014..

I'm going to drag my new bags of compost from the front to the back garden ready for the Spring sowing.

Then I'm going to sow a bunch od assorted seed that I think might benefit from/ get away with early starting.

Lobelia tupa and Queen Victoria
Salvia argentea
Lavatera cachemirica and various others.

I've been mulling over a design for a ceramic alpine tower, might go and build a maquette. Might run it past you for comments if I do.

So, switch off and get out there!

 

Sun and cloud here this morning - cold and windy though when the sun goes in - did a bit of watering in the greenhouse seedlings (herbs).
Noticed lots of shoots on my last year's error purchase of multiple double packs Chrysanths . Most ended up in pots so I could overwinter without digging them up. Left some in the garden just to see (couldn't be asked to dig!). Need to take cuttings of these. No flowers/buds on any bulbs yet.

I have also left some pots of geraniums out (in my neighbour's part) - they are doing better than those put away in the greenhouse which have moulded a bit . Outside the annual lobelia has resprouted in the pots too.
Outside


S.

 

Washed another load of pots. Someone remind me to wash them as I go along this year.

 

At long last I managed to get outside today, the first time since before Christmas! The roses are now pruned and I have battle wounds even though I had gloves on.

 

Just been outside for a hour or so after work and made a start on the conifers at the back (hard work )
For some strange reason I started in the middle
Anyway lopped about 5 - 6ft off them and a big bonfire will be needed soon


Well decided to go out and start a bonfire at 7pm, half of what I cut now burnt.
Loads left to do yet though

 

In the GH...Sowed Delphinium 'Delight mix',Delphinium 'pacific giant mixed',Calendula,Cleome and Verbena Bonariensis....was going to sow some Sweet Peppers but took them out of the packet and then the inner packet disappeared into thin air....

In the lounge....decorated the window sills with Charlottes,Maris Peer and International Kidney spuds

 

Nothing done in the garden for 3rd day in a row - will be getting withdrawal symptoms soon! Sowed a few more seeds: Malva Mystic Merlin; Platycodon mixed and Osteospermum Daisy Mae mixed

 

Haven't been in my garden for a week, but sowed a few chilli seeds and placed on my windowsill at work. These are dried seeds from the Italian chillies I brought home last year and they have sprouted already. It is extremely warm in my office at work, so that obviously did the trick!

 

Garden was still a bit too soggy to do much so I tidied up the tubs on the decking today. So many weeds and soggy leaves collected in there. But there's lots of signs of life budding on the shrubs there

 

Filled brown bin
Raked and weeded borders
Pruned roses
Started chitting King Edward and Arran Pilots

Getting very tempted to mow the lawn soon, always too wet unfortunately.

 

My Hydrangeas particularly. Some buds have already broken and leaves emerged, but for the rest the buds have really fattened. Not good if we have late frosts ...

 

Sad story : Checked on my sowed seeds in shed.... Something ate all my sweet pea seeds.... :( literally dug them from the pot and ate them :(


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How annoying :( and somewhat surprising as Sweet pea seeds are poisonous ...

 

Suicidal mice ?
Can't blame 'em in this weather...
Jenny