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

Don't let the begonias get you down @fat controller I've never had any success either
But I've conquered my coleus nemesis got at least 2 dozen seedlings with 2 pairs of leaves!

 

Over the last few days have repotted some of the fuchsias, a few had weevils - stems just came out of the pots with no roots likewise a large white astilbe that was in a pot was full of them - luckily I was splitting it - picked them out for Robins, washed off soil (into a bucket of water to drown any I had missed) and repotted into 4 smaller pots.

Indoors had some Red Hot Poker and Korean Fir seeds in the fridge that were sown today along with Hosta, Agapanthus and Astilbe.

E2A @ FC - my begonias sown mid December are still small - germination rates were rubbish - won't be doing these again - but on the upside, some of those I purchased last year as seedlings grew into small corms which are sprouting.

S.

 

Watered and fleeced my tender bits

 

I mowed my back lawn today for the first time this year. Oh the moss! It's tripled over this winter so more hard graft coming up to shift it.

 

I went mad in the Garden today as it was the first day .since last year that we have had pleasant Sunshine and clear blue skies from early morning,0800 hours till 1700 hours..
I worked in the Garden from 0800 till 1700.
I got both lawns cut,the grass was longish but dry enough to cut and it cut better than I thought, not a bad finish for the first cut.
Did some pruning, roses etc.
Did all the weeding,
Cleaned the two decking areas.
Did some reshuffling with the Garden pots, of which I have quite a few .
Placed new compost in most of the pots and boxes,
Repaired some of the Solar lights,some went in the bucket as some of the contacts were rusted and broken with the Heavy Rain falls we have had.
Gave the shed a bit of a tidy up.

I then rewarded myself with a nice seat in the Garden Shed and a couple or three Brandy's overlooking the Garden and feeling very content with the work I had done in the Garden,
I was soooo content I had another couple or three Brandy's its been a good day.

The only problem, I'm now feeling my Age, 59..

 

Quote: The only problem, I'm now feeling my Age, 59

That might be something to do with the Brandy, Music!

 

Dug over the area I'm preparing for the veggie plot. Discovered two hidden tree stumps that I've no hope of getting up that'll change my plans a bit

 

Finished weeding down one side of my L shaped border, unfortunately it was the short side, potted up 3 plants arrived with postman , no idea who ordered those , spent 30 minutes looking for the new secateurs I bought Monday, found them in the bag of weeds, hope to do more weeding today so I can make a start on planting out some of the plants I have, all H.P. been sat out since before Christmas.

 

I was going to sow my toms in early April. Should I be sowing them now instead?

 

Cut down a part of an unstable massive Photina, which has forced me into rescuing a fair sized bed in that area that was neglected and frankly a horrible mess. Bit annoyed really as I'd intended to not do any big jobs in the garden this year but to concentrate on veg growing and holidays.
Have given the bed a good preliminary dig over but now my gardeners back has kicked in so will dig again, weed and make good over the next while before putting in some foundation plants. Grand to be outdoors though as it's a lovely day now the fog has gone.

GG

 

Sowed Chinese Forget Me Not, Trifolium Rubens, Lavatera Arborea, Linaria Brown's White, Echium Tuberculatum, Agastache Aurantiaca and some Rudbeckia.