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

Trying to keep up with the potting on and seed sowing, seem to be losing the battle at the moment.

 

Weeded the gravel drive. You'd think the weeds would all be shallow-rooted... oh no

 

Done some tidying up, had my hair cut, then i looked at the grass and tidyed that up as well by giving that a hair cut, lawn mower has been busy

 

Lots of little jobs, tidied the clematis, cut out a rampant fuchsia that will not die, ditto honeysuckle, sharpened the mower, which involved electric drill, as battery one not charged enough and cannot find the right charger, also a few time consuming inside jobs.

 

Clematis was on our list as well. I'd happily start again with it...

 

Started the marathon watering task....even though we've had rain things are still dry...pushed a few Willow sticks in the ground and spent a good 5 minutes sniffing the Choisya Tenata...not everyones cup of tea but it takes me right back to Junior school...

 

Planted a Weigela and a Rose in pots and positioned them along the sunny back fence then a Lamium and a Geranium in a more shady part of the garden. Found a Linaria seedling I want to keep which was growing in a pot with a Clematis so I stuck the seedling in a pot to grow on a bit until I decide where to plant it. Fiffed and faffed about with the blowaway checking the temp inside....it's getting pretty hot in there. Did a bit of weeding and watered some pots. Just remembered that I still haven't sown my cucamelon seeds......must do that later.

 

@Kristen
Forgot to say 12 seeds in the packet not 6 so well chuffed , @Scrungee now 25p I had a bargain

Spruce

 

Planted out 2 raspberry canes, 2 rows of shallots, 2 rows of charlotte early spuds, and 2 rows of maris pipers. Tomorrow I have about 4 rows of King Edwards to plant. I think I bought too many spuds (sorry @Kristen, I got carried away). Will share harvest with family and friends. Sowed some more Malva, Echinacea, Lupin and sunflower seeds. Weeded lots as well. Had a glass of wine as the sun went down.

 

Hardening off three trays of double petunias and also moving the leeks outside during the day as the greenhouse is getting quite warm. Potted on about 150 Antirrhinum Monarch mixed and still have another packet to sow (my OH loves them) Planted two rows (24) Maris Peer and another 15 into potato sacks to stand on the patio. I have 5 buckets each with one Homeguard in, these are now ready to go out but don't want to tempt a frost. I could really do to visit Homebase as well but don't have any available floor space for more shelving.
Just to report, the 4 Telepathy cucumber seeds have all pushed their heads above soil today as well.

 

Digging more lawn up, extending borders.
Nearly pricked out the last of the marigolds
Had to sow some apple pips because little Mowgley wants a apple tree
Planted out some antirrhinum eternal magenta and some lynchis x Arkwright is sowed last year.
Got to find some room for some potentilla and geum mrs Bradshaw

 

Late home, so have only had chance to water the seedlings, gotta have a cuppa before GW.

Have a project planed for tomorrow, lets just hope I can find the get go in the morning.

 

My beds in the front garden are now weed free and some chicken manure pellets tickled into the surface. I've also edged one of the beds and dead headed the daffs. I'll be out there tomorrow for more edging weather and back permitting.