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

Hi FC

Looking good , I thought for 1 minute Alan Titchmarsh had been around with his famous blue tin of paint

 

Emptied the small compost bin which has been there for 4 years to unearth some black gold!
Only put leaves, food waste, grass clippings and newspaper in this bin.
Got 4 bags full, all sieved through beautiful smelling stuff if you know what I mean
1 bag used to mulch acers, ferns, palms and roses
Saving the other 3 bags for my birthday presents(hopefully they'll come soon )
Watered everything in the GH, things are really starting to move now

 

Did not get around to pricking out and potting up, but did manage to plant out some for my reward. It is surprising how the warm sun can quickly drain ones get up and go

I am though happy with my efforts today, the shed is very welcoming again, and I have left a few spiders for company, for when the cats are not around......

 

pricking out and potting on in the sunshine, more tomorrow. Had to turf some over winterers out to get them in the greenhouse.

 

1. Greenhouse power washed outside only, covered in green algae , ready for it to have timber treatment over the Easter break, looks new already
2. Lawns cut front and back, front lawn fed, lots of thistle in the front lawn very close growing and covered in sharp thorns, I cut these out with a knife.
3. Pottering around, tying in clematis or weaving in.
4. Fed all the borders with "rose granular" food , read a article that ivy loves a treat with lime so each plant has a handful each around the base so I will wait to see if improves the colour especially the variegated forms.
5. All plants in pots needed a good watering as quite a strong drying wind today.

thats my lot for today

 

Phew, that's an impressive list Spruce.
Hope it stays dry for your GH until the Easter break,
Jenny

 

Dug up 1780 Dandelions, time for another bonfire, I feel like an now

 

Having to move my veg patch to make way for a second greenhouse, so filled the first of the new raised beds today:

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Theres a second one to do this week, but Im having to wait for the Dunnock thats nested in the ivy I need to clear to finish up - shes got three hungry mouths to feed & she wont do it while Im working out there.

Meanwhile out the front the grass needs a cut, but Im waiting for the snowdrops & daffs to start to die back.


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Well, thats my excuse - truth be told I quite like the daisies..

N.

 

This 'ere watering lark has kicked in rather early this year hasn't it?
Jenny

 

Sown about 50 sunflowers with my son, then 2 trays of marigolds, gerbra. I have also sown some broad beans.

Rusty.

 

But gonna be cold tonight - that's the trouble. Yo yo weather temps,
Jenny