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

Well, I went out with the intention of moving my strawberries into their new home and then getting my carrots sown, but sort of got sidelined - and I reckon that I did something that nobody else would be doing in the garden today.............. I pressure washed the lawn.

I started off by watering stuff in the greenhouse, then decided to see if I could get the 5ft high trunk and rootball of the fallen buddleia finally out and away. I initially attacked it with my trusty spade, which let me dig out around the rootball to get to the few big roots that remained holding the thing in. Once I got far enough in, I got the saw in to cut through the roots and managed to get the thing free, however try as I might I couldn't get it to budge far as it was properly heavy.

After swinging on it for a while, knocking my back out, I decided that it had to lose weight. Mrs C came to the rescue with a cuppa and strong painkillers to let me get enough peace to carry on, so I then went at it with the saw and cut it down a bit more. Then it was more swinging on the trunk to release it, before I was finally able to 'roll' it out of the border and it was free.

However, it was still too heavy to handle, and despite best efforts, I couldn't get through the trunk as my saw was too small (multiple trunks at one time, all fused together); then I hit on an idea to remove some weight - pressure wash the soil off the rootball, and then saw through the roots! And that is exactly what I did.

Once the roots were cut off in various chunks, I was then able to 'walk' the remaining trunk up the patio and it is currently propped up in a corner awaiting me having the time and inclination (and assistance) to load it in the car and have it away to the tip.

The pressure washing of the rootball left a hell of a mess on the grass, so I pressure washed the lawn back into the border

After a bit of tidying up, I quit for the day knowing that I have done some damage to my back, and as I write I am awaiting the pending seizure - tomorrow morning's return to work will be fun.

 

I cannot stand that man; very talented player, but he is an arrogant git, and there is no excuse for that in my book

 

I agree that the lad has his problems - I too know only too well the realities of depression and anxiety, but there is just something about him that puts me on my back foot. Not a massive fan of Steve Davis either, as he always comes across as a very closed book; Hendry on the other hand, I actually quite like, at least in the way he plays - although I am less than impressed at recent reports as to how he has treated his family.

@Jenny namaste - I am paying for it a bit now, oddly in my shoulders which I didn't expect. Mrs C is keeping the Bacardi rolling which is a good anaesthetic. I am sat watching the snooker on the red button at the moment, and promise I will head for the hay soon.