What jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2015

Planted the Arran Pilot spuds in the veg plot. In the greenhouse, potted up the sweet pepper seedlings and sowed some courgettes and butternut squash.

Sat in the summer house and read the Sunday paper.

 

Wasn't very nice today so only managed to tidy the shed and do a tip run

 

Didnt get as much done as I had hoped, the wind was horrific! I attempted to sow some veg seeds but the seed trays kept blowing away!

Did pot on a some Fuschias, cut the grass and gave all my pots of Agapanthus a good water and feed. When did I get so many agapanthus, I dont even recall buying them!

 

Planted up a hanging basket with trailing geranium, and million bells, both scarlet red. Hope it's not too early.
Also, planted up widow box with Dahlias, trailing geranium, million bells and nicotiana.

 

Today I have painted the Fence, hung three willow trellises and planted some climbers

 

Trailing geraniums should be OK Simon , bit early for all the others to be out .

 

Have been thinning and trimming the hedge and making sure to leave some cuttings and grass for the birds (who are very loudly courting this morning) will burn what they leave tomorrow.

Checking on what's growing, it's changing by the hour, putting some new ties on the roses and planting out a new Peony (which is way ahead of those already in the garden) so decided to cover it with its own cloche for a little while.

Probably won't get back to the garden for more than half an hour a day until the end of the week so trying to prioritise, this time of year it could be a full-time job even though compared to many of you, my garden is quite small!

 

I'm missing my garden today, I'm literally thinking about it all the time! , it's been lovely catching up with this thread though & reading all about what you are doing. Although I'm working a late tonight I think I will do a bit of watering when I get home , I can put the outside lights on. If I have time I think I shall nip in to Aldi I fancy some of their oblesks, thought I'd buy them & if they are no good return them in Thursday!
Happy gardening folks xx ​

 

Haven't done that much over the last few days as the weather hasn't been that good - it was awful for most of yesterday. My friend bought me some "plants for pollinators" as a gift to cheer me up so I planted those up this morning. I'm looking forward to seeing them flower.

 

I have 6 trailing pelargonium from last year that are still alive, no special treatment, they were left in the basket from last year. Just Potted those up in fresh compost and gave them a good water and feed, should be good to go again

 

Pruned back my young medlar tree that was getting too intimate with a rose bush. Also fed the virginia creeper with potash (supposed to be tomato feed which I don't have but, on a google search, it said this is high in potash). A bit odd since I associate potash for flowers and fruit and the virginia creeper just has its first bud. (?) I was just abiding by my garden calendar (i.e. jobs for the month).

 

Weeding

 

Finally, New York is getting some warm weather, temperature today was about 23 C. I decided to begin opening the greenhouse a little early this year and began planting tomatoes in their self watering containers; I plan on doing a few every day until they are all planted. Planting in the ground is still more than a month away, so I am looking forward to an early harvest. The first two are a Burpee's Super Beefsteak and a Mortgage lifter.

 

They look healthy Hydrogardener. Is that grit you've used in the soil mix please?