What jobs are we doing in the garden today 2016

Just got in from the garden, been out there since 8am, such a nice day here in the Fens.

Cleaned out the water butts and trying a new filter system from gutters to stop the spigot getting blocked up (knew I had a reason for keeping that old nasty net curtain!).
Set up a spot in the compost heap for pattypan squash I'm germinating (an old rusty metal bin I'd been saving for that special recycling project - OH had put it in the car a couple of times for the recycling dump, so now happy it has a purpose after sitting around for ages.
Dug over an area that had got infested with spanish bluebells, hard work in heavy clay, but it is one of the areas that's been on my to-do list for ages.
Pruned a hawthorn that was dangling over neighbours driveway.
Planted a shady area with some annuals just for a bit of colour.
Up to the nursery to buy more compost and said annuals.

More weeding ....

Need a cuppa now.
GG

 

Potted on the Cucking Squirtcumbers, sown yet more Bridgwater beans as there were 3 slugs under the tray that ate the lot

Soaking the Lemon pot overnight to flush out/drown whatever ate all the leaves last night

Sowed some Black Pearl Chillies, not sure if they'll come up, just found the seed Penny sent me years back

Planted the Sunflowers out

 

Not much today, as at church all morning, a quick pop home to change, and then a friends leaving/birthday do this afternoon. So many of my "long-term" or lifer expat friends have either left, or are about to leave. Not good!!

So all we have done is a wander around the garden, looking at the new fruit trees, the fruit bushes, the rhode-dodies (will take a picture when it's not chucking it down), then back inside before the aforementioned rain!

 

A bit overcast and muggy here today, but it stayed dry so I cracked on with a few odd jobs.

In the greenhouse - Planted a couple of cucumbers in large 20lt pots, planted out the sweet peppers, sowed some basil, pumpkins and a couple more cucumbers.

Outside - Planted the two large pots I emptied yesterday with Gazanias, emptied and planted up another one with a couple of lavender plants I had to spare. Did a bit of light weeding around the salad veg and another quick hoe in between the spuds. Finished off with a bit of watering this evening.

 

Watering watering and some more watering. Too many pots,too many young plants,too many treeferns. Love it.
Cleaned the pond(more water)got a wheelbarrow of mud/weed which went into compost dalek.
Sprayed palms and roses then repotted brahea armata into a bigger pot ( my fave palm)

 

Did a healthy 10 hours outside today! With some help from husband of course.
Potted on/repotted more things than I care to mention, including a eucalyptus and hebe I'd had since August last year. Hopefully they'll be happier now.
Gave all my potted roses a liquid feed. Days away from lots of healthy blooms now!
Planted out a few sweet peas and dahlias. Went to pot on an iris and then did my usual propagation to make 3 of them instead!
Pulled up some weeds and hoed a few others. Gave the garage and shed a huge clear out and tidy as shed is having some repairs soon.
Met a hedgehog in my neighbour's garden and marvelled at the cuteness! We named him Bobby.
Deadheaded most of the bluebells and spotted bindweed I need to blitz soon.
Then gave the patio a huge sweep and tidy, moving pots around too.
OH did the lifting and sweeping, and gave the lawn some Aftercut feed. He also neatened the lawn edges and gave the Ribes, Lilac and Forsythia a trim. A very productive day!

 

Made the most of the decent weather today, started early dug over the beds ready for planting then planted 30 dahlia redskin 15 cactus dahlia, 20 various cannas, Ricinus, Brugmansia. Came in to watch the footy with little Mowgley then back out and planted more
Then sat down at 8pm for a glass of wine and ordered myself a new camera

 

Hi more work done on the arbour planter then gave the lawn and borders a feed.

 

I want one please

 

Not all in the garden, but, all outside.......

Painted my moms ( and her next door neighbours ) porch. Planted up 4 wall baskets with Petunias. Then had to move all the containers from the right hand side of the garden to the left as there's someone coming to demolish and take away the shed on Tuesday so had to clear a way through for them.

 

Its more work painting it than making it Anthony, the next one for the other side i will paint it before I make it,

Looking at it now its nearly finished I need a few none aggressive climbers to go up as well as planting things to trail down.

 

Greenhouse most of the day, transplanted Foxgloves and Lupins for next year and moved them outside, moved cucumbers and tomato plants into their big 13L growing buckets, also sad as it is throw away about 20 tomato plants as have grown too many

Also checked on my Black Lace cuttings from 2 weeks ago and most of them have rooted

but still not having any joy with my attempts at Rex Begonia cuttings