What jobs are we doing in the garden today 2016

home from work for 5 days, yeah. so between house stuff and garden stuff I just keep going. not sure, lots of little crap to do. and weeding of course.

 

What time did you spray them @"M" ? If they had about six hours of dry weather you might be okay?

 

Erm ... must have been around 7ish?
Rain at around 2am ...






Ok must have been around 7 hrs then

Thank you @merleworld

 

Not much, apart from enjoy that "after the storm" freshness.

I suppose I've dried 3 loads of washing on the line, weeded around the fruit bushes, put pea-sticks for the mangetout, and tidied up the clematis tangutica which still hasn't shooted....

 

It's sunny and lovely here surprisingly so have been loafing in the garden sprawled on a comfy lounger with book and cuppas supplied by OH (oh and several bits of battenburg cake ) and just enjoying being in the garden.

Did a bit of watering.
GG

 

Update on the bird bath. Not the best of repairs but it seems to be working. The Starlings haven't returned yet but I expect to see them soon......and yes, I have filled it up!

 

I've mowed the front lawn and weeded the beds ready for annuals.

 

I did tons of pot watering as there's been no rain here for about a week.
Popped to garden centre no.1 for rotted manure, popped to no.2 for Epsom salts, and finally 3 (Wyevale) to use £5 in vouchers to buy some bargain basement perennials.
Need to add the manure and new border can be planned and planted.

 

Not much today top dressed these and some dead heading.

 

Today mow back lawn and final annual planting - Nemesia and Laurentia.
Cranked up the BBQ yesterday , not burning very well so I need to order a new one. Cooked rump steak burgers ,sweetcorn , Chilli onions , and pork and leek sausages - Molly had a sausage specially for her and a spoonful of Kronenbourg beer !

 

Theirs a bit of fresh soil in there .

 

You don't need that many!
I just put 3-4 per square metre and that is enough. Did that with my dahlia bed a couple of weeks ago. All the pellets are gone but so are the slugs.
I heard they are actually attracted to them?
I put too many with a potted iris and it has been totally munched. Irises in the border with less are unscathed.

 

Hi Charlie,

I agree with you, I generally put mine about a foot apart.

Yeah they are attracted to them. They go to the pellet instead of the plant. So it's important that when one goes missing you replace it. I usually find that just doing that a couple of times after it rains is sufficient.

 

Potted up 78 leeks, that should see us through. We know quite a few people who will be pleased with anything we send.