WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

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  1. CanadianLori

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    Oh my, I've been doing that for years and never thought about any reason for doing so other than returning the residue to the earth. I also roughly crunch and add eggshells to my garden. I bake a lot and copious amounts go in. Hmmm, my hostas don't have any holes . I guess it's all good.

    I did save some ash for my smokey water as recommended by @pete for my king protea seeds. I am so glad that you, Pete, are cheering me on for my stripes.... today marks 31 days since I started them. Only 60 or so to go to find out if I failed. :)
     
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      You deserve a gold star for all that hard work Woo :). I hope Mrs Woo appreciates your efforts.
       
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        @clanless I think you've been working Alfie too hard at pulling up all those weeds, poor bean looks absolutely exhausted :snorky: :)
         
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          I've done my two hours weeding this morning. It was lovely working in the warm (not hot) sunshine with a nice breeze blowing. :)
           
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            Weeding, staking, picking blackberries, gooseberries, blueberries, transplanting, mowing, pruning.....all of these done by 5 this morning......at least they were in my head as
            I traipsed the beach considering the work I have to do today; or maybe can be delayed until tomorrow. Hard work this thinking lark! :noidea:
             
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              Covering the blueberries with fleece to try and stop the blackbirds from eating them first.
               
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                Blackbirds here have learned to tear the fleece Logan! :)
                 
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                  Drinking Cider!:snorky:
                   
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                    Those blackbirds are clever.:smile:
                     
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                      Sssssh! I can trust you lot right??? :)

                      I picked the last of the blueberries today......eating loads in the process. Then my niece rang, "have you still got boueberries there?. The last lot were delicious". Not enough left so I nipped down to my local greengrocer and bought 2 large punnets. I will claim them as my own when I see my niece later. All in a noble cause, right?:noidea:
                       
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                        Defying the ban Day 5 :phew:...
                        well OK I'm also diverting the washing machine water into large vats.
                        I fear I'll be doing this for some time to come if I'm reading the charts correctly
                        Oh well...Gardeners are a resilient bunch and we shall overcome....
                        This cheered me up no end today...a pair of lovely roses..
                        "Guys Gold" and one I have totally forgotten the name of...!!

                        rose2.jpg
                         
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                          Just done another two hours of weeding and also put the sprinkler on the runners, courgettes, squash and rhubarb.

                          Rhubarb sponge tomorrow.
                           
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                            Yes you can trust me and yes in a noble cause.:smile:
                             
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                              They're lovely roses.Yes it's going to be like this for a few more weeks.
                              Here we've been asked to cut down on the water, they can't keep up with the demand.
                               
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                                Rhubarb sponge sounds nice. Do you cook the rhubarb first?
                                 
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