What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2019

Sempervivum
Are there any forum members interested in this group and are cultivating properly named varieties. I think I'm about to develop an unhealthy obsession in these. This is bad.
If so what's your best growing medium mix.

 

BigC, I have developed an “unhealthy obsession” for hellebores, salvias, agastaches, heleniums, sanguisorbas, persicaria, cannas......need I go on??? So, if sempervivens is your passion then go for it. When I see your collection I prob will have an obsession for them too

Gary, two ways to go..... chemical Provado, which is very effective all year round. Or a biological control using nematodes that you can apply now.
Be careful about putting on because larvae not hatched yet could well be in the soil.
You use both products applying directly to the soil not the leaves but I think Provado is also systemic so poss a risk to cats for a few days anyway.

And due diligence....I keep my eyes open to the adult weevils and squash them when I see them....they often climb walls and reside in evergreens like euonymous where you can see them at night. Keeps numbers down and I seem not to have so many now

 

@Verdun do you feed your borders and if so what with and whats your schedule
Regards
C

 

Hiya BigC

I feed selected plants, e.g.hellebores, but mostly I mulch generously. An organic mulch will feed the soil and not over feed plants, helps retain moisture and looks good. This produces sturdy and not overly lush plants I think

Schedule? Mulching in autumn with locally sourced compost and garden compost. New plantings have compost mixed into the soil plus fish, blood and bone, chicken pellets or dried manure. Then mulched. I try to mulch again in spring.....hellebores esp and those plants that benefit from moisture being retained in the soil like hostas, astilbes, astrantias.

My regime for veg patch is heavy mulching then fish blood and bone in the spring

 

Planted out some cucumber seedlings and crossing my fingers this new lot won't get eaten too. Planted out a cannabis plant that had been bullying the other plants in one of the smaller greenhouses. Watered, watered, watered!

 

I dont think that would be legal over here hahahaha

 

It sounds good to me. My wife makes tea with it.

G.

 

Fantastic looking plants too

 

I make CBD oil with it. Lovely in Christmas Cake But, I do NOT eat and drive. Just in case. I believe I have the dosage correct and always err on the side of too little. But that way, I can eat more cake

My plants, all of them, are out there panting. It hit 94f about 15 minutes ago!

 

Oooo, can I have some of that cake CarolineL? It’s good to share

 

Oh dear @wiseowl i hope that you can sort that out. I'm lucky that i don't have it but it's all around here in the hedges.

 

Lovely old bench Shiney...you’ve done a grand job on it