What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2020

As much as you can send please. Sheal

 

Dug the Ensete maurii out of its barrel today I am expecting they maybe some proper frost coming next week which would see it off, cut all the leaves off and now its stood upside down in the Greenhouse draining water out, I'll put it in a bag after and bring it inside over winter. Also potted up a little colocasia which I am having a think about how I would like to keep it over winter dry it out or keep it ticking over . I grow some begonia Santa cruz from seed earlier this year can't believe how big the tubers are for just one season, I'll be keeping them for next year and I'll grow more begonia seeds next year, they are in the GH drying out at the moment before I bag them up for winter storage.

 

If the wind changes direction Logan I'll put them on course to blow your way.

 

Thank you Sheal

 

Spent a couple of hours sweeping and raking up leaves two and a bit dumpy bags full, then the weather turned wet and the wind returned.

 

Up at my mums to see her and finish sorting her bit of garden before Thursday lockdown kicks in as she can't manage it on her own.

It's been a mammoth job over the last couple of months with my brothers helping and Dave helping too. Today I got bark chippings and out it down over heavy duty weed suppressant so hopefully it will keep the weeds at bay. There's also the little greenhouse up and stones for it are down and the little potting table is in.

If its not wet tomorrow I will be back and clearing another section. I'll be digging up some plants and potting them up. The plan is to then put a load of weed suppressant etc down to kill off the area over the winter. It'll then have a couple of raised beds in the new year for mum to grow veggies as we think that patch will be sunny.


I'm wondering if anyone has any plant suggestions for the back under the shade of the neighbours awful tree. Mum loves bright colours so any idea?

 

@Snorky85 hellebores do well under trees and good for the bees in spring.

 

I've been chucking Coconut Coir bricks in buckets of water, mix this with my own compost plus Perlite and I'm good to go in Spring (Can't come soon enough for us all)
Oh and cooked a Roast Chicken, Roast Parsnips and Two Veg for the three of us.

 

How much light does the area get and soil conditions ? how tall do you want the plants to grow looks quite a depth the border.

 

I think that's a pine tree @Snorky85 ? I have five in a circle and nothing deep rooted will grow there so I've turned it into a sort of woodland plant area. Spring bulbs - Snowdrops (Galanthus Nivalis), Crocus, Iris Reticulata, Chionodoxa and I'm yet to add Daffodils. I have wild Primroses that will flower right through Spring and will add other plants as time goes on, Hellebores, Anemones etc.

 

It varies from fairly bright in the early morning, quite shady 10:30/11am to dappled shade later in the day. And it's dry shade.
My grandma had planted hollies but they all grew "leggy" because there wasn't enough light. But there had also been a massive cherry tree where the greenhouse was and another birch tree in that area, so now it should get more light.

i like the idea of spring bulbs-i'll put some of those it.
I read a gardeners world article that said hydrangeas do well in shade but I didn't think that was right?!?

i'll take some more pics tomorrow so you can see the depth of that section.