What Jobs Are We Doing in the Garden Today... MK2..

You have Robin(s) they are very territorial, i have one who seems to spend most of his day on the fence, I can see him from my chair,bobbing up and down, making the occasional sorte under the feeders.

 

No damage after last nights winds, thankfully, just lots of leaves lying around...

Today I dragged the Cannas etc out of the greenhouse again to clean up fallen leaves, chopped back a couple of stems on the Cannas that have now died back and dried. Also took the chance to inspect everything for bugs, nothing found this time and then I insulated all the pots with bubblewrap and fleece, also wrapping some plants in fleece just to be on the safe side as there's a chance of consistant cold weather and frosts from next week..

 

You have spaces in your freezer , I am still buying for 2, bought a salmon side the other week ,cut it into cutlets and froze, I don`t eat fish unless its fried in batter.
Had a peruse of the garden, no damage that I can see ,must have got away light here,although water pool inside back door,always does that when weather coming from that direction.

 

Today in the garden, I have built a willow tunnel, connecting the end of the wobbly bridge (part of the lad's play area) to the back door of the willow house.

I must say I'm quite enjoying the process of slowly turning my back garden into an adventure play ground, while still retaining plenty of greenery (hence the extensive use of willow). Its like being a kid again. I don't know who's most enthusiastic about it, me or my son

 

Absolutely critical that the tubers are left attached to the central stem. Unlike, say, Potatoes the tubers will not do anything on their own - the new shoots come from the central stem, and the tuber just provides the fuel/energy. (Personally I think its difficult to split a Dahlia, for that reason, although people do / recommend it; I find taking cuttings off new shoots that appear, in early Spring, much easier)

I think worth having one eye on how "wet" the soil is around them this year. Its a combination of Cold and Wet that will cause them to rot, if they are dry then cold is no problem, and if they are sodden then even "not cold" may still be a problem.

 

Sometimes it is easy to see the different tubers with their individual stems. I gently pull apart and pot in dry compost or wrap in fleece. If only one big stem leave well alone and keep intact.

 

Even though my front garden is like a bog I managed to plant five roses today in the new bed. Eight down, one to go, which I'm still waiting to have delivered.

 

Although we can grow lot of exotic stuff, Cornwall is not good for roses. So, Sheal, I am envious. I have tried with climbers, ramblers and hybrid t's but they all succumb to black spot

 

Know need to be jealous Verdun. I'm yet to find out how they will do. The island has high rainful which promotes disease. I also have sandy soil and I've only ever grown roses on clay before and that was in Essex twenty years ago. Time will tell!

 

Dug up 2 dahlias that I liked this year. Put them the greenhouse to dry out alittle.
Dug the rest up and binned.
Cleaned up more leaves for the compost bins.
Then rain stopped play again