What Jobs Are We Doing in the Garden Today... MK3.. 2013

I have had to do some major tidying because of the winds and have also taken various cuttings. Put some bulbs in. I will be doing some seeding and potting in the poly-tunnel later.

 

not much done yesterday what with the stormy weather (that wind is fierce!) it was raining pretty much constant too (lots of darting in & out whenever there was a lull) i did manage to get the guinea pigs cleaned out & the run moved onto fresh grass i gave the pittosporum, pyracanthus (sp) & the privet a trim, raked up all the leaves off the grass & swept the decking (which was fun if a bit pointless in the gale force wind ) not bad considering i managed to stay pretty dry throughout despite the bad weather

today is a different story, its still really windy but its much drier than yesterday, unfortunately i cant see myself doing much today...i don't feel too well, i think im getting the blasted bug thats been doing the rounds!

 

Picked plums and took a bag down to the nursery class for the children and staff. Picked some outdoor cherry toms and put them in the dehydrator. Gathered some of the fallen apples and made a litre and a half of apple juice.

 

Yesterday was a total washout, so apart from re-hanging one of the main gates (it was rubbing on the upright) I stayed indoors.

Today looks just as wet, but straight after the dog walk I will be sprinting down to the local Lidl, as spring bulbs are on offer today

 

Pulled up 8 tubs of potatoes that all appeared to be dying,no new spuds for Christmas.

 

Blight?

 

Not sure but I suppose?leaves turned black and twisted .

 

"Black" sounds like blight, but "twisted" doesn't.

If the "twisted" came first I wonder if it could have been herbicide contamination?

 

sorry, should have said that I'm sorry to hear that your spuds have died, 8 bags is a lot to lose :( I'd be utterly hacked off :(

 

Potted up loads of Digitalis, picked a good crop of French and Runner beans, cooked and frozen.

Swept up loads of leaves, put in my black sack, collecting for later.

 

With rain coming and going this week I've managed to get the back garden strimmed and mowed, even though it tried to drizzle at one point. Removed a lot of leaves from the tomato plants in the greenhouse and watered. The toms outside I've binned, they were hopeless this year so I won't bother again. Tripped and fell out of the back door, so I'm now nursing a pulled thigh muscle, great!

 

Thanks FC. I like your cure but sorry, I only drink water and I'm allergic to paracetamol, yes I know I'm weird! It's not painful though and I just hope it doesn't seize up overnight.