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

They need minimum of 10C overnight ... if you can maintain that then fine

 

Sown all my sweet pea seeds. I know it's probably late, but with the way the weather has been I don't think that they will be that far behind. Sown about 150 which took nearly 3 hrs as my 3 year old son was helping, it was very entertaining.

Rusty

 

Sowing and sorting day today, got more carrots and beetroots sown. Also sown some more African Marigolds and Nigella, thus replace the ones lost due to the cold.
Had a go at the weeds with the hoe, this seems fruitless as they have very strong roots. I think if the soil dries out a bit more then I will be able to get the fork under them and lift the little perisher's.

 

I didn't sow mine until after my finals last year ... so, end of May time. Mine grew just fine

 

Cut the lawn, fed the plants, tidied the borders and planted some bits I bought today:-

40 Dahlias bulbs
60 iris
4 Geums
Sowed aster seeds

Also planted up 2 planters either side of my back door with dahlias and iris.

Moved my large Diksonia back to the decking where it belongs.

And planted 2 senetti which was the first plant I bought mrs al when we started going out, and guess what, she remembered them!

 

Got the rest of the tender bulbs repotted, did a few Tricyrtis divisions, removed an overly large Euphorbia clump and then carried on weeding (Forget me Nots are a bind here, as is Teasel).

 

Stop Press: Englishman discovers Deer laxative properties of Rhubarb

... I'll get my coat ...

 

Blimey John, proper Show Bench Grower's supports for your onions then? There's competitive for you!

If your onions stay taller than your Sunflowers all season they will be quite something, eh?

 

Pulling damn weeds up from a tiny patch !! They had deep, deep roots

 

cleared the garden so little chimney can play

 

Did an hours digging on the new bed, that's all my back can take in one stint. I then moved most of my seedlings out to the greenhouse and hope they look okay in the morning. Others have been left indoors to grow on slightly and I've also held back my tomatoes and peppers for a bit longer. My Iris seedlings have now been moved out from the greenhouse to harden off.

 

Spent the afternoon chasing round the garden after my washing which had flown off the line, the bad news is that some has got dirty and will have to be washed again the good news is that it's dry as a bone! and