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

Spot the difference:



Now, the difference is not that some are peppers, some are peas and some are tomatoes - - spot the difference in the tomatoes, all the same variety, all the same seed packet, all sown at the same time.

 

That reminds me, I must get more slug pellets tomorrow - thanks HsuH

I've been trying to develop a new sport this last couple of weeks - footsnail (and no, its not hammering a six incher through your wellies) - I have developed quite a technique in lobbing them up in the air and then kicking them to Kingdom-Come; the odd one or three hit the fence with a bit of a squelch, but I look at it as there is always casualties in war.

 

Planted a Fern down by the margins of the pond, a couple of Campanulas in the walk around border, a Day Lily in the lawn border, an Aster under the Lilac, a Michaelmas Daisy by the old Bird Bath and had a tidy around the margins of the pond. I brought all the large pots of Cannas and Palms out of the Kitchen and Cool Room and gave them a water. I'll have to check them properly tomorrow to see what has survived. Then I cleared out the Green House to leave just the tomatoes in the buckets and a couple of seed trays that are still sprouting.

 

How far did you run?

I've done very little in the garden this week and am letting my back recover but I really need to do some mowing.

 

I need to get cracking shortly and start planting all my border plants out, and getting my pots and baskets filled.

Need to take a trip later to get more compost (only 360 litres left!) and some slug pellets.

One nice thought I had in the car earlier - barring the XXXL Dahlias that I have ordered, the special offer hanging basket pack bought on a whim from T&M, and the additional strawberry plants also from T&M - - everything else I am planting out has been raised from seed