What jobs are we doing today in the garden ?

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  1. shiney

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    I'll mow the front lawns this morning and wipe the surplus oil from the garden tables that I oiled at the weekend.
     
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      Watering today......the heat and humidity is back.
       
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        Thanks Shiney:snork: Well, I took that walk around the garden today and got a good idea of what needs tidying. pruning, dead heading, and pulling out. However, since it has been drizzling all morning without stop from breakfast I'll have to settle with feeding the Tomatoes, Cannas and Bananas in the Green House and then the Shrub and Climbing Roses and Cannas in the borders, by the Arbour and by the pond. I reckon I'm going to have to wear some waterproof trousers to walk along the paths as you all know how my paths tend to disappear when the borders are in full growth.:snork:
         
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          The drainage in the garden needs sorting but thats a long term job. Otherwise nothing today, just admiring what there is to admire I suppose!
           
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            Sorry For Late Reply All DONT DO WOT I DID!!! Ask Advice 1st on Here

            I Should Have Thouht of Wots been said above

            It Took 3 Full Bags of 100lt Compost + a bit More THE IDOT Impasiont Fool That is Wrights this Has Got Arthitus of the Spine and Nek I Couldnt Move it So Managed to Get the Corner of an old Sack Truck under it got a Full Size Rachet Strap around the Barrel the Type the Secure Cars on Recovery Trucks

            Managed to Tilt it over and Hold the Waight and Move it Across the Patio
            Went to the Boxing Saturday Night Sat on a Rock Hard Chair for 4 hours went the the jazz in the Afternoon

            Sunday Morning Could not get out of Bed Traped a Nerv Dr Came out Cus Refused an Abulance Couple of Injections Tablets 1st day out of Bed
             
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              Good God Nick! You need to take better care of yourself mate. I have osteoarthritis, so know exactly where you are right now, and its not fun (thankfully, its been a few months since I had a bad time with it).

              I trust that your GP has left you with some fairly hefty pain relief and anti-inflammatories?
               
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              • Sheal

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                As FC says you really must take more care of yourself Nick. Slow down a bit, there's always tomorrow to do 'stuff'.

                Hope you feel better soon. :)
                 
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                  My deepest sympathy on your ordeal Nick :grphg: ,I suffer with back pain and can only manage 1 job per day, or spend 2/3 hours with wheat bag on my back, and if I don`t stop soon enough ,and go into spasm ,24 hours of agony,at least.
                  The problem is knowing when to stop as you have to allow clean up time as well, and what was an easy job last year ,has turned into a nightmare, i know you look at a job and think it will only take a few minutes,but, we all start a job spot something else and end up on a marathon,and its standing that does me in,
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                    You are an exasperating nutter Folly Mon.
                    Bless your heart:imphrt:
                    It's like watching a kid on a tightrope walk for the first time. When I start to read one of your escapades, I'm almost dreading what's coming next Nick.
                    We are all so very fond of you, please think of us all in GC before you get stuck in.
                    Couldn't imagine this forum without you and you are too far away for me to do a regular visit to your local A and E hospital.
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                      Going to have a go at filling my patio joints tomorrow, should be a good, quite enjoyable job to do!
                       
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                      If the rain stops I'm going to get my clematises in the ground :)
                       
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                      Well, I was going to cut the grass (its starting to look like a field!), but as I was standing at my daughters school waiting for her to come out, a huge rain cloud blew over and it is now persisting down. More rain forecast tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, so maybe next week? :dunno:

                      Time for a nice cuppa I think. :coffee:
                       
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                        The last three days here have been wall to wall sunshine. :SUNsmile: Just thought I'd boast a bit. :biggrin:

                        Mowed my front lawn today, potted on a few seedlings and watered pots and baskets.
                         
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                          I think Pamdish has said it all, Nick!!!:snork: Just take things a bit at a time and you'll get it all done without doing yourself a mischief!:gaah:

                          I took advantage of the Sun coming out and mowed my front lawn, my neighbours front lawn, and my rear lawn. I tidied up and tied up the Roses and Honeysuckle on the Arbour, the climbing Roses by the pond, did some dead heading, trimmed the Ivy growing on the front of the house. Then I cleaned out the car which after the fishing holiday was reeking of fish and wet nets!!!:heehee:
                           
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                            Cut the lawns
                            Spoke to my god daughter who lives across the road and had to explain to a 4 year old what I was doing in the garden who then wanted to push the lawn mower around and try to pull out the daylily 's under the window thinking she was helping (that didt happen :dancy:)
                            Fed the toms and tied them in removing side shoots , and why does Alicante like growing leaves fronm the end of the truss gggrrr
                            Fed the hanging baskets seaweed feed and courgettes (still sulking)
                            Dead-headed the daylilys
                            Removed the flowers from my heuchera baby plants (Simbad tip) so they put the energy into the leaves
                            Trimed the Russian vine (looking good) as I have clematis the other side of the fence growing and flowerig through it I will get a photo for all you RV fans :cool:

                            Fed the family of Ravens sausages they tasted oogghh but they were gone in minutes :snork:even with english mustard on them

                            No cider today just a large mug of tea

                            Spruce
                             
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