Boxing Day gardening?

**zazen999** · 26-12-2011, 07:59 AM

Well, we will be doing more on the garden redesign - so cutting back the ivy I found under the decking, pulling the weed fabric up and levelling it, making the sides for the purple slate area by the canal and by then, Mr Z will have gone to the footie i think.

After that, I think i might be having a Grape round and we are doing a seed swap, testing soil for pH and nutrients and sowing a few tomato seeds [mine are for the bush tomato trial].

**SarzWix** · 26-12-2011, 08:44 AM

Gardening? I wish! I'm more than 2 weeks behind with my OU course now, so I'm going to have to work my socks off to catch up before I can so anything else...

When I have time though, onions will be the first thing to be sown. Followed by salad leaves. Chillis and a few tomatoes next month.

**VirginVegGrower** · 26-12-2011, 09:07 AM

I shall be sowing seeds today and maybe checking out a new garden landscaper.

**northepaul** · 26-12-2011, 09:24 AM

Doing some planning this morning (although i said I was laying in - couldnt get back to sleep) and trying to locate leek and onion seeds after the Christmas tidy up!!

**cptncrackoff** · 26-12-2011, 09:31 AM

Initially recovering, but then having a general tidy up, might even order some seed..

**Bren In Pots** · 26-12-2011, 09:56 AM

I've got as far as opening my greenhouse door then wondered around the garden with a mug of tea

**stella** · 26-12-2011, 11:39 AM

Today I am going to try and get another bit of a new bed dug up if the weather stays nice. At the moment it is warm and the sun is out a few birds are singing their heads off.

**arpoet** · 26-12-2011, 12:59 PM

Twas, the morn after Christmas, and the sun was shining and twas mild. The wind was strong but as the bottom of my garden is sheltered, i went and cut down some bushes and trees and used the branches and twigs in the raised bed i built a few weeks ago. I also emptied several sacks of spent hops over my veg plot and raked them all evenly.
I then went inside and got on the outside of a half used bottle of red left over from yesterday, had steak and saved Charlottes and peas with my own grown deep fried Artichokes.. Phewwwwwwwwwwwwww.
time for sleep now.
Roger

**binley100** · 26-12-2011, 01:30 PM

I'm thinking about sowing onion and shallot seed ......Just been to visit the gh and ssshhhh it looks like my cherry plums may be on the way up .

A sprinkling of shallots, ailsa craig and bedfordshire champion seeds have been now sown ...also 3 each of two different types of peppers that said from Dec on the packet

**Corris** · 26-12-2011, 02:51 PM

We have finished digging plot No.1 The untamed wilderness is slowly being conquered! We had a huge pampas grass left to get out, and it's now a gonner............ moved the Dalek and dug in the bottom part of what was in it before puggling the rest back in in the new location.

And, more excitingly, measured up the concrete pad that we have because OH is going to build me a big shed!

Last night I looked at seed catalogues for the first time in my life - and given that I ordered about 15 catalogues I'm at a bit of a loss really to know how you choose what to order - I just want to order everything............ so I may dive back into them later.

**bearded bloke** · 26-12-2011, 05:15 PM

Nowt,I went out with the best intentions but got sidetracked by the clucking,terrible time wasters chooks are,nearly as much as puppies

**VirginVegGrower** · 26-12-2011, 05:47 PM

I put my hens up near my compost units and I let them out as I stand there, pitchfork in hand...why? Ah yes I went to turn my compost...must stop watching them!

When is Hen24 coming to Sky?

**bearded bloke** · 26-12-2011, 06:12 PM

Wifey,this morning let them out of the coop for the first time,came in and announced.... "letting the chickyboo's out,is like opening the doors at the January sales"

chickyboo's

**Corris** · 26-12-2011, 06:15 PM

We shut ours in to do digging this afternoon - and lasted about 10 minutes before letting them out, they look so unhappy running up and down yelling 'let me out' - and two kept flying out anyway

Buyt it takes SO LONG to dig when they are trying to get into the trench all the time and steal the worms.

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