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Multi sown boltardy beetroot four per module and white Lisbon spring onion approx 8-10 per module, put up my blowaway greenhouse frame, the cover needs a repair.
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Sown seeds.
Started tidying the big tunnel.
Stretched and buffed a deer hide.
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Drilled lots of holes in the bottom of a big old loft water tank and sifted topsoil into it, a time-consuming and surprisingly strenuous task. Then I sowed a load of Early Nantes carrots in it, watered and covered the top to stop it getting a dry crust ( not likely in recent weather but taking no chances) Once they germinate I'll uncover it.
I also used up some of the raspberry canes I pruned out a while ago to make a sort of woven support for the first of my peas, which are up about 2" now.
I made a little tour of inspection and found that a coupe of the asparagus crowns I planted last year have started to shoot and my Victoria plum is showing first signs of blossom opening.
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Planted out 20 Broad bean plants and put some 1st earlies under glass in the straw hotbed.
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Sowed some beetroot-cylindra.
How long do spring onions take to jump up? It's been 2 weeks and I'm concerned!
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Potted on my Romaro peppers.
Potted on the last of my tomato plants.
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Today I mowed the front & back lawns for the first time this year,it was a bit wet & I did the edges it looks nice now. Weeded amongst the onions & the beds. Cleaned the bird bath & topped the feeders up.
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Started digging (and edging with roof tiles) the bed where I plan to plant my potatoes. Got about 2x1m done. Need to do about three times that before I can plant the potatoes.
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I'm still getting minus temps inside the greenhouse, so still tidying and doing a bit of spring pruning, when the soil is fit I shall create a new small tattie bed in one of the lawns(when SWMBO isn't looking lol)
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Finished digging my planned asparagus bed (a lot more bindweed than I had anticipated) and dressed it with plenty of sand. Now I just need to wait for my asparagus crowns to arrive.
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Potted up a couple of strawberries into a hanging basket.
Sown seeds. Including an impulsive decision to grow carrots!
Sorted seeds for next round in the heated propagator.
Watered
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Put dahlias to sprout in greenhouse covered with old compost. Then planted seed potatoes for next years seed. Then went to Garden Centre as not many sweet pepper seeds have germinated. Got some orchid compost at same time as a couple of plants need repotting. Then read a bit of 'Save your own seed' by Lawrence D. Hills, he quotes Trusser (1524-1580) with:
One acre composted is worth acres 3
At harvest thy barns shall declare it to thee
He does seem to meander a lot.
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In between the rain, I managed to hack down and dig out the diseased blackcurrant in the front garden, and plant the Japanese quince I bought in its place.
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