What I Did Today Archive 2008

[stella]

Hi just read the last message, what does it mean 'upended potato pots grown from peelings' sounds interesting
Stella

[Mrs Dobby]

Today I painted a small bit of fence that Mr D forgot to do when he painted the shed on plot 1, then I moved and replanted 55 self seeded foxgloves, planting some in a bed at the front of plot 1 and the rest in the border at the edge of the allotment site (next to the trees).

Whilst I was doing that Mr D continued to clear the back of plot 2, behind the rhubarb, ready for putting down pavers ready to put the 4 beehives he's collecting tomorrow up there!

Took a few piccies that are going to be posted to the blog later on! A good if cold and damp day!

[pigletwillie]

At 3am I drove 3 lads from work to Birmingham airport as they are working in Norway till Christmas eve. I got out of that one and also a 10 week trip to Germany thankfully.

Made lots of jars of pickled onions for Christmas presents, picked a big bowl full of tomatoes from the tunel. I stopped watering at the begining of October and the green tomatoes are ripening nicely on the (rather withered) vine which is great.

On the way home picked up a hand luggage sized bag as we are off to Florence for a long weekend.

[porridgemaker]

Picked leaves off the bolting russ kale and swiss chard for stirfry,and a few peas. Bought two types of tamarillo plants a grape seedling and a passion fruit seedling all totally inappropriate for the climate here so I have buckets to plant them into to make for easy winter rescuing. Planted another cherry plum cutting.

[Two_Sheds]

Potted up my Hippeastrum/Amaryllis (Lidl £2.49)
and
my "free" white anemones (T&M) - posted two to RustyLady in exchange for something else

[bobleponge]

Took some pix of the maribou stork and vultures which I currently share my living quarters with.
Very hot here today, and dry. Not moaning mind!!

[johnty greentoes]

Had a wonderful day ... read all about it here ... Johnty Greentoes' Plotblog

[cupcake]

Just threaded my last chillis together

I

[Rodley]

Went to a large sale of bare root "fruit" trees not too far from us. There were lots of people there - even a coach from Spain! Bought a chestnut tree (1 year grafted). The sale was being held on a heritage fruit site, and they had hundreds of different apples, pears, chestnuts, hazelnuts, grapes etc. on display. There was even a counter where you could leave a fruit of unknown variety with your details and they would try to identify for it for you. It would have been a good morning out if only the weather had been better - biting cold (2 C) with rain! But I'll be back there next year to get some more fruit trees.

[Two_Sheds]

I shuffled my seeds, (thanks to Kernowyon for the new ones)
Ventilated the greenhouse, which is getting a bit sweaty even though it's really cold
Gave my amaryllis a talking to, cos it's not sprouting yet
Fed the blackbirds a few handfuls of raisins ... they're coming to the back door when they hear me get up now

[rustylady]

Yesterday I had grandson for the day. Did a trip to Asda, potted up some Japanese anemones that TwoSheds kindly sent me, went to the lottie and picked chard. Too wet to do anything else.

[bobleponge]

Did nothing too strenous, gathered a few more lime seeds, tried to organise my workers into some form of recognisable force but failed miserably.
Received a nice email which cheered me up.

[pigletwillie]

I drove through Florence.......and survived.

[johnty greentoes]

Finished my latest curvy plot and put in tree chipping mulch path.

See my blog below.

[rustylady]

Been horribly wet and dark today, so just pootled about. Swept up more leaves for leafmould and put into redundant compost bags. Put fuchsias into the greenhouse for the winter.