What I intend to do today or tomorrow number2

[Andraste]

Can you describe your raspberry corralling method Pen? I've got a rampant autumn raspberry that's trying to escape to the paths that border our plot.

[Penellype]

Can you describe your raspberry corralling method Pen? I've got a rampant autumn raspberry that's trying to escape to the paths that border our plot.

Raspberries have shallow roots, so all you really need to do to keep most of the roots under control is to put some sort of barrier round the edge. I'm using plastic lawn edging which goes down about 6 inches and is easily knocked into place with a mallet. I use the same stuff to keep the grass paths back off the raised beds and it works for most of the grass, but not (of course) the horsetail.

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Put up net over blueberries at allotment - done
Put up fruit cage net at home - done
Plant calabrese, tomatoes and the last cucumber - done cucumber and some tomatoes
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, peas, strawberries, check cauliflowers, framberries, redcurrants, raspberries - done some

Also trimmed some long grass edges

Wednesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Plant calabrese, tomatoes
Try to sort out the garage
Trim euonymus hedge
Feed tomatoes and potatoes
Watering
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, tomato, peas, kohlrabi, strawberries, raspberries, check cauliflowers, framberries, white currants

[Andraste]

Thanks Penellype If I didn't throw it out when I was 'tidying' the other week, I think there's a sheet of fairly rigid plastic at the plot that could be cut to suit

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Plant calabrese, tomatoes - done one of the tomatoes
Try to sort out the garage - done some
Trim euonymus hedge - done
Feed tomatoes and potatoes - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, tomato, peas, kohlrabi, strawberries, raspberries, check cauliflowers, framberries, white currants - done some

Also made a start on trimming the leylandii at the allotment, which is going to take me some time in this heat.

No gardening time today, but I MUST
Water everything
Protect the framberries from birds
Harvest peas

[Penellype]

Water everything - done
Protect the framberries from birds - done the urgent ones
Harvest peas - done

Friday jobs (temperature permitting)
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Plant calabrese
Rearrange greenhouse plants
Move some peppers to greenhouse
Tie in tomatoes and remove sideshoots
Put out more trays to catch water (thunderstorms possible tomorrow)
Watering
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, peas, cauliflower, raspberries, strawberries, check white currants, redcurrants, cherries

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Plant calabrese - no
Rearrange greenhouse plants - no
Move some peppers to greenhouse - no
Tie in tomatoes and remove sideshoots - done including at my friend's
Put out more trays to catch water - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, peas, cauliflower, raspberries, strawberries, check white currants, redcurrants, cherries - done plus french beans

Also trimmed a bit more leylandii and cleaned out grow light garden in an attempt to find a slug that had eaten the basil (couldn't find it)

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
weeding
Watering if necessary

At allotment
Collect any rain water
Check for storm damage if necessary
Weeding and horsetail
Clear cauliflower bed for romanesco
Plant romanesco and tomatoes when cooler
Continue trimming leylandii
Check tomatoes, cucumbers and hollyhocks are well supported before storms
Watering if necessary
Harvest lettuce, peas, cauliflower, raspberries, strawberries, check redcurrants, cherries

At home
Collect any rain water
Check for storm damage if necessary
Check grow light garden for slug
Weeding
Deadheading
Plant calabrese and tomatoes when cooler
Rearrange peppers and move some to greenhouse
Move citrus under cover to protect from hail
Watering as required
Harvest tomatoes, peppers, french beans, spring onions, strawberries, framberries, check white currants

[Nicos]

Much cooler here- finally.

Lots of deadheading to catch up on. Then fruit picking.
Weeding too…it’s never ending this year

[Nicos]

Didn’t do any of the above….made jam instead! Then cleaned the kitchen…

[Penellype]

Didn’t do any of the above….made jam instead! Then cleaned the kitchen…

I do things like that. There are various jobs that I have to be in the right frame of mind for, particularly clearing up the garage and shed, which become dumping grounds for things like nets, covers and plant pots and can get so cluttered that I can barely move in there. I will find almost anything to do instead unless I actually feel like tidying up!

[Nicos]

My cleaning actually started off wiping up splattered jam off the walls, cupboards, floor….….which then, one thing led to another….

Glad I’m not the only one who gets distracted!

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
weeding - done some
Watering if necessary - done

At allotment
Collect any rain water - done
Check for storm damage if necessary - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Clear cauliflower bed for romanesco - in progress
Plant romanesco and tomatoes when cooler - no
Continue trimming leylandii - no
Check tomatoes, cucumbers and hollyhocks are well supported before storms - done
Watering if necessary - done
Harvest lettuce, peas, cauliflower, raspberries, strawberries, check redcurrants, cherries - done

At home
Collect any rain water - done
Check for storm damage if necessary - done - just wind trying to break the fruit cage
Check grow light garden for slug - completely dismantled it, but can't find the culprit
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Plant calabrese and tomatoes when cooler - no
Rearrange peppers and move some to greenhouse - no
Move citrus under cover to protect from hail - done
Watering as required - done
Harvest tomatoes, peppers, french beans, spring onions, strawberries, framberries, check white currants - done

Monday jobs (weather permitting)
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Clear cauliflower bed for romanesco
Plant calabrese, romanesco and tomatoes
Rearrange peppers
Tidy garage
Watering under cover
Harvest tomatoes, peas, cauliflower, florence fennel, raspberries, strawberries, framberries, check beans, courgettes, redcurrants, blackcurrants, white currants, cherries

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Clear cauliflower bed for romanesco - done
Plant calabrese, romanesco and tomatoes - done 3 of 4 calabrese
Rearrange peppers - no
Tidy garage - no
Watering under cover - done
Harvest tomatoes, peas, cauliflower, florence fennel, raspberries, strawberries, framberries, check beans, courgettes, redcurrants, blackcurrants, white currants, cherries - done

The planting out has been suffering from a log-jam. I couldn't plant the calabrese in the carrot cage because the romanesco was sheltering from butterflies in their place and I couldn't plant the romanesco at the allotment as the cauliflowers were in the way. The buckets for the calabrese were on the bed where the tomatoes are to be planted and the tomatoes are on the shelf in the greenhouse where the peppers are going.

I took the romanesco plants to the allotment and was intending to plant them, but when I removed the last cauliflower I found a lot of aphids in it. I therefore decided that planting more brassicas straight away was asking for trouble, so they will have to stay on the shelf in the tunnel for a day or 2. I also decided that it was too cool and windy to plant tomatoes outdoors, so the peppers are having to wait indoors... June/early July is always a bit of a logistics nightmare.

Tuesday jobs (weather permitting)
Collect any rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Tidy garage
Watering as required
Harvest peas, courgettes, tomatoes, peppers, raspberries, strawberries, check soft fruit, beans

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Collect any rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Tidy garage - done some
Watering as required - done
Harvest peas, courgettes, tomatoes, peppers, raspberries, strawberries, check soft fruit, beans - done peas and courgette

Not a good gardening day as there were drizzly showers most of the time.

Wednesday jobs (weather permitting)
Collect any rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Plant romanesco, tomatoes
Mow lawn if dry
Continue trimming leylandii if dry
Trim finished strawberries
Watering as required
Harvest peas, tomatoes, peppers, raspberries, strawberries, possibly a cherry, check beans, white and black currants

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Collect any rain water - none
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Plant romanesco, tomatoes - done romanesco and some of the tomatoes
Mow lawn if dry - done
Continue trimming leylandii if dry - no
Trim finished strawberries - done some
Watering as required - done
Harvest peas, tomatoes, peppers, raspberries, strawberries, possibly a cherry, check beans, white and black currants - done

No gardening time today.