Friday jobs
Collect rain water
Pick last 2 melons and remove plant
Cover romanesco to protect from frost
Remove finished greenhouse tomatoes and cucumber
Pot up experimental french beans
Weeding if not too wet
Harvest cucumber, romanesco, beans, check strawberries
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Wednesday jobs
Start bringing green tomatoes back from allotment - done most
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Continue planning for next year - done some
Harvest melons - done some
No gardening time today.
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Tuesday jobs
Remove blighty tomatoes at home - done
Check tomatoes at allotment for blight - done
Trim lawn edges - done
Trim long grass edges at allotment - done some
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading -- done some
Decide what to do about upcoming cold nights - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, romanesco, carrots, check strawberries, melons - done except beans instead of carrots
Wednesday jobs (weather permitting)
Start bringing green tomatoes back from allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Continue planning for next year
Harvest melons
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Monday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight - done allotment
Cut leylandii in hedge at allotment - done
Cut grass at allotment if dry - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Harvest beans, courgette, tomatoes, peppers, melon, check strawberries - done
Forgot to check tomatoes for blight at home, which was a mistake!
Tuesday jobs
Remove blighty tomatoes at home
Check tomatoes at allotment for blight
Trim lawn edges
Trim long grass edges at allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Decide what to do about upcoming cold nights
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, romanesco, carrots, check strawberries, melons
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check greenhouse tomatoes and remove any mouldy bits - done
Weeding - done some
Harvest tomatoes. peppers - done tomatoes
At allotment
Collect rain water - done
Check tomato plants for blight - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Remove dead brassica leaves - done
Check brassicas for aphids - done - kale removed as almost invisible under a mat of aphids!
Harvest cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, romanesco, check strawberries, melons - done plus a turnip
At home
Check tomato plants for blight - done
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Mow lawns if dry - done
Treat carrots, strawberries and heucheras with vine weevil nematodes - done
Harvest tomatoes, peppers, carrots - done except carrots
Also sowed some kale to either eat as baby plants or grow on in greenhouse depending on what happens.
Monday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight
Cut leylandii in hedge at allotment
Cut grass at allotment if dry
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Harvest beans, courgette, tomatoes, peppers, melon, check strawberriesLast edited by Penellype; 09-10-2023, 01:58 PM.
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Friday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Trim long grass if dry - tried but too wet
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, courgettes, melon + 2 strawberries - done
Weekend jobs
Ay my friend's
Check greenhouse tomatoes and remove any mouldy bits
Weeding
Harvest tomatoes. peppers
At allotment
Collect rain water
Check tomato plants for blight
Weeding and horsetail
Remove dead brassica leaves
Check brassicas for aphids
Harvest cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, romanesco, check strawberries, melons
At home
Check tomato plants for blight
Weeding
Deadheading
Mow lawns if dry (very unlikely)
Treat carrots, strawberries and heucheras with vine weevil nematodes
Harvest tomatoes, peppers, carrots
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Friday jobs
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim long grass if dry
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, courgettes, melon + 2 strawberries
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Very little time today, but managed to cut back the nettles in the allotment hedge and harvest some beans and tomatoes.
No gardening time tomorrow.
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That's my out door gardening finished for this season, raised beds just cleared of the last sweetcorn and climbing french beans, just autumn raspberries producing now.
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Monday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Pot up calendula, corn salad and french bean seedlings - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, romanesco, beans, courgettes, melon - done
No gardening time today.
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check tomatoes and cut off any mouldy bits - done
Weeding - done some
Fill self watering trays if necessary - done
Harvest tomatoes - done
At allotment
Photos (Sunday, 1st of month) - done
Collect rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Collect any dried bean pods - too wet
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, romanesco, leek, turnips - done
At home
Photos (Sunday) - done
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding - no
Deadheading - done some
Water greenhouse plants - done
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, carrots - done
Very busy this week so updates are likely to be erratic.
Monday jobs
Collect rain water
Pot up calendula, corn salad and french bean seedlings
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, romanesco, beans, courgettes, melon
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check tomatoes and cut off any mouldy bits
Weeding
Fill self watering trays if necessary
Harvest tomatoes
At allotment
Photos (Sunday, 1st of month)
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Collect any dried bean pods
Harvest tomatoes, cucumber, beans, romanesco, leek, turnips
At home
Photos (Sunday)
Check tomatoes for blight
Weeding
Deadheading
Water greenhouse plants
Harvest tomatoes, lettuce, carrots
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Wednesday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Plant out spinach seedlings - done
Check everything is secure (gales forecast) - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, beans, carrot. leek, check cucumbers - done
Not a lot of time today, but checked for wind damage and harvested tomatoes and beans.
No gardening time tomorrow.
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Tuesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Trim long bits of grass - no
Check pots etc and water if needed - no
Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco - done plus a courgette
The weather was unkind - I was expecting a fine morning, but it rained, and I had appointments in the afternoon, so very little got done.
Wednesday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Plant out spinach seedlings
Check everything is secure (gales forecast)
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, beans, carrot. leek, check cucumbers
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Monday jobs
Check tomatoes for blight - done
Check for wind damage - done
Collect any rain water - none
Weeding and horsetail - done a bit
Deadheading - done some
Cut back nettles in hedge - done some
Water plants in greenhouse and check fence pots - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, beans, tomatoes - done
Tuesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim long bits of grass
Check pots etc and water if needed
Harvest tomatoes, beans, romanesco
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