Thursday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Bucket some water from water butt into IBC - done
Continue planning for next year - no
Harvest carrots - done
No gardening time tomorrow, and forecast to be too wet anyway.
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Wednesday jobs
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Mow lawns if at all possible - done
Harvest cucumber, romanesco - done
Thursday jobs
Collect rain water
Bucket some water from water butt into IBC
Continue planning for next year
Harvest carrots
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Tuesday jobs
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Remove finished bedding plants - done some
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, leek, carrot - done plus a couple of turnips and a few small beans
Wednesday jobs
Weeding
Deadheading
Mow lawns if at all possible
Harvest cucumber, romanesco
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Monday jobs
Take horsetail etc to tip - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Sow microgreens - done
Remove finished bedding plants - no
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, pea shoots - done
Tuesday jobs (weather permitting, currently raining)
Weeding
Deadheading
Remove finished bedding plants
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, leek, carrot
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check greenhouse plants and remove any dead ones - done
Weeding - done some
Harvest tomatoes, peppers - done
At allotment
Remove finished courgette plant - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Trim long grass edges - done some
Cut down finished hollyhocks and scatter seeds - done
Trim nettles in hedge - done
Harvest cucumbers, tomatoes, courgettes, romanesco, 1 strawberry - done
At home
Weeding - no
Deadheading - no
Move fuchsias under cover - done
Sow microgreens - no but sowed some lettuce
Make list of seeds needed for next year - done and ordered
Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, carrots - done except carrots
Monday jobs
Take horsetail etc to tip
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Sow microgreens
Remove finished bedding plants
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, pea shoots
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I need to put a bamboo stick in the soil for my broccoli plant that’s growing from a shoot off of a plant I grew in 2022,I cut the plant down after flowering around Feb/March & it grew this little shoot this year,you can see in the photo,I was really surprised this happened,it’s doing quite well,took this photo September 6th
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Friday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Pick last 2 melons and remove plant - done
Cover romanesco to protect from frost - done
Remove finished greenhouse tomatoes and cucumber - done some
Pot up experimental french beans - done
Weeding if not too wet - no
Harvest cucumber, romanesco, beans, check strawberries - done
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check greenhouse plants and remove any dead ones
Weeding
Harvest tomatoes, peppers
At allotment
Remove finished courgette plant
Weeding and horsetail
Trim long grass edges
Cut down finished hollyhocks and scatter seeds
Trim nettles in hedge
Harvest cucumbers, tomatoes, courgettes, romanesco, 1 strawberry
At home
Weeding
Deadheading
Move fuchsias under cover
Sow microgreens
Make list of seeds needed for next year
Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, carrotsLast edited by Penellype; 14-10-2023, 07:33 PM.
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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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