Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Weeding - done some
Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers - done
Remove tomato sideshoots - done
Watering - done
At allotment
Monthly photos - done
Collect rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Plant leeks - no
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, the last cauliflower, peas, redcurrants, raspberries, strawberries, check blackcurrants - done plus an onion and florence fennel
Also cut back some of the ash and elder branches that were starting to overhang the allotment and added black cotton and foil strips to the raspberry supports in an attempt to deter birds.
At home
Monthly photos - done
Collect rain water - done
Deadheading - done some
Weeding - done some
Trim euonymus hedge - done
Rig up a birdproof door net for greenhouse (birds ate the framberries) - done
Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers - done
Remove bolted salad leaves - no
Watering - done
Harvest tomatoes, peas, strawberries - done
Monday jobs (weather permitting)
Collect rain water
Fit new tap to IBC tank if it arrives in time
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Plant leeks, french beans
Check July sowing list
Watering if required
Harvest lettuce, tomato, peas, strawberries, framberries, raspberries, check blueberries, beans
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Friday jobs
Move 300 litres of water from IBC container to various dustbins etc - done
Move container to my plot (if help available) - done
Watering - done
Harvest strawberries, raspberries - done
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Weeding
Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers
Remove tomato sideshoots
Watering
At allotment
Monthly photos
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Plant leeks
Watering
Harvest lettuce, the last cauliflower, peas, redcurrants, raspberries, strawberries, check blackcurrants
At home
Monthly photos
Collect rain water
Deadheading
Weeding
Trim euonymus hedge
Rig up a birdproof door net for greenhouse (birds ate the framberries)
Check and tie in tomatoes and cucumbers
Remove bolted salad leaves
Watering
Harvest tomatoes, peas, strawberries
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Friday jobs
Move 300 litres of water from IBC container to various dustbins etc
Move container to my plot (if help available)
Watering
Harvest strawberries, raspberries
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Tuesday jobs
Collect any rain water - done
Check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Cut grass at allotment if dry - done
Mow rear lawn if dry - no
Trim dead leaves and finished fruiting branches off strawberries - done some
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, new potatoes, cauliflower, peas, strawberries, raspberries, red and white currants.- done except white currants.
Also trimmed back some over-enthusiastic ash branches in the hedge.
I wasn't expecting to get much done today as I planned to spend most of it painting, but I have managed to mow the back lawn and harvest peas, a turnip, raspberries and strawberries.
No gardening time tomorrow.
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Monday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Remove cauliflower roots - done
Get 4 paving slabs - done
Dig out grass and lay paving slabs - done
Water greenhouse - done
Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, peas, strawberries, raspberries - done plus an onion and a florence fennel
Also tied in tomatoes and removed sideshoots.
Tuesday jobs
Collect any rain water
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Cut grass at allotment if dry
Mow rear lawn if dry
Trim dead leaves and finished fruiting branches off strawberries
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, new potatoes, cauliflower, peas, strawberries, raspberries, red and white currants.
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Weeding - done some
Watering and fill water reservoirs - done
At allotment
Collect any rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Plant kale and romanesco - done
Trim long bits of grass - done some
Trim long bits of hedges - done some
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, cauliflowers, peas, new potatoes, strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants - done
Also rearranged the water bins in preparation for IBC container.
At home
Check for cat poo - done
Collect any rain water - done
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Mow rear lawn - no
Pot up kohl rabi - done
Watering - done
Harvest salad leaves, tomatoes, peas, strawberries - done
Monday jobs
Collect rain water
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Remove cauliflower roots
Get 4 paving slabs
Dig out grass and lay paving slabs
Water greenhouse
Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, peas, strawberries, raspberries
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Friday jobs
Check for cat poo - done
Slug hunt - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Pot up lettuce seedlings - done
Trim long grass edges - done some
Change net over parsnip bed (getting too tall) - done
Plan weekend gardening - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, cauliflower, peas, strawberries, redcurrants, check raspberries, framberries, white currants - done
Also sowed some french beans.
Weekend jobs (forgot to post this yeaterday)
At my friend's
Weeding
Watering and fill water reservoirs
At allotment
Collect any rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Plant kale and romanesco
Trim long bits of grass
Trim long bits of hedges
Watering
Harvest lettuce, beetroot, cauliflowers, peas, new potatoes, strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants
At home
Check for cat poo
Collect any rain water
Weeding
Deadheading
Mow rear lawn
Pot up kohl rabi
Watering
Harvest salad leaves, tomatoes, peas, strawberriesLast edited by Penellype; 25-06-2023, 06:33 AM.
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Jobs for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Collect rain water - done
Slug hunt - done
Trim long grass edges at allotment - done some
Pot up peppers - done
Dispose of dead plants - done some
Check and update sowing and planting lists - done
Watering as required - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, peas, spinach, cauliflowers, fennel, strawberries, check redcurrants, raspberries - done except fennel, also ate the first framberry
Also trimmed euonymus hedge, rearranged plants on the fence and planted out calabrese at home and leeks and courgettes at my friend's.
No gardening time yesterday.
Friday jobs
Check for cat poo
Slug hunt
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Pot up lettuce seedlings
Trim long grass edges
Change net over parsnip bed (getting too tall)
Plan weekend gardening
Watering
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, cauliflower, peas, strawberries, redcurrants, check raspberries, framberries, white currants
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Updating this thread this evening due to forum upgrade.
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Plant tomatoes, melons and leeks - done except leeks
Feed older tomatoes - done
Weeding - done some
Watering - done
Also harvested the first cucumber
At allotment
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Check and trim hedges - done
Plant some of the winter brassicas - done some PSB
Continue mulching with hay - done some
Watering - done
Check redcurrants, raspberries and cauliflowers, harvest if ready - not quite ready
Harvest lettuce, peas, strawberries, kohl rabi, fennel and possibly new potatoes - done except fennel
At home
Check for cat poo - done
Put out trays to catch any rain water - done
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Empty bottom of hotbin - done
Trim rear lawn edges - done
Pot up last 3 peppers - no
Dispose of dead plants - no
Watering - done
Harvest salad leaves, tomatoes, spinach, peas, strawberries and possibly the first framberry - done salad leaves, tomatoes, peas and strawberries.
Also removed old peas and planted calabrese. Decided to mow the front lawn as quite a few of the flower heads had finished anyway.
Jobs for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Collect rain water
Slug hunt
Trim long grass edges at allotment
Pot up peppers
Dispose of dead plants
Check and update sowing and planting lists
Watering as required
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomatoes, peas, spinach, cauliflowers, fennel, strawberries, check redcurrants, raspberriesLast edited by Penellype; 18-06-2023, 05:34 PM.
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Friday jobs
Check for cat poo - done
Take extra car load of water to allotment - done
Plant out peas - done
Tie in tomatoes and remove sideshoots - done
Rearrange buckets and plant tomatoes and calabrese - done tomatoes
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Mow front lawn - no, decided to leave for now as it is mostly weed flowers which the bees are enjoying.
Trim lawn edges - no
Check and trim hedges - no
Empty bottom of hotbin - no
Prune white currant - done
Plant tomatoes, melons and leeks at my friend's - no
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, spinach, cauliflower, peas, strawberries, check redcurrants - done
Also rearranged the buckets now that the cauliflowers have been eaten, so that the newly planted tomatoes use that space.
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Plant tomatoes, melons and leeks
Feed older tomatoes
Weeding
Watering
At allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Check and trim hedges
Plant some of the winter brassicas
Continue mulching with hay
Watering
Check redcurrants, raspberries and cauliflowers, harvest if ready
Harvest lettuce, peas, strawberries, kohl rabi, fennel and possibly new potatoes
At home
Check for cat poo
Put out trays to catch any rain water
Weeding
Deadheading
Empty bottom of hotbin
Trim rear lawn edges
Pot up last 3 peppers
Dispose of dead plants
Watering
Harvest salad leaves, tomatoes, spinach, peas, strawberries and possibly the first framberryLast edited by Penellype; 17-06-2023, 07:17 AM.
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Very little gardening time today but I hope to:
Check for cat poo - done
Plant out peas - no
Take tomatoes and courgettes to my friend's - done
Plant at least peppers at my friend's - done
Check tomatoes, tie in and remove sideshoots - no
Watering - done
Harvest peas, cauliflower, strawberries - done
Friday jobs (I do not expect to manage all of these jobs)
Check for cat poo
Take extra car load of water to allotment
Plant out peas
Tie in tomatoes and remove sideshoots
Rearrange buckets and plant tomatoes and calabrese
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Mow front lawn
Trim lawn edges
Check and trim hedges
Empty bottom of hotbin
Prune white currant
Plant tomatoes, melons and leeks at my friend's
Watering
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, spinach, cauliflower, peas, strawberries, check redcurrants
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Wednesday jobs
Check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Sow lettuce - done
Dispose of dead plants - no
Check strawberries and move any ripening ones to greenhouse - no
Take excess tomatoes to my friend's - no
Plant tomatoes, peppers and leeks at my friend's - no
Mow front lawn - no
Trim lawn edges - no
Empty bottom of hotbin - no
Prune white currant, apple - no
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, spinach, peas, kohlrabi, strawberries, check cauliflowers - done
Very little gardening time today but I hope to:
Check for cat poo
Plant out peas
Take tomatoes and courgettes to my friend's
Plant at least peppers at my friend's
Check tomatoes, tie in and remove sideshoots
Watering
Harvest peas, cauliflower, strawberriesLast edited by Penellype; 15-06-2023, 08:19 AM.
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Ive written a list
I’ve got these things to do this week -
Plant courgettes
Plant squash
Plant tomatoes - planted twelve so far
Plant peppers - planted two so far
Put up teepees & plant the runner beans
Sow broccoli,carrots & lettuce - I’m late doing this,it’s hard getting time but we’ll see how it goes
Direct sow nigella in a couple of pots,also see what other flower seeds I’ve got
Plant some tomatoes with my carrot flowers
Earth up the potatoes that need it.
Thin all the grapes,pears,plums & apples
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Tuesday jobs
Check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Remove dead bluebell foliage - done
Sow lettuce - no, but did sow peas for pea shoots
Dispose of dead plants - no
Check strawberries and move any ripening ones to greenhouse - no
Take excess tomatoes to my friend's - no
Plant tomatoes, peppers and leeks at my friend's - no
Plant remaining melon - done
Mow front lawn - no
Trim lawn edges -no
Empty bottom of hotbin - no
Prune white currant, apple - no
Tie in tomatoes and remove sideshoots - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, spinach, peas, kohlrabi, strawberries, check cauliflowers - done except kohlrabi (ate a baby cauliflower instead)
Also put up a cane wigwam and planted the remaining melon and constructed a net cover for the area outside the tunnel door as I need extra space for brassicas - most of the nets over the raised beds are not tall enough for PSB and romanesco.
Wednesday jobs
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Sow lettuce
Dispose of dead plants
Check strawberries and move any ripening ones to greenhouse
Take excess tomatoes to my friend's
Plant tomatoes, peppers and leeks at my friend's
Mow front lawn
Trim lawn edges
Empty bottom of hotbin
Prune white currant, apple
Watering
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, spinach, peas, kohlrabi, strawberries, check cauliflowersLast edited by Penellype; 14-06-2023, 07:33 AM.
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All was going well until about 10.30am yesterday morning when I had a problem with my electricity and had to spend the rest of the day at home waiting in for an electrician to phone. He finally came and fixed the issue at 6.30pm.
Monday jobs
Check for cat poo (now targetting tomatoes) - done
Weeding and horsetail - done a little
Deadheading - done some
Remove dead bluebell foliage - done some
Sow lettuce - no
Dispose of dead plants - no
Check strawberries and move any ripening ones to greenhouse - no
Take excess tomatoes to my friend's - no
Plant tomatoes, peppers and leeks at my friend's - no
Take melons to allotment and plant - done one
Mow front lawn - no
Empty bottom of hotbin - no
Prune white currant, apple - no
Watering - done
Harvest remaining spinach at allotment and make soup - harvested, but ended up in the freezer due to no cooking facilities
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, peas, strawberries, check cauliflowers - done
Tuesday jobs
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Remove dead bluebell foliage
Sow lettuce
Dispose of dead plants
Check strawberries and move any ripening ones to greenhouse
Take excess tomatoes to my friend's
Plant tomatoes, peppers and leeks at my friend's
Plant remaining melon
Mow front lawn
Trim lawn edges
Empty bottom of hotbin
Prune white currant, apple
Tie in tomatoes and remove sideshoots
Watering
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, spinach, peas, kohlrabi, strawberries, check cauliflowers
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