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  • Penellype
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    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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  • Penellype
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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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  • Penellype
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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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  • Penellype
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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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  • Penellype
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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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  • Penellype
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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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  • Penellype
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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, strawberries
    Last edited by Penellype; 25-06-2023, 06:33 AM.

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  • Penellype
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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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  • Penellype
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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, raspberries
    Last edited by Penellype; 18-06-2023, 05:34 PM.

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  • Penellype
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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 framberry
    Last edited by Penellype; 17-06-2023, 07:17 AM.

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  • Penellype
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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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  • Penellype
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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, strawberries
    Last edited by Penellype; 15-06-2023, 08:19 AM.

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  • Jungle Jane
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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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  • Penellype
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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 cauliflowers
    Last edited by Penellype; 14-06-2023, 07:33 AM.

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  • Penellype
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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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