What I intend to do today or tomorrow number2

[Jungle Jane]

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

[Penellype]

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

[Penellype]

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

[Jungle Jane]

I’ve only planted out eight of my tomato plants so far,loads more to plant out. Loads of peppers to plant out,just planted one so far. Make teepees & plant runner beans. Plant out courgettes & squash. Put straw around the sweetcorn I planted yesterday,give it a good water first,hoping for rain,we had a really light rain earlier but it didn’t settle,just hit the ground & dried on the patio straight away

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Major adjustment required to perimeter fence - done
Weeding - done some
Plant runner beans, tomatoes, possibly leeks and melons - done beans
Watering - done

At allotment
Remove and put away cover over hotbed - done
Stake tomatoes in hotbed - done
Take cucumbers and peppers down and plant - done
Trim grass edges - done some
Trim hedges and nettles - done
Remove dead bluebell foliage - no
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Put up net over cherry and blueberries - done
Feed blueberries - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, spinach, peas, strawberries, possibly baby fennel. Check cauliflowers.- done, also a bolted baby beetroot.

Also planted tomatoes in hotbed and brought an old bale of hay from the stables to mulch with (I may regret this if it produces lots of grass or harbours slugs!) Mulched the onions and the tomato and peppers in the growhouse with it.

At home
Remove cover from outdoor tomatoes - done
Plant tomatoes and cucumbers - done
Move melons to greenhouse - done
Move begonias outside - done
Dispose of pile of dead overwintered plants - no
Mow front lawn - no
Feed blueberries, tulips - done blueberries
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - no
Watering - done some
Harvest salad leaves, peas, spinach, tomato - done plus the rest of the greenhouse new potatoes

Having done so much over the weekend, I cant believe how much there is still to do:

Monday jobs
Check for cat poo (now targetting tomatoes)
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
Take melons to allotment and plant
Mow front lawn
Empty bottom of hotbin
Prune white currant, apple
Watering
Harvest remaining spinach at allotment and make soup
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, peas, strawberries, check cauliflowers

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Cut grass at allotment - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Rearrange plants in greenhouse - done some
Plant cucumbers and tomatoes in greenhouse - no
Plant rudbeckia - done
Put up fruit cage net - done
Feed blueberries - no
Watering - done
Plan weekend gardening - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, peas, spinach, check cauliflowers - done except spinach, also harvested a kohl rabi and some new potatoes

Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Major adjustment required to perimeter fence
Weeding
Plant runner beans, tomatoes, possibly leeks and melons
Watering

At allotment
Remove and put away cover over hotbed
Stake tomatoes in hotbed
Take cucumbers and peppers down and plant
Trim grass edges
Trim hedges and nettles
Remove dead bluebell foliage
Weeding and horsetail
Put up net over cherry and blueberries
Feed blueberries
Watering
Harvest lettuce, spinach, peas, strawberries, possibly baby fennel. Check cauliflowers.

At home
Remove cover from outdoor tomatoes
Plant tomatoes and cucumbers
Move melons to greenhouse
Move begonias outside
Dispose of pile of dead overwintered plants
Mow front lawn
Feed blueberries, tulips
Weeding
Deadheading
Watering
Harvest salad leaves, peas, spinach, tomato

[burnie]

Just picked our first peas that I grew in the greenhouse.

[Penellype]

Managed to sow some kohlrabi and cut the back lawn yesterday as well as harvesting peas, strawberries and a tomato.

Friday jobs
Cut grass at allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Rearrange plants in greenhouse
Plant cucumbers and tomatoes in greenhouse
Plant rudbeckia
Put up fruit cage net
Feed blueberries
Watering
Plan weekend gardening
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, tomato, peas, spinach, check cauliflowers

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - no
Deadheading - no
Sow kohlrabi - no
Remove winter salads and plant cosmos - done
Decide what to do with melons - sort of
Mow lawns - no
watering - done
Harvest peas, spinach and just possibly the first tomato - done spinach

Also potted up the leek seedlings, which were looking hungry in their modules.

No gardening time today but I intend to harvest peas, strawberries and tomato.

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Trim grass edges - done some
Remove dead bluebell foliage and rhubarb leaves - done some
Sow kohlrabi - no
Pot up lettuce - done
Put up pea supports - done
Take peas and summer leeks to allotment and plant - done
Decide what to do with melons - no
Finish tidying garage - done
Remove finished winter salads and replace with cosmos - no
Watering - done
Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries, lettuce, salad leaves and the first baby cauliflower - done

Wednesday jobs
Several appointments today which may mean very little gardening time, depending on how things go.
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Sow kohlrabi
Remove winter salads and plant cosmos
Decide what to do with melons
Mow lawns
watering
Harvest peas, spinach and just possibly the first tomato (Baconi red, sown in January and grown on the windowsill).

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Check for cat poo - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Turn compost at allotment - done
Trim grass edges - done some
Remove dead bluebell foliage - done some
Sow beetroot, kohlrabi - done beetroot
Pot up lettuce, kale - done kale
Collect brassica seed - done
Put up pea supports at allotment - no
Decide what to do with melons (intended bed nowhere near ready) - struggling
Tidy garage - done some
Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries - done plus lettuce

Also took 50 litres of water to allotment and watered everything.

Tuesday jobs
check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim grass edges
Remove dead bluebell foliage and rhubarb leaves
Sow kohlrabi
Pot up lettuce
Put up pea supports
Take peas and summer leeks to allotment and plant
Decide what to do with melons
Finish tidying garage
Remove finished winter salads and replace with cosmos
Watering
Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries, lettuce, salad leaves and the first baby cauliflower

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Take peppers and melons to greenhouse - done
Plant out beetroot - done
Weeding - done some
Watering - done

At allotment
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Trim long bits off hedges - done some
Tie in hollyhocks - done
Plant courgettes - done
Trim grass edges -no
Spray currant scale insect with neem oil - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, spinach, leeks, strawberries - done plus a baby kohlrabi

Also emptied one of the compost bins by mulching the bed for the courgettes.

At home
Check for cat poo - done
Weed drive - done
Collect seed from bolted salad greens - no
Move peas to greenhouse - done
Deadheading - done some
Pot up cosmos, brassicas - done some
Tidy garage - - done a bit
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, peas and the first new potatoes from the greenhouse - done

Monday jobs
Check for cat poo
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Turn compost at allotment
Trim grass edges
Remove dead bluebell foliage
Sow beetroot, kohlrabi
Pot up lettuce, kale
Collect brassica seed
Put up pea supports at allotment
Decide what to do with melons (intended bed nowhere near ready)
Tidy garage
Harvest spinach, peas, strawberries

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Move cucumbers, a couple of peppers and large tomato to greenhouse - done
Take runner beans and courgettes to allotment and plant - done, planted beans and one of 3 courgettes
Plant out dwarf beans - done
Remove bolted spinach and PSB - done spinach
Mulch spinach bed with compost - done
Mulch bedding plants with strulch - done
Support peas with string - done
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, spinach, strawberries - done

Also took a tomato plant to the allotment and planted it.

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Take peppers and melons to greenhouse
Plant out beetroot
Weeding
Watering

At allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Trim long bits off hedges
Tie in hollyhocks
Plant courgettes
Trim grass edges
Spray currant scale insect with neem oil
Watering
Harvest lettuce, spinach, leeks, strawberries

At home
Check for cat poo
Weed drive
Collect seed from bolted salad greens
Move peas to greenhouse
Deadheading
Pot up cosmos, brassicas
Tidy garage
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, peas and the first new potatoes from the greenhouse.

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Move cucumbers, a couple of peppers and large tomato to greenhouse
Take runner beans and courgettes to allotment and plant
Plant out dwarf beans
Remove bolted spinach and PSB
Mulch spinach bed with compost
Mulch bedding plants with strulch
Support peas with string
Weeding
Deadheading
Watering
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, spinach, strawberries

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs (and Wednesday)
Big rearrangement of plants - courgettes and cucumbers to go to the greenhouse - done
Pot up french beans, lettuce, cosmos - no
Sow peas - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Finish front lawn edges - done
Prune minarette cherry - done
Watering - done
Harvest remaining overwintered spinach, salad leaves, check peas and strawberries - done

Also removed the kale, which had got so big it had fallen over, and trimmed long bits off the allotment hedge. Tried bottles of water laid on the soil to deter the cat (failed).

No gardening time today, although I need to take photos as it is 1st of June.