Friday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Check for wind damage - done
Check for windfall apples - done
Slug hunt - done
Weeding and horsetail - no
Deadheading - no
Water greenhouse plants - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, peas, beans, romanesco, strawberries, blueberries, check raspberries - done some
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Check tomatoes and cucumbers, tie in if required
Weeding
Fill self watering trays
At allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Check for caterpillars and slugs
Peg down some strawberry runners
Watering
Harvest beetroot, tomatoes, peas, beans, courgettes, romanesco, blueberries, check cucumbers, turnips
At home
Attempt better repair of wind damaged fruit cage
Weeding
Deadheading
Sow winter salads
Watering
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, peppers, beans, carrots, strawberries, blueberries
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Friday jobs (gales permitting)
Collect rain water
Check for wind damage
Check for windfall apples
Slug hunt
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Water greenhouse plants
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, peas, beans, romanesco, strawberries, blueberries, check raspberries
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Wednesday jobs
Check for caterpillars - done
Apply slug nematodes - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Cut back brambles, nettles and ash in allotment hedges - done
Trim grass edges at allotment - done some
Watering - done
Harvest tomatoes, peppers, courgettes, beans, strawberries, pink blueberries, check peas, cucumbers, raspberries - done
No gardening time today, but must collect any rain water and check for wind damage.
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Monday jobs (and Tuesday)
Check for caterpillars - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Trim front lawn edges - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, peas, beans, check fruit - done
Also removed bolted spinach and cut back finished raspberry canes.
Wednesday jobs
Check for caterpillars
Apply slug nematodes
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Cut back brambles, nettles and ash in allotment hedges
Trim grass edges at allotment
Watering
Harvest tomatoes, peppers, courgettes, beans, strawberries, pink blueberries, check peas, cucumbers, raspberriesLast edited by Penellype; 21-08-2024, 08:10 AM.
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Weeding - done some
Check tomatoes and remove sideshoots - done
Watering - done
Harvest tomatoes, windfall apples - done tomatoes
At allotment
Check for caterpillars - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Move some water from IBC to blue barrel - no
Plant kohlrabi - done
Trim grass edges - done some
Watering - done
Harvest peas, beans, romanesco, courgettes, blueberries, pink blueberries, raspberries, check cucumber, tomatoes, turnips - done except romanesco
At home
Weeding - no
Deadheading - no
Trim front lawn edges - no
re-sow spinach, peas for pea shoots (no germination) - done
Plant beetroot - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, beans, blueberries, strawberries - done plus calabrese
Monday jobs
Waiting on workmen so may not have much gardening time.
Check for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim front lawn edges
Watering
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, microgreens, tomatoes, peas, beans, check fruit
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Friday jobs
Check for caterpillars - done (found one inside the water butt!)
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Trim grass edges - done some
Trim nettles in hedge - done
Remove tomato sideshoots - done
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, peppers, raspberries, blueberries, check cucumbers, peas - done
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Weeding
Check tomatoes and remove sideshoots
Watering
Harvest tomatoes, windfall apples
At allotment
Check for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Move some water from IBC to blue barrel
Plant kohlrabi
Trim grass edges
Watering
Harvest peas, beans, romanesco, courgettes, blueberries, pink blueberries, raspberries, check cucumber, tomatoes, turnips
At home
Weeding
Deadheading
Trim front lawn edges
re-sow spinach, peas for pea shoots (no germination)
Plant beetroot
Watering
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, beans, blueberries, strawberries
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Friday jobs
Check for caterpillars
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim grass edges
Trim nettles in hedge
Remove tomato sideshoots
Watering
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, beetroot, beans, peppers,raspberries, blueberries, check cucumbers, peas
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Wednesday jobs
Collect rain water - done (not much)
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Pot up corn salad seedlings - done
Watering - done
Harvest peas, beans, raspberries, pink blueberries - done plus a few strawberries and a couple of courgettes
No gardening time today.
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Tuesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Check brassicas for caterpillars - done
Remove bolting lettuces - no
Mow lawns - done
Trim grass edges - done some
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, spinach, beans, blueberries, strawberries, check raspberries, peas, cucumbers - done
Bit behind today...
Wednesday jobs
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Pot up corn salad seedlings
Watering
Harvest peas, beans, raspberries, pink blueberries
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Monday jobs
Collect rain water - none worth collecting
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Check brassicas for caterpillars - done
Watering if necessary - done
Harvest tomatoes, beans, peas, courgettes, raspberries, pink blueberries - done
Also sowed some spring onions.
Tuesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Check brassicas for caterpillars
Remove bolting lettuces
Mow lawns
Trim grass edges
Watering
Harvest lettuce, microgreens, tomatoes, spinach, beans, blueberries, strawberries, check raspberries, peas, cucumbers
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Weeding - done some
Check and tie in tomatoes, remove sideshoots - done
Check onions and harvest any that have died down - done
Collect any dried pea pods - done
Watering - done
At allotment
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Check brassicas for caterpillars - done
Check onions and harvest any that have died down - done
Put away netting from finished gooseberries - no
Prune gooseberry bush - no
Cut down finished raspberry stems - done some
Cut grass - done
Trim long grass edges - no
Watering - done
Harvest beetroot, beans, spinach, peas, raspberries, pink blueberries - done
At home
Weeding - done some
Deadheading - done some
Mow lawns and trim edges - no
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, microgreens, beans, blueberries, strawberries - done
Monday jobs (weather permitting)
I was hoping for a dry morning but by 7am it was already showery and looks like getting a lot worse before it gets better.
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Check brassicas for caterpillars
Watering if necessary
Harvest tomatoes, beans, peas, courgettes, raspberries, pink blueberries
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Friday jobs
Collect rain water if any - done
Check for caterpillars in tunnel - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Trim long grass edges if dry - done some
Cut back brambles in hedge - done
Watering if necessary - done
Harvest tomatoes, microgreens, beans, spinach, raspberries, gooseberries, blueberries, check apples for windfalls - done except spinach
The caterpillars in the tunnel (large whites) have migrated from nasturtiums outside (which they have reduced to stalks) and they have managed to crawl under the tunnel netting. The nasturtiums are pretty, but I don't much like eating them, so I will not be allowing them to grow again.
Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Weeding
Check and tie in tomatoes, remove sideshoots
Check onions and harvest any that have died down
Collect any dried pea pods
Watering
At allotment
Weeding and horsetail
Check brassicas for caterpillars
Check onions and harvest any that have died down
Put away netting from finished gooseberries
Prune gooseberry bush
Cut down finished raspberry stems
Cut grass
Trim long grass edges
Watering
Harvest beetroot, beans, spinach, peas, raspberries, pink blueberries
At home
Weeding
Deadheading
Mow lawns and trim edges
Watering
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, microgreens, beans, blueberries, strawberries
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Wednesday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Trim long grass edges - no
Sort freezers - done
Watering - done
Harvest peppers, courgette - done plus blueberries and raspberries
No gardening time on Thursday but I did manage to harvest a bucket of potatoes.
Friday jobs
Collect rain water if any
Check for caterpillars in tunnel
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim long grass edges if dry
Cut back brambles in hedge
Watering if necessary
Harvest tomatoes, microgreens, beans, spinach, raspberries, gooseberries, blueberries, check apples for windfalls
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Tuesday jobs
Collect rain water - done
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - done some
Trim long grass edges - no
Rearrange buckets - done
Sow salad leaves, spinach, florence fennel - done
Sort freezers to make more room for fruit - no
Watering if necessary - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beans, peas, spinach, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries - done
Wednesday jobs
All depends on how long the builder takes to do a smallish job. He arrived first thing, but has disappeared, and until he finishes I am stuck at home.
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim long grass edges
Sort freezers
Watering
Harvest peppers, courgette
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Monday jobs
Weeding and horsetail - done some
Deadheading - no
Trim long grass edges - done some
Take kohlrabi to allotment - done
Rearrange buckets - no
Sow salad leaves, spinach, florence fennel - no
Sort freezers to make more room for fruit - no
Watering - done
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, peppers, courgette, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries - done plus spinach
Tuesday jobs
Collect rain water
Weeding and horsetail
Deadheading
Trim long grass edges
Rearrange buckets
Sow salad leaves, spinach, florence fennel
Sort freezers to make more room for fruit
Watering if necessary
Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beans, peas, spinach, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries
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