Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Plant onion sets (might wait until next week) - no
Weeding - done a little
At allotment
Weeding - done some
Trim more long grass if possible - no
Harvest parsnip and possibly a few spinach leaves - done parsnip plus some PSB
Also took spinach and beetroot seedlings to the allotment and put under cover on the hotbed as they were getting too big for their modules and needed planting out. The spinach didn't seem to mind and was planted in the hotbed on Sunday but the beetroot has keeled over and doesn't look happy. The temperature in the hotbed is about 10 degrees, the air temperature outside fell to -1 over night. If you don't try, you don't learn.
At home
Pot up chitted tomato seeds - done
Put french beans to chit - done
Weeding - done some
Check greenhouse plants and water if required - done
Harvest carrots - done
Also removed TEN piles of cat poo from on top of perennial plants, the path and under a scratchy piece of plastic mesh that I thought would be a deterrent. I can't cover the whole garden with plastic sheet!
Sowed some replacement spinach and beetroot.
Monday jobs
Check chitting beans and pot up if germinating
Weeding
Trim long grass if possible
Sow chervil and parsley
Harvest carrots, check spinach
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Friday jobs
Check allotment flood level - done
Open and shut covers - done
Weeding - no
Attempt to trim longest bits of grass - done a little (far too wet really)
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots, PSB - done
Weekend jobs (flooding and frost permitting
At my friend's
Plant onion sets (might wait until next week)
Weeding
At allotment
Weeding
Trim more long grass if possible
Harvest parsnip and possibly a few spinach leaves
At home
Pot up chitted tomato seeds
Put french beans to chit
Weeding
Check greenhouse plants and water if required
Harvest carrots
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Friday jobs (weather permitting)
Check allotment flood level
Open and shut covers
Weeding
Attempt to trim longest bits of grass
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots, PSB
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I did manage to sow a 2nd batch of Meteor peas yesterday, but that was all.
No gardening time today, and I would probably need a snorkel anyway.
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Tuesday jobs
Make cover for 2nd hotbed - done
Sow tomatoes and lettuce to replace ones eaten by slugs - done
Try to make a cover for apricot tree (flowering) - done
Weeding - done some
Harvest carrots - no, but did harvest some forced rhubarb.
The weather today is comprehensively dreadful and all I will be able to do is check that the covers over the hotbeds are still in place when it stops raining.
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Monday jobs
Sow indoor tomatoes - no
Plant 2 buckets of onions at home - done
Weeding - no
Harvest carrots - done
Tuesday jobs
Make cover for 2nd hotbed
Sow tomatoes and lettuce to replace ones eaten by slugs
Try to make a cover for apricot tree (flowering)
Weeding
Harvest carrots
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Move pea supports and clear ground for onions - done
Weeding - done some
At allotment
Weeding - done some
General tidy up - done some
Harvest PSB - done
At home
Check greenhouse plants and water if necessary - done
Move germinating peas under lights - done
Sow tomatoes for indoors - no
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots - done
Also planted a bucket of Lady C potatoes in the greenhouse.
Monday jobs (weather permitting)
Sow indoor tomatoes
Plant 2 buckets of onions at home
Weeding
Harvest carrots
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Got the hotbed cover made, so now I just have to see how it performs in a gale...
Weekend jobs (weather permitting)
At my friend's
Move pea supports and clear ground for onions
Weeding
At allotment
Weeding
General tidy up
Harvest PSB
At home
Check greenhouse plants and water if necessary
Move germinating peas under lights
Sow tomatoes for indoors
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrotsLast edited by Penellype; 17-02-2024, 11:38 AM.
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Thursday jobs
Continue weeding hotbed - done some
Continue tidying garage - done some
Harvest leeks, carrots - done
Friday jobs
The main job today is to attempt to make a better cover for the hotbed, which is currently covered by a sheet of plastic over hoops, trapped between the layers of wood that make up the sides of the raised bed. This is very awkward to access.
My idea is to get 2 pieces of wood the length of the bed and roll the edges of the plastic round them and nail it on, then fix spring clips to the wood at one side to clip round the hoops. Hopefully that will be easier to open, won't blow away and can be removed and rolled up to store over summer.
I have got the wood etc, so this is going to test my dodgy DIY skills to the limit.
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Wednesday jobs
Continue weeding hotbed - done some
Feed fruit bushes - done
Tidy garage - done some
Harvest leeks, carrots - no
Thursday jobs
I was supposed to have a meeting today but it was cancelled.
Continue weeding hotbed
Continue tidying garage
Harvest leeks, carrots
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Tuesday jobs
Continue weeding hotbed - done some
Sow salad leaves, microgreens - done
Feed fruit bushes - no
Harvest microgreens, carrots, PSB if flooding allows, first forced rhubarb - done
Wednesday jobs (weather permitting)
Continue weeding hotbed
Feed fruit bushes
Tidy garage
Harvest leeks, carrots
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Monday jobs
Check for germination in trays - done
Sow 1st lot of early peas (Meteor) - done
Weed hotbed if possible - managed 10 minutes then it started to rain
Harvest microgreens - done
Tuesday jobs (weather permitting)
Continue weeding hotbed
Sow salad leaves, microgreens
Feed fruit bushes
Harvest microgreens, carrots, PSB if flooding allows, first forced rhubarbLast edited by Penellype; 13-02-2024, 08:43 AM.
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Weekend jobs
At my friend's
Continue tidying greenhouse - no, flooded
Weeding - no, too wet
Clear soil ready for onions - no, too wet
At allotment (currently flooded)
Check for germination in hotbed - done
Weeding if possible - no, flooded including access to hotbed
Harvest leek, PSB - done PSB
At home
Pot up germinating tomatoes and peppers - done
Plant very early potatoes in greenhouse (prepared to lose these) - done
Cut down finished pepper plants - done
Plan sowings for remainder of month - done
Harvest salad leaves, carrots, pepper - done
Monday jobs (Stuck in the house waiting for people AGAIN.)
Check for germination in trays
Sow 1st lot of early peas (Meteor)
Weed hotbed if possible
Harvest microgreens
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Weekend jobs (weather permitting)
At my friend's
Continue tidying greenhouse
Weeding
Clear soil ready for onions
At allotment (currently flooded)
Check for germination in hotbed
Weeding if possible
Harvest leek, PSB
At home
Pot up germinating tomatoes and peppers
Plant very early potatoes in greenhouse (prepared to lose these)
Cut down finished pepper plants
Plan sowings for remainder of month
Harvest salad leaves, carrots, pepper
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Wednesday jobs
Weeding including hotbed - done some
Check seeds for germination - done
Cut back perennials - done some
Remove finished carrot bucket from greenhouse - done
Check greenhouse plants and water if necessary - done
No gardening today (snowing) and busy with meetings tomorrow.
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