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  • Wednesday jobs
    Pot up tomato and flower seedlings - done
    Mend parsnip net - no
    Plant beetroot - no
    Harvest carrots, leeks, microgreens - done carrots, microgreens and spinach

    Potting up the plants required a major rearrangement of the grow lights which took far longer than expected! Also sowed 2 courgettes to test viability of seed.

    Thursday jobs
    Mend parsnip net
    Plant beetroot
    Sow carrots, lettuce, cucumbers
    Weeding and horsetail
    Check and water if necessary
    Harvest microgreens, carrots, leeks
    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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    • Thursday jobs
      Mend parsnip net - done
      Plant beetroot - done
      Sow carrots, lettuce, cucumbers - no
      Weeding and horsetail - done some
      Check and water if necessary - done
      Harvest microgreens, carrots, leeks - done

      No gardening time on Friday although harvested some PSB.

      Weekend jobs

      At my friend's
      Feed slugs to chickens
      Take lettuce and beetroot to greenhouse
      Check and water plants in greenhouse
      Weeding

      At allotment
      Photos Sunday (1st of month)
      Weeding and horsetail
      Cut grass
      Watering
      Apply slug nematodes
      Harvest lettuce, romanesco, spinach

      At home
      Photos Sunday
      Bring in compost to warm and pot up tomatoes
      Move some plants into greenhouse to make room under lights
      Sow peas, carrots, lettuce, cucumbers
      Mow lawns
      Weeding
      Watering
      Apply slug nematodes
      Harvest remaining carrots and check compost for vine weevil
      Harvest microgreens, lettuce
      Last edited by Penellype; 30-04-2022, 08:59 AM.
      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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      • Weekend jobs (including Monday)

        At my friend's
        Feed slugs to chickens - done
        Take lettuce and beetroot to greenhouse - done
        Check and water plants in greenhouse - done
        Weeding - done some

        At allotment
        Photos Sunday (1st of month) - done
        Weeding and horsetail - done some
        Cut grass - done
        Watering - done
        Apply slug nematodes - done
        Harvest lettuce, romanesco, spinach - done plus rhubarb

        Also sowed some chitted parsnips, beetroot and lettuce.

        At home
        Photos Sunday - done
        Bring in compost to warm and pot up tomatoes - done
        Move some plants into greenhouse to make room under lights - done
        Sow peas, carrots, lettuce, cucumbers - done peas, carrots, courgettes, PSB and calabrese
        Mow lawns - done
        Weeding - done some
        Watering - done
        Apply slug nematodes - done
        Harvest remaining carrots and check compost for vine weevil - done found about 50 grubs
        Harvest microgreens, lettuce - done plus some baby spinach

        Tuesday jobs
        Collect rain water
        Sow cucumbers, melons
        Pot up tomato sideshoots
        Bring large tomato plants downstairs and construct supports
        Weeding
        Deadheading
        Harvest microgreens, PSB
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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        • Tuesday jobs
          Collect rain water - done
          Sow cucumbers, melons - done cucumbers
          Pot up tomato sideshoots - done
          Bring large tomato plants downstairs and construct supports - done
          Weeding - done some
          Deadheading - done some
          Harvest microgreens, PSB - done microgreens

          Wednesday jobs
          Collect rain water - done
          Pot up tomatoes - done
          Take peas to allotment growhouse - done
          Rearrange buckets in greenhouse - in progress
          Harvest microgreens, spinach

          No gardening time tomorrow.
          A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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          • I need to plant the rest of the potatoes. Pot on the rest of the dahlias. Check if more than one pea has germinated outside,there’s been just one showing in the tub for about a week the first planted potatoes have been showing for about two days I need to get some paint for the sheds,look for a deal on paint
            Location : Essex

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            • Friday jobs
              Put out trays at allotment to catch this evening's rain - done
              Plant peas at allotment - done
              Weeding and horsetail - done some
              Trim long shoots on allotment hedge - done some
              Move carrots out of greenhouse and put up carrot cage net - done
              Plan weekend gardening - done
              Harvest microgreens, PSB - done

              Weekend jobs

              At my friend's
              Water plants in greenhouse
              Plant out peas, lettuce and beetroot if ready
              Cut back ivy and nettles in greenhouse
              Weeding

              At allotment
              Mulch strawberries
              Trim long bits from rest of hedge
              Trim long grass
              Weeding and horsetail
              Harvest lettuce, spinach, leeks, PSB and possibly a beetroot

              At home
              Apply vine weevil nematodes to pots especially strawberries and heucheras
              Pot up tomato sideshoots and seedlings
              Rearrange greenhouse shelving ready for tomatoes
              Move peas to greenhouse to make room under lights
              Sow carrots, melons, french beans, courgette
              Feed daffodils and flowers in pots
              Harvest microgreens, lettuce, spinach
              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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              • Weekend jobs

                At my friend's
                Water plants in greenhouse - done
                Plant out peas, lettuce and beetroot if ready - done except beetroot
                Cut back ivy and nettles in greenhouse - no
                Weeding - done some

                At allotment
                Mulch strawberries - no
                Trim long bits from rest of hedge - done
                Trim long grass - no
                Weeding and horsetail - done some
                Harvest lettuce, spinach, leeks, PSB and possibly a beetroot - done except beetroot

                Also emptied the old compost out of the raised bed where I am going to make a hotbed for melons.

                At home
                Apply vine weevil nematodes to pots especially strawberries and heucheras - no
                Pot up tomato sideshoots and seedlings - done
                Rearrange greenhouse shelving ready for tomatoes - done
                Move peas to greenhouse to make room under lights - done
                Sow carrots, melons, french beans, courgette - done
                Feed daffodils and flowers in pots - done
                Harvest microgreens, lettuce, spinach - done

                Not much gardening time today
                Last edited by Penellype; 09-05-2022, 11:06 AM.
                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                • Had a little more time than expected yesterday and managed to spend 1/2 an hour trimming grass edges at the allotment. Also harvested PSB.

                  Tuesday jobs
                  Collect rain water if any
                  Sow courgettes, carrots, peas, cucumbers
                  Pot up more tomato sideshoots
                  Apply vine weevil nematodes
                  Mow lawns if dry
                  Harvest lettuce, spinach, microgreens, calabrese
                  A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                  • Tuesday jobs
                    Collect rain water if any - no rain
                    Sow courgettes, carrots, peas, cucumbers - done courgettes and carrots
                    Pot up more tomato sideshoots - no
                    Apply vine weevil nematodes - no, too sunny
                    Mow lawns if dry - done
                    Harvest lettuce, spinach, microgreens, calabrese - done

                    Also potted up calabrese and rudbeckia seedlings, planted chitted french beans and rearranged all the plants under lights and in the greenhouse to make room. Forgot to mention that on Monday I experimented with making fermented nettle juice for feed.

                    Wednesday jobs
                    Collect rain water if any
                    Apply vine weevil nematodes
                    Sow peas, cucumbers
                    Weeding and horsetail
                    Watering if no rain
                    Trim lawn edges
                    Harvest lettuce, microgreens, spinach, rhubarb
                    Last edited by Penellype; 11-05-2022, 06:26 AM.
                    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                    • Wednesday jobs
                      Collect rain water if any - done
                      Apply vine weevil nematodes - done
                      Sow peas, cucumbers - done
                      Weeding and horsetail - done some
                      Watering if no rain - done (not much rain)
                      Trim lawn edges - no
                      Harvest lettuce, microgreens, spinach, rhubarb - done except rhubarb

                      No gardening time today.
                      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                      • Friday jobs
                        Collect horse muck from stables and make hotbed for melons
                        Put new compost bin together and tidy compost area
                        Plant out peas
                        Trim lawn edges
                        Sow romanesco, kohlrabi
                        Plan weekend garden
                        Harvest lettuce, spinach
                        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                        • Friday jobs
                          Collect horse muck from stables and make hotbed for melons - done
                          Put new compost bin together and tidy compost area - done
                          Plant out peas - done
                          Trim lawn edges - done back lawn
                          Sow romanesco, kohlrabi - no
                          Plan weekend garden - done
                          Harvest lettuce, spinach - done

                          Weekend jobs

                          At my friend's
                          Feed slugs to chickens
                          Weeding
                          Watering
                          Plant beetroot

                          At allotment
                          Cut grass if dry
                          Weeding and horsetail
                          Remove flowers from rhubarb
                          Turn compost
                          Watering
                          Harvest lettuce, leeks, PSB if still edible

                          At home
                          Sow romanesco, kohlrabi
                          Weed paths and drive
                          Trim front lawn edges
                          Check fermenting nettle juice and strain if ready
                          Tidy garage
                          Watering
                          Harvest spinach

                          A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                          • Weekend jobs

                            At my friend's
                            Feed slugs to chickens - no, forgot
                            Weeding - done some
                            Watering - done
                            Plant beetroot - no

                            At allotment
                            Cut grass if dry - done
                            Weeding and horsetail - done some
                            Remove flowers from rhubarb - done
                            Turn compost - done about half
                            Watering - done
                            Harvest lettuce, leeks, PSB if still edible - done lettuce, plus spinach

                            At home
                            Sow romanesco, kohlrabi - done, plus cabbage and pak choi, and put some runner beans to soak
                            Weed paths and drive - no
                            Trim front lawn edges - done some
                            Check fermenting nettle juice and strain if ready - done, not ready
                            Tidy garage - done some
                            Watering - done
                            Harvest spinach - done

                            Also planted out a couple of tomatoes in quadgrow in greenhouse and rigged up supports.

                            Monday jobs (weather permitting)
                            Collect rain water
                            Feed slugs to chickens
                            Take germinated peas to my friends greenhouse
                            Sort plants under lights and move some to greenhouse
                            Tie in clematis
                            Weeding
                            Harvest lettuce, leeks, spinach
                            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                            • Monday jobs
                              Collect rain water - done
                              Feed slugs to chickens - done
                              Take germinated peas to my friends greenhouse - no
                              Sort plants under lights and move some to greenhouse - done
                              Tie in clematis - done
                              Weeding - no
                              Harvest lettuce, leeks, spinach - done except leek

                              Tuesday jobs
                              Fill dustbins with water from yesterday's deluge
                              Take peas to my friend's greenhouse
                              Take peas to allotment
                              Put some courgette seeds to soak as previously sown ones are not germinating
                              Go to garden centre and get compost, bedding plants and seeds
                              Sow peas, replacement PSB
                              Check plants under lights and move some to greenhouse to make room
                              Harvest lettuce, spinach
                              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                              • Tuesday jobs
                                Fill dustbins with water from yesterday's deluge - done
                                Take peas to my friend's greenhouse - done
                                Take peas to allotment - done
                                Put some courgette seeds to soak as previously sown ones are not germinating - done
                                Go to garden centre and get compost, bedding plants and seeds - done
                                Sow peas, replacement PSB - done PSB
                                Check plants under lights and move some to greenhouse to make room - done some
                                Harvest lettuce, spinach - done

                                Also mulched some of the strawberry plants at the allotment.

                                Wednesday jobs
                                Collect water
                                Take more plants out to greenhouse and make space
                                Pot up 2 sickly tomatoes in attempt to save them
                                Take fuchsia cuttings
                                Finish turning compost at allotment
                                Empty some compost out of hotbin
                                Water plants under cover
                                Harvest spinach

                                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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