What I intend to do today or tomorrow number2

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Weeding - done some
General tidy up - no
Harvest, lettuce, salad leaves, parsnips - done parsnips

No gardening time today.

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Make the first hotbed - done
Top hotbed with compost and cover - done

Wednesday jobs
Weeding
General tidy up
Harvest, lettuce, salad leaves, parsnips

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Start emptying compost out of hotbed - done
Check everything is secure (gales forecast later in week) - done
Weeding - done some
Clear leaves - done some
General tidy up - no
Harvest leeks, carrots - done

Tuesday jobs
Make the first hotbed
Top hotbed with compost and cover

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Weeding - no
Remove dead runner beans - done
Salvage any peppers not damaged by frost - done

At allotment
Check plants that were under water (parsnips, broccoli) - done
Weeding - done some
Start emptying compost out of hotbed - no

At home
Dig out bottom of hotbin - done
Clear up leaves that were removed from pond - done
Trim back periwinkle - done
Weeding - done some
Harvest lettuce, carrots - done

Monday jobs (if the man who said he was coming at 9am ever turns up)
Start emptying compost out of hotbed
Check everything is secure (gales forecast later in week)
Weeding
Clear leaves
General tidy up
Harvest leeks, carrots

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Remove dead bedding plants - done some
Clear leaves - no
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots - done

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Weeding
Remove dead runner beans
Salvage any peppers not damaged by frost

At allotment
Check plants that were under water (parsnips, broccoli)
Weeding
Start emptying compost out of hotbed

At home
Dig out bottom of hotbin
Clear up leaves that were removed from pond
Trim back periwinkle
Weeding
Harvest lettuce, carrots

[Penellype]

Friday jobs (soggy ground permitting)
Remove dead bedding plants
Clear leaves
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Attempt to clear leaves out of pond - done
Remove any dead bedding plants that can be reached from paths - no
Harvest carrots - done

Various appointments today and tomorrow make gardening unlikely.

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Check allotment for wind damage - done
Sow peas for pea shoots - done
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots - done plus a leek and a kohlrabi

Also raked the gravel on the drive to fill in a dip where I get out of the car as it was making quite a deep puddle and moved some lettuces out of the greenhouse as they were showing signs of thrip damage.

Tuesday jobs (weather permitting)
Attempt to clear leaves out of pond
Remove any dead bedding plants that can be reached from paths
Harvest carrots

[Penellype]

Thanks Bren, it is! The back garden path has been under water for ages now and is starting to smell like a stagnant pond. There is nothing I can do except wait for the water to go down, and unfortunately it is forecast to rain again tonight and on Wednesday. After that, hopefully we may have a few dry days. The allotment is also half under water, including the bed where the parsnips and some of the broccoli are. I can't get at it at all for now, so again I just have to wait. The tunnel is on dry land so the leeks are not flooded, but they are badly damaged by leek moth.

At least the water is confined to outdoors. I cannot imagine how awful it would be if the house was flooded.

[Bren In Pots]

Pen it must be frustrating and upsetting having your garden under water.

[Penellype]

I was right about the weekend gardening - nothing got done. It was so wet and horrible outside that once I had dealt with my horse all I wanted to do was go indoors. I did scoop up 5 bucketfuls of water off the path outside the garage door as I was worried that if it got any deeper it would flood the garage. Walking about on any of the grass is out of the question at the moment, which means I have little access to most of the garden until the water level goes down.

Monday jobs
Check allotment for wind damage
Sow peas for pea shoots
Harvest lettuce, salad leaves, carrots

[Penellype]

After yesterday's deluge the allotment and garden are again under water and there is no way I can do any gardening. I am unlikely to be able to do anything over the weekend either as more rain is forecast, but hopefully it will be a bit drier next week. Until then I will have to be content with harvesting carrots from the bucket in the garage and perhaps sowing some peas for pea shoots.

[Jungle Jane]

I’ve got two more garlic varieties to plant out,planted three yesterday,our cat was about to use the spot,I said ‘no’ & he ran off,he wants his scent everywhere,so I covered the soil with bits of buddleia sticks I pruned off. I don’t mind as much if it’s an above ground crop but not on my garlic I put this new decorative light out there I got as a gift,it’s so pretty,it’s a watering can attached to a post with solar powered lights coming out like water

[Penellype]

I managed to get to the allotment yesterday for about 5 minutes just before it got dark, to secure the rolled up tunnel net to the frame, as it is forecast to become windy tomorrow. When I took the net off it was literally frozen stiff so I couldn't roll it up tight, and I knew it could freeze again last night. The allotment was flooded again and will now be a frozen lake as it is currently -2 out there, so I suspect no gardening today.

I will definitely have no gardening time tomorrow, when in any case we are forecast yet more heavy rain.

[Penellype]

A bit of snow yesterday and a lot of rain today meant no gardening, and tomorrow looks a write-off too. Maybe Wednesday...