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  • Thursday jobs
    collect rain water - done
    Weeding and horsetail - done some
    Deadheading - done some
    Remove pea support net and put away - done
    Plant 2 rooted tomato sideshoots - done
    Water greenhouse - done
    Harvest french beans, blueberries - done

    Friday jobs (expecting a very wet day)
    Collect rain water
    Plan weekend gardening
    Harvest tomatoes
    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 rain water - done
      Plan weekend gardening - done
      Harvest tomatoes - done plus raspberries

      Weekend Jobs

      At my friend's
      Weeding
      Check tomatoes, remove sideshoots and tie in
      Tie in cucumbers and melons
      Water greenhouse plants
      Harvest cucumber

      At allotment
      Collect rain water
      Weeding and horsetail
      Pot up strawberry runners
      Cut down finished raspberry canes
      Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons
      Harvest French beans, courgette, blueberries, check peas, cucumbers, gooseberries

      At home
      Weeding
      Deadheading
      Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, check cucumbers, peas, calabrese, blueberries
      Last edited by Penellype; 30-07-2021, 06:40 PM.
      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
        Weeding - done some
        Check tomatoes, remove sideshoots and tie in - done
        Tie in cucumbers and melons - done
        Water greenhouse plants - done
        Harvest cucumber - done

        At allotment
        Collect rain water - done
        Weeding and horsetail - done some
        Pot up strawberry runners - no
        Cut down finished raspberry canes - no
        Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons - no
        Harvest French beans, courgette, blueberries, check peas, cucumbers, gooseberries - done

        At home
        Weeding - done a bit
        Deadheading - done some
        Harvest lettuce, tomatoes, check cucumbers, peas, calabrese, blueberries - done

        Also took photos of garden and allotment on Sunday (1st of month), mowed the front lawn and potted up a tomato plant that had appeared to be dying for 3 months then suddenly decided to grow.

        Monday jobs
        Weeding and horsetail
        Deadheading
        Pot up strawberry runners
        Remove tomato sideshoots and tie in
        Check and tie in cucumbers and melons
        Harvest tomatoes
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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        • Trim couple of hundred metres of hedge. Strange how the hedge clippers get heavier as the job goes on.
          I live in a part of the UK with very mild winters. Please take this into account before thinking "if he is sowing those now...."

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          • Originally posted by quanglewangle View Post
            Trim couple of hundred metres of hedge. Strange how the hedge clippers get heavier as the job goes on.
            Agreed. My battery hedge clippers, a supposedly like for like replacement for an excellent machine that I had to get rid of because the battery wouldn't charge and I couldn't get a replacement, get more and more useless each year. They won't cut anything at all woody, or anything floppy, which makes trimming leylandii a real problem. So much so, that when I cut the leylandii at the allotment which is mixed with hawthorn, blackthorn and elderberry, it is quicker and easier to do it with secateurs (seriously)! I have the front hedge at home on my list for today, but I suspect the slightest excuse will stop me from doing it.
            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
              Weeding and horsetail - done some
              Deadheading - done some
              Pot up strawberry runners - done some
              Remove tomato sideshoots and tie in - done
              Check and tie in cucumbers and melons - no
              Harvest tomatoes - done

              Tuesday jobs
              Cut front hedge if dry
              Check and tie in cucumbers and melons
              Pot up more strawberry runners
              Weeding and horsetail
              Deadheading
              Watering
              Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, red pepper, blueberries, check french and runner beans, peas, calabrese, courgettes, gooseberries
              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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              • battery hedge clippers, a supposedly like for like replacement for an excellent machine that I had to get rid of because the battery wouldn't charge
                I use an electric Stihl - lighter than a battery one but we do rely on having electricity at various points around the place. Stihl don't make my model any more; replaced by battery one. Bah!
                I live in a part of the UK with very mild winters. Please take this into account before thinking "if he is sowing those now...."

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                • Originally posted by quanglewangle View Post

                  I use an electric Stihl - lighter than a battery one but we do rely on having electricity at various points around the place. Stihl don't make my model any more; replaced by battery one. Bah!
                  I don't trust myself not to cut an electric cord. Also the rear hedge is a fair way from any electric points, with plenty of easily damaged plants in the way. I much prefer battery, and would be able to use it at the allotment if it wasn't so useless! The previous one was battery powered and worked very well. Both Bosch, which I believe is supposed to be a good make.
                  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
                    Cut front hedge if dry - no (what a surprise!)
                    Check and tie in cucumbers and melons - checked and look ok
                    Pot up more strawberry runners - no
                    Weeding and horsetail - done quite a bit
                    Deadheading - done some
                    Watering - done
                    Harvest lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, red pepper, blueberries, check french and runner beans, peas, calabrese, courgettes, gooseberries - done

                    Wednesday jobs (very little time)
                    Deadheading
                    Watering
                    Harvest tomatoes, runner beans, blueberries
                    Last edited by Penellype; 04-08-2021, 07:46 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 (very little time)
                      Deadheading - done a little
                      Watering - not required (rain)
                      Harvest tomatoes, runner beans, blueberries - done

                      Thursday jobs
                      Weeding and horsetail
                      Deadheading
                      Pot up more strawberries
                      Cut front hedge if dry (unlikely)
                      Trim long bits of grass at allotment
                      Water under cover plants
                      Harvest lettuce, cucumber, peas, runner beans, baby carrots, courgette, blueberries, gooseberries, check 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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                      • Thursday jobs
                        Weeding and horsetail - done some
                        Deadheading - done some
                        Pot up more strawberries - done some
                        Cut front hedge if dry - done
                        Trim long bits of grass at allotment - done some and mowed grass
                        Water under cover plants - done
                        Harvest lettuce, cucumber, peas, runner beans, baby carrots, courgette, blueberries, gooseberries, check calabrese - done

                        Friday jobs (rain)
                        Collect rain water
                        Transfer some water from water butt to dustbin in garage to make room
                        Plan weekend gardening
                        Harvest runner and french beans
                        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 rain water - done
                          Transfer some water from water butt to dustbin in garage to make room - done
                          Plan weekend gardening - done
                          Harvest runner and french beans - done

                          Weekend Jobs (thunderstorms permitting)

                          At my friend's
                          Fill self watering trays in greenhouse
                          Check tomato plants and remove any sideshoots
                          Weeding
                          Harvest cucumber

                          At allotment
                          Weeding and horsetail
                          Trim long grass edges
                          Collect rain water
                          Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons
                          Harvest courgette, blueberries, check beans

                          At home
                          Check seed sowing list and sow anything due
                          Weeding
                          Deadheading
                          Harvest cucumber, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, blueberries
                          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
                            Fill self watering trays in greenhouse - done
                            Check tomato plants and remove any sideshoots - done
                            Weeding - done a bit
                            Harvest cucumber - done

                            At allotment
                            Weeding and horsetail - no, too wet
                            Trim long grass edges - no, too wet
                            Collect rain water - done
                            Check and tie in tomatoes, cucumbers and melons - no
                            Harvest courgette, blueberries, check beans - done plus peas

                            Also moved a dustbin full of water out of water butt into an empty bin to make room for more water from the shed roof.

                            At home
                            Check seed sowing list and sow anything due - no
                            Weeding - no
                            Deadheading - done quite a bit
                            Harvest cucumber, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, blueberries - done except potatoes and blueberries

                            Monday jobs (busy at work)
                            Check seed sowing list and sow anything due
                            Collect any rain water
                            Weeding and horsetail
                            Deadheading
                            Harvest cucumber, beans, blueberries, check tomatoes
                            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
                              Check seed sowing list and sow anything due - no
                              Collect any rain water - done
                              Weeding and horsetail - done some
                              Deadheading - done some
                              Harvest cucumber, beans, blueberries, check tomatoes - done

                              Very busy at work with a new promotion so not much time for gardening. Managed to trim a few long bits of grass yesterday and harvested calabrese, tomatoes and courgettes.

                              Wednesday jobs
                              Watering
                              Harvest beetroot, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, blueberries.
                              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                              • Only a kind-of gardening job but awful so I need brag about it.

                                Clear the woodshed of summer-acquired tat ready to receive 5m3 logs next week. Winter is coming.
                                I live in a part of the UK with very mild winters. Please take this into account before thinking "if he is sowing those now...."

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