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  • Didn't get time to post today, but the job I wanted to get done was put the plastic cover over the hotbed, which has now heated to 25C. I got that done, moved some strawberry plants to the growhouse and also harvested a few small shoots of PSB.

    Weekend jobs (frost permitting)

    At my friend's
    Check plants in greenhouse
    Weeding

    At allotment
    Weeding
    Check brassicas and remove any dead leaves
    Check for slugs
    Harvest leeks

    At home
    Check plants in greenhouse
    Decide what to do with apple and pear trees (need repotting at least)
    Harvest carrots, lettuce, microgreens


    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
      Check plants in greenhouse - done
      Weeding - no, ground frozen

      At allotment
      Weeding - no
      Check brassicas and remove any dead leaves - done some
      Check for slugs - done (lots)
      Harvest leeks - done plus PSB

      At home
      Check plants in greenhouse - done
      Decide what to do with apple and pear trees (need repotting at least) - no
      Harvest carrots, lettuce, microgreens - done

      Still to cold to do much, and I've been trapped in the house waiting for various phone calls etc. so nothing else has been done.

      Wednesday jobs (weather and work permitting)
      Sow lettuce, spinach and beetroot in hotbed
      Weeding if possible
      Harvest lettuce, microgreens
      Last edited by Penellype; 25-01-2022, 05:43 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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      • Unfortunately things didn't work out and all I got time for yesterday was a quick trip to the allotment to check everything was secure for last night's wind. Just been down to check again and everything is fine - 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 (work and weather permitting)
          Dig bottom out of hotbin
          Sow lettuce, spinach and beetroot in hotbed
          Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots
          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
            Dig bottom out of hotbin - done
            Sow lettuce, spinach and beetroot in hotbed - done
            Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots - done

            Also put seed potatoes (bought on Thursday) to chit.

            Weekend jobs (weather permitting)

            At my friend's
            Check plants in greenhouse and water
            Weeding

            At allotment
            Check for wind damage
            General tidy up
            Weeding
            Harvest PSB

            At home
            Check pots on fence and water if needed
            Bring in compost to warm for peppers
            Harvest carrots
            Last edited by Penellype; 29-01-2022, 09:39 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

              At my friend's
              Check plants in greenhouse and water - done
              Weeding - no

              At allotment
              Check for wind damage - done
              General tidy up - no
              Weeding - no
              Harvest PSB - no

              At home
              Check pots on fence and water if needed - no
              Bring in compost to warm for peppers - no
              Harvest carrots - done plus lettuce, salad leaves and microgreens

              Saturday was impossibly windy, but potted up some lettuce seedlings. Decided to paint the rear fence on Sunday so little time for anything else.

              Monday jobs
              Check for wind damage
              Check pots on fence and water if needed
              Bring in compost to warm
              Harvest peppers
              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 for wind damage - done
                Check pots on fence and water if needed - no
                Bring in compost to warm - done
                Harvest peppers - done

                Tuesday jobs
                Take photos (1st of month)
                Water plants on fence
                Tidy up debris after gales
                Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots
                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 (+ Wednesday)
                  Take photos - done
                  Water plants on fence - done
                  Tidy up debris after gales - done some
                  Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots - done plus PSB

                  Also did a bit of weeding.

                  No gardening time on Thursday.

                  Friday jobs
                  Weed hotbed (growing grass from hay seeds)
                  Continue tidying up
                  Sow indoor tomatoes, microgreens
                  Plan weekend gardening
                  Harvest 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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                  • Friday jobs
                    Weed hotbed - done
                    Sow indoor tomatoes, microgreens - no
                    Plan weekend gardening - done
                    Harvest calabrese - no

                    Weekend jobs

                    At my friends
                    Water greenhouse plants - done

                    At allotment
                    Check for wind damage - done

                    At home
                    Clear a passage through garage for workmen coming Monday morning - done
                    Sow indoor tomatoes and peppers - done
                    Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots - done

                    Really too windy and showery (and rather cold) for outdoor gardening.

                    Tomorrow I have workmen putting up scaffolding as my solar panels are getting repaired this week. I may well have very little opportunity for gardening all week.
                    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                    • Yesterday I managed to get to the allotment and pulled a load more grass seedlings out of the hotbed. It was beginning to resemble a newly sown lawn - I have never had this problem before. No doubt there will be plenty more where that came from.

                      Solar panels are being sorted today and I am told it will take all day. As it is unpleasantly damp and drizzly out there, I wouldn't be gardening anyway.

                      Wednesday jobs (assuming men have finished work on the solar)
                      Check hotbed and remove any more germinating grass
                      Weeding
                      Check and prune fruit bushes
                      Harvest carrots, 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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                      • Wednesday jobs
                        Check hotbed and remove any more germinating grass - done a little
                        Weeding - no
                        Check and prune fruit bushes - no
                        Harvest carrots, calabrese - no

                        The men still haven't finished fixing the solar, they are struggling to find the cause of the problem. I managed a quick visit to the allotment at lunchtime, met the new plot holder of the next door plot and planted 50 onion sets. I also pulled out a little grass from the hotbed, but it is growing faster than I can remove it at the moment.

                        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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                        • Quick visit to the allotment today to pull out more grass from the hotbed and harvest a few bits of romanesco. Also harvested a carrot.

                          I strongly suspect that the weather will not allow me any gardening time this weekend. If I am wrong:

                          Weekend jobs

                          At my Friend's
                          Check plants in greenhouse and water
                          Weeding

                          At allotment
                          Pull out more grass from hotbed

                          At home
                          Trim strawberry plants
                          Sow microgreens
                          Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots, 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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                          • Weekend jobs

                            At my Friend's
                            Check plants in greenhouse and water - done
                            Weeding - no

                            At allotment
                            Pull out more grass from hotbed - no

                            At home
                            Trim strawberry plants - no
                            Sow microgreens - no
                            Harvest lettuce, microgreens, carrots, calabrese - done except calabrese.

                            Workmen here again today, still trying to fix the solar panels. No idea how long this will take. The weather looks appalling to diabolical later this week and I am not expecting to get much done at all.
                            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                            • Managed a little weeding (hotbed) today, sowed some early peas and harvested romanesco and carrot. Hopefully (weather permitting) I might get a chance to finish off weeding the hotbed 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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                              • Nothing doing yesterday except a couple of quick trips to the allotment to check the hotbed cover and replace the clips that keep coming off in the wind.

                                Thursday jobs
                                Check for wind damage and batten down hatches
                                General tidy up
                                Sow microgreens, spinach
                                Harvest microgreens, carrots
                                Last edited by Penellype; 17-02-2022, 01:33 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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