What I did today 2026

[Bren In Pots]

Cut down the comfrey added it to my cistern along with some water.

[Containergardener]

Emptied the gh of plants ready for planting out
Washed the gh
Put toms etc back in there
Planted out spring onions, leaf beet , orange and bright lights chard.
Planted out some borage.
Moved some self seeded poppies.
Weeded out some forget me nots and buttercups.
Planted some sweetpeas on my arch.

[Bren In Pots]

We have our green bin emptied in a couple of days so I’ve been weeding.

[Andraste]

Potted on my chillies (poor things must have had sore roots they were crammed in so tightly)

[Containergardener]

All the toms are in final pots apart from.a couple I'm chancing outside.
Courgettes in.tubs
Cucumbers planted in tubs
Chilli's planted in pots too
Sunflowers grown In snails are now in pots

[Jungle Jane]

Yesterday I planted five runner beans round the teepee with last years runner bean. I noticed in the other bed there’s a last years runner bean coming up so I need to put a teepee over there & plant more beans there,they’re getting a bit long,2ft long… I’ve hurt my back & it’s difficult to bend so I’ll probably just sow seeds today,more cucumbers,peas,beans & lettuce. I topped the bird feeders up earlier,they’re busy with the starling & sparrow families most of the day

[Bren In Pots]

Pulled up bindweed digging out roots when I could find them.

[Jungle Jane]

Yesterday I sowed more lettuce,beans & cucumber seeds,weeded the front garden & cut the seed heads off the nettles,there was a ladybird on one stem though,so I left that,they like the little tiny aphids under the leaves

[Jungle Jane]

Today I planted out the first Turks turban squash & covered it with a tunnel cloche so the snails know where it is,it’ll also help in the wind. I need some straw. Fed the potatoes & two of the cucumbers seaweed fertiliser. I did a snail hunt last night & found about twenty just on the patio plants,mainly marigolds & potato leaves. Pinched off all the garlic scapes & put them in the fridge for tomorrow

[Nicos]

Put some sheep’s wool around some of the herbs to try and persuade the slugs they aren’t interested in gourmet food

So…now they are tucking into the French beans which had finally decided to grow…we now need to re sow with sheep's wool around them as well as underneath them ( vole deterrent ) Not looking good for French beans for us so far this year

[JoaoLeaftide]

Good day for pruning with it being dry at last. Cleared a load of spent growth from the gooseberries and finally got the courgettes properly staked, they were starting to lean badly.

[Bren In Pots]

Yesterday I found what looks like butternut squash seedlings in my GH border I potted one of them up leaving the other to grow. They must have come from my dalek compost because I've no grown those for at least 10 years.

[Peanut]

Yesterday I found what looks like butternut squash seedlings in my GH border I potted one of them up leaving the other to grow. They must have come from my dalek compost because I've no grown those for at least 10 years.

I love it when we find little self sown bonus plants! How exciting

[Peanut]

This morning I have potted up three chitted scarlet emperor runners after none of the others germinated. I'm also chitting my last pack of early xtra sweet sweetcorn. I have some of the same already but they're looking a bit ropey and I simply cannot run the risk of a sweetcorn shortage.