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So I have been relentlessly busy since my last "raised bed" post. The garden has moved on considerably over the last couple of weeks and the Pergola is almost finished with just a bit of "snagging" to be completed along with the decking bits and bobs. I am very impressed with the wood effect planters and composite decking.
I spent an age digging the new veg plot and trying to remove the couch, bindweed and buttercups as best i could. Back breaking and monotonous!. They were literally carpeting it. Many of the roots nearing a foot long and very thin. I now know I missed many on the initial dig as I have used my new (to me) Stihl rotovator today on that dug plot as it needed to be leveled and it made it a little easier. I have pulled up / chopped many hidden weeds so this may cause me a problem in the future. We'll see.
I have planted apple, pear, cherry, apricot, nectarine, peach and plum trees. 50 raspberry plants have been transferred to the new plot. I await a blue berry delivery and my sole blackcurrant also has to be re-sited to the new plot.
Wife has been busy putting flowers and bulbs in the planters and border. They will be her domain and many herbs will also go in there. Managed to salvage my mint which appears to be doing OK in one of the planters and I also re-sited a 12 foot row of it.
Big greenhouse is yet to be cleared of tools and stuff as i have no space for any seed trays let alone planting in the beds. The small green house has some seeds on the go but my tomatoes, chilli's, peas and peppers have all failed. I'll start a new batch in the coming days.
I have cucumbers sprouting and also have onion from seed which is sprouting. I normally do sets but thought i'd give seeds a go. Radish and spring onion are in the ground an "up".
Spuds are going to go wherever I can fit them as I have many seed Desiree (100+) and 2kg Duke of York. I've invested in some 30 + 50 litre pots and any other spuds will be planted in the old chicken run.
I still have to sort the new water butt area which will be behind the small greenhouse. I need another black IBC and the plan is to have 3 of them for rainwater collection and plumbed direct into the green houses.
Having looked at what I want to grow with the seeds that I have I am confident that my plot is not large enough.
I retired in August last year and I have never been so busy. I have been in the garden virtually every day and there is still so much more to do as well.
Hey ho....... Spring's coming.
Here's some images of the plot.
I spent an age digging the new veg plot and trying to remove the couch, bindweed and buttercups as best i could. Back breaking and monotonous!. They were literally carpeting it. Many of the roots nearing a foot long and very thin. I now know I missed many on the initial dig as I have used my new (to me) Stihl rotovator today on that dug plot as it needed to be leveled and it made it a little easier. I have pulled up / chopped many hidden weeds so this may cause me a problem in the future. We'll see.
I have planted apple, pear, cherry, apricot, nectarine, peach and plum trees. 50 raspberry plants have been transferred to the new plot. I await a blue berry delivery and my sole blackcurrant also has to be re-sited to the new plot.
Wife has been busy putting flowers and bulbs in the planters and border. They will be her domain and many herbs will also go in there. Managed to salvage my mint which appears to be doing OK in one of the planters and I also re-sited a 12 foot row of it.
Big greenhouse is yet to be cleared of tools and stuff as i have no space for any seed trays let alone planting in the beds. The small green house has some seeds on the go but my tomatoes, chilli's, peas and peppers have all failed. I'll start a new batch in the coming days.
I have cucumbers sprouting and also have onion from seed which is sprouting. I normally do sets but thought i'd give seeds a go. Radish and spring onion are in the ground an "up".
Spuds are going to go wherever I can fit them as I have many seed Desiree (100+) and 2kg Duke of York. I've invested in some 30 + 50 litre pots and any other spuds will be planted in the old chicken run.
I still have to sort the new water butt area which will be behind the small greenhouse. I need another black IBC and the plan is to have 3 of them for rainwater collection and plumbed direct into the green houses.
Having looked at what I want to grow with the seeds that I have I am confident that my plot is not large enough.
I retired in August last year and I have never been so busy. I have been in the garden virtually every day and there is still so much more to do as well.
Hey ho....... Spring's coming.
Here's some images of the plot.
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