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  • Tuesday jobs
    Sow cauliflower, beetroot, leeks, melons - done except melons
    Dig horsetail - done a little
    Weeding - done some
    Watering - done
    remove bubble wrap from water bins - done some
    Harvest carrots, spinach, rhubarb - done except rhubarb

    Wednesday jobs
    Mend broken zip on potato cover
    remove more bubble wrap
    pot up balconi tomatoes and rearrange plants under lights
    Remove tomato sideshoots and pot up last couple for greenhouse
    sow melons
    Deadheading
    Weeding and horsetail
    Watering
    harvest lettuce, kale shoots, rhubarb
    Last edited by Penellype; 22-04-2020, 08:18 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

      Measure 1st plot section and cut membrane for laying and burning holes – After another thread debate I will not be using membrane, just cardboard

      Sow more seeds – Done

      Tidy allotment shed – Ongoing

      Decide 2nd plot section to start digging / weeding etc….. – Done/Ongoing


      Thursday - No digging today!

      Check potato bed, still under fleece –

      Tidy / strim around plot greenhouse –

      Peg/pin membrane with new metal pegs, move bricks, slabs to the bottom of the plot –
      Cheers

      Danny

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      • Wednesday jobs
        Mend broken zip on potato cover - done
        remove more bubble wrap - in progress
        pot up balconi tomatoes and rearrange plants under lights - done
        Remove tomato sideshoots and pot up last couple for greenhouse - done
        sow melons - done
        Deadheading - done some
        Weeding and horsetail - done some
        Watering - done
        harvest lettuce, kale shoots, rhubarb - done lettuce and rhubarb, also spinach

        Thursday jobs
        Take peas to allotment and plant
        Pot up peppers
        Remove more bubble wrap
        Trim long bits of grass at allotment
        Dig horsetail
        Watering
        Harvest lettuce, carrots, broccoli
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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        • Ptcl speed test

          I don't go out in the rain..and now a days its isolation days. I am totally at home and enjoying movie at Ptcl speed test

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          • Thursday

            Check potato bed, still under fleece – Done

            Tidy / strim around plot greenhouse – Done

            Peg/pin membrane covering plot with new metal pegs, move bricks, slabs to the bottom of the plot – Done

            In addition strimmed around greenhouse and the bottom of the plot, bottom covered in membrane.


            Friday

            Continue to dig / weed 2nd plot section (Greenhouse area) –

            Cover strimmed area around greenhouse not being dug with membrane –

            Cover old compost bin area with membrane –
            Cheers

            Danny

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            • Thursday jobs
              Take peas to allotment and plant - taken but not yet planted
              Pot up peppers - no
              Remove more bubble wrap - done
              Trim long bits of grass at allotment - done some needs mowing
              Dig horsetail - done some
              Watering - done
              Harvest lettuce, kale shoots, carrots, broccoli - done lettuce, carrots

              Also sowed carrots and some flowers as replacement seeds arrived.

              Friday jobs
              Plant peas
              Cut grass at allotment
              Pot up peppers
              Plan weekend gardening
              Weeding and horsetail
              Watering
              Harvest lettuce, carrots, spinach
              Last edited by Penellype; 24-04-2020, 07:54 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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              • Friday

                Continue to dig / weed 2nd plot section (Greenhouse area) – Done

                Cover strimmed area around greenhouse with membrane – Done

                Cover old compost bin area with membrane – Done


                Saturday

                Start sowing in 1st plot section / bed –

                Tidy allotment shed –
                Cheers

                Danny

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                • Friday jobs
                  Plant peas
                  Cut grass at allotment - done
                  Pot up peppers - done
                  Plan weekend gardening - done
                  Weeding and horsetail - done some
                  Watering - done
                  Harvest lettuce, carrots, spinach - done

                  Weekend jobs

                  At my friend's
                  Take germinated peas to greenhouse
                  Weeding
                  Watering

                  At allotment
                  Tidy up remaining grass edges
                  Check hedges and trim any long bits
                  Dig horsetail
                  Weeding
                  Watering
                  Put out as many buckets, trays etc as I can find to catch every drop of rain (if any)
                  Harvest lettuce, broccoli, leeks, fennel, rhubarb

                  At home
                  Mow lawns before it rains
                  Tidy up front lawn edges
                  Weeding
                  Deadheading
                  Watering
                  Sow carrots, leeks, celeriac, tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, peas
                  Harvest lettuce, calabrese, kale
                  A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                  • Saturday

                    Start sowing in 1st plot section / bed – No

                    Tidy allotment shed – Done

                    In addition finished digging the 2nd plot section / bed and covered in cardboard.
                    Also skimmed 50% of the 3rd plot section / bed with the grub hoe.

                    Sunday

                    Start sowing in the 1st plot section / bed –

                    Continue to skim the 3rd plot section / bed –
                    Cheers

                    Danny

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                    • Weekend jobs

                      At my friend's
                      Take germinated peas to greenhouse - done
                      Weeding - done some
                      Watering - done

                      At allotment
                      Tidy up remaining grass edges - no
                      Check hedges and trim any long bits - done
                      Dig horsetail - done some
                      Weeding -done some
                      Watering - done
                      Put out as many buckets, trays etc as I can find to catch every drop of rain (if any) - done
                      Harvest lettuce, broccoli, leeks, fennel, rhubarb - done lettuce, broccoli and rhubarb

                      Also put net back on tunnel.

                      At home
                      Mow lawns before it rains - done
                      Tidy up front lawn edges - no
                      Weeding - done some
                      Deadheading - done some
                      Watering - done
                      Sow carrots, leeks, celeriac, tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, peas - done tomatoes
                      Harvest lettuce, calabrese, kale - done lettuce

                      Also touched up paint on front fence

                      Monday jobs
                      Collect rain water
                      Sow carrots, leeks, celeriac, cucumbers, courgettes, peas
                      Tidy front lawn edges if dry
                      Trim long bits of grass at allotment if dry
                      Dig/pull horsetail
                      Weeding and deadheading
                      Watering
                      Harvest lettuce, broccoli, 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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                      • Sunday

                        Start sowing in the 1st plot section / bed – 70% complete

                        Continue to skim the 3rd plot section / bed – No


                        Monday

                        Finish sowing the 1st plot section / bed –

                        Continue to skim the 3rd plot section / bed –
                        Cheers

                        Danny

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                        • Hi Penellype

                          Thanks for the ongoing likes.

                          I won’t be partaking in the threads anymore, I’m a bit hacked off with a few recent remarks on other threads.

                          I will monitor your progress from afar, keep up the good work, you are an inspiration��

                          Cheers
                          Danny
                          Cheers

                          Danny

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                          • Originally posted by broadway View Post
                            Hi Penellype

                            Thanks for the ongoing likes.

                            I won’t be partaking in the threads anymore, I’m a bit hacked off with a few recent remarks on other threads.

                            I will monitor your progress from afar, keep up the good work, you are an inspiration��

                            Cheers
                            Danny
                            Hi Danny, that's a shame. Don't let what other people say get to you!
                            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
                              Collect rain water - none to collect, but a little on Tuesday
                              Sow carrots, leeks, celeriac, cucumbers, courgettes, peas - done carrots
                              Tidy front lawn edges if dry - done, also mowed the front lawn
                              Trim long bits of grass at allotment if dry - done some
                              Dig/pull horsetail - done some
                              Weeding and deadheading - done some
                              Watering - done
                              Harvest lettuce, broccoli, carrots - done, plus rhubarb and spinach

                              Yesterday was mostly more of the same, plus I cut back some of the nettles at the allotment.

                              Wednesday jobs
                              Collect rain water
                              Weeding and deadheading if dry
                              Sow leeks, celeriac, cucumbers, courgettes, peas
                              Watering if necessary
                              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
                                Collect rain water - done
                                Weeding and deadheading if dry - done some
                                Sow leeks, celeriac, cucumbers, courgettes, peas - done except leeks
                                Watering if necessary - done
                                Harvest carrots, calabrese - done

                                Thursday jobs
                                Collect rain water
                                Dig horsetail
                                Weeding and deadheading
                                Harvest lettuce, spinach, PSB, 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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