What I intend to do today/tomorrow!

[KevinM67]

Wow Penellype - I see you've not stopped since I was last on.

You're like a machine, how do you manage it ?

[Chestnut]

Tomorrow and Tuesday will be the first time I have had 2 full days off work in over a month, so I intend to enjoy every minute!

Finish winter weeding on plot- done
Finish mulching soft fruit- done
Listen to my library book while working, as it expires on Friday- done
Dig celery/bean trench and fill with contents of compost bin
Sow early carrots under fleece
Lots of seedsowing in greenhouse. Start hardening off seedlings which have sprouted.
If time, build a second compost bin, fix bench, weed paving round greenhouse, finish off a couple of new paths, and build deep, organic matter rich bed for cucurbits.- started, but getting 4th side fixed on will be a 2 person job...
Weed garden at home.
Stake summer raspberries
Then a long hot soak in the bath ;-)

[Penellype]

Wow Penellype - I see you've not stopped since I was last on.

You're like a machine, how do you manage it ?

Not really! I'm lucky that my job simply requires me to monitor an inbox and answer any emails. That means that most days I can usually plan my time as I like, providing that I check the computer every couple of hours or so. If I have a difficult email to answer I often go in the garden to think about it while I do something useful.

As far as having the energy is concerned, the idea is to set things up so that it virtually looks after itself - this is where I am at home (almost) which is why I have the time and energy left to do the allotment. I am already going down there, looking around and thinking what can I do today, rather than what must I get done right now, although that could well change when things really start growing!

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Pot up lettuces - no
Sow turnips - done
move peas to growhouse and next lot of germinating peas to grow light garden - done
Cut grass edges at home - done rear lawn
Weeding - done some
Harvest lettuce, carrots, leeks, brokali - doneexcept leeks, plus a parsnip

Also planted out 8 cauliflowers at allotment.

Tuesday jobs
Pot up lettuces and peppers
Check tomato plants for sideshoots and pot up any that are big enough
Sow peas
Find somewhere to put bits of turf from back lawn
Weeding
Harvest lettuce, PSB, carrots

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Pot up lettuces and peppers - done
Check tomato plants for sideshoots and pot up any that are big enough - done
Sow peas - no
Find somewhere to put bits of turf from back lawn - no
Weeding - no
Harvest lettuce, PSB, carrots - done PSB

Wednesday jobs
Sow peas
Find somewhere to put bits of turf from back lawn
Weeding
Trim euonymus if ladybirds have moved house (was covered in them last time I looked)
Harvest lettuce, carrots

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Sow peas - done
Find somewhere to put bits of turf from back lawn - done
Weeding - done some
Trim euonymus if ladybirds have moved house (was covered in them last time I looked) - no
Harvest lettuce, carrots - done plus spinach

No gardening today.

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Weeding
Trim euonymus
Start digging horsetail out of parsnip bed
Plan weekend gardening
Water all pots
Harvest spinach, brokali, carrots.

[Penellype]

Friday jobs
Weeding - done some
Trim euonymus - no, still covered in ladybirds
Start digging horsetail out of parsnip bed - made a start
Plan weekend gardening - done
Water all pots - done
Harvest spinach, brokali, carrots - done

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Check potatoes in greenhouse for sprouting, water if necessary
Feed bolting cabbages to chickens
Weeding
(I was going to plant the rest of the potatoes but there are some cold nights forecast for next week so I think I will wait)

At allotment
Continue digging horsetail
Take last lot of Meteor peas down and plant
Take 2 buckets of compost and top up bed near raspberries for parsnips
Sow parsnips
Harvest lettuce, spinach, PSB

At home
Check tomatoes for sideshoots and pot up any that are big enough
Find somewhere under lights for germinating turnips
Sow 1 cucumber for the greenhouse
Harvest carrots

[Vegi potager]

This weekend I am going to...

put up the bean supports
fill some containers with compost etc. and pop some peas in
dance around the garden when earth wind and fire comes up on the play list
check everything growing undercover and water/weed if necessary
Sweet talk the seedlings, apologising for the singing along (see 3!)
Repot last years mint - Bowles green, spearmint and chocolate
sit and have a cup of tea while gazing into the pond to see if the newts are back
Sow basils- sweet green- red ruffles, greek
Pot on peppers and toms
Go crazy with the fleece as the weather report says it will drop to 1-2 degrees c at night until next weekend- probably while repeating no. 3
Strim the remaining patch of grass I haven't turned into veg and flower beds (yet!)

2 days should get it done, I know 2 hours could get it done but then I would have to hoover the house and go shopping and... NO, just no...

VP

[SarrissUK]

Today my goals were to:
- go to Wilko and buy three new arches, tall bamboo sticks, a thermometer, some new drill bits and bolts for fixing the greenhouse.
- take the van to a tyre place and get the slow puncture sorted
- collect a 16 foot trampoline for eventually building a poly tunnel with it
- take the dog for a walk
- have a nap, since I was out on the razz last night lol

I've managed it all apart from the nap

[Penellype]

Weekend jobs

At my friend's
Check potatoes in greenhouse for sprouting, water if necessary - done
Feed bolting cabbages to chickens - done some
Weeding - no
(I was going to plant the rest of the potatoes but there are some cold nights forecast for next week so I think I will wait)

At allotment
Continue digging horsetail - done some
Take last lot of Meteor peas down and plant - done
Take 2 buckets of compost and top up bed near raspberries for parsnips - no
Sow parsnips - no
Harvest lettuce, spinach, PSB - done

At home
Check tomatoes for sideshoots and pot up any that are big enough - not quite ready
Find somewhere under lights for germinating turnips - done
Sow 1 cucumber for the greenhouse - done
Harvest carrots - no

Also potted up 2 of the larger tomato seedlings into 3 litre pots.

Monday jobs
Garden photos (1st of month)
Continue digging horsetail
Deadhead daffodils
Take compost to allotment and sow parsnips
Harvest lettuce, spinach, carrots

[Vegi potager]

put up the bean supports
fill some containers with compost etc. and pop some peas in
dance around the garden when earth wind and fire comes up on the play list
check everything growing undercover and water/weed if necessary
Sweet talk the seedlings, apologising for the singing along (see 3!)
Repot last years mint - Bowles green, spearmint and chocolate
sit and have a cup of tea while gazing into the pond to see if the newts are back
Sow basils- sweet green- red ruffles, greek
Pot on peppers and toms
Go crazy with the fleece as the weather report says it will drop to 1-2 degrees c at night until next weekend- probably while repeating no. 3
Strim the remaining patch of grass I haven't turned into veg and flower beds (yet!)

2 days should get it done, I know 2 hours could get it done but then I would have to hoover the house and go shopping and... NO, just no...

VP

DID
fill some containers with compost etc. and pop some peas in -calibra
dance around the garden when earth wind and fire comes up on the play list -Best of Album (you just have to!)
check everything growing undercover and water/weed if necessary
Sweet talk the seedlings, apologising for the singing along
sit and have a cup of tea while gazing into the pond to see if the newts are back -Amphibian count 2 (but it could be the same one trying to trick me...)
Go crazy with the fleece

Everything else... nope. Left them until Sunday and then had to go shopping anyway

[Penellype]

Monday jobs
Garden photos (1st of month) - done
Continue digging horsetail - done some
Deadhead daffodils - done some
Take compost to allotment and sow parsnips - no
Harvest lettuce, spinach, carrots - done

Also potted up 2 tomato sideshoots.

Tuesday jobs (weather permitting - rain forecast)
Wash some plant pots
Bring compost in to warm for potting up more tomatoes
Deadhead more daffodils
Check watering for plants under cover
Harvest lettuce, PSB, carrots

[Penellype]

Tuesday jobs
Wash some plant pots - no
Bring compost in to warm for potting up more tomatoes - done
Deadhead more daffodils - done
Check watering for plants under cover - done
Harvest lettuce, PSB, carrots - done

Wednesday jobs
Pot up 2 more tomato plants
Rearrange pots under lights
Weeding
Take germinating peas to greenhouse and sow more
Harvest lettuce, spinach, carrots

[Penellype]

Wednesday jobs
Pot up 2 more tomato plants - done
Rearrange pots under lights - done
Weeding - done some
Take germinating peas to greenhouse and sow more - no
Harvest lettuce, spinach, carrots - done

No gardening today but I may have time to deal with the peas.