Monday, 17 June 2019

24th - 29th April


24th April
A late day from work so not much time for anything in the garden except a good watering session. The sweet peppers looked very dry, with some withering. On the seedling front, all is looking good. Some herbs are emerging, the rocket has, well, rocketed up, the lettuce and salad leaves are showing in the large containers, the salvias and teasels are great – very strong seedlings now, almost ready for transplanting to small pots I think. The newly sown sprouts are sprouting and the older sprouts and cauliflower are coming on strong. The tiny leaves of ageratum and nicotiana have become greener and a little larger after I put them out in the sun for an afternoon the other day. So all is looking good. Apart from that I gave a trim to the lavenders as suggested in today’s topical tips on Gardeners’ Question Time.


25th April
The sweet peppers look very green and healthy after their drink yesterday. After a day out with the family (me, not the peppers), I started potting on the salvias into little yoghurt pots. They have come on good and strong lately and have been calling out to be moved into more roomier accommodation. I got the 2 smaller recycled trays potted up; the rest will have to wait. I took 3 cuttings of the phlox and 5 of the new fuchsia.

26th April
It was play time in the back garden this afternoon with the boys although I did deadhead the yellow and red tulips so there are now only the light purple ones left in flower. In the front garden we have been enjoying the yellow and red tulips for a while. They have come up large and tall and are the same colour as the ones that have just died off in the back.

27th April
I found a new nursery that I tried out today. I was looking for replacement herb plants of rosemary, French tarragon and a new one of borage (I’ve read that the bees love it). They didn’t have any borage but I did get the other 2 for £1.60 each, a bargain. It has rained quite heavily the last 24 hours so no gardening today.

28th April
I told my Dad about this new nursery having cheap tomato plants as he was looking for some replacements as he has lost all but 1 of his so far. So I returned and bought him 2 alicante and 2 cherry types. Whilst I was there I bought a cherry type one for us, a pot of summer calabrese and a pot of sweetcorn, all for £3.97.

29th April
Tonight I finished potting up the salvias. I have a total of 70 which is more than enough considering the other plants I hope to go out as well. I am again at a point where I feel there is a rush of work ahead of me. I need to fork over some of the allotment and make up some netting supports as brassicas will need to go out soon. I need to pot-on the sweet peppers, prepare allotment ground with manure for the squashes and peppers, and sow pumpkins, squashes, courgettes and cucumbers and plant out the sweetcorn. I had a really busy week last week and this week is turning out to be the same.

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