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RE: Seven Jobs for the week - PyreneesPlot - 18-07-2022
Carried Over -
Fix tomato frame roof
Sow carrots DONE
Last week -
Prick out brassicas
Cut back goat willow back to stump on old removed hedge DONE
Weed bottom of bank bed DONE
Bottle & make comfrey tea DONE
Feed and water tomatoes etc DONE
Sow arroches & lettuce (DONE), re-sow haricots
Dead head and weed gravel by gates
This week –
Plant lettuces
Plant beetroot
Plant chard
Weed gravel drive by house
Cut back hydrangea petiolaris
Cut hedge at top of drive if no nests
Cut back or turn in bramble on woodside hedge
But I have watered an awful lot!
RE: Seven Jobs for the week - SarrissUK - 18-07-2022
1. Sow more flower seeds - direct sowing is happening for perennials
2. Glass the greenhouse - DONE!
3. Find replacement glass - DONE, not yet ready to pick up
4. Paint my newly acquired wooden arch - not started
5. Get hold of more horse manure - Done!
6. Create new beds - need more still
7. Clear space for the summer house.
RE: Seven Jobs for the week - PyreneesPlot - 25-07-2022
Not a very productive week!!
Carried Over -
Fix tomato frame roof DONE
Prick out brassicas DONE
Dead head and weed gravel by gates
Sow arroches & re-sow haricots DONE
Last week -
Plant lettuces DONE
Plant beetroot DONE
Plant chard
Weed gravel drive by house
Cut back hydrangea petiolaris
Cut hedge at top of drive if no nests
Cut back or turn in bramble on woodside hedge
This week –
Cut veg plot paths
Use composted grass to mulch
Spread soil from burning heap
Sow list
Water struggling shrubs if no rain
Clear cucs with virus
Deadhead hostas & roses
RE: Seven Jobs for the week - PyreneesPlot - 01-08-2022
Carried Over -
Dead head and weed gravel by gates DONE
Plant chard
Weed gravel drive by house DONE
Cut back hydrangea petiolaris DONE
Cut hedge at top of drive if no nests
Cut back or turn in bramble on woodside hedge DONE
Last week -
Cut veg plot paths DONE
Use composted grass to mulch DONE
Spread soil from burning heap ONGOING
Sow list DONE
Water struggling shrubs if no rain DONE
Clear cucs with virus DONE
Deadhead hostas & roses DONE
This week –
Cut back or turn in bramble on orchard hedge
Strim front
Clear peas
Clear first batch beans
Sweep up leaves & rose petals from deck
Plant out lettuces
Weed decorative gravel
RE: Seven Jobs for the week - SarrissUK - 06-08-2022
1. Sow more flower seeds - this is ongoing now, so I will consider myself done lol
2. Find replacement glass - DONE, picked up and put in! The greenhouse is finally done!
3. Paint my newly acquired wooden arch - not started
4. Create new beds - need more still
5. Clear space for the summer house - done!
6. Cut wood in lengths for the greenhouse bench - done!
7. Succession sowing - french beans, carrots, beetroot, radish etc.
8. (because I've completed some already) Prep the bed in the corner between the old summer house and the greenhouse with more manure.
9. Build step for the greenhouse outside the door (inside is done)
RE: Seven Jobs for the week - PyreneesPlot - 08-08-2022
Carried Over -
Cut hedge at top of drive
Plant chard DONE
Spread soil from burning heap ONGOING
Last week -
Cut back or turn in bramble on orchard hedge
Strim front
Clear peas DONE
Clear first batch beans DONE
Sweep up leaves & rose petals from deck DONE
Plant out lettuces
Weed decorative gravel DONE
This week –
Plant out brassicas
Sow list
Plant out spare leeks
Prick out lettuces
Prick out red cabbage
Prick out basil
Bottle comfrey tea, make more
RE: Seven Jobs for the week - PyreneesPlot - 15-08-2022
Carried Over -
Cut hedge at top of drive
Spread soil from burning heap ONGOING
Cut back or turn in bramble on orchard hedge DONE
Strim front
Plant out lettuces DONE
Last week -
Plant out brassicas DONE
Sow list DONE
Plant out spare leeks DONE
Prick out lettuces DONE
Prick out red cabbage DONE
Prick out basil DONE
Bottle and make more comfrey tea
This week –
Pot up goji cuttings
Clear haricot
Make & bottle passata
Cut or turn in bramble on west boundary hedge
Plant out lettuces
Sow list
Turn compost heaps
RE: Seven Jobs for the week - PyreneesPlot - 22-08-2022
Carried Over -
Cut hedge at top of drive
Spread soil from burning heap ONGOING
Strim front
Bottle DONE and make more comfrey tea
Last week -
Pot up goji cuttings DONE
Clear haricot DONE
Make & bottle passata DONE
Cut or turn in bramble on west boundary hedge DONE
Plant out lettuces
Sow list
Turn compost heaps DONE
This week –
Trim bay tree
Feed tomatoes etc
Cut back Japanese quince
Cut Fedge
Weed rose bed
Cut back wisteria
Weed and cover leeks against allium leaf miner