2026 - What I did today.

Rat catching and rat defences are on the cards for today. We need a terrier.

Today I sorted out a tub and planted my Tayberry. I screwed a trellis to the wall for it to climb on as well.

I then received a rather large load of logs I had ordered, so after moving my motorhome out of the way so he could tip the load, I started to wheel barrow the logs to there storage position. I doubt whether I will finish shifting the logs today but with no rain forcast? they should be ok where they are for a day or two as it's shopping day tomorrow!

Put together a raised bed for the back garden. One remains to be put together. Sowed some rather old bupleurum seed from a seed swap. Added and removed seed packs from an online basket. It's getting too late for more flower seed and I don't have space for what I have but...

Dug up all the outside dahlias and moved them to a different bed. They had completely taken over the bed they were growing in last year so I made a note to move them to another bed where I could make space by moving some irises and verbena.
Popped in nasturtium seeds between all the dahlias. They're a nice companion for them.
Potted on various flowers and bush tomatoes.
Yet more weeding.

Finished filling very large pot and planted a red currant in it. Had a little compost mix left so potted on a few of my cottage garden plants that were desperate for a little more space. Watered all outside pots again. Started digging up the daffodils that have gone over, from the postbox bed. Tightly planted into a pot. Loads more to dig. Not all have finished flowering. They will be going back into that bed once it’s been given a makeover.

Not much outdoors today - bit too windy with dying ash trees nearby. It calmed down this afternoon so I chose Sticky Willie/Cleavers as my Weed of the Day and collected as many as I could see.

Dug up all the outside dahlias and moved them to a different bed. They had completely taken over the bed they were growing in last year so I made a note to move them to another bed where I could make space by moving some irises and verbena.
Popped in nasturtium seeds between all the dahlias. They're a nice companion for them.
Potted on various flowers and bush tomatoes.
Yet more weeding.

Garrett do you not suffer the dreaded blackfly with your dahlias and nasturtiums living together. I find either get covered in aphids, I hate to think what they would harbour mixed together.

Put together my other raised bed. Nice husband is going to pick up cheap compost from the R*nge to mix with homemade compost, grass clippings, and anything else I can find to fill them up.

Went to the plot earlier and found that I had cooked the things I left in the cold frame. Gave them some water and moved them under the brassica netting instead. Did some weeding but didn't make a dent in the wild weeds. My only hope is weeding when I transplant out and getting my crops to make their own ground cover.

Did some more seed shopping (but not yet buying).

Dug up all the outside dahlias and moved them to a different bed. They had completely taken over the bed they were growing in last year so I made a note to move them to another bed where I could make space by moving some irises and verbena.
Popped in nasturtium seeds between all the dahlias. They're a nice companion for them.
Potted on various flowers and bush tomatoes.
Yet more weeding.

Garrett do you not suffer the dreaded blackfly with your dahlias and nasturtiums living together. I find either get covered in aphids, I hate to think what they would harbour mixed together.

The dahlias do get attacked by blackfly but I usually have lots of ladybirds around so I collect them up and dispense them on the dahlias and let them chomp away. I have more issues with slugs than aphids.

Another day of watering and digging up daffodils and planting them in pots temporarily.