Seven Jobs for the week

Carried Over - 
Mend fence for vines
Make new tripod for passion flower

This Week –
Sow parsnips DONE
Finish clearing bolted brassicas ON-GOING
Weed spring cabbages DONE
Prick out gherkins DONE
Move tender plants into greenhouse DONE
Move dahlias out of greenhouse and take cuttings DONE (no cuttings to take)
Cut back fragrantisima DONE

Next week –
Cut veg garden paths
Cut forsythias
Tidy Japanese quince
Weed and mulch cleared sections of veg bed 7
Weed herb bed
Mulch artichoke bed
Source clear material to cover tomato frame (anti-blight measures!)

Some progress!

1. Dig foundations for the new greenhouse base - Done
2. Lay foundation for greenhouse base - Done
3. Make sure I have bolts and bits to bolt the base together - Done
4. Order greenhouse nuts and bolts - Not started
5. Sow more flower seeds - started, but not done
6. Put up the greenhouse - Not started
7. Find replacement glass - Not started

It's getting away from me - and now we have two weeks of rain!!

Carried Over - 
Mend fence for vines
Make new tripod for passion flower

This week –
Cut veg garden paths STARTED
Cut forsythias
Tidy Japanese quince DONE
Weed and mulch cleared sections of veg bed 7 DONE
Weed herb bed DONE
Mulch artichoke bed
Source clear material to cover tomato frame (anti-blight measures!)

Next Week
Feed potted plants
Clear last brassicas
Pot up houseleeks
Plant out daffs from pots
Prick out/pot on last tomatoes & chillies
Weed & mulch fruit bushes
Mulch veg Bed 6

I actually have a list.
Potting on
Pricking out
Weeding
Sowing
Watering.... we're getting into drought (nearly)

What in particular remains in flux

1. Order greenhouse nuts and bolts - Done
2. Sow more flower seeds - started, but not done
3. Put up the greenhouse - Partially done - the front and back panel are complete, just need the bolts to arrive and I'll have it together quickly
4. Find replacement glass - Not started
5. Paint the rest of the fence with wood protection paint
6. Paint my newly acquired wooden arch with the same paint
7. Paint the chicken shed.

Carried Over - 
Mend fence for vines
Make new tripod for passion flower DONE
Cut veg garden paths DONE
Cut forsythias DONE
Mulch artichoke bed DONE
Source clear material to cover tomato frame (anti-blight measures!) DONE

This week –
Feed potted plants DONE
Clear last brassicas (1 row of kale to go, but currently covered in bees)
Pot up houseleeks DONE
Plant out daffs from pots DONE
Prick out/pot on last tomatoes & chillies DONE
Weed & mulch fruit bushes DONE
Mulch veg Bed 6 DONE

Next Week –
Weed around new millepertuis
Cut back neighbour’s red robin (he won’t mind!)
Sort out canes for tripods
Move carpet to suppress weeds on new bank bed
Mulch figs
Cut back grass around bear’s britches
Weed gravel parking area

1. Sow more flower seeds - started, but not done
2. Put up the greenhouse - I have done as much as I can without a helping hand (Jay still bedridden with whatever it is that ails him)
3. Find replacement glass - Not started
4. Paint the rest of the fence with wood protection paint - not done, but outsourced to the teenager, so I consider it off my list!
5. Paint my newly acquired wooden arch with the same paint
6. Paint the chicken shed.
7. Sow more veggies

What perennials did you order PP, give me some inspiration.

They are to go on a south facng slope, full sun, and continue (and finish) a bed which is (almost - damn that golden rod!!) all blues and whites, with some grasses.

Stachys monieri Hummelo alpine betony x 3 10.39€
Eupatorium Snowball Joe-pye weed x 3 11.45€
Veronicastrum Fascination culver’s root x 3 10.39€
Geranium Brookside blue crane’s bill x 10 20.65€

The geranium will meander back into the original planting, hopefuly linking the two. I'll be getting some more grasses plus have agastache & cosmos to fill the gaps.  Next year I'll shift out the wrong coloured plants, if I can be bothered!

After an epic delivery fail, only the stachys is now coming

Slow week - finally caught up on all my undone old tasks from several weeks ago, but missed quite a few this week!

Carried Over - 
Mend fence for vines DONE
Clear last brassicas (1 row of kale to go, but currently covered in bees) DONE

This week –
Weed around new millepertuis
Cut back neighbour’s red robin (he won’t mind!)
Sort out canes for tripods DONE
Move carpet to suppress weeds on new bank bed (blackbirds nesting next to the bed fledged yesterday so I can go in and be noisy now!)
Mulch figs DONE
Cut back grass around bear’s britches DONE
Weed gravel parking area DONE

Next Week –
Plant out haricot
Weed gravel at front of house
Weed gravel beside gates
Plant up summer bulbs (if they arrive - due last week)
Plant up new bank bed - will just be a small section, now
Clear B7 – celery, chard all bolting
Cut wild bank

1. Sow more flower seeds - started, but not done
2. Put up the greenhouse - Done!! Greenhouse frame is now up! Just need to replace the rubber thingies and put the glass.
3. Find replacement glass - Not started
4. Paint my newly acquired wooden arch and the chicken shed
5. Sow more veggies
6. Pot some of the veggies on that are outgrowing their pots before the last frost has gone.
7. Train the rest of the household to water veggies while I'm away for a week on a girly trip