Jobs for the coming week

Need to sow more carrots
weed leeks
plant out some baby oaks
weed peas and beans
plant out autumn/winter cabbage tribe.
plant out some quinoa
weed potatoes.

My Job List for w/c 1 June 2020

GH - Armpit & Tie in Tomatoes 

Sow Indoors - Sunflowers, Sweet peas
                    Parsley & Basil

Plant out - Loofas and Trombas 
                Beetroot seedlings 
                Rooted Mint cuttings 

Take Cuttings - Lavender, Rosemary, Mint, Roses

Merge more beds.

Jobs for w/c 8/6/20  (Better late than never)
GH - Armpit & Tie in Tomatoes

Sow Sunflowers, Sweet peas
Sow Parsley, basil
Sow Beans and mangetout

Sow lots of old flower seeds randomly

Take cuttings - Lavender, Rosemary, Pineapple Mint, Roses

Merge more beds

My list for last week included everything not done the previous week -

Plant out - kale DONE, cabbages DONE, turnips DONE, beetroot DONE, basil, flowers (zinnia DONE, belle du jour DONE, marigolds COULDN'T FIND ANY!!), spare pumpkins on hugelbed.
Sow - carrots DONE, basil, coriander, snips to use up the packet DONE,
Weed bank bed DONE & herb bed. Mulch.

Plus sow - beetroot, turnips (yes, every week!), January King cabbage.
Clear bolting lettuces DONE, mulch various bits of veg plot with manure DONE.
Plant out soya beans DONE


This week (W/C 15th June) - all the not done above, plus

Plant out - melons, courgettes, lettuces, parsley, celery, leaf beet, radicchio, spare aubergines & peppers, artichokes.
Lift shallots.
Prick out January King Cabbage, flowers & basil.
Cut veg bed paths.
Prune vines.
Make comfrey tea and bottle last batch.
Sow all of last week's to sow list plus fennel, peas, Red Russian kale.

Last weeks list:
Need to sow more carrots
weed leeks
plant out some baby oaks
weed peas and beans
plant out autumn/winter cabbage tribe.
plant out some quinoa
weed potatoes.

Done most of above apart from weed potatoes and still some oaks to plant out. Among the ones I planted out, some acorns had produced 2 'trunks' and they separated with 1/2 the acorn each.

so:

Finish off oaks
weed potatoes
weed onions and carrots plus more probably.
try to deter rats from chomping the pea stems
mow a bit

Picture of squash area with sweetcorn at back and quinoa (bit like fat hen to look at) nearer.

   

And the baby oaks (about 100)

   

Mark I’m not being critical just curious but why plant so many baby oaks and why so close together?

Mark I’m not being critical just curious but why plant so many baby oaks and why so close together?

Well, they were all huddled together in a bread loaf crate and it was either plant them or bin them. If I get a spare 1/2hour next winter/early spring, I can plant them out may be 10' apart, my contribution to the Climate warming up.

As an aside, when I planted out some daliahs last week that were started off in a cardboard box, as I was removing and planting them and got to the middle of the box, a mouse emerged and toddled off. Where it had come from I found a nest with several of my acorns by it. As it didn't move very fast, I assume it was likely pregnant and had been comfy there with a stash of food.

I have looked at all the previous lists and become depressed, so I'm starting afresh.

Mon 15th June

Clear raab and sow turnips. DONE
Sow parsley - at this rate it will be winter before it grows DONE
Finish planting outdoor toms DONE
Plant out bedding
Thinning out carrots, beetroot and chard. DONE mostly
Plus all the routine work - armpitting, tying in, strawberry picking, deadheading, watering DONE

If the weather is kind I might get one or two done this week

My list for last week included everything not done the previous week -

Plant out - kale DONE, cabbages DONE, turnips DONE, beetroot DONE, basil, flowers (zinnia DONE, belle du jour DONE, marigolds COULDN'T FIND ANY!!), spare pumpkins on hugelbed.
Sow - carrots DONE, basil, coriander, snips to use up the packet DONE,
Weed bank bed DONE & herb bed. Mulch.

Plus sow - beetroot, turnips (yes, every week!), January King cabbage. 
Clear bolting lettuces DONE, mulch various bits of veg plot with manure DONE.
Plant out soya beans DONE

All now DONE apart from planting out the spare pumpkins & basil!

This week (W/C 15th June) - all the not done above, plus

Plant out - melons DONE, courgettes DONE, lettuces DONE, parsley DONE, celery DONE, leaf beet DONE, radicchio DONE, spare aubergines & peppers DONE, artichokes.
Lift shallots.  DONE
Prick out January King Cabbage  DONE, flowers & basil.
Cut veg bed paths. DONE
Prune vines.  DONE
Make comfrey tea and bottle last batch.  DONE
Sow all of last week's to sow list plus fennel, peas, Red Russian kale. ALL DONE

Next week (w/c 22nd June) - all the not done above - plant out basil, artichokes & spare squash, prick out basil, zinnias & marigolds (Found them!)
Plus - plant out climbing & dwarf haricots, soya beans, corn, onions.
Prune wisteria.
Make a start on trimming hedges where there are no nesting birds.
Sow - beetroot, lettuce, radish & turnip.
Keep on top of weeding & mulching, watering, tomato armpits, dead heading and harvesting.

w/c 22/6/20

Its Shoots week on the VC Calendar so I will be sowing spring onions, leeks and some Oriental salad leaves. 

Tying in/armpitting tomatoes
Picking lots of soft fruit - every day!
Thinning apples

Merging more beds.

w/c 22/6/20

Its Shoots week on the VC Calendar ....

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