| #276 |
Today was the only dry day of my entire week off so I have spent it all in the garden. I've done lots of general tidying up (stuff I should really have done last Autumn but never got to). I've emptied lots of pots (mostly ex-seedlings that never got planted out) and thrown away some that shattered over winter (my fault for leaving them outside).
I've finished weeding around two thirds of my current growing area and spread some extra compost (hard work lugging it up my garden steps - I carry it on my head!) I've pruned my vibernum and buddleia but the winter flowering honeysuckle has been granted a reprieve as it still has a few flowers for the bees to enjoy.
Finally, I've sown a few seeds including broad beans, some radishes, Calendulas, turnips, lettuce/salad mix, and kohlrabi. All but the broad beans are for succession sowing, so I'm not too worried if they don't come up. It's supposed to drop below zero tonight, so I haven't watered anything in. I reckon they'll do better waiting for rain on Wednesday than freezing solid in wet ground tonight!
I've finished weeding around two thirds of my current growing area and spread some extra compost (hard work lugging it up my garden steps - I carry it on my head!) I've pruned my vibernum and buddleia but the winter flowering honeysuckle has been granted a reprieve as it still has a few flowers for the bees to enjoy.
Finally, I've sown a few seeds including broad beans, some radishes, Calendulas, turnips, lettuce/salad mix, and kohlrabi. All but the broad beans are for succession sowing, so I'm not too worried if they don't come up. It's supposed to drop below zero tonight, so I haven't watered anything in. I reckon they'll do better waiting for rain on Wednesday than freezing solid in wet ground tonight!
Formerly self-contained, but expanding my gardening horizons beyond pots!
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