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Post by derekbrooks on May 14, 2024 18:12:53 GMT
Rained this morning but dry later.Potted some more dahlias in the greenhouse.Mixed 14 gallons of compost in which I had grown potatoes last year with 14 oz of Q4 to use for growing carrots in bore holes and tubes.Went to the allotment this afternoon for a bit and did some more weeding.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 15, 2024 20:04:53 GMT
Had an hour or so on the allotment this morning and started planting the potatoes.You can see that I am a bit behind with my jobs because I normally plant them in April. Raked some fish, blood and bone into the bed first.Only had time to plant one row and dig the trench for the next row.Put lawn mowings in the bottom of the trenches because it helps to prevent scab. This afternoon I mixed another 15 gallons of compost for carrots from last years potato compost.Potted a few more dahlias and rubbed some more labels.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 16, 2024 21:31:10 GMT
Mostly dry today.Went on the allotment this morning.There are still a lot of weeds.On beds that I weeded only a month ago
they are coming up again.The main problem weed is marestail which is all over the allotments.I sprayed mine on most of the beds with lawn weedkiller,double strength. I know this works because I have used it before. After,I planted another row of potatoes.I went to school this afternoon.
I grow parsnips and long carrots in tubes made from builders damp proof material. When not in use they are rolled up together and kept behind my shed.This evening I got them out and made up the tubes. I just clip them in the right shape at the top amd bottom.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 16, 2024 21:36:43 GMT
 This is a picture taken last year just to show you what the tubes are like that I have made up this evening
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Post by derekbrooks on May 17, 2024 20:39:46 GMT
Dry today.We went for a walk this afternoon but I have been in the garden the rest of the time.Mixed 16 gallons (2 bushels)of compost for potatoes from old compost by rubbing it between my hands to break it up and mixing in some fertiliser (Q4).Put it in 4 of my potato bags.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 18, 2024 20:57:43 GMT
Not much gardening time today because I went to the hut this morning and this afternoon I did the survey of birds and wild flowers at Blackleach with Janet.When I got home and again this evening for a bit I filled the tubes that I had made for carrots with compost.I kept poking it down with a cane to see that there were no air pockets.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 19, 2024 21:39:39 GMT
Martyn took Rosemary out this afternoon so I went to my allotment. I planted two more rows of potatoes and I still have two rows to do. I have been out this evening and filled the parsnip tubes with compost.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 20, 2024 21:54:03 GMT
Went on the allotment this morning and for a bit this afternoon and finished planting the potatoes.There are six rows,three abd a part row of Casablanca and two and a part row of Kestrel.When I got home I finished weeding the border between the back lwwn and the path.I have alse sowed the parsnip and long carrot seeds in the tubes that I had prepared
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Post by derekbrooks on May 21, 2024 22:00:51 GMT
This morning I started weeding the border between the back lawn and next doors fence.Took Rosemary a walk round Blackleach this afternoon.A wet day is forecast tomorrow so when we got home ,rather than carry on with the weeding ,I decided that I had better mow the lawns.I have been out this evening and carried on with the weeding till bad light stopped play at 9.30 but didn't quite finish it.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 22, 2024 19:09:45 GMT
As forecast yesterday it has rained all day today. Went to a meeting at Blackleach this afternoon but the rest of the time I have been in the greenhouse and potted about 30 more rooted dahlia cuttings.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 23, 2024 21:52:00 GMT
Showery today so not as bad as yesterday.Went in the greenhouse this morning and potted some more dahlias. Went to Blackleach at 1.00 for the art club but I couldn't go to school after ,as I normally do,because I had a hospital appointment at 3.30. Martyn came to Blackleach at 3.00 to take me, and Rosemary came too.
Been in the greenhouse this evening and potted 6 tomato plants into their final pots.I still have about another 6 to do. They should have been done weeks ago because they are getting too tall .
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Post by derekbrooks on May 24, 2024 20:46:45 GMT
Mostly dry today.This morning I potted another five tomato plants into the final pots including one that somebody gave me at the hut last Saturday called Mountain Magic.I have never grown this before.I also potted the sweet corn plants from drinking cups into 4 inch pots.I then emptied the frames except two that had chrysanths in and this evening I have filled them again with more veg plants and bedding plants.Heather has arrived this evening for the weekend.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 25, 2024 21:21:11 GMT
I decided today to get on with planting my chrysanths.The beds needed weeding first but there weren't many weeds.I then raked some fish, blood and bone in.The canes are attached to horizontal wires using V clips.When not in use the wires are tied along the fence.So I had to untie them anf fix them up. They are attached to T posts.Then I put all the canes in 15 inches apart.There are two beds and each one has four rows of canes.All this took me till mid afternoon.I then started planting and did about half of them.I tie them to the canes as I go along.Howeever, I realised that I had not as many plants as I thought I had and I haven't enough to fill both beds.So I have fixed up some wires and canes that are not needed.I will have to decide what to plant in the spare space.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 26, 2024 21:33:06 GMT
This afternoon I finished planting the chrysanths.As soon as I had finished them it thundred and we had a storm.I told you yesterday that I hadn't enough plants for the whole bed. There were only 50 which is disappointing because I took 144 cuttings.I have decided to put gladioli on the rest of the bed.I have 90 corms and there is room for 30 on here.The rest will be grown on the allotment.This evening I have been removing the loose skin from the corms.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 27, 2024 21:04:28 GMT
Today was showery but between showers I managed to plant the gladioli on the vacant part of the chrysanth bed.There are 30 altogether, 5 each of 6 varieties. When it was raining I went in the greenhouse and potted some more rooted cuttings of basket plants,some into custard pots and some into cell trays. Been to the A.G.M.at the allotments this afternoon .This evening I have cut back the ivy behind the rockery.
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