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Post by geumgrower on Oct 30, 2024 14:31:09 GMT
Stump removed now. Strange that the roots for this tree were all within the first 6 to 9 inches of soil, None of them went down to any depth. The conifer roots we dug out 5 years ago went deeper and they are supposed to be shallow rooted. Odd!
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Post by balc2 on Oct 30, 2024 21:50:24 GMT
That's certainly strange, geumgrower! One would have expected them to have gone down several feet! |
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Post by balc2 on Oct 30, 2024 21:53:00 GMT
I haven't done anything today except water a few of the plants in the kitchen & sweep the balcony of pigeon dropping & spilt compost as well as a few leaves. I put some pots back in their original locations & others under the balcony table.
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Post by grindle on Oct 31, 2024 4:37:34 GMT
finally got round to sorting the 'extra' irises that I didn't replant, they've been sitting in the wheelbarrow for ages, managed to pot up 7pots for the plant sale next year, one clump was found a space in the garden and the rest has gone for recycling, I then made a start on dismantling the waterfall at the top of the garden
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Post by geumgrower on Oct 31, 2024 14:16:12 GMT
More leaf collecting. Took the Sorbus roots to the Recycling place. It was packed. People going before the booking system starts on Monday.
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Post by Andrew on Oct 31, 2024 16:56:14 GMT
Today I've given the raised bed I finished making yesterday a couple of coats of fence care, painted a fence panel and cut and painted two strips of wood to replace the ones on top of the gate. Hopefully over the next few days I can get on with some work on the ground and planting bulbs.
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Post by balc2 on Oct 31, 2024 21:49:11 GMT
Only went out for 5 minutes today so didn't do anything. I wanted to pot up the Pansies my son got me some days ago but as I haven't got enough compost I didn't do anything. I will see if I can get some more on Saturday.
Apart from having no compost I felt bad from a sore throat & a tickle in my chest which caused me to cough quite often.
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Post by grindle on Nov 1, 2024 4:08:42 GMT
busy day so no garden
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Post by geumgrower on Nov 1, 2024 15:18:16 GMT
More leaf collecting, but they are coming down like a snow storm at the moment.
Moss killer spray on the front paving slabs.
Chap came and took some of the Monkey Puzzle wood, but still some left. Still a lot of oak too.
Cutting things down and shredding.
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Post by grindle on Nov 2, 2024 4:10:01 GMT
finished clearing out the waterfall removed the last of the rocks, raked it all out and dug over, removed all the roots that have accumulated over time, then went for compost and bark mulch
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Post by jellibeans on Nov 2, 2024 7:56:10 GMT
Potted up 3 big tubs with bulbs yesterday....gradually getting to see the light at the end of my bulb stash tunnel!!!  |
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Post by lesley on Nov 2, 2024 14:52:00 GMT
Just finished clearing long border a few more bits to do, might buy a few more bulbs to put in  |
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Post by seaburn on Nov 2, 2024 19:09:50 GMT
leaf collecting, and more leaves and more leaves. Also started re potting up primula and also checked for vine weevils. Found only a few so that was good.
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Post by balc2 on Nov 2, 2024 21:22:31 GMT
Not done anything on the balcony the last couple of days either.  But yesterday I spent at least an hour with the plants on our kitchen windowsill,(3m/10ft long), as I removed many to check for fallen &/or dying leaves/flowers. I found some pots with Fuchsia cuttings that had died so I removed them. Some pots were very dry so I watered them. It's very difficult to get at the plants behind the Venetian blinds as there is a long shelf below the window chock-a-block with plants as well!
Today I bought a bag of compost & during the week I will pot up the Pansies my son got for me a week ago. The bag of compost he brought me as well has been emptied into the 3 troughs on the middle bar of the balcony railing in which I planted the Pansies I bought online a month or so ago.
Here is the first of them to open a tiny flower!
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Post by grindle on Nov 3, 2024 5:05:25 GMT
did more work at the top of the garden this was before  and so far  still more to do |
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But yesterday I spent at least an hour with the plants on our kitchen windowsill,(3m/10ft long), as I removed many to check for fallen &/or dying leaves/flowers. I found some pots with Fuchsia cuttings that had died so I removed them. Some pots were very dry so I watered them. It's very difficult to get at the plants behind the Venetian blinds as there is a long shelf below the window chock-a-block with plants as well! 
