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Post by roofgardener on Mar 7, 2019 19:11:09 GMT
it's all looking very tidy and productive now roofie  I like your hanging tools, I do this with mine using an old shelf from a greenhouse and some s hooks  they are so much easier to find than languishing in a drawer Oh wow.. that is SERIOUSLY neat and tidy grindle !! |
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Post by grindle on Mar 8, 2019 7:05:01 GMT
thank you roofie |
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 13, 2019 10:15:39 GMT
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Post by grindle on Mar 14, 2019 7:35:12 GMT
you've been busy roofie, glad Gareth didn't take your polytunnel with it, thank goodness you're gardening down to earth, you might well have lost it on the roof
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 15, 2019 9:32:21 GMT
you've been busy roofie, glad Gareth didn't take your polytunnel with it, thank goodness you're gardening down to earth, you might well have lost it on the roof That's a very good point grindle. The polytunnel is sheltered - to a degree - on all sides. Even so..... |
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 19, 2019 17:37:52 GMT
Well, it seems that the storms have subsided, and the Polytunnel is still there  Just a quick summary of what I've planted thus far: | Item | Quantity | State |
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| Cosmos | Lots n' lots | Germinated, and growing | | Nigella | Copious quantities (30+ seed pots) | I have SOME cress growing in the pots | | Night Scented Stock (malcomus maritimus) | A cornucopia | Hundreds of tiny sproutlings | | Pansies | 12 pots (one gravel tray) | unbroken soil | | Californian Poppies | One tray | no signs of life | | Trailing Lobelia | One tray | Nothing ! | | Chilli's (two varieties) | a half-tray | Zilch | | Sweetcorn ! | a half-tray | zip ! |
To follow..... - Salady stuff
- Runner beans
- Sweet Peas
- Herbs.. not sure WHICH yet..
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Well, I've got this little wheelbarrow, currently full of primroses
I'm toying with the idea of turning it into a Salad Barrow ? Perhaps some little gem lettuce, a bit of rocket, some chives etc ? What do you all think ? |
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Post by grindle on Mar 20, 2019 6:41:13 GMT
ideal place for salad roofie |
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Post by SueA on Mar 20, 2019 8:11:17 GMT
I agree, something like 'cut & come again' salad leaves would do well really in the barrow.
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Post by ladybird on Mar 20, 2019 11:40:35 GMT
It's all looking very good roofy. I`m reminded to sow some night scented stock in the greenhouse for some early flowers, there is nothing like the scent even better than sweet peas.
I like your idea of hanging tools from the wire mesh I can never find mine when needed and was thinking of getting a THIRD shed just for tools one of those little sentry ones but they are not cheap .
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 20, 2019 13:21:16 GMT
It's all looking very good roofy. I`m reminded to sow some night scented stock in the greenhouse for some early flowers, there is nothing like the scent even better than sweet peas. I like your idea of hanging tools from the wire mesh I can never find mine when needed and was thinking of getting a THIRD shed just for tools one of those little sentry ones but they are not cheap . Hmm... my tools don't actually hang from the mesh ladybird .. I think that was grindle ? Mine hand on bits of thick wire from one of the overhead polytunnel support poles. A third shed WOULD be expensive. You COULD get a PVC growhouse type thing, but it wouldn't be secure. From your photographs of your greenhouse... you have OODLES of space, surely ? Couldn't you erect a wide plank of wood up against a wall, and hang tools from that ? |
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Post by ladybird on Mar 20, 2019 18:33:22 GMT
Hmm... my tools don't actually hang from the mesh ladybird .. I think that was grindle ? Mine hand on bits of thick wire from one of the overhead polytunnel support poles. A third shed WOULD be expensive. You COULD get a PVC growhouse type thing, but it wouldn't be secure. From your photographs of your greenhouse... you have OODLES of space, surely ? Couldn't you erect a wide plank of wood up against a wall, and hang tools from that ? [/quote] oops thought was your tools . No I couldn't have all my tools in the greenhouse roofy especially now that its made of glass eek! I did try putting all the hand tools in a kind of basket and I do believe there are still there somewhere in this shed ! I wonder what is under all that stuff ?  |
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 20, 2019 20:13:17 GMT
Is that a tin of paint ?? |
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 28, 2019 13:35:17 GMT
Roofgardener's Border Wall
Well, we've all heard about Donald Trump's border wall. But THIS one is FAR more important ! At first, the landlords seemed a bit off-ish about me planting stuff in the Garden. They seemed to want to retain control of it. However, last weekend was a real eye-opener. They seem to be throwing themselves into it, and really helping me out. They bought a whole bunch of wooden planks, and started demarking the edges of the lawn to distinguish between lawn area, and flower beds, which is brilliant. This weekend just gone we worked together to dig out a trench to put the first Border Wall down. Click on the pictures to see a bigger trench !
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Mr A. working on the border wall
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Magnolia NewsI've got a Magnolia bush   I've never had one of these before. Isn't it spectacular ? And there are MANY more buds yet to bloom ! (click to see larger bush) |
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Post by grindle on Mar 29, 2019 5:20:59 GMT
amazing how enthusiasm for gardening is catching Love the Magnolia |
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Post by roofgardener on Apr 24, 2019 11:03:08 GMT
Well, I may have mentioned the flock of Little Brown Birds that keep flying across the road. I watch them from my kitchen window, thinking "I wonder what they are" ?
A couple of days ago, two actually landed in my garden, and I got a good look at them.
The are House Sparrows !! Apparently they are an endangered species ?
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