Whats been happening in the garden this week

Today I sowed some seeds and potted on 4 tomatoes 2 stripy and 2 beefstakes

Another lovely day

I have sowed some Swede (best of all)

And Leek (Autumn Mammoth 2)

Completely out of compost apart from in the wormery bad design as you can not get to the

bottom of as you can see the tap needs mending at the bottom of it hopeful get that fixed soon.

The next I sowed some asparagus peas with the same amount of soil I found wanting to do something when its so hot at present outside

It been raining for 2 days now I picked some rhubarb  

But have not done anything with it as yet so keeping it in the fridge or might freeze it  best way to do it is lay parchment paper on baking tray and cut into small bits then open freeze for a couple of hours  then place in container or freezer bags

 

My Rhubarb

A neighbour gave me some of their rabbit bedding this morning for my compost pile I am slowly making

We had a lovely day yesterday David kindly made me planting holes with a bit of long wood round and a mallet and we were able to plant my 7 dahlia Dwarf double mix  and 3 pumpkins  never grown them before  so looking forward to seeing them fruit  

Still looking out for 3 or 4 pallets to make a nice square compost bin so must water the green bin I am using at present.

Re potted my Sugar snap peas and staked them along with my broad beans

I scatted some butterfly and bee mixture around as well yesterday

Got some lettuce to put into bigger pots today and might bring the mustard and cress indoors into the kitchen then can use it for sandwiches and things like that

The sun is out this morning which is good  I repotted my spider plants this morning and made one new one  and one has a baby on it with is nice had a new flower come out I believe it’s an iris  in blue

We have a pink and white rose coming out as well

I have put straw round my strawberries and sowed some pink poppies as well into a round container and David found me some mint with roots on so planted that now  

I planted ten plants minus the label so do not know what they are we had a thunderstorm yesterday morning and have another 8 to plant  

Hoping to make some sort of compost bin soon running out of containers to use as my last 2 are full all ready

We had lots of lovely flowers coming over this couple of weeks including some red poppies that have come up

Well this morning David kindly moved my worm bin and we emptied it and clean it out and the harvest went to start filling the big planter David made a couple of months a go

 ready to fill up again yes did save some worms to go back into the worm bin

 this is the new home for the bin and will try and only fill half full from now on it be a lot easier and put new straw in the bottom then added some new items  in and left the drain hole open so it dose not get blocked

my wormery

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A collection from my garden

What i have been up to in the garden this week

Well I have not done much since Christmas to be honest  adjusting slowly to being  partsly sighted and having a re hab lady come once a week to help and get me focous on things

David says the ground is far to hard  for me to be doing any gardening yet not to even sow some seeds ? I know in Scotland we are later than down south in doing things with the garden.

But if I manage to get a back gate on and my greenhouse up this season

 APRIL

Well it’s been a nice day so this morning I did some weeding and sowing of some flower seeds and put dahlia seeds into a propagator so we will see if they come up shortly in the dog room that I using a mini

Greenhouse at present

Yesterday we had another lovely morning out in the garden and had lunch and two coffee’s outside

Sowed some seeds and did a bit more weeding as well mended the bird table and put in a new place which is better for it.

The sun is out this morning so might get some herbs sown if I go outside?

Meant to be raining later today so the weather folk say which will help with all I sown outside

We have had some more sunshine out again for the last 3 days so been making the most of it.

Here is what I have sown so far to date

Hollyhock sun carnival mix

Nasturtium jewel mixed

Lettuce cut and come again

Pumpkin Halloween F1

Radish Scarlet Globe

Onion Red Baron

Carrot Paris Market 5 -Atlas

So it meant to be nice again tomorrow I believe

So we will see then might recycle my spud tub before opening a new bag of composttu.be/rnWfe3YsZR8

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Firstly thank you for all my new followers that have join  this blog 

I been out of action since Christmas had a fall in the garden and it taken  me time to get back into doing things.

Since  beening made partly sighted  i have a Rehab lady called Arlene come once a week to build my confidence back up again 

i am trying to crochet and finish a top down cardigan for a friend  in knitting 

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What’s been happening in the gardens this week

Well we had a lot of rain over the last couple of weeks  I need to re sort my seed containers especially the vegetable one I had to take every thing out just to find I was out of broad beans got lots of other kinds climbing , bush , so if you have any brain waves then let me know ?

Planted my garlic from Tesco a large one so names it Tesco 2^ND time I used a shop brought garlic to use for growing

What’s been happening in the gardens this week

I have just looked at my strawberries that I tried to grow from seed but have died  never mind  might try again soon will look to see if my 3 plants have any runners on normal I cut them off for the first year to give the roots time to get stronger.

I finished filling the other Grow trug yesterday big toms and herbs and salad leaves and carrots see if any germinate the seeds that I sowed I mean.

Salad leaves (Fancy Summer Mix)

Carrot (Paris Market 5 Atlas

Nasturtium (Jewel Mixed )

 Went for a drive yesterday and came back with a mag with 10 seed packets on it here is what I got

Lettuce (Arctic King)

Herb  (Coriander)

Carrot (Early Nantes2)

Broccoli (Autumn Calabrese)

Cauliflower (All the Year Round)

Beetroot (Moneta)

Swiss Chard (Bright Lights)

Onion (Red Baron)

Courgette (All Green Bush)

Parsnip (White Gem)

I have a new bug hotel to put up when it not raining will see in video when I make it and it should be up in the garden by then and we have a small solar pond with a little frog spitting water out

Well I finished planting the daff bulbs the other day

Some in the ground and one in a planter which I put by our outdoor table where we sit with our coffee’s and odd snack.

Been raining a lot this last couple of weeks hence no gardening as David dose not like me out in the rain I planted or sowed my garlic in to a pot  and named it Tesco garlic and its large was surprised how many cloves it had in it

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What’s been happening in the gardens this week

Damp start for today grey skies meant to be raining until midday so the weather folk say then will brighten up so might get the dogs out for a bit then

Radish French Breakfast is up this morning
Little Gem lettuce is a bit leggy but will re pot soon just keep turning them until I can pot them on
Please to see how the sugar snaps and green shaft peas are getting on slowly climbing up them up the fence
It’s a nice day to day so might try and get the lettuce planted and the radish all being well

Went for a nice drive yesterday afternoon and come back with some lovely plants
2xL illum (Golden Splendour)
2x Potentilla (Jean Jabber)
2x Fuchsia (Coralle)
2x Echinops (Blue Globe)
2xGeum (Lady Stratheden)
1 Lychnis (Coronarius)
1 Campanula x Vanhouttei

Well it’s a damp start today so not a lot happen out side got some peas and sugar snaps to pick and harvest still got my spuds to harvest soon 


Thursday we were given some Aloe plants and some pups which can be grown inside or outside but must bring inside before the first frost and need to get some cactus feed and soil for when you need to re pot

 We went for a drive to a New Garden Centre call
THREAPLANDS very nice inside and outside food was nice and helpful staff that help load your car with all your goodies you brought
All perennial plants
One wooden wind chime
Bee bombs for the wildlife area 21 in all to send flying around our area

Geranium (Rozanne)
Iresine (Cherry)
Begonia (F1 Illumination Lemon)
Crocosmia (Lucifer)
Illumination (Trailing Begonia Scarlet)
Verbena (Santos Purple)
Scabiosa (Japonica Blue Note)
Bergenia (Overture)
And 3 planters with mixed plants in already

So, it nice knowing that I have 2 good garden centre’s near me that I can choose to go to.

I have treated myself to some bamboo and tricolour Butterfly bush that I am waiting  for bamboo arrived this morning along with 2 veg trugs witch are not making up right at present.



After 2 days of rain and storms and lighting I been wise and kept my computer off so just light drizzle this morning so catching up.
We added some more blue stone to the circle and add some colour lights that change colour during the night.
We were donated 2 stumps which we put in the wildlife area were all the nice wildflowers will grow and help the insect’s pollinators and things
I am just waiting for one more plant to arrive my tricolour butterfly bush then I be planting my bamboo plants tree peony blue poppy into the garden
Our gold stones arrived yesterday so we put them round our circle looking good just got to move the weeds

 Yesterday we went to blow the cobwebs away and went to our nearest garden centre called Christies
We brought redcurrant (JVT)
 Thornless Loganberry bush
Tradescantia (Isis)
Wildlife Attracting (Garden Varieties mixed)
California Poppy (single mixed)
Poppy (Paeony Black)
Poppy (Ladybird)
Buddleia (Mixed Davidii)
Radish f1 HYBRID MIX (Bluemoon and Redmoon)
Basil (Sweet Green)
Basil (Crimson King)
 Wild Rocket (Wasabi)
Lettuce (Salad Bowl)

So, a lot has been going on still got my other grow trug to fill maybe with tomato’s or pepper’s plant’s
Or  strawberries enjoy your week

What’s been happening in the gardens this week

 Well I sowed some more herb seeds, coriander, dill and another go at marjoram seeds as the last lot did not germinate so fingers cross, they work this time round.

Also sowed some little gem lettuce hopefully they will germinate I let you know if they do.

Yes they have germinated on Sunday just gone

Planted up some mint for a neighbour this morning found some more rose’s in the garden and some ripe raspberries was given a lovely pink rogersia plant

You can get seeds apparently and its flowers for 3 months and can divide next March and can have it near a pond or in bog garden.

We also been given a yellow rattle plant which is another perennial plant and one other waiting to find out it name and what it doses whether its wildflower or not Euphorbia

I also sowed into a white tub Nasturtium (sunny mix of colourful flowers) Nigella (Persian Jewels)

And the last one Lavender (Munstead seeds)

We were given this lovely picnic table the other day that we put down near the top end of the garden  and when we get a BBQ

I sowed 3 lots of radish yesterday

Radish French Breakfast 3

Radish Scarlet Globe

Radish Mooli Mino Early

In cell trays

I also moved my Tesco strawberry plant into the ground to make it easier for the runners but might cut them off for this season so makes healthier plants and planted a mint into the ground as well

I also made the structure I have my sugar snap peas on taller for them using a bit of fence wire will show when I take some photo’s

Peas are coming long the Green Hurst ones and some bush beans have started plus bucket of swede is coming along as well so not doing to badly really and added more string to my outside tomatoes

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What’s been happening in the gardens this week

Well yesterday I planted 20 plug lets of Lobelia Bush

During the night we been having a male badger we think could be a female but not sure will have to do some research on them. But a privilege all the same to have them visiting.

Over the weekend we re arranged the shed come garage but as we not putting a car in there now, I moved the tables down by the big door, so I have lighter when working in there.

Well it’s raining today, so doing indoor jobs, catching up with things like watering the indoor plants, and tried yesterday some fresh strawberries and I cut some flesh from some strawberries were having with cream. and put them into some soil and we will see if they will grow to help me have some more strawberries, what this space?

When we went shopping brought four bags of compost to keep me going for a while.

While we made our salad rolls for lunch, I took 2 bits of cumber in slices to see if I can grow from seed so another experiment on the way.

Foggy this morning with drizzly rain so catching up You Tube and emails.

Well yesterday was a lovely day so I weeded and planted some marigolds a gift from a friend so looking forward to seeing what the colours will be.

In the late afternoon we decided that we could not see the containers out the front so we moved them all in the back garden now plus it helps to break the area’s up a bit, and I started were the new herb bed will be.

We found some pebbles to put around the area that will help break the area up and the pots of herbs once I grown them or put seed into the pots.

 Going to get some wood chips or bark but the pebbles look nice for now.

I also potted up some of David’s mixed peppers yesterday learning that when it’s nice here in Scotland you go outside in the sunshine and do computer or inside jobs when it rains makes sense really,

 Yesterday afternoon I sowed some spring onion Apache (deep purple) and carrots (autumn king 2)

In the same pot drying a brought green salad pepper top half for seeds for next year.

We had rain and thunder and lightning last night, so everything outside got a good soaking so no need to water anything.

Had a busy day with appointments yesterday  so not a lot of this got done  so we catching up with indoor jobs and things and I might see what I can sow outside in pots.

 In between the showers yesterday we planted a purple bush and 4 gardens delight tomato plants

And will be planting a small version of the purple bush we planted yesterday today later or in the morning depending on the weather.

Well we also sowed some mixed flower seeds and I sow some fennel the herb in a pot not the bulb that you can grow as do not have any seeds of it at present

Raining this morning so not sure what we will be doing was going to sow some Henderson lima beans which is a bush variety I have found out could be picking them in 90 days if I read right.

Had to recue my yellow courgette as it snapped of with babies on it might have to re sow some more what do you think?

Well I managed to germinate a rare blue poppy just one over the moon about it re potted a spider plant that made 3 extra plants also potted on some Alpine strawberries made 8 pots and sowed some little gem lettuce as well this morning.

A beautiful morning here in Scotland I am about to pot on a baby pelargonium that was on beside it mother noticed when watering the plant a few moments ago

Well there was a man clearing the pansies by the clock tower and it turn out he was going to burn the pansies so I went along with two pots to save some of them and put a border near the Lobelia Bush and they look very nice indeed