After emptying it the other day and washing out and placing it in the shed.

I placed some straw inside and then added some green stuff with the worms in, so going to add a bit more and cardboard on top and give it a drink just to damp it down a bit.

We had some rain lately so have not been outside to do any gardening or picking of Rhubarb which will be the last I think might get one more out of it.

 

Going to make some more comfrey tea later this week have some in the shed already, particularly good for all plants in your garden.

 container for making comfrey tea

Rhubarb last of the pickings for this year I think

I am freezing it at present have not made any jam this year.

 

Well I with David’s help have pulled some Golden Raspberries so we can put them in our garden and not still in our neighbour’s garden will take photos later

 

I did take some cuttings as well but on other camera so will upload later and did some root cuttings as well

I brought some tomato plants into the dog room yesterday hoping they will do better in there.

 

I am about to try and make a mint extract all you need is dried mint leaves and some vodka and you leave it to steep for 12 weeks then place into small bottles  and ideal Christmas gifts and you can use in cooking

Just placed an order with a lovely couple @www.backyardlarder.co.uk

Welsh Onions and a mystery plant

Just placed an order with Thomson and Morgan

Blackberry Lock Ness

Some daffodils and a butterfly bush and some

Seeds of Artichoke

Should be here in September

 

We managed to get some pallets for my compost bin I potted on 5 strawberry plants this morning and later some star bust plants  

We went to the local garden centra yesterday

New plants

Gooseberry (Invicta)

Blackberry ( Fruiticosus Chester T hornless )

Golden Raspberry (Idaeus Golden Everest)

Agastache (Giant Hyssop) x2

Herbs

Lemon Balm

Marjoram (golden)

Lemon Grass

Thyme

Lemon Verbena

I will be planting the herbs shortly

Into a small box once I put plastic in it

 

Well the weather has been nice for a change

And I wanted some things for a long time and the postman turn up with them the other day

 

 

 

 

So next season I be able to start on time to grow things

Been lovely weather we got a new cherry tree and an apple and some lavender for the garden might get a pear and a damson then that should be all that we need for the garden hopefully.

We had another couple of nice days so we planted an apple tree and a cheery tree and the kind digger man also dug out our fish pond and the soil went into my long planter so I can start sowing in it now

Already for me to plant into now looking forward to planning what to plant into now

Pond in the making

 

 Well started planting and sowing welsh onion wild garlic and 2 rows of spring onion Arrow and Evergreen ones never done them before  think I left enough room for some more garlic hard neck when it comes and some leeks  once I sown them

 

My daffodils have arrived 60 in all lovely mixture will look lovely in spring not sure were to plant in pots or the ground as my ground is very hard to plant in

 

It’s been raining a lot here so not much gardening has been done lately still no sign of my rosemary seedling s have come up so might have to buy some young plugs maybe?

The other day my butterfly bush  came up though the ground which I planted last year thinking it would not came through as it was so small so this year got another one and remembered to potted this one on so will planting it out soon

ready for next spring  got rosemary in there but no sign of germination 

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

https://youtu.be/IrRvZ6s0X7A

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