Who's planted what in the Garden/Plot?

[ComedyPilot]

Got propogators sown with toms chillis and peppers. Will do some leeks and carrots tomorrow.

 

[dan_bo]

Done bugger all ont plot yet. Ill probably be digging next weekend and putting some broads in but otherwise there'll be nowt going in till mid-march.

 

[longers]

My wife says you're right to plant before they get growing again.

p.s. Great acers from little acorns grow, doesn't sound quite right, Pete

Thanks Mrs P.

If I wanted to prune a trailing potted acer that drags on the ground a bit - would that be done at this time of year as well? It's only a little thing and just needs 3" taken off to keep it clear.

 

[dan_bo]

Which reminds me. I phoned the manure bloke the other week for a load- his missus picked up the phone. She says I'll have tho wait a couple of weeks because her husbands still recovering for being kicked in the head. By her horse![ /shocker]

 

[rich p]

Thanks Mrs P.

If I wanted to prune a trailing potted acer that drags on the ground a bit - would that be done at this time of year as well? It's only a little thing and just needs 3" taken off to keep it clear.

Is it outside?
If so, she says leave it until it warms up a bit.

 

[longers]

Many thanks again Mrs P, it is outside.

 

[summerdays]

Thanks Mrs P.

If I wanted to prune a trailing potted acer that drags on the ground a bit - would that be done at this time of year as well? It's only a little thing and just needs 3" taken off to keep it clear.

I noticed my acer needs pruning - I'm catching my eye on it on the way to the shed. I can't remember when - so just looked up on the RHS site:

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=126#section2

and it seems to suggest in the winter is best. I prune branches off through out the year but avoid some of spring when the sap is rising???!!!? (read that some where). I wouldn't prune it though in a particularly cold period with frost.


I haven't started thinking about what to plant yet - I've just started clearing it all. Last year we decided to pay for a green bin and collection as we seemed to generate too much composting stuff. Well I have filled the bin for the last to weeks to the brim and its certainly making the annual clear up of the garden much easier. Oh for the space to compost this lot myself.

 

[ufkacbln]

I am into things Celtic.

A couple of years ago my MiL brought back a two foot tall Celtic Cross for my garden.

It sits in a quiet corner and is slightly overgrown. When asked about it we always answer - "It's the first wife"

Gets some strange responses.

 

[longers]

Excellent website Summerdays, I've bookmarked it, thanks.

 

[Gromit]

Oh I also forgot to say that I have started chitting my potatoes and yesterday I got my dormant strawberry plants from Dobies, they are currently sitting in water until I put them in pots sometime today.

I'm really looking forward to starting work on the allotment, I need to shift the fence from the old chicken run to the boundary of our plot, then hopefully when it warms up I can start digging in last years green manure.

 

[ComedyPilot]

I'd love to have a small allotment, but there are none in my village. I might have to do with a small corner of my garden.

 

[Gromit]

I'd love to have a small allotment, but there are none in my village. I might have to do with a small corner of my garden.

Its surprising what you can grow in a square foot of land. Just a few links showing what can be done, we had a garden like this were I worked at St Nicks and it always surprised me how much food they could grow in a small space.

http://www.squarefootgardening.com/

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...resnum=6&ved=0CCAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/schools_organic_network/leaflets/SquareFootGardening.pdf

 

[Slowgrind]

Bought some "pink fir potatoes" and some early potatoes to try in a patch of ground that has not had anything growning for a few years. I've got some seed trays to stand them in to chit and plan to plant them out at the end of feb, under poly cloches.

 

[Kirstie]

I have overwintered cabbage,spring onions, garlic, onions, turnips and kohl rabi in polytunnels - I've also had perpetual spinach on the go all winter too.

Not really thought about what I'm going to do next but I think this afternoon is a good time to think about it!

 

[ComedyPilot]

Bit late, but just done my garlic, planted them in pots in the greenhouse (unheated) to give them a chance to catch up. If when they shoot (about 4-6 weeks) I'll transfer them out.