The Potting Shed

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Loads of things waking up when they should be dormant!

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daftodills in full bloom

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Same here, mini irises going over as are the crocuses.

And the Rosemary has been in flower for weeks! Daft plant...

First chilli has popped-up after 6 days.

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Lots of pruning: Kiwi, Blackberries, Redcurrants, Blackcurrants, Bay.

Lopped-off the rhubarb flower stalks too.

Cleared the south facing beds under the garden wall, the missus is going to fill them with flowers. Her first times growing totally from seed.

Cleared all but the Rocoto chilli plants from the greenhouse and chilliarium.

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30+ chilli seedlings repotted and put under lights in the living room.

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Lawn mown and edged, 20 strawberry runners transplanted, another kiwi vine planted.

All in beautiful sunshine. 

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Exotic beans sown:
Helig Boontje
Sangre de Toro
Montezuma Red
Ying Yang /Orca

plus the usual Cobra climbing bean the missus insists on.

Also some chillies:
Vampire
Cayenne
Hot Stuff Mix
Barak
Ring O Fire
Pyramid

And a mini sweet type that makes finger pods... Sweet Sunshine.

No Cheyenne as the pack was empty! SUTTONS!!!!

A tray of Pak Choi too... I'll make space between the garlic for it all, as the garlic NORMALLY keeps the slugs and snails away.

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Fed all the back garden (a mix of Miracle Grow, Growmore, Seaweed feed, Calcium Nitrate and homemade compost).

The lawn will be fed after it has been dethatched.

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I have given the raised beds full of garlic their final feed, as feeding later than this can cause small bulbs.

Loads of Horsetails coming in from next door again. 

Quince in full flower.

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12 of the chillies planted into their final pots. Many more to be potted on for friends and family, but I've run out of space until the flower plugs are moved outside.

A large variety of beans have had their first session outside to harden off, and they took it well. The peas need to go outside too, but the wind is their enemy when they are so small.

There's a bit of rust on the garlic after the dry spell, but it looks like it's fighting back.

Kiwi flowers are yet to open, but the Aronia has already set fruit, the Quince is showing yet more flowers, let's hope they set.

Gooseberries are swelling, lots of Sawfly larvae picked off last week, and no sign of them returning.

The missus wants me to strip the flower bed out front, so that's another job on the list.....

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Potted-on 30 Chrysanthemums....

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The extra green bin has arrived, so first job is to crop the clematis and bin the lot.