The Potting Shed

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Everything seems to have burst into life at the same time, so I gave everything a good soaking seeing as rain is days away.

I found loads of dandelions growing where they shouldn't be.

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Edged the lawn and trimmed the Kiwi and Grapevines. They needed a bit of tying-in too as I'm hoping for a bumper harvest this year.

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The buds have burst on the apples and cherries.... fingers crossed for no frosts now.

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The 2 Goji berry bushes I grew from seed are now replanted out the front in big pots. I want Goji berries NOW!

The stems of the Jerusalem Artichokes are now dry enough to burn once it gets dark.

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Night-scented Phlox to sow later in the planters near the front door. They didn't do too well last year so I have my fingers crossed this time!

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Tied in the rigging for the beanpoles and started to fit netting on the greenhouse window to keep the cats out.

I took some beans to the dentist as he is starting to get into gardening too.

Brought 2 patio chairs out of the shed, so we can sit and enjoy the son out of the shade of the (spit) leylandii (spit).

Sowed some night scented phlox.

[El]

my lovely back garden is now ruined cos the pup keeps digging holes..............seven at the last count 

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my lovely back garden is now ruined cos the pup keeps digging holes..............seven at the last count 

Pups or holes? 

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I have reglazed the south side of the greenhouse roof with twinwall polybarbonate again... the last lot did well for 10 years!

One last hole to drill and the drill battery went flat. 

Next job is to evict the cats from the greenhouse and give it a powerjetting... but I'll wait for warmer weather for that as I'm bound to get soaked.

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Mowed and fed the lawn before the deluge, then gave all the garden and pots a feed of Growmore.

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Visitors!

A Jay and a Sparrowhawk sorting out their differences on the lawn.

They must have big differences as neither wants to leave.

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2 rows and 2 bags of spuds planted (Red Rooster and Maris Piper). I've put the bags up on the staging to give them more light.

Dug out loads of compost from the first bin to plant them in, and that allowed the unrotted stuff on the top to sink down and allow me to shut the lid for the first time in 6 months.

The finished compost in the second bin now has a lid to keep the cats and the moisture out so that I can seive it eventually.

I have an urge to get the powerwasher out now.... the poyts and trays need a good clean before I start sowing.

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The flower beds are now mulched, a few more strawberries (runners from last year) potted in homemade wall planters.

The sun vanished behind dark clouds so I ignored the pressure washing, but tidied up the pots, etc, ready for that task.

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Dwarf Broad Bean's, Carrot's & Parsnip's all planted out into the garden today
Have got Beetroot, Butternut Squash & Dwarf Runner Bean's all potted in the Mini Greenhouse
I'm running out of veggie plot though

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You need to take over someone else's garden DM 

We have Cherry blossom!