The Potting Shed

[Tâf]

Transplanted the Little Gem lettuce and sowed some French climbing beans.

[dogsmum]

Here's my Bluebells, taken today. I bought 12 bulbs year before last & planted them around my Rowan tree 

[Tâf]

I think that may require more compost DM. 

[dogsmum]

I think that may require more compost DM. 

Yeah I know, almost afraid to touch anything out there atm incase Bertie see's me & decides to eat whatever I've touched

[fred]

Dad's planted the green bean seeds far too early and now the second batch has rotted.  I normally plant them towards the end of May.  Not warm enough, even in the greenhouse, until then.

Three year old seeds did not help either.

I've been given the job of obtaining new seed and planting them.  Seldom do better than 50 to 60% success even in the greenhouse.

[Tâf]

The Armstrong and Kentucky Wax beans are up a foot already. Can't put them out in this wind though.

Minibel and Koralik  toms to prick out  soon.

The overwintered chilli plants have flower buds already! 

The garlic I transplanted has had it's bulbs eaten by something

[Ian]

The garlic I transplanted has had it's bulbs eaten by something

   You need to look for someone harbouring French people. 

[Nana of 9]

Went mad and bought some trees for the garden.

By 'trees', I actually mean 'seedlings' about a foot tall.

Acer - snake bark maple
Dipteronia Sinensis
Sitka Spruce
Fuchsia Magellanica Versicolour (yes, I know this one's not a tree - had one a few years back 2 homes ago and it got to about 8ft tall and was spectacular.... been promising myself another one ever since).

Also found a walnut seedling in the garden - potted it up - that one probably won't go into the soil for a few years - I know they poison the surrounding soil for other plants...

Meanwhile one of the acers in the back garden set seed last year and there are a load of seedlings in the garden - I've carefully removed them, potted them up, and will keep them a year before selling them on ebay. Fiver a time, if I'm lucky!

[Tâf]

I have 2 seedling trees (Hawthorn and a baby of the street tree outside) that I will transplant on the riverbank near us.

[Tâf]

For the second year running, my Quince tree made hundreds of flower buds, but they've all fallen off before opening 

Hardly any cherries or apples either, despite loads of insects around.

[Tâf]

Well, the greenhouse has done it's job, and is now stuffed full of seedlings almost ready to go out and enjoy the fresh air.

Slugs got at some of the turnips I planted out, so I shall be doing a torchlight hunt for a few evenings to catch the buggers.

The Honeyberry seeds were very poor for germination. Only 3 out of 20 came up, the company will send another 2 packs for free this autumn as they are getting loads of complaints.

[Tâf]

Beetroot and Maize planted out. Kiwi tied to new wall wires.

The grapevines are covered in flower buds!! I gave up trying to count them.

[Tâf]

Harvested the spinach and cooked it for freezing. Now I have space for the climbing French beans, Pak Choi and Chinese Cabbages.

[fred]

Replacement bean seeds sprouting.

All the peas have gone to Aussie.  replanted.

Dad's lost two tomato plants.  Been tasked with finding replacements.  I suspect I'll have more luck finding hen's teeth these days.

[Tâf]

Pak Choi, Chinese cabbage and Little Gem lettuces planted out. "Slug Guard... attention!"