WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2022

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  1. Michael Hewett

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    Our temperature is 5 degrees, my thermometer said so, so I opened the greenhouse door for a while.
     
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      We're still enjoying a sunny day but the frost is still with us, currently at 1C.
       
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        Popped out to put a kettle of water in the bird baths and noticed the banana plant has ruptured -

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        Looks like most of the pups has done that as well as some main stems.
         
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          If its Basjoo and you want to keep it I'd thaw it out pronto.
           
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            It didn't go above -4C and is dropping now.

            As I said earlier, I went out into the garden and threw out some fat trimmings for the birds and then sorted out all the bird water bowls that were frozen. The dish that I had the fat trimmings on I put on the arm of a bench whilst I sorted out the water bowls and the greenhouse. When I went to pick up the china dish from the arm of the bench it was frozen solid to it! :doh: I had to put a small amount of slightly warm water in the dish, waited a minute or so and the added more warm water and continued to do that until I was able to unstick it from the bench. Lesson learnt.
             
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              Despite the snow this morning my good lady humphed some planters into the potting shed/workshop and planted Ranunculus, Anemones and Tulips. She left the planters in the potting shed, up off the stone floor, until the weather improves.
               
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                I do but it won't be the end of the world if it croaks. I've given so many away over the years someone will have a spare.
                I've just never seen it happen before, the plant must have been saturated
                 
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                  Bananas are mostly water.:smile:
                   
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                    Never happened to mine before :dunno:
                     
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                      You'll only have to wait three months :blue thumb: :heehee:
                       
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                        Taking out & bring back in two pots of Clivias! (For at least another week!)

                        Last night before going to bed I covered up my shelving with lots of Geraniums & Pelargoniums with some fleece. Not that I think they really need it but more to be on the safe side. When I say that I mean if some self-sown Nasturtium seedlings can weather 3 or 4 nights with temps at -2C which are also at the front of the balcony up against the railings then these plants that are much further in should have no problems! I also closed up the mini-greenhouse & I just remembered I forgot to open it up again this morning when I took out the Clivias! :gaah:
                         
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                          As Shiney - just feeding the birds and keeping their water thawed.
                           
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                            My new morning routine is to break the ice on the pond at 7 am, repeat at 10am. The little critters are thirsty, Mr Blackbird had a lengthy drink and Dunnocks, Robin and Sparrows all seem to appreciate water over feed. We even had a cutest ever vole hopping about the pondlet. :)

                            The birdfeeder needs topping up twice a day. I think the Sparrows consider pigeons as their pets and purposefully shake a lot of seeds to the ground to see the flying-bags-of-fat pecking their way about.

                            All plants are still ok, we'll see how they come through a proper winter. The experimental cactus (labelled - 8c hardy) looks all right even though it must be frozen throughout from top to roots.

                            We'll see.
                             
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                              Carry on from yesterday.
                               
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                                My better half was out deadheading roses this morning now that the rain has cleared away yesterday's snow. Still plenty of lovely blooms left.
                                 
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