WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

Young men can often out drive we older players, but as we say, "It ain't how far, it's how many."

You have to be able to chip and putt. If you only two putt every green, that's 36 shots gone. Then add to that 18 tee shots, that's 54. So "the bit in the middle," becomes very important. It's all about being able to string shots together.

I'll be giving the lawn some iron sulphate through the summer. It looks a bit rough now, but it'll end up like this in the summer. I'm not into stripes, I've a Flymo and all it gets is a quick "wizz over." No need for edging as their are hard surfaces on both sides, a line of block paving bricks on the left and the path and patio on the right, are level with the lawn.
It's the bits at the edge in the shadow of the heavy planting on the left, where I occasionally get a few small moss patches, but they soon go.

 

I’ve tried to use granular lawn feed here but the dogs eat it. Maybe a liquid will be better.

G.

 

Wilko do a lawn feed but it's without moss killer, just high nitrogen

 

Were they ok after eating it?

 

Hi @luciusmaximus to my recollection there were no I'll effects.

G.

 

This mornings jobs were not on my "to do" list. I had discussed the idea of a specimen tree/shrubs in a particular space on my patio. It occurred to me that I already had a bush in a pot. Moving it gave me a 2for. It's now out of the way until I am ready to deal with it properly.

Before I moved the pot I cleaned out the space behind it. This area was full of rubbish and a LOT of stones/ rubble. I dug out as much as practicable. The little bit and pieces I left in. I mixed in some multipurpose compost and bark chippings. I will need to find something to put in there. Something with big leaves that will thrive in shade.

The pot has had nothing done to it for years. Today I scraped away the top layer of dry soil. I replaced it with a mix of compost and bonemeal and then topped it off with bark chipping.

I'm quite pleased with my mornings work even if it has put me behind on other more important jobs.



G.

 

Here's my purchase yesterday...i am waiting to get out in the garden and shape them before they go in but it's to cold but these hardy fellows fight any weather and they grow a good height...so i can shape and keep them to the height i want

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Gary, a fern would look good there; nothing better in my opinion than Dryopteris Cristata The King. For shape, low maintenance and style grow this Plus, it is absolutely fascinating to see the new fronds unfurl at this time of year
Mix in some dried manure into the planting area too

Gail, nice but consider hubby's pocket as you spend all his money!! Ha ha

Ooo! My strawberry runners have arrived. Soaking them for 20 mins or so then will plant them up. Now all I need is to add real cornish clotted cream in summer

 

Hi @Verdun ...It's no flint stone house here..it's 50/50...what's his is mine and what's mine is mine

At the garden centre's they said to get those plants in standards...they're done by specialists

 

What jobs are we doing (in the kitchen..)



Shhh.. don't tell!



Another bag of compost under the table..

 

@Linz what you doing woman ...you don't use your dish washer for cleaning garden pots outs

 

Well..I did today!

 

Definitely a good clean out after @Linz ...i suppose it's a new method ...my old neighbour used to do her ash trays with the dishes

 

Many years ago, a friend who was fitting new valves to the head of his car's engine, put the head in the dishwasher to give it a good clean...Whilst his wife was at work.