What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2020

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    I have a tangerine shoot up from a seed I planted weeks ago
     
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      Also I had a rat problem in the garage ( 3 caught so far ) and a clean out was needed, even though my sense of smell was burnt out working in ammonia for 20 odd years, it was really ponggy.
      A good bath and clothes on a boil wash was had at the end, damage is everything in the area has beeb chewed. The polystyrene insulation looks like it’s been through a shredder, just hope my trailers allowed in the tip if it’s open.
       
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        Cut back ,mulched and covered some more Dahlias this morning, just a couple more left in the borders to do then I will start on the potted ones.

        Deadheaded the Cosmos ,still loads of blooms on them. Need to dig up all the Marigolds as they are all well and truly spent now.
         
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          I have so far got 3 Orange pips that have germinated, apparently they are easy to germinate but difficult to keep going afterwards. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us @jimcubs :fingers crossed::fingers crossed:
           
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            Sown a load of poppy seeds today. Ladybird poppies, Welsh yellow poppies and Flanders poppies. They'll go in my cold frame now. Also been dividing more plants and potting them up. Then had a walk up to my lotty and emptied 3 big bags of compost onto the two of the raised beds and they're now ready for planting.

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              Hmmm ...you've got me thinking now about sowing some Poppies and overwintering them @Snorky85 . I did sprinkle some into the borders back in September but I expect the birds nabbed most of them.

              Your raised beds are looking fab! :)
               
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                They, the Poppies, have a tendency to like newly disturbed ground as well.:cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
                 
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                  Following on from what some others have said (holly, ozmanthus etc) how about Holly Osmanthus?

                  Osmanthus heterophyllus varigatus
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                  We cut ours with a hedgecutter and it can be shaped as you want it. Tough as old boots, quite prickly but bright all year round with fairly insignificant flowers and berries. Can be shaped as a shrub or allowed to grow into a tree form.

                  I'll see whether I can take a photo of ours later.
                   
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                    Thanks for the suggestions - I'll take a closer look at the osmanthus but I'm not a huge fan of prickly bushes! I like the look but not the maintenance and holes in my fingers...

                    Felt bad about not doing much yesterday so went and turned the compost heaps :)
                     
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                      Been taking cuttings, potting up divisions and have just spent the last hour raking up the leaves just outside the boundary of our property so they don't go soggy and kill the grass like last year.

                      Planted 6 cloves of elephant garlic in my new raised bed and have been thinking about what to plant in each section. Think I'll be having a "fruit" bed (rasps, blackcurrant and strawbs), a potato bed (maybe) and a bed with garlic, onions and carrots, parsnips and beetroot. Another section for herbs (maybe) and the tall bed with the trellis will have peas. I'm not a massive fan of lettuce so not really bothered about growing that.
                       
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                        You really are such a busy yound lady.
                         
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                          Knackered..just come in from being out there all day. Lots to cutting back and border tidying. Dug up all the Glads too. My Elephant Ears plant that I thought was dead shows small signs of life.:dbgrtmb: Found a couple of Hellebores in bloom ,hiding under some bigger plants.
                           
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                            I'm always on the go-I like to keep busy. I've got several projects on the go at the moment and not enough time to do it all.
                             
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                              Oh tell us more about the other projects, we won’t tell anyone, honest :)

                              Finally getting a patio!!! Base and scalping shave been down for weeks, maybe months but finally it’s getting a nice new top
                               
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                                I haven't really done much in the garden lately. It seems to be taking care of itself. Spent a couple of days on the allotment. Its going well. Ordered onion and potato sets and made some new friends :blue thumb: snapped the handle on my fork :wallbanging: 10 year guarantee ????

                                :gaah: I did get some poppies potted up at home, I will have a potting shed one day :wub2:
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                                Bought some seeds too. I'm going to give sweet peas a go this year :biggrin:
                                Hope everyone here are keeping well :dbgrtmb:
                                 
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