What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2020

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  1. Victoria

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    Can we see some please?
     
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      I've alread got some that I first bought from you on the very first Open Day I attended, Shiney. If I remember on that day you had to resort to digging them out of the borders as the ones on the stalls had sold out. The ones I'm growing now are for the local Gardening Club sale.:cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
       
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        Of course, I'll take some pics tomorrow :). Coasters or Cheeseboards?
         
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          Having checked the forecast, which informed me that the strong winds and rain were returning later on, I thought I should get motivated. So, I did. Only had around an hour as winds were quite cold.

          Removed a pond plant pot that contained two plants and divided them into a pot each. Washed fresh gravel to add to top of the pots before putting them into the pond. I found two huge earth worms in the original pot, easily 8" long each. I didn't know they could live underwater? Peered into the depths for a couple of minutes watching the Ramshorn snails.

          Made a start on sorting out the border in the back garden - some weeding, dividing up and replanting of a Margarite Daisy and a general tidy around.

          I cut back an orange ball Buddleja and two Verbenas. Collected up a few more rocks I found from around the garden and added them to the new rock pile out front. Planted an Almeria into one of the baths. Not had one before so thought I would see how it likes strong salty winds.

          I went to the shed to put a watering can in there ( been kicking around outside for months ). Oh my, those ratties have been busy in there :loll::loll:. The shed is wrecked and needs to be demolished this year so the rats are welcome to it whilst its still standing.
           
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            Not for a long time, lucius, so might not have been Earth worms:dunno::scratch::doh::cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
             
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              Oh, so what might they be then?? They look like earth worms and the pot they were in has been in the pond for two years. They were at the bottom of the pot amongst the root systems.
               
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                You'll notice, lucius, that Earthworms will come to the surface of soil, lawns, etc when the rain is hard and lasting as they can literally lose oxygen and will come for air, but that any Earthworms that creep into Water Butts end up dead from drowning as they can't climb out. I doubt very much, they are not.Earthworms and now I know a bit more they might well be, that they've been there for 2 years but more likely just for a couple of days.:cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
                 
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                  [QUOTE="ARMANDII, when the rain is hard and lasting as they can literally lose oxygen and will come up for air:coffee:[/QUOTE]


                  And that is why our robins, in dry times, will beat at the surface with their beaks so as to imitate rain. The percussion fools the worms into coming to the surface. Voila, dinner!
                   
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                    The earthworm thing is a strange one....I found literally 100’s of them in the sponges of our pond filter system-the sponges are permanently submerged in water as it is filtered through the system. I always thought they were earthworms as they look exactly the same. I wonder what they are?!:noidea: Either way-the fish enjoyed the protein snack. :heehee:
                     
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                      Eels. :heehee:
                       
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                        I've spent the last three hours working on storm damage in the garden (not on the 70ft poplar that came down). I went out to work on the old prunus that carries our clematis montana as the top 20ft had broken and is being held in place by the montana and a very large ivy (4" diameter trunk).

                        I've been clearing a lot of the ivy around the broken part and putting aside the parts that have the flowers and berries for Mrs Shiney's flower arranging. I was clearing the ivy carefully so as to release the clematis without having to cut it and to take the weight off the broken part. I've then sawn the last 3ft of the broken prunus off, with it's clinging ivy trunk, and that let me get in closer to remove more of the ivy. The rest of the prunus will be done by Lewis (helps us by doing the heavy work) which will require his ladders and equipment (he's trained in tree work). I've left the giant pile of what I cut off for him to clear up.

                        Before I could do all that I spotted that one of the 5' x 2.5' glass roof panels on the greenhouse was almost completely out :yikes:. It was hanging by the last 6" and flexing up and down in the wind. So I quickly slid the panel back in and then dashed indoors to find some brackets to hold it in place. It was whilst I was doing this that Sarafi the cat came out of his sleeping place (heated propagator) in the greenhouse and wanted me to either play or feed him. I've never really distinguished between the urgency of each as the sounds seems the same to me! :scratch:

                        I politely told him that I was too busy but he kept head butting my leg. That didn't really put me off my fixing of the brackets - but when he decided to climb up the back of my leg it certainly did!!! :mute: When I had stopped the bleeding and disinfected my leg :doh: I went out to do the prunus.

                        I have a few more smaller trees that have branches that are hanging, mainly covered in ivy, and I'll take off what I can reach.
                         
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                          Can't do much, the lawn is waterlogged so can't walk on it to plant any plants. Watered the plants in the little grow house, fed the birds.
                           
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                            @ARMANDII I think the worms could be aquatic worms Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri. Closely related to earthworms I read and like living in mud.
                             
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                              Had planned a beach walk and a gardening session this afternoon but it didn't happen due to an emergency trip to vet with a Pheasant who was hit by a farm tractor. The driver didn't stop and other people driving behind also elected not to stop - another fine example of the disregard some people have for other animals :wallbanging:. Pheasant had a broken wing (bone protruding ), soft tissue damage and neurological damage. He could not be saved :cry3::cry3::cry3::cry3:. Not really in the frame of mind for gardening afterwards. We buried him in the front garden .
                               
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                                Bless you @Mike Allen thanks. I should be use to it now as I've suffered from back trouble since I was 15yrs old. I have arthritis and osteoporosis in my spine . I came off all my medication about 6yrs ago as I didn't like the side effects. I use a Tens machine to ease it but it doesn't get rid of all the pain....but it certainly helps :)
                                 
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