todays garden

 

Casper is very happy with his wee blanket in the greenhouse. video taken with my 'new to me' fancy phone ...lol.... as up till now I've used a flip phone that texts and phones.. nothing else... lol... still have to upload it to laptop to put it on here... see if that works ok. 

last week was very nice almost summery weather... because I'm off work this week its snowing in flurries, my usual luck with the weather. I've put my laundry out anyway because it'll get mostly dry and smell nice. as a holiday present to myself I've bought four more seed trays, and two clear lids. and three small ones to start stuff in the house.  

in the greenhouse the leeks are doing great, some onions came from last years seed and two trays of marigolds seeded so hopefully have lots for in amongst the vegetables. you can see in the video there is new wood for a veggy plot beside the clothes pole, there did used to be one there but its grown over. it might not get used this year as i'm short on time to get it going, also it'll get filled with fresh manure and it'll be okay for  next year. 

POTATO

 thumbnail for size referenct... lol.... potato in a bucket in the greenhouse... last year this method produced four potatoes in total... so maybe not the best... but it pleases me to grow things so thats a yield in itself. 

the weather is fabulous this week.. like summer... of course I'm at work and have next week off... here's next weeks weather report... 

''Still settled for many at the start of next week but a trend to showery and colder conditions is expected to take place from the north from Monday. Showers will likely be focused on northern and eastern areas, potentially wintry over northern hills and at lower levels in the far northeast. A good deal of dry weather persisting in the south and west. Potential for strong winds in the far northeast early in the period. Later next week and beyond, more unsettled conditions are likely with more frequent showers or longer spells of rain for many areas. After a spell of below average temperatures next week, temperatures are likely to return to near average later in the period.''

hackamore tying

 

I'm sure that I saved this before, but I can't find it , so I'm saving it again

NOTE...... for future reference... due to size of halter/horse... reduce by one loop after the rein.

Garden Sales Company

 https://www.quickcrop.co.uk/learning/plants/

just discovered this company. saving to remember to go back and have a good look at all the information they have freely available. you never know everything, no matter how long you have been gardening. 

I've had a look at their raised bed kits. and considering the price of wood I think they are a good price for what you get... I'm putting one on my 'never ending wish list'.......

Quantum Savvy Horse and People Training, saving to watch later

Another 950 trees planted, and shelterbelt design.

 

how fabulous. love how many trees he's planted.

How to ,,, t-shirt ... saving...

 

seems easy enough, i would like to try this

 

or this

 

this is the basics from the tie dye man. love his videos

garden this morning

 Storm Eunice is hitting the south coast of Englane, parts of Scotland with deep snow, there isn't much here this morning. Glad I have a day off work anyway and don't have to travel anywhere.

Greenhouse temperatures show 19.5, 5.5, 1.9 this  morning

Quince had her rainsheet put on yesterday ahead of the weather so she doesn't get too wet and cold.

this is one of Abbeys old ones... as you can see by the repairs and the lack of front closures.. ... they were torn off and this has been stitched together at the front and goes on over her head....

Landslide 2020: Women Take the Lead – Anne Spencer Garden & House, Lynch...

 

what an amazing garden

this Christmas basket was put out into the greenhouse last week, it looks quite happy, there was a poinsetia in it as well when I recieved it but that died after about three days... its been in the house since the week before christmas.

something a bit odd happened there when I tried to move the photo order... 

the small pot and this bucket inside a trug... are the Home Bargains freesias and I put two of the seed potatoes into a standard three gallon bucket with holes drilled in the bottom... and this is sitting in a trug.. to make it easy to water and to provide some further protection from cold out in the greenhouse

the leek seeds are coming up, I will eat the excess as they grow and end up with one per square that will get planted out in the garden later in the year,

the nearest propagator is one bought last year, with its nice clear plastic, and the one behind is an old yellowed one, very brittle now, it cracked as it was washed today with hot water and a sponge, it still does its job.

the daffodils in pots, outside, are starting to poke through, it doesn't look like they've all grown.. but there's time yet to see if any more come.

some little snowdrops at the bottom of the hedge by the tree.
 

5 Most Epic Earth Healing Projects!

Kathryn Schulz: Don't regret regret

 

reminder to self to watch occasionally.... regrets of mine are usually about empoloyment.

Full Body Riding Warm Up to Feel Relaxed and Balanced (Do Anywhere Exerc... saving to watch later

its only a weed if its in the wrong place....

 this is a nice healthy nettle, i've dug it up from the farm , where its not wanted.. and its now behind my shed and i hope to re-establish a nettle patch there. there was a heap of rubbish that i had to remove, goodness know what was all in it... bits of washing machine etc.. so i think the soil is toxic. nothing has grown in it for two years... i put some nettle in it last year and they didn't survive. 

I understand that sunflowers will take up toxins from the soil.. and then you must not compost them but dispose of them in ordinary rubbish bin.. as you would just be returning the toxins to the ground.... its a bit shady behind the shed but if this nettle does not survive then i'll try it.

friends passing

 internet friends, kayaking friends. after a long period of fighting cancer Bonnie passed away http://frogma.blogspot.com/

breath....not sure this image is readable on the blog?

 

Quantum Savvy Horsemanship .... Is your horse balanced? part 1 of 2

I've always liked Quantum Savvy, sadly I'm no longer a member due to financial constraints....

Incredible New Vegetable Garden | Small Scale Self-Sufficiency... again saving to watch... no time... lol

Dr. Said She’d Die, Instead She Bought a Farm... saving to watch later

no dig gardening.. thoughts

  'no dig' subject. is a wonderful idea, I find digging difficult now, BUT.... I grow in small beds in a small area surrounded by mixed hedge which would  take over the whole garden if the long sucker roots are not dug out . The beds that are already 'going' were bastard trenced about 20 years ago and now are dug over to one fork depth.... just a turn over... to find any roots near the surface and get them out. The 'planned' bed(was a bed before,,, also bastard trenched 20 years ago,  but has overgrown to look like lawn now) will need grass taken off and again will be turned over to one forkful depth. I'll add a photo later when I've time as I would like to document the re-making of the Pole Bed.. its next to a clothes-line pole... lol. 

i'm halfway through this video so just a link here to get back to it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXsYPLzyiE4