2024 Notes
April
19th
18th
Planted out Pansy
March
21st
Planted Blackcurrant bush near the cherry tree. General tidy up of the garden (especially the veg patches).
20th
Sowed Courgette, Squash, Marrow, Pumpkin. Also, Kale and Broccoli.
15th
Sowed various types of Tomato.
Sowed French Marigold, Dahlia, Zinnia, Rudbeckia, Gazania.
February
January
31st
Sowed Chilli Pepper
19th
Moved Rocket, Mustard out of heated propagator.
Hung up a bird box (for blue tits), bought from The Range.
16th
Moved Leek, Petunias out of the heated propagators. Added Swiss Chard in their place. Sowed more Mustard (Red Lion), Lettuce (Gourmet ?).
Beetroot have started to sprout.
15th
Sowed Rocket, Swiss Chard (2 varieties - Mix has no heat yet), Beetroot (Cylindra), Mustard
Moved Lobelia, Antirrhinum, Mesembryanthemum, Lettuce (Oriental Mix) out of the heated propagator.
Delphinium, Leek have started sprouting. Sowed remaining Delphinium in the same tray, as the seeds don't store well.
Cleaned and refilled bird feeders.
13th
Coleus and Mesembryanthemum have started to sprout.
14th
Antirrhinum, Painted Daisy started sprouting.
Moved Brachycome out of heated propagator.
12th
Brachycome and Lettuce (Oriental Mix) have started to sprout.
11th
Petunias have started to sprout.
9th
Repaired a fence panel just past the pond.
Took delivery of 2 heated mats (each are 50cm wide : 4 trays can be heated by the pair in a 1m long tray).
Sowed Antirrhinum, Brachycome, Foxglove, Lobelia, Mesembryanthemum, Painted Daisy, Phlox.
Sowed Leek, Beetroot (Mixed Colours), Lettuce (Oriental Mix).
6th
Sowed Alyssum, Begonia, Coleus, Delphinium, Dianthus, Pansy, Petunia. All in half-trays (with two trays of Delphiniums).
3rd
I bought an 80 litre sack of compost from Homebase, and cycled it home. It made the bike very unstable!