Rachel's Journal

hi rachel it looks like you did a great job there on that bed and i hope those dahlias are ok and they peep up later on 

Well done, Rachel! What a lovely picture with sunlight! Do you have special plans for this bed?

Good work Rachel, hard to believe the soil is so dry so fast.

Can't wait to see it this year.  I had to water my front garden too today.  The neighbours gave me a few odd looks! 

Looking good Rachel, you'll have plenty of plants to fill it with no doubt, I think it's due to rain Wednesday and the ground really needs it :-)

Annuals only for this bed, Olga :) But I won't firm up on which ones until later.

It is really incredibly dry. But the up-side is that the soil is great to work with.

Bill, I'm wondering will I have loads of squirrel grass popping up because the bed is covered in loose seed. Have you had this problem? I also see that each bunch of last-year's squirrel grass is sitting in some green growth. I might try transplanting these, presuming it is new squirrel grass plants. I saw in Gardeners' World they sowed their grasses in the greenhouse last autumn!!!

Plenty of garden jobs done Rachel.All coming into place and taking shape.Well done.

Hi Rachel, good job done on the Annuals bed! was a great day for it, hope the weather lasts and we can get some onions in on the allotment! best of luck with the Delia's after that winter!!     

Rachel it is'nt a problem yet with the squirrell grass but it will be I did warn EVERYONE I gave it to that they self seed!! But I managed them everywhere except two places by chopping the seed heads off in time, but I still recon I'll have tons self seeding.. and I sowed a tray of them yesterday to boot. Thanks for the phone call today have my Ricinus soaking as we speak..

I remeber pictures with this bed last year,was very,very nice!Good luck this year too:))

Might have to put down some weed killer then, Bill. Who could bear to cut off those beautiful seed heads?