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30 June 2009 00:18:00
to hot to work
hi everyone didnt do much this eve was to hot to do any weeding so i mowed the lawn and watered the flowers. have new project on pipeline. decided the hedge at the front looked so bad it has to go so i am going to take it out and put in an escaonia hedge the pink evergreen one.and put a bamboo screen behind it as a wind breaker. the hedge that is there now is very hollow and doesnt look good anymore. hope i can get some weeding done tomorrow if it is not to hot. goodnight all and happy gardening
28 June 2009 19:25:08
hi everyone all my cabbages have to go from the tunnel and lettuce, my daughter thinking she was helping put slug pellets in the cabage and lettuce it is laced with it which is dangerous as it goes into the cabbage and no amount of washing or boiling will get it out, we are not sure if that is what has made both myself and hubby and daughter sick, my son is the only one that didnt get sick cos he doesnt eat cabbage, still feeling sick all the time when called west doc last nite to make sure and they contacted the poisons unit and they said that you would need to eat a handfull to have a serious effect. my brother in law works in ffyes and told us that when it goes in to the cabbage its like the bloodstream of a human nothing will get it out so we are going to destroy it to be on the safe side and i will do a fresh batch, still have the cabbage in the outdoor veg patch so not to bad. better safe than sorry. well thats me for now did nothing today got all my circles finsihed and mulched so hopefully wont have as many weeds, well thats it for now. does anyone know a safer way to kill catapillars than using catapillar spray. they are making lace of some of my outdoor heads the joys eh
27 June 2009 00:00:40
yucca
i left this yucca and a varigated one outside it killed the varigated one but this one survived thankfully again thought they were outdoor plants they were on sale outside dunnes and were not labeled indoor
26 June 2009 23:57:44
plant
i got this plant in dunnes i think it is a indoor bamboo i left it in the tunnel for a few days and the leaves turned a bit brown it had been outside also, didnt realise that it was an indoor plant
26 June 2009 23:54:36
my white one
this is my white one. they are supoosed to be a bit fussy. cant let them dry out i will have to make sure they dont dry out so i might be a bettter houseplant keeper in future dont want to loose them, has anyone ever taken cuttings from them? i looked them up and it says to divided them at repoting time every two years. i got them in my local supervalu they were 10.99
26 June 2009 23:49:40
my latest purchase
my latest purchase two anthrium. they came in lovely tin buckets but had no hole at bottom and they needed a bigger pot so thats what i did
26 June 2009 23:45:32
hydrangea
my favourite blue hydrangea
26 June 2009 23:43:59
my new propagator aka fish tank
my recycled propagator and the propagator my hubby bought me for christmas
26 June 2009 23:41:48
more house plants
here are more houseplants
26 June 2009 23:40:17
house plants
hi everyone repotted my house plants today as they were looking worse for wear and gave them a feed of miricle grow revival, i always forget to water them. i took a few cuttings of peace lilly,actually they came away very easily with some root so i potted them. i didnt do any gardening today wasnt feeling great so i decided to take the evening off. i made an attempt to go out when i got there i pulled one weed and said blast it dont feel like pullin ye this eve so i went in and watched telly.
25 June 2009 23:00:06
hi everyone got weeding done today and some mulching, didnt put membrane down though i am keeping the circles free and two other beds so that i can still plant stuff just mulching them as i have them weeded so that the weeds dont have a chance to regrow over night which would"nt surprise me, i seem to have a unending battle with weeds, not matter how much of the root i get out by digging deep they always find their way back. i still have"nt sprayed the roses, everytime i go to do them its too breezey and dont want drift i will get them done yet, done a few odd jobs yesturday, fixed my hanging basket hook yesturday out front it had come loose ages ago and the basket fell and potted on a few small gerainiums and mini peppers that were nearly out growing the seed tray, wasnt up for much have a viral infection in my stomach which is driving me crazy so to keep my mind of it i try to keep busy without overdoing it, cant sit down me to hyper. well i think its time for a cream doughnut and my new gardeners world mag that i got today, cant wait for my first irish gardeners mag to come in the post, well thats it for now. goodnight everyone and happy gardening.
22 June 2009 23:32:21
hi everyone got all my pots washed on saturday, then my mum gave me some more this eve. didnt do much today went to town and came home with a new mircle gro feeder, i dropped my old one last week, carol klein recomened therm in junes issue of gardemers world, the cutting dont rot as easily compared to plastic pots bought 12 in total,plan to do alot of propagating also bought a new fish tank as the one i had was leeking and nearly ruined my gardening books, instead of throwing it out as it is made of glass i am going to use it as a propagator waste not want not, hope to spray my roses tomorrow and do some weeding, happy gardening everyone
20 June 2009 00:48:16
hi everyone at last i have more photos. at problems with it for awhile but it is sorted now. got more work done to day and hope to get alot of pot washing and start made on propagating. pinned down strawberry runners to make new plants tidied up around trees i have tyres around them my daughter rebecca planted some pansies and asylum when i had them done. pulled the few weeds in the fruit in fruit patch and tied in the blackberrys. have a major build up of pots to wash in the morning and do some propagating in the afternoon. i bought a blue and purple hydarangea yesturday and some lovely ferns in lidl. will put the hydrangeas in bigger pots tomorrow have alot planned in the tunnel so it wont matter if its raining will be nice if it isnt. well thats it for now. happy gardening
17 June 2009 20:10:15
hi everyone got a lot of weeding and thining done today, i thined out the carrots and beetroot and took a couple of bottom branches off the tomato plants to let air circulate. also did the parsnips so good days work done. hope to take some photos tomorrow and put them on my album on friday, well thats me for now happy gardening
14 June 2009 17:13:15
hi everyone had a great day shopping yesturday, bought some garden toys if you know what i mean, a lovely snail and metalic ball and two frogs with mushroom heads. went to homebase was in paradise in the garden centre could have spent hours in it if i could. it was nice to have a day away from the garden hope to do something tomorrow if its not raining. lidl have some garden ferns that i want to get and bamboos. well thats it for now happy gardening
12 June 2009 23:01:02
hi everyone got alot more work done today spent the morning taking bark out of a flower bed, then spent the rest of it shoveling stone from a trailer and putting stone on it. it looks great and i keep telling myself it will never have be weeded again all the hard work will have payed when i will be spending less time weeding and more time with the kids and doing some much needed work in the tunnel and relaxing. HEAVEN. i cannot find the email sent to me about mullingar. does anyone know if i am to late, hope not really want to go. well thats all for now. taking the day off tomorrow and go shopping with my friend and my daughter. cant wait.happy gardening
10 June 2009 22:40:32
hi everyone got more work done today. we decided last night that we would use stone instead of bark so my neighbour brought me over a trailer load so i spent the afternoon putting stone on the bed i had put the membrane, i did some of the bed in bark and the rest in stone it actually looks good one compliments the other, i couldnt face taking up what i had barked so its staying there. i weeded another bed and got it ready for membrane thats my work for tommorow and putting the stone down. well thats my day over. well goodnight and happy gardeing
09 June 2009 23:02:50
hi everyone got more membrane down today. as i weed the beds i am putting down the weedblock. feel more like a woman of 90 than 39.will leave the circles without the weedblock so i can still put in new stuff just mulch it with bark. i bought 2 yuccas in dunnes last week and a bamboo. never had yuccas before. one is varigated and the other is just plain they were only 12euro, looking forward to planting them. wouldnt mind getting two more for the patio. hopefully get some more work done tomorrow. bye for now and happy gardening
08 June 2009 23:27:53
hi everyone did weeding today, decided to but weedblock down in a few of the beds as i am unable to keep up with weeding i put bark down on top of the weedblock now the flowerbed looks really well hopefully i will get some more done tomorrow if the rain stays away. have"nt done anything in the tunnel lately apart from watering the veg that is in there. well i am wrecked after all the work. goodnight to you all and happy gardening
06 June 2009 23:36:37
hi everyone well i did nothing in the tunnel after that except close it. but i went up in the attic later and found my summer stuff that was missing, now thats what i call rewarding was really fed up when i couldnt find them during the week the attic was like a furnis last week it was nice and cool this evening. hopefully i will have more energy monday when the kids are at school to do something gardening. when we were at bloom we called to the garden.ie stand and my darling hubby bought me a years subscription to my favourite mag and the guy that was there toldme to pick out what ever seeds i wanted. i really enjoyed bloom was very tired after the day didnt get to see as much as i had wanted it was really packed and hot really looking forward to seeing you all at mullingar though. i didnt get photos was disappointed there is always next year.well bye for now and happy gardening
06 June 2009 16:59:30
hi everyone had the first experience of picking cooking and eating the fruits of my labour, my first cabbage and it was gorgous. feelin very tired and sore today i am going out to the tunnel now and hopefully do something for my day although not feeling very enthusiastic yikes here we go will come back and tell you if i did anything later.A lady at one of the stands in bloom was wondering when i was due my baby, that really was a horrible experience i just walked away in disgust. well happy gardening everyone.