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Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:51 pm
by Diane
21 degrees here .....yay.

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:58 pm
by Geoff
Took a while to get out from a grey start but despite the sometimes strong breeze it as managed 18.6. Herbaceous borders starting to look something like as a result though there are a few bodies left to see if they do make it. Euphorbias in particular seem to have taken a beating. Lots of bumble bees and two butterflies on the heathers.

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:37 pm
by Westi
It's still 17 degrees here & not a cloud in the sky! The bog at the back (aka the lawn) is drying out nicely and I may be able to tackle it in the next day or so. Can't wait to retire & not stare out the window wondering what I could be doing on lottie!

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:17 pm
by Primrose
Whoppee! Dug my shorts out of their winter mothball storage and gave my pale legs a touch of sunshine! . And finally managed to get a coat of wood stain on a fence - a chore which has been pending all winter because it,s always been too wet to coat it.

Everything is so far behind on the planting front. Have just noted on my planting record that on this dqte last year I planted out all my kohl rabi seedlings. This year I only sowed them about four days ago. Let,s hope for some reliable weather and lots of sunshine from now on so things can catch up.

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:53 pm
by Colin2016
Well done Primrose, you beat me to it regards the shorts...Never mind there is always tomorrow if the promised sea mist rises quickly

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:09 am
by Gerry
You are all very lucky.
Relentless rain all day yesterday with mist in the morning.
Today not much better, thick fog and at 10.30am only 10c in the pollytunnel and the greenhouse managed 14c.

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:01 pm
by oldherbaceous
Things will work out in the end, Gerry, i'm sure you will get good weather, while we have bad weather, another time.... :)

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:20 pm
by Pa Snip
AT LAST !!!!
Managed to get some work done on plot put in two rows each of first earlies, Lady CristL and Sharpes Express. = 60 tubers.
by lunchtime it was too hot for me to carry on, my legs now telling me I've done some work.... just about holding me up.
Alien also giving me gyp

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:26 pm
by robo
Seen the first cabbage white of the year today I hope it's not a sign of things to come

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:47 pm
by Geoff
Don't forget the proper gardening programme, Beechgrove, comes back tonight - BBC2 Scotland, 970 on my Freesat don't know about other platforms.

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:03 pm
by Monika
Willow warbler and garden warbler singing, the first of the year!

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:21 pm
by tigerburnie
Nature puts on a show at Balgavies Loch
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Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:35 pm
by oldherbaceous
All the years we have been married, I never realised our Anniversary was on Hitler's Birthday..... :)

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:51 pm
by Primrose
I wouldn,t remind Cook of that OH. She probably has enough to contend with being married to you :lol:
I,m sure if you google your anniversary date you’ll come up with some alternative preferential options ...just in case you’re in danger of foegetting the date!

Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:30 pm
by Pa Snip
Completely poleaxed tonight. Spent from 08:45 until 13:45 on plot doing some weeding and then got rotavator out. Alien now constantly letting me know it is flexing its powers.


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