Progress

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We were waiting in for a man to service the boiler this morning, which always sets me on edge, so I left hubby inside (he’s happiest indoors) and went outside for some horticultural therapy instead. It’s a reasonably nice day and I’ve been outside for three hours and have made considerable progress on the mountain of work that needs doing in the garden.

First up I emptied the rather stagnant ex-rice paddies onto the compost. Well, I emptied three of them onto the compost. They’re rather heavy and I dropped one and emptied it mostly on myself, but I didn’t let that deter me (and I’ve now had a wash!).

Then I cleared two small raised beds and sowed crimson flowered broad beans, complete with Bean Booster to help them fix nitrogen. I’ve covered them over as best I can to try and keep out mice and the cats that have been digging over the garden all winter and leaving me smelly presents.

And I repotted the mint that had been in a terracotta pot until it completely shattered in the cold weather, and mulched the garlic bed and mulched half of the onion bed and then cleared out the front windowboxes and replanted those with broad beans – The Sutton, this time.

That meant potting up 4 little box bushes and finding them a new home, and then I did the two elephant garlic, so that they have more root space. Then it was all about clearing up after myself and coming back inside for lunch before I collapsed in a heap. It does look as though I’ve had the best of the weather outside today – it’s overcast now.

Posted 9 March 2010, 12:48.   Posted in .
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1 Comments for Progress

  1. You’ve been very busy~and can take that rest. gail

    Gail · Mar 9, 04:52 PM

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