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Gardening and exercise with a odd photo throw in has well

Good afternoon to you all Bg just this minute ago was 8.8 not bad consider I just walk about 6 miles breakfast this morning shreddies with skim milk hmmmmm got some photos has well for you too see later on
 
What to do It's time to...
Plant summer bulbs, such as liatris, begonia, gloxinia, gloriosa, canna, eucomis and agapanthus
Maintain frost-free conditions by installing a thermostatically controlled electric fan heater
Bring pots of spring bulbs into the greenhouse to encourage flowering
Sow summer bedding, such as begonias, verbena, lobelia, ageratum, pansy, viola and antirrhinum
Crops to sow in heated propagators include tomatoes, aubergines, onions, celery and peppers
 
Raymond Starr said:
What to do It's time to...
Plant summer bulbs, such as liatris, begonia, gloxinia, gloriosa, canna, eucomis and agapanthus
Maintain frost-free conditions by installing a thermostatically controlled electric fan heater
Bring pots of spring bulbs into the greenhouse to encourage flowering
Sow summer bedding, such as begonias, verbena, lobelia, ageratum, pansy, viola and antirrhinum this is for the green house not for out side ok
Crops to sow in heated propagators include tomatoes, aubergines, onions, celery and peppers
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Overview
Raised beds are ideal for vegetable growing - maintenance is easier, as you don't need to dig, and the soil doesn't get walked on and compacted.
A robust raised bed can be constructed from interlocking scaffolding boards, which look attractive and are inexpensive.

How to do it
1Remove the metal banding from the ends of the planks with pliers.

2Using a hand saw, cut each board in two to give one 2.3m and one 1.6m length. This is about the maximum width of bed that can be easily tended, but the dimensions can be altered to fit your site.


3Mark out the vertical slots. On the long edge, measure 8cm from the end and draw a line down to the exact centre of the plank, parallel to the short edge. Draw a second parallel line a further 3.7cm (the thickness of the board) from the first, and join up the two lines. Repeat this step at the opposite end, along the same edge, on each plank.


4Using a hand saw, cut along the two parallel lines the centre line. Then get the jigsaw and position it two-thirds of the way along the first cut and saw diagonally towards the centre line, turning the jigsaw as you go. Once the main portion of wood has been removed, go back and straighten up the shorter line.


5Slot the planks together to form the bed. This is easier to do with two pairs of hands, as you need to keep the boards level so that they drop into place. Fill the bed with soil and organic matter, ready for early-spring planting.image.jpg
 
Work in the garden slows down during the colder months, but it needn't come to a complete standstill. There are plenty of plants that benefit from winter pruning, including summer-blooming clematis and climbing roses. Find out more, below, and pick up tips on the correct pruning tools and techniques.

Clematis

Deciduous varieties that bloom in late summer, such as:

· C. texensis and varieties
· C. viticella and varieties
· Large-flowered Jackmanii group



Key tool: secateurs

How to do it: cut back to about 1m high to remove long, old growth and encourage strong flowering shoots. Texensis and viticella hybrids can be cut back to ground level before new growth emerges. You could also use hand shears.

Roses

While ramblers are left until summer, the following must be pruned in winter:

· Climbing roses
· Floribundas
· Hybrid teas
· Species roses


Key tool: secateurs

How to do it: hard prune all stems of large-flowered types to promote flowering shoots. Roses grown for hips should have a few of the oldest stems removed in late winter. You could also use loppers for cutting out thick, old branches.

Overgrown shrubs

Deciduous shrubs that often outgrow their welcome should be pruned in winter, including:

· Cotinus
· Berberis
· Flowering currants
· Magnolias


Key tool: pruning saw

How to do it: remove the oldest, least productive main branches, plus any that are badly placed. Don't cut out more than one-third of the total plant in one year - rejuvenate it gradually over three to four years. You could also use loppers.

Plants

· Acers
· Birches
· Figs
· Grapevines

Key tool:secateurs
 

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You've had a busy day ! Nice pics ! We've had bloody rain all day !
 
2 hours dead on Bg 10.5 after a big evening meal of chicken cabbage swede celeriac Yorkshire pudding 2 small ones and one slice of burgon bread I,am so happy with my progress
 
Morning mo the forecast says wet and more wet weather to come in from the west there is no end to this wet weather until the end of this month when it will turn to snow from the East lol,I,am quite please with my Bg yet again yesterday morning it was 5.9
 
Well today I will set about with starting the herb, tomato and chilli pepper kits that my son bought me for Christmas. I notice that some of last years herbs have seeded so I'll take care of those too. Raising vegetable beds is a great idea but I shall have to wait for that. I did raise all the herbs in large pots though, to create a sort of cascade. It does save on the old back. I've a small boat building project to finish off and then I thought I might turn the boat shed into some sort of greenhouse. It only requires painting but I have to wait for the warm weather for that. There again, I might just go fishing instead.
 
Yorksman said:
Well today I will set about with starting the herb, tomato and chilli pepper kits that my son bought me for Christmas. I notice that some of last years herbs have seeded so I'll take care of those too. Raising vegetable beds is a great idea but I shall have to wait for that. I did raise all the herbs in large pots though, to create a sort of cascade. It does save on the old back. I've a small boat building project to finish off and then I thought I might turn the boat shed into some sort of greenhouse. It only requires painting but I have to wait for the warm weather for that. There again, I might just go fishing instead.
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Ooh, another boat builder! i feel another thread coming on!


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Well I am building a selway fisher design, a Rhum, which I will use for fishing but, I do rather fancy having a go at a canoe or kayak. I also have my cycling turbo trainer in a shed. There seems to be something cosy about a shed, a radio and a kettle.
 
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