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Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Brrrrrrr!

The weather here yesterday was nothing short of chuffing freezing! A cold wind was blowing in along with sporadic bursts of rain. When is this weather going to finally become a little more predictable? Luckily I hadn't put some of my plants in the polytunnel outside to begin hardening off because that wind would have ripped right through them, I think I'm looking at at least another month before we can trust the daytime weather here not to kill our young veg plants.

I sowed Leeks (Mussleburgh) a while ago and they've been really slow to get going this year, I know they'll grow rapidly from now on though so I guess I better decide where I'm going to plant them. For some reason this year I have not even made a planting plan for the veg, I have loads of seedlings waiting to go out and haven't even allocated them their space yet - I'm a naff veggie grower aren't I.

Not ready to go out yet but at least they're growing now.

Due to the weather I haven't managed to get stuck into more of that clay soil but I did take a picture of what I next have to 'makeover' for this landscaping plan.
I'm beginning to wonder whether this landscaping idea was one of my finer moments ...... or not!
The problem I have with that clay soil is that I have to get it dug over before summer because I will have no hope of even getting a fork 2" in if I don't. Luckily the clay soil appears to be contained to the foundation areas of the house, the rest looks like it will be pretty good.

Look at all the stones and rocks I have to move before I even begin to turn it over. Eek!

During the clear up I did find this rather neglected Black bamboo. Now some would say it looks dead - me included - but I'll hang on to it and see if resprouts.

Not looking too hopeful I admit.

I hope the spring weather is warming up wherever you are.
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8 comments:

  1. Sue Garrett23 April 2013 at 10:07

    Our leeks will wait in pots for a while yet even though the weather is better - maybe a temporary blip! We always let the leeks grow to a manageable size before planting.

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    1. Lindac23 April 2013 at 15:59

      Think I'll be doing the same Sue. Leeks, Parsnips and Swede are the veggies I find easiest grow but the soil temp is still very low so the Leeks will be staying in the greenhouse for a while yet.

      Linda

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  2. Snowbird23 April 2013 at 15:53

    Your leeks do look healthy, mine are a lot smaller.

    Goodness me gal, you do have your work cut out, those rocks are huge......I'd be avoiding eye contact with them and creeping away!!! Good luck with them and the clay soil, it WILL all be worth it in the end!!

    Here's hoping your bamboo grows and you get some decent weather soon!xxxx

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    1. Lindac23 April 2013 at 16:00

      Those rocks are as heavy as they look and there's more than can be seen in the picture. I tried rolling one - pah, that was pathetic. Mr TG has an amazing trolley that will lift them no probs so I'll be borrowing it one day when he's out lol.

      Hope the weather is good fot you?

      Linda

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  3. Anonymous24 April 2013 at 03:13

    Spring is getting more spring-like around here. I hear bamboo is one of those plants that are difficult to kill, which is not always a good thing.

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    1. Lindac24 April 2013 at 08:05

      I managed to kill a water bamboo that was supposed to be really hardy, another one that was supposed to be impossible to kill and now this Black bamboo looks definitely iffy lol. I've managed to keep a dwarf bamboo in fine fettle though lol

      Linda

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  4. Donna25 April 2013 at 02:33

    it snowed this weekend and was too cold to get into the garden here

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    1. Lindac25 April 2013 at 12:15

      Blimey Donna, I'm glad we don't appear to be expecting any snow! I think there are so many people now wondering how much longer we are going to hang onto these winter conditions.
      I hope it warms up for you soon.

      Linda

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