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Garden Diary July - Aug 2011

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SCG Garden Diary 2011

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Gardener		Area	Task	Priority (Assigned by Martin)	Completed	Date Completed (DD/MM/YY)	Comments
Niall	1	Polytunnel	Tidy, sweep, check for distressed plants.				Sprinkle water on path before sweeping.
Niall	2	Polytunnel	Watering. Replenish water, sand and compost.				Better to soak every few days than to water everything lightly. DO NOT water Basil or vine. Feed/water growbags.
Martin	3	Hi & Lo	Plant out all squashes, pumpkins etc that are in tunnel There are about 5/6 courgette plants left still in grow bags which can be planted out (31/07/11)		y	06/08/11	Plant under black plastic with lots of compost (plastic in roll in shed) 1 row 20/07(n) 2 rows 24/07 (CT&MOD) 1 row in spud bed two rows with flags ready on 24/07/11
Niall	4	Polytunnel	assembly raised bed. Fill. Plant cabbage.
Niall	5	Polytunnel	House Plant area with shelving
Martin, Ciara, Niall	6	Fruit Trees	Support and Tie for winter				URGENTn
Ciara	7	Cabbage Plot	Plant out all seedlings left in tunnel		y (n)		Kale, cabbages etc to cabbage patch 22/7 Curly Kale, Brussles Sprouts and Brassica Surprise planted out
Martin	8	Spud Bed	Next spuds to be harvests are those where leaves have yellowed off. Leave heritage varieties for seed.(n)		y(n)		Harvested spuds to be stored in boxes by kettle in compost, for everyone to take as needed.
Ciara	9	Cabbage Patch	Weed cabbages				Make sure to net up again! 29.07.11, 31.07.11 16/08/11(n)
Ciara	10	Roots bed	Net turnips in roots bed		y	31/07/11
Ciara	11	Roots bed	Ask Darren to cut rye grass in roots (and possibly cabbage if he can) bed		y	22/07/11	Will do when he gets a chance
Martin	12	Hi & Lo	Erect bean poles for french etc beans.				Bamboo in shed - can swap shorter lengths with longer ones holding up cabbage netting
	13	Harvest	Lettuce, mixed salad, spuds, peas, broccoli, courgettes, cucumbers
	14	Salad	Save onion seeds
Martin	15	Spuds	Harvest (n)				Dig out last of heritage, dry and label. n
Niall	16	Perennial beds	Move Goji's and new strawberries to extended perennial bed				Other suggest.: sea kale
Niall	17	Perennial beds	Source new variety of rhubarb.
Niall	18	Compost Area	Excavate to concrete yard.
Niall	19	Perennial	Dig out behind water cube and between straws and rhubarb .				buy more asparagus
Niall	20	Herb Bed Plans	De-sod NW corner for Lovage				Lovage started in poly. St John's Wort sowed.(n) 17/08/11
Niall	21	Polytunnel Plans	Higher raised beds NS
Ciara	22	Roots	Sow late carrot seeds		y	29/07/11	1/2 row ready beside celery
	23	Salad	beetroot for planting		y	24/07/11
	24	Beds along wall	cover any that have been weeded with layer of compost and then cover with black plastic				29/07/11 CT Started this. Still some more to do - plastic cuts into 4 lenghts easily along fold lines but keep some for orchard jobs
	25	Beds along wall	Weed willow nursery & pull out broad beans (this can be covered with plastic)
	26	Garlic	Check it is drying ok - could get mouldy		y(n)		This will be re-planted this autumn. In net in poly 10/08/11n
Ciara	27	Cabbage	Sow kohl rabi seeds (seeds in tin)				Directly into ground. Can be done up to august
	28	Salad	Sow in new rows dug				Have flags in them
	29	Hi & Lo	Sow in new rows dug				Have flags in them - could put courgettes from polytunel here
Ciara	30	Cabbage	Tidy up around compost/manure - green manure can be pulled and put in permaculture bed. Dig more drills in this area				Can then be sown with 3 trays of brassica seedlings left in tunnell as well as sow kohl rabi seeds directly into soil
	31	General	General tidy up for street feast				paths 10/08/11n every day(n)
Ciara	32	Roots	All digging in this bed done - will leave rye in again and concentrate on digging & maintaining other beds			29/07/11
Ciara	33	Roots	Keep weed free, particularly carrot, parsnip, leeks and scorzonera
Ciara	34	Roots	One bed free for sowing - late carrots if any seeds left. Or turnip/swede
Ciara	35	Roots	weed path down middle of bed
Ciara	36	Cabbage	weed path down middle of bed
Ciara	37	Cabbage	Pull out any broccoli plants that have gone to seed
	38	Orchard	Weed around soft fruits				Blackberries, gooseberries, loganberries etc cutting grass and weeding 17.8/11(n)
Niall	39	Herb Bed	dig out more corners, Source more herbs.
Niall	40	Herb bed	Grass cutting				c 14/11
Niall	41	Polytunnel
Niall	42	Polytunnel	Sow Lavender seed				08/08/11 (n)
Niall	43	Wild Garden	Remove all compost and top 3" of soil before planting with wild flower seed.
Ciara	44	Flowers around pond	Rest of daffodil, allium, crocus, tulip & iris bulbs planted, mostly in bed closest to gate			02/09/11
Ciara	45	Flowers beside gate in veg garden	crocus and daffodil bulbs			02/09/11