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| Before the planting began...! Here you can see the veggie plot is taking shape, the ground has been cleared of old plants and we've done the heavy digging and then it was down to me to clear as many of the deep roots as possible and turn the soil, and prepare the ground for my planting scheme. So I bought my plants on Sunday, and began the clearance on Monday. On Tuesday, I tried to buy the special insect netting to keep the cabbage white butterfly off my green plants. Having, mistakenly, bought the wrong stuff but not recognising this fact until later that evening after I'd tried to water my plants thru' its almost entirely closed mesh, it was actually put into use to cover my plants last night, and weighed down with stones and bricks. This morning, I quickly removed the offending article and watered the plot. Now, because a new kitchen is being fitted simultaneously with the new garden, and the taps and water supply were missing from the kitchen, I've been having to bring all my supplies down from the bathroom in buckets and watering cans and even squash and water bottles - which has meant a great deal of extra work for me to do. Thus this morning, I spent some considerable time collecting enough water for as I'm sure you know, new plants need a great deal of watering to ease them into their new home and with the present very warm weather, it's even more important to water copiously. So there I was with my new planted and watered plants, and I had also washed them with a soapy water solution, using washing up liquid, which I know is good for aphids, and I'm told is also good against caterpillars and butterflies. Everybody has told me I must cover my plants with netting, as well as washing them down, but I still didn't have the netting, thus off we went, Alice and me, to track some down. Having accomplished this task, I also had to find some extra ingredients for supper, and when all this was finally done, we were able to come home for lunch and some paperwork before getting back to the garden, for a quick session, before returning to prepare supper with friends, and then go out with my girlfriend to a WI summer Pimm's and nibbles evening! At the garden I put the netting in place, cleared up all the pruned greenery, and dashed home. And tonight, after our "do" and supper, I've watered the plants once more and washed them with the soapy solution, and rushed back home to write up this diary. Tomorrow morning, I'm down for more planting and watering, plus a quick pruning visit to my first garden and then back home to write my diary again. Happy days, toodle oo, Daisy |
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