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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing

    Oh I know those winters with icicles hanging from the windows lol

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 1,809 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/978737#Comment_978737

    haha the good old days

  • Luchia
    Luchia Online Community Member Posts: 619 Empowering

    Spent a fair bit of time tidying up from the windy weather we had and removed the dead leaves from the plants ready for spring!

    Very much looking forward to spring so I can start planning my hanging baskets and sow new seeds ready for summer!

    Quite a few more evergreens I want to buy this year and of course can’t wait to take covers off the outdoor furniture and sit out.

  • Luchia
    Luchia Online Community Member Posts: 619 Empowering

    Me too!!

    I have a lovely furniture set outside that I want to use, I bought it in the October sale so haven’t had chance to use it yet as I fit a furniture cover on them as soon as they arrived.

    Lovely 2 seater sofa, 2 big chairs and a glass topped table

  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 5,078 Championing
    edited March 4

    Our garden is a disgrace at the moment,thanks to a combination of the weather and the dog.

    It's dry today,but much too cold to go out there and start tackling the mess.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing
    edited March 4

    Yeah mine is not looking great

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing
    edited March 4

    Its too cold to do anything in the garden, I hope my mower lasts another season

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 1,809 Championing
    edited March 4
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/981735#Comment_981735

    give them a good scrub with hot water with washing up liquid and a bit of washing powder

  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 5,078 Championing
    edited March 4

    I've still not managed to get out there and do anything.

    It's hammering down today and the weekend's not looking great either.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing
    edited March 4

    Its too cold to do anything in the garden, a few weeks maybe

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 1,809 Championing
    edited March 4
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    And another one for the garden humble pie tonight with my dawnie

  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 5,078 Championing
    edited March 4

    Dry and sunny here today,I'm going to tidy up the rockery.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing
    edited March 4

    Ill wait till Saturday it's going to be at least 13 then

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 3,086 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists
    edited March 4

    I'm hoping to go to the garden centre this weekend to pick up some new seeds ready to plant. for the warmer weather

    Does anybody have good recommends for a gardening newbie? The only thing I have managed to grow really with success is runner beans!

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 1,809 Championing
    edited March 4
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/986362#Comment_986362

    its all trial and error try to grow what you like and learn by the mistakes you will make i am an old man and i still make them i have a competition with the tackers next door with sunflowers i grow them pot them up give them to them so they can look after them and learn winner gets a pound costs me 3 pound every year haha but they ask questions and thats how they learn better than having them playing computer games all the time

  • JW77
    JW77 Online Community Member Posts: 211 Empowering
    edited March 4

    A busy day in the garden today, got a tray of primroses & wallflowers planted & watered in. Although frosty this morning they'll be fine. 2 lovely thornless blackberries in the garden also got new growth tied back to the trellis. Surprisingly easy to grow if you just get the pruning right. And delicious

    Best tool/aid I bought recently is a folding kneeling stool, doubles as kneeling pad or a perch. Got plenty of use today..

    Although, so sunny I actually went and put sunblock on to prevent getting burnt!

    Potatoes are chitting. I was gonna do more but I've run out of grit.. I've go cuttings to take, seeds to sow, plants to pot on, and repot!
    So a trip to the nursery on Tuesday.. More mulch needed as well.

    I'm waiting for a new mini greenhouse cover to arrive, although if its a really bad fit (I hope not) its a new greenhouse.

    I have more seeds than I know what to do with, and also hold a stock (bags full) for a local charity, so if anyone needs anything. let me know & I'll see what I can do.. We always have too many.

    Anyway enough of my ramblings.. A few dry days but some rain will turn up!!!

  • JW77
    JW77 Online Community Member Posts: 211 Empowering
    edited March 4
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/986362#Comment_986362

    Hi Mary
    I can recommend subscribing to the Thrive newsletter. https://www.thrive.org.uk/get-gardening

    Peas & beans are pretty easy, although as a rule grow stuff you want to eat:) And salad crops.

    I have a fantastic perennial kale plant, but there's only so much kale a person can eat.

    If you have space you could consider some fruit bushes, or dwarf trees.. Or 'stopover' fruit trees.
    Rhubarb is pretty foolproof as well..

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing
    edited March 4

    Been a great day for the garden, sadly my mower decided not to join me for this season, so on the hunt for another one.

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 1,809 Championing

    Back up to the top should be a sticky for spring and summer

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 1,809 Championing
    edited March 4
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    One more for the collection

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