Visited Blooms & World of Water
Pond:
Ranunculus Lingua Grandiflora - Great Spearwort
Juncus Effusus Spiralis - Corkscrew Rush
Iris Kaempferi/Ensata - Japanese Clematis Flowered Iris
- planted in a curved basket on the shelf with the other curved baskets
Scirpus Isolepsis - Bristle Club Rush
- at the shallow end
plus something free-floating with bladders
Primula Denticulata - Drumstick Primula
- above the waterfall, between the Fennel and Lily
Added some Green Away algae treatment - can be repeated after 5 days if necessary.
Ran filter cleaning cycle - made pump run MUCH better - do this every week as far as is possible.
Garden:
General maintenance.
Blackcurrant Ben Tirran
- planted in a large pot in the middle of the raised beds
Sowed mixed salad leaves and Raab in left-hand bed
Cut rhubarb - 670g
Emptied another potato tub - 1.5kg in this one
Picked first runner beans - 220g
The growing tip has broken off the pumpkin :-(
That's probably the end of it, but leave it awhile and see what happens.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Turnips
Picked the rest of the turnips - another 500g.
When prepared for freezing with what is left of the others, there's 700g.
More rhubarb needs cutting.
Outdoor tomatoes are coming along - being picked in dribs & drabs so not being weighed...
When prepared for freezing with what is left of the others, there's 700g.
More rhubarb needs cutting.
Outdoor tomatoes are coming along - being picked in dribs & drabs so not being weighed...
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Photos
Before-and-after photos of the pond, taken from almost the same angle:
And an almost-aerial overview of the garden as a whole:
And an almost-aerial overview of the garden as a whole:
Harvesting
Picked 500g of turnips and around 240g of gooseberries.
That's all the gooseberries, but there are still some turnips in the ground.
Picked almost the last of the tayberries. Check the total weight picked when they are all done.
That's all the gooseberries, but there are still some turnips in the ground.
Picked almost the last of the tayberries. Check the total weight picked when they are all done.
Pond - day 6
Removed bucket and plants, leaving all fish behind.
4 goldfish which survive of the original 10, plus 5 smaller green/brown ones which we definitely didn't put in there.
Washed and added gravel.
Planted a few of the saved plants in 2 curved baskets and positioned them along the ledge at the right-front corner. There is room for another one there.
Placed a large slate rock at the shallow left side, as a wildlife escape route.
Weeded all round, and added more nice stones.
Carted all the rubbish to the tip, and tidied up.
Done!
4 goldfish which survive of the original 10, plus 5 smaller green/brown ones which we definitely didn't put in there.
Washed and added gravel.
Planted a few of the saved plants in 2 curved baskets and positioned them along the ledge at the right-front corner. There is room for another one there.
Placed a large slate rock at the shallow left side, as a wildlife escape route.
Weeded all round, and added more nice stones.
Carted all the rubbish to the tip, and tidied up.
Done!
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Pond - day 5
Homebase - got extra required brick and another half-price bag of nice stones
Trimmed right-hand edge of liner
Edged with slate pieces
Cemented nice stones along bricks
All fish have survived
Still to do:
Planting
Remove bucket
Gravel bottom
Trimmed right-hand edge of liner
Edged with slate pieces
Cemented nice stones along bricks
All fish have survived
Still to do:
Planting
Remove bucket
Gravel bottom
Pond - day 3 and 4
Thursday:
Pump, filter and waterfall cleaned
Digging finished
Smoothed with sand
Matting and liner in place
Filled with water
Pump started and running OK
Lowest point of liner is along back edge.
Extend liner up behind edging here (nailed to sleeper through a thin batten) so it can be filled right up to this level.
Friday:
Homebase -
10 slabs for front edging
6 rustic bricks, bag of stones, batten for back edging
Cement
World of Water -
3 bags of gravel
2 curved baskets and liners
Bag of aquatic soil
Laid front edging
Arranged bricks along back, levelled surface with sand (1 more brick needed - damn)
Nailed batten in place above bricks, lightly holding them down
Lowered bucket with fish and plants into deepest part - not ideal but they looked as if they were becoming oxygen-starved.
Pump, filter and waterfall cleaned
Digging finished
Smoothed with sand
Matting and liner in place
Filled with water
Pump started and running OK
Lowest point of liner is along back edge.
Extend liner up behind edging here (nailed to sleeper through a thin batten) so it can be filled right up to this level.
Friday:
Homebase -
10 slabs for front edging
6 rustic bricks, bag of stones, batten for back edging
Cement
World of Water -
3 bags of gravel
2 curved baskets and liners
Bag of aquatic soil
Laid front edging
Arranged bricks along back, levelled surface with sand (1 more brick needed - damn)
Nailed batten in place above bricks, lightly holding them down
Lowered bucket with fish and plants into deepest part - not ideal but they looked as if they were becoming oxygen-starved.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Pond - day 2
Digging.
And digging.
And frog-herding.
And a tip run.
And digging.
Liner and matting removed, without squishing any frogs.
Almost dug out now.
Twice as deep in centre of old part, with a shelf at original depth for plants.
New part starts at 6" deep and slopes gradually.
Today:
Another tip run.
Clean waterfall, pump and filter thoroughly.
Finish digging.
Get liner in place.
Hopefully get water in and fish back in.
And digging.
And frog-herding.
And a tip run.
And digging.
Liner and matting removed, without squishing any frogs.
Almost dug out now.
Twice as deep in centre of old part, with a shelf at original depth for plants.
New part starts at 6" deep and slopes gradually.
Today:
Another tip run.
Clean waterfall, pump and filter thoroughly.
Finish digging.
Get liner in place.
Hopefully get water in and fish back in.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Pond - day 1
Got:
3 x 4.5 m liner
10 sq.m matting
5 bags sand
Big tub for fish
Pulled out all plants, incl. huge masses of root system
Caught fish - 4 big goldfish, 4 small not-goldfish, 1 teeny-tiny baby
Annoyed a number of frogs
Scooped out gravel, slate chips and lots of sludge
Emptied most of water onto gardem
Lifted surrounding slabs
Fish and a few plants safely in tub
No frogs stranded in empty pond
Tomorrow:
Scoop out last of water/sludge
Remove liner
Start digging
3 x 4.5 m liner
10 sq.m matting
5 bags sand
Big tub for fish
Pulled out all plants, incl. huge masses of root system
Caught fish - 4 big goldfish, 4 small not-goldfish, 1 teeny-tiny baby
Annoyed a number of frogs
Scooped out gravel, slate chips and lots of sludge
Emptied most of water onto gardem
Lifted surrounding slabs
Fish and a few plants safely in tub
No frogs stranded in empty pond
Tomorrow:
Scoop out last of water/sludge
Remove liner
Start digging
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Post-holiday update
Everything seems to be OK, thanks to Muriel, except for one basket tomato.
This was looking very sad, but we've watered it well and it seems to be perking up.
Trimmed and tied up greenhouse plants.
Cucumber, red pepper and all three tomatoes are forming fruit.
Yellow pepper is flowering well.
Outside, beans are flowering, radishes and turnips are ready to eat.
Cabbages, broccoli and sprouts are growing well.
Still little if any evidence of slug damage.
Set up a climbing post (3 6ft canes tied together) for the pumpkin, and started to train it up to the shed roof. Nipped off all flowers, continue to do so until it's actually on the roof.
Cut 550g rhubarb, frozen again.
Picked another batch of tayberries. These are nearly all done now.
Emptied 1 potato container, yield 1kg potatoes, ranging in size from pea to normal new potato. Had some of those for dinner, and very good they were too.
This was looking very sad, but we've watered it well and it seems to be perking up.
Trimmed and tied up greenhouse plants.
Cucumber, red pepper and all three tomatoes are forming fruit.
Yellow pepper is flowering well.
Outside, beans are flowering, radishes and turnips are ready to eat.
Cabbages, broccoli and sprouts are growing well.
Still little if any evidence of slug damage.
Set up a climbing post (3 6ft canes tied together) for the pumpkin, and started to train it up to the shed roof. Nipped off all flowers, continue to do so until it's actually on the roof.
Cut 550g rhubarb, frozen again.
Picked another batch of tayberries. These are nearly all done now.
Emptied 1 potato container, yield 1kg potatoes, ranging in size from pea to normal new potato. Had some of those for dinner, and very good they were too.
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