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Took the second tray of sweetcorn seedlings down to the greenhouse this afternoon and potted them up, having acquired a new bag of compost at B&Q this morning.

There are six survivors from the first tray, but I'm not at all confident of their survival, so I've planted a third tray as backup. Possibly a bit late to be starting them off, but it can't hurt to try.

Weeding was done, especially around the uncovered strawberry plants, as there are now strawberries, at least one of which is beginning to turn pink.

My oriental poppies are producing flower buds too.

I've reached that point on the allotment where there is so much to do that it's hard to know where to start, so I just do whatever comes to hand first really :-)

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I've just done a plan of where I'm going to plant what. I have tomato plants, but may buy a couple of cucumber plants and possibly some chillis. I shall plant perpetual leaf seeds in troughs and may try and scrounge some dwarf french beans if I visit Pa in a week or so. The peas and broad beans are coming along nicely, as are the strawberries, raspberries and potatoes.

Might get some herb pots, but I'm not sure if there's room for then between the roses and the lavender.

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Sounds splendid! And far more organised than me :-)

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Not really. I just bought grow bags, so I decided I really needed to think what needed planting.

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Believe me, that's still more organised than I am :-)

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Your posts always make me feel so guilty for ignoring my garden! I'm so rubbish with it. I know I could do it, I just can't ever summon up the energy or the willpower to not stay on the settee.

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Thing is, you're working full time though - the allotment is sort of a job for me, although it's more fun than actually going to work ever was :-)

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Good point! I've forgiven myself, yay.

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My front garden, which I rarely see, is incredibly overgrown. I may get out there with the strimmer this weekend, but it depends how my back is.

I only do stuff in the back garden because it's already full of fruit and I like fresh lettuces & stuff. Minimal effort required, other than watering. It's the picking and processing the fruit that takes time!

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You could always grow some pots of herbs on a handy windowsill if you want to do a bit of gardening but don't have the energy to tackle the garden :-)

Beware though - that's how Rob and I got started about twenty years ago :-)

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Oh I do have herbs and things, because I need them for the cooking, but I just never find the time or the energy to do the actual garden thing.

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Sweet corn sounds lovely. I need to buy some now that I think of it. The ready corn not the seeds.
I think I am going to plant out the tomato seedlings today. It's been hot for weeks now and all I need to take care of is watering them regularly. I hope one at least will carry fruit. That would be so awesome!

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Sweet corn sounds lovely

Sweetcorn is one of those crops that time from picking to eating makes a big difference with - if you've eaten it from cobs bought in the shops, the stuff that's picked fresh is so many times better, it's astonishing. I'm really hoping for a good crop this year!

I think I am going to plant out the tomato seedlings today. It's been hot for weeks now and all I need to take care of is watering them regularly. I hope one at least will carry fruit. That would be so awesome!

If there aren't many bees to carry the pollen between the flowers, you can do it yourself with a small artist's paintbrush. I don't usually need to as there are plenty of insects to do the job here, even in the greenhouse, but in town it might be different.

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Oh we have more bugs here than we care for, I'm not worried about that :) My main concern is slugs (I hope they frown on nightshades) and drought or cold. Anything that will kill the plants before they bloom. If I can hatch them to bloom, I'm sure I will have fruit.

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Slugs will eat tomato plants when they're small but once the plants get to a reasonable size they should be a bit safer, I think.

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We'll see. We have more slugs than bees or bumblebees usually. I hope some of the tomatoes survive. It's not as if I want to see the fruit. I just want one or two dishes with self-grown tomato salad :)

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