May 27th 2007

Jobs For The Weekend - Completed Saturday

My family arrived about 2pm on Saturday and as the weather forecast was so bad for the bank holiday weekend we decided to get straight to work. On Saturday we managed to complete a few of the jobs - note the jobs crossed off the list.

  1. Deweed border infront of kitchen.
  2. Plant sunflower seedlings opposite kitchen.
  3. Plant marigolds in between the sunflowers.
  4. Dig over new vegetable area and remove large stones.
  5. Deweed onion area.
  6. Plant more onions.
  7. Deweed garlic.
  8. Plant out two varieties of lettuce.
  9. Plant out radish plants.
  10. Pot on radish seedlings.
  11. Plant out beetroot plants.
  12. Pot on beetroot seedlings.
  13. Thin out carrots.
  14. Plant out purple sprouting broccoli plants.
  15. Plant out cauliflower plants.
  16. Pot on courgette seedlings.
  17. Plant out spinach seedlings.
  18. Plant out butternut squash plants.
  19. Pull up last year’s purple sprouting broccoli.
  20. Plant sweet pea plants.
  21. Relocate self seeded tomatoes.
  22. Relocate self seeded lemon balm.
  23. Plant out night shade.
  24. Plant out delphiniums.
  25. Pot on delphiniums.
  26. Plant out pansies.
  27. Cut down over-grown weeds in second veg garden.
  28. Move old chicken huts from the orchard.
  29. Relocate and clean larger brooder.
  30. Set up the large brooder in preparation for the 2 week old guinea fowl keets.
  31. Clean the small brooder ready for second guinea fowl hatch.
  32. Sow more lettuce, beetroot and radish.
  33. Clean out poultry hut.
  34. Find and gather eggs.
  35. Deweed 2 flower beds.

9 jobs completed of the 35, only another 26 to go!!

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4 Comments »

  1. Hello Sara

    What a great weekend we had although not that many jobs were completed, I am sure you will get us all back very soon to help out again and try and complete all the jobs. It was great fun down on the farm seeing all the animals and guinea fowl keets and watching the blue tits flying back and forth from the nest, it was a real treat for us all!

    Thanks for letting us stay
    Georgina

    Comment by Georgina — May 28, 2007 @ 3:38 pm

  2. Hi Georgina,

    I am so glad everyone had a good time and enjoyed seeing the animals and wildlife as well as completing a few jobs in the process. It was great to have you all staying. Thanks for all your help, we thoroughly enjoyed your visit.

    Sara @ Farming Friends

    Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — May 28, 2007 @ 4:00 pm

  3. Hopeless weekend for getting outdoor jobs done, all that rain. It’s just beginning to clear here, and I’ve just been out quickly to plant the zinnia envy that I am determined to grow in this garden (it’s a years-long saga of damping off and slugs!). 10 sturdy little plants put into very stony ground, watered in. Now for slug patrol …

    So well done you for getting so many jobs crossed off!

    Joanna

    Comment by Joanna — May 28, 2007 @ 4:10 pm

  4. Hi Joanna,

    Thanks for your comments and encouragement. We managed some more jobs on Sunday before the rains came, which I will add in another post.
    I would be interested to see what the zinnia looks like, I will visit you to find out.

    Sara @ Farming Friends

    Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — May 28, 2007 @ 4:42 pm

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