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Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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D2 Feb 2018 9:12pm, 16 Feb 2018 10,385 posts	Quote Pin D2 I've started on a vegetable garden extension, posts are in just the wire to dig into the ground to keep the rabbits out. I've brought some seeds, bit too early here for much else.
Fizz :-) Feb 2018 9:25pm, 16 Feb 2018 2,626 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) I’ve sowed cosmos, aubergine, tomato and peppers in my heated propagator in the greenhouse. Think I might be a bit early as the greenhouse is unheated so the seedlings will be a bit chilly when they come out. I have plenty of seeds spare though to try again in a few weeks . . .
Columba Feb 2018 9:36pm, 16 Feb 2018 14,903 posts	Quote Pin Columba No greenhouse here, heated or otherwise. Preparing an area for some fruit bushes.
Velociraptor Feb 2018 10:22pm, 16 Feb 2018 37,771 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I've spent £5 on a riddler to try to separate the stones from the soil in the front garden. There isn't much soil - it's pretty much flint chuckies on top of builder's rubble.
Lizzie W Feb 2018 7:39am, 17 Feb 2018 17,368 posts	Quote Pin Lizzie W V'rap, could you build beds on top instead?
Garfield Feb 2018 8:57am, 17 Feb 2018 8,751 posts	Quote Pin Garfield I need to start planning what to grow soon...and hopefully I won't kill too much this year with my black thumb!;)
Velociraptor Feb 2018 10:57am, 17 Feb 2018 37,773 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I've built a couple of beds on top of it, Lizzie, and will plant them up when the bulbs I buried in the autumn have died back. But I plan to make a rough path with the stones, and plant lazy ground cover on the remaining soil.
Columba Feb 2018 6:22pm, 17 Feb 2018 14,909 posts	Quote Pin Columba I'm in favour of ground cover. I have got rid of my front lawn completely (don't have to mow it) and am in process of turning the garden into stepping-stones and ground cover. Doing this via long-term weed suppressant.
MH Feb 2018 7:15pm, 17 Feb 2018 536 posts	Quote Pin MH I really need to sort our garden this year, and I even failed with my tomatoes (the seeds in the packet ended up being a completely different variety!). Love those pics Hanneke, I may get one of our cats to follow you on instagram!
Columba Feb 2018 6:14pm, 18 Feb 2018 14,915 posts	Quote Pin Columba Noticed some sick-looking branches on one of the apple trees. Will need to take the pruning saw to it tomorrow.