Made up the frame for the zippy greenhouse over the weekend. I need to get a new cover as I put the frame together so I could measure it. I managed to order one Sunday that getting delivered in the week. Also pictured is my new coldframe in grey. 3 shelves for putting potted plants in when hardening off as I move plants out of the zippy greenhouse. #zippygreenhouse #coldframe #gardening #gardeningmastodon #spring2025 #springgardening
Exciting day in Tŷ Bridges - it’s the annual #houseplant audit! Time to chuck out the dead ones, repot the ones that have outgrown their pot, and plant some tiddly new ones. With each passing year, I’m getting better and better at keeping them alive! 
Merlot nappa cabbage starting to head up. #GardeningMastodon #GrowYourOwn
Unexpected purple sprouting broccoli at my #allotment today! It's now in my belly! #GardeningMastodon #HomegrownFood #AllotmentsOfMastodon
Amazing! Here are the veggie plants that are still alive and kicking, having made it through multiple #PolarVortex with subzero temperatures this #winter in the #lowtunnel.
Got more happy mail today from
Gardeningexpres
Mount Aso and cheap primula obconica pink and white #gardeningmastodon
Planted up last years Cannas to get them back into growth after work yesterday. I start them early as they take a while to get going and finally produce flowers . So the early I start hopefully we end up with more flowers. #garden #gardeningmastodon #cannas
The conifer blue arrow planted Wednesday and the wooden logs which are a replacement job. Had to move one plant as it was pushing up against the previous logs. Added stones underneath to put them on and weed membrane on the side meeting the soil. Screwed into the posts behind for added strength. #gardening #gardeningmastodon #halftermjob
Okay, 7 heads of #garlic planted! I meant to plant them after Thanksgiving, then after Xmas, and then there was a blizzard after New Year's...you get the idea! 
Manny Manchego is annoyed because Cream Cheese won't leave him alone. #CatsOfMastodon
Imbolc garden survey. Something's afoot.
#Imbolc #UKGardens #UKGardening #gardening #GardeningMastodon
I know I've been posting a lot about #yarn, #handspinning, and #dyeing #wool. It's #winter right now.
Rest assured I will turn back to #GardeningMastodon soon! It's almost time to sow #seeds!
And #lambing is coming up mid-March, too. So, I will be talking more about that as it gets closer. #SheepOfMastodon
I recommend you have a #garden this year, for sure.
Got a new hellebore today from the RHS Bridgewater garden centre. Been after one for a while but they are expensive in the other garden centres round here over £20 this one was £15. Leaving it on the ratten table for now as a centre piece. #hellebore #gardeningmastodon
Harvested the last few remaining chinese cabbages from the #lowtunnel and now I feel like I have frostbite in my hands. Very painful! It's cold out there at 25°F feels like 13°F with the wind.
The condensation on the inside of the 6 mil poly is frozen in the most beautiful designs. It felt above freezing inside the tunnel. I left one cabbage in there as an experiment to see how it fares...
I harvested about a 1/3 of the #lowtunnel today. Need to decide what to do with the rest of what's in there before the #PolarVortex hits! 
Also, got the first of the #eggs! I think the #moult is over, but I'm worried the weather will cause the #hens to stop laying again? 
Found a great channel on Youtube for gardening called GrowVeg. It a comprehensive but not confusing guide to growing your own food successfully. Here's a link to a video about crops you can start in January! Check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8DTO8dAW5g
#Gardening #Wintergarden #GardeningMastodon
Found a great channel on Youtube for gardening called GrowVeg. It a comprehensive but not confusing guide to growing your own food successfully. Here's a link to a video about crops you can start in January! Check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8DTO8dAW5g
#Gardening #Wintergarden #GardeningMastodon
Starting to slowly #harvest the #lowtunnel. The collards were small to medium-sized. They really need a couple more weeks...
The witch Hazel starting to flower they produce these orange peel looking parts that unfurl and flower early January. There are yellow ones as well. #witchhazel #gardeningmastodon
Some Blooms from late summer 2024 #gardening #gardeningmastodon #dahlia #rudbeckia #StrawFlower
