Thyme To Garden -March 2018

[AB Editor]

Hi all! Here is your gardening sticky for March - though I doubt many of us can see very much in our gardens today!

Here is February's thread: https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Question1591880.html

[woofgang]

hello all...nothing gardeny to report here except loads of snow. My miniature daffs have been looking very frozen and sad so I picked all the flowers and buds yesterday and brought them indoors. They have been in tubs in the garden for at least 3 years and I never knew they were scented! Quite a strong scent too when they are warm.

[jourdain2]

I'm really glad that I put my back into cutting back and tidying-up the front garden this weekend. We could see snowdrops, little tete-a-tetes starting to open and even a couple of crocuses and primulas. Nice to know they're there underneath the white blanket - which is at least sheltering them from the truly vicious wind.

[Chipchopper]

I'm just keeping the main foot ways clear of snow and ice, mostly the route to and from the log store.
Still at least it looks tidy under snow and the birds etc leave some interesting tracks.
'March' in like a lion out like a lamb, as the saying go's

[rowanwitch]

Gardening catalogues...... hot chocolate...... biscuits. It's gardening of a kind

[Togo]

The time has arrived to make a start in earnest methinks. We are already 3 weeks behind where we have been up to in previous years, time and tide and all that.
We have started indoors in pots and trays, sweet peas, sunflowers, and Cambridge Blue lobelia.(a favourite of ours)
I have decided to start a bit of veg off indoors. Broad beans, Crimson Flowered(a heritage variety).Peas, Meteor variety. Courgettes, Zucchini variety. Cucumber, Tasty King variety. I have got my potatoes chitted off and intend putting them out this week varieties, Premier and Rocket. I have decided to put in a few onion sets, Stuttgarter Giant variety. The Rhubarb has come up and I have placed tall pots over the stalks to "force" it on. Been and got on site 4 bags of compost earlier. We will probably need another 6 x 120ltr bags as well, but will get them delivered. Happy days. Good growing and get weaving. I know that all you greenhouse and polytunnel owners are probably flying already, jammy devils.

[Gherkins]

I have just planted some lavender in hope to attract more bumblebees to the premises.

[Chipchopper]

If you have planted the lavender in a nice sunny spot, then I'm sure the bees will be regular visitors.

Good luck!

[Tilly2]

I spent an hour today trying to dig out some lilac tree roots. I was using a garden fork and found it really hard work.
What tools will help me do the job a bit quicker and easier?

[Prudie]

I'm just gutted that most of the daffs I planted in the Autumn are out and smashed to the ground from the snow.

[woofgang]

hunky young man? Seriously unless you need to get them out for some reason, bung stump killer on them and let them rot

[Tilly2]

Woof, the area has been stump grinded but there are shoots shooting. I am trying to stop a 'Neighbour's creeping lilac bush' invading my garden, by digging out all the underground roots. It's flippin' hard work!

[melv16]

You need a mattock, tilly.

[Tilly2]

I'll google mattocks, Melv. Thank you. Can I hurt myself with a mattock?

[melv16]

Only if you get your foot in the way :-) Get Mr T to swing it!

[woofgang]

Tilly as well as dig, you can use stump killer.

[Tilly2]

I bought myself a mattock. It's brilliant!

[woofgang]

uh oh.....If I were Mr Tilly I would be dead worried......its much easier to dig a grave with one of those.......

[Tilly2]

Woof, don't give me ideas!