Summers arrived in the UK

PHILDAVE · 03-15-2009, 01:11 PM

Summer, (well at least spring) is here in the UK............... Yipee !!!

Not sure about the rest of you in the UK but today here in Orpington was absolutley fantastic !!!

TIMETABLE :
09:00 - Read Papers (In Bed)
10:00 - Finished breakfast & "odd chores" and was out in the garden by 10:30
10:30 - 12:30 Cleared 2 flowers beds, scarified lawn (electric), trimmed large bushes
12:30 - Egg sandwiche (on patio)
12:45 - 14:30. Cleared more beds, cut back more bushes, weeded, sowed some Castor Oil Plants
14:30 - Had enough so got out sun lounger, had a beer, listened to iPOD and the rest is a blank.
16:00 - In trouble with wife as she informs me that I was (aparently) snoring - as if and that the neighbours were out and could all hear me.
16:00 - Galvanised back into action and did a bit more tidying up in the garden.
17:30 - Came in and checked for emails and typing this (keeping my head down as I can "smell the roast cooking - reday at 18:30)

First "real" day of this season - Summer has truly arrived

Phil (its a hard life)

Growing Bananas Plants

Mark Hall · 03-15-2009, 01:52 PM

Yep we had a cracking day in Windsor too! I was out in the garden from 11am til 6.30pm Half hour lunch break (no beer it sends me to sleep

)

Cut down all last years Miscanthus Gigantia, Raked up loads of leaves, Cut back the sikki stem to live material and the maurelii's plus loads more. Only half done but I enjoyed the day..............Going to soak my aching bones now.

Bob · 03-15-2009, 07:06 PM

Good to hear it guys. We have a ways to go yet here.....but at least its closer.

PHILDAVE · 03-17-2009, 02:43 PM

Got a place over in Spain (near Jerez) and going over there next week. Looked at the weather and its even better over there than here - 68 - 71 degree's. Although I need it, the last 2 occasions I went over there it was brilliant during the day but absolutely freezing (Capitol F) of a night - from about 5pm onwards.
Ironic thing was when we bought the place it had a number of small Musa Basjoo's growing wild (!!) in the lawn, but then about 3 years ago there was a really heavy frost and it killed them all. Bought some young ones on Ebay planted them and they died too - my ones in the UK were much, much better.
Will take some photos of what has survived the past winter next week.

Phil
Growing Bananas Plants

03-15-2009, 01:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
PHILDAVE PHILDAVE's Photo Gallery Location: Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom Zone: United Kingdom (Kent) Name: Phildave Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 28 BananaBucks : 10,900 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 18 Times in 7 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 13 Times	Summers arrived in the UK Summer, (well at least spring) is here in the UK............... Yipee !!! Not sure about the rest of you in the UK but today here in Orpington was absolutley fantastic !!! TIMETABLE : 09:00 - Read Papers (In Bed) 10:00 - Finished breakfast & "odd chores" and was out in the garden by 10:30 10:30 - 12:30 Cleared 2 flowers beds, scarified lawn (electric), trimmed large bushes 12:30 - Egg sandwiche (on patio) 12:45 - 14:30. Cleared more beds, cut back more bushes, weeded, sowed some Castor Oil Plants 14:30 - Had enough so got out sun lounger, had a beer, listened to iPOD and the rest is a blank. 16:00 - In trouble with wife as she informs me that I was (aparently) snoring - as if and that the neighbours were out and could all hear me. 16:00 - Galvanised back into action and did a bit more tidying up in the garden. 17:30 - Came in and checked for emails and typing this (keeping my head down as I can "smell the roast cooking - reday at 18:30) First "real" day of this season - Summer has truly arrived Phil (its a hard life) Growing Bananas Plants __________________ Phil www.hardybananas.co.uk

03-15-2009, 01:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mark Hall Mark Mark Hall's Photo Gallery Location: Windsor u.k. Find me on the map! Name: Mark Hall Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 616 BananaBucks : 114,548 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 385 Times Was Thanked 282 Times in 123 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 15 Times	Re: Summers arrived in the UK Yep we had a cracking day in Windsor too! I was out in the garden from 11am til 6.30pm Half hour lunch break (no beer it sends me to sleep) Cut down all last years Miscanthus Gigantia, Raked up loads of leaves, Cut back the sikki stem to live material and the maurelii's plus loads more. Only half done but I enjoyed the day..............Going to soak my aching bones now. __________________ Time Flies like an Arrow.....Fruit flies like a Banana.

03-15-2009, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bob Orang Puteh Bob's Photo Gallery Location: Washington Twp N.J. Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: bob Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,528 BananaBucks : 218,366 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 9,537 Times Was Thanked 4,058 Times in 1,694 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 565 Times	Re: Summers arrived in the UK Good to hear it guys. We have a ways to go yet here.....but at least its closer. __________________

03-17-2009, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
PHILDAVE PHILDAVE's Photo Gallery Location: Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom Zone: United Kingdom (Kent) Name: Phildave Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 28 BananaBucks : 10,900 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 18 Times in 7 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 13 Times	Re: Summers arrived in the UK Got a place over in Spain (near Jerez) and going over there next week. Looked at the weather and its even better over there than here - 68 - 71 degree's. Although I need it, the last 2 occasions I went over there it was brilliant during the day but absolutely freezing (Capitol F) of a night - from about 5pm onwards. Ironic thing was when we bought the place it had a number of small Musa Basjoo's growing wild (!!) in the lawn, but then about 3 years ago there was a really heavy frost and it killed them all. Bought some young ones on Ebay planted them and they died too - my ones in the UK were much, much better. Will take some photos of what has survived the past winter next week. Phil Growing Bananas Plants __________________ Phil www.hardybananas.co.uk

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