Work Book 11th May (Week 19).

See to the sheep
08:00-08:15
Misc
(Field)
Checked and counted the sheep.

See to the greenhouses
08:15-08:45
Glasshouses
1) Water round.
2) Put out the trolley

Taking cuttings
08:45-09:15
Indoors
(Potting Shed)
Took cuttings of Border Princess Dahlia.

Potting on
09:15-10:00
Indoors
(Potting Shed)
Potted on
1) Begonia's grown from seed.
2) A couple of strawberry plants.
Also sowed some sunflower seed and Actaea Alba own seed.


Top dress plants
10:00-10:10
Walled Garden
(East Wall)
Top dressed the roses with Growmore and the fruit with blood fish and bone.

Top dress raspberries
10:10-10:20
Walled Garden
(Veg Garden)
Top dressed with blood fish and bone.

Top dress the gooseberries
10:20-10:30
Walled Garden
(Veg Garden)
Top dressed with blood fish and bone.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50
(Home)

Dig out the artichoke.
10:50-12:45
Walled Garden
(Veg Garden)
Dug out two Artichoke plants as there were to many and erected the supporting wires.

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30
(Home)

Hoe the rose beds
13:30-15:00
Walled Garden
(Memorial Gardens)
Also top dress with bone meal.

Tiding up.
15:00-17:00
Walled Garden
(Lily Pond)
Weeded and forked over the rose borders and generally tidied round.

Cleaned and put away the tools
17:00-17:20
Indoors
(Potting Shed)

See to the greenhouses
17:20-17:30
Glasshouses
Moved some plants from the greenhouse to the conservatory.

Notes
1) fireweedmeadow asked me if I ever found out what was the cause of all the smoke yesterday. Apparently it was some tyres that were burning which would explain the black smoke. That’s all I know really but I think one can assume that they weren't meant to be as such things are not allowed so either someone must have done it deliberately or they caught on fire accidentally somehow.

2) Carol asked me who I originally intended to feature as my Sunday song, well I think the best thing to do is tune back in on Sunday and I will feature that version for you this week.

3) Pam asked how hardy are Wallflowers? Well they are regarded as being very hardy, if you want to know more about them click HERE

Work Book 10th May (Week 19).

08:00 - 08:20
See to the sheep
( Field )
( Misc )
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:20 - 08:30
See to the greenhouses
( Glasshouses )
Had a check round.

08:30 - 10:00
Tidying up
( Potting Shed )
( Indoors )
Did some tidying up in the potting shed.

10:00 - 10:30
Burnt some rubbish
{Burn Pile}
( Misc )
Got all the boxes and rubbish from the potting shed burnt.

10:30 - 10:50
Break for tea
( Home )
( Misc )

10:50 - 11:40
Go to the garden centre
( Misc )
Bought a bucket of growmore.

11:40 - 12:45
Fork rose beds
( Iron Gates )
( Main Garden )
Fed and hoed the two rose beds

12:45 - 13:30
Break for lunch
( Home )
( Misc )

13:30 - 14:30
Feed wallflowers
( South Front )
( Main Garden )
Applied Growmore and worked in with the hoe.


14:30 - 16:00
Tidy window borders
( South Front )
( Main Garden )
Fed and hoed the borders and tied up the Clematis.

16:00 - 17:00
Weed gravel
( Summer House )
( Main Garden )
Hoed and raked the gravel outside the summer house.

17:00 - 17:10
Clean and put away the tools
( Potting Shed )
( Indoors )

17:10 - 17:20
See to the greenhouses
( Glasshouses )
Closed the vents and put in the trolley.

17:20 - 17:30
Make a todo list
( Main Garden )
Made a todo list for next weeks work in the main garden.

Todo List For Week 19.

These are some of the jobs I hope to get done next week, as you will notice there are no jobs for Friday as yet, I don't have the day off, I just haven't got round to adding any jobs yet.

10 th
Feed wallflowers

Fork rose beds

Tidy the rock garden

Tidy up the Japanese garden

Tidy window borders

Trim the ivy

Weed gravel by the summer house

11 th
Dig out the artichoke.

Dig over the west shrub border

Finish off the west wall border

Hoe the memorial garden rose beds

Tidy up round the lily pond

Top dress plants on east wall

Top dress raspberries

Top dress the gooseberries

Weed bottom of big conifer hedge

12 th
Apply Fertiliser to Courtyard beds

Apply fertiliser to North Front roses

Cut down rubbish

Edge the borders

Edge the grass

Strim round

Tidy back borders

13 th
Mow all the lawns

Mow rough grass

Mow the Courtyard grass

Mow the main lawn

Mow the North Front

See to the bins

Work Book 7th May (Week 18).

08:00 - 08:15
See to the sheep
{Field}
( Misc )
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:15 - 08:30
See to the greenhouses
( Glasshouses )
Checked round and put out the hardening off trolley

08:30 - 10:00
Potting up
{Potting Shed}
( Indoors )
Potting on some Petunia’s, I didn’t finish though as the former lady was worrying in case her yards didn’t get cleaned so I went and saw to them.

10:00 - 11:00
Tidying up
{Pumpend}
( Hall & Pumpend )
1) Weeded the wall border.
2) Swept the yards.

11:00 - 11:30
Break for tea
( Misc )

11:30 - 12:00
Sweep the drive
{Main Drive}
( Public Gardens )
Swept the main drive and church yard steps.

12:00 - 12:30
Sweep all hard surfaces
( Main Garden )
Swept off the hard area’s in the main garden.

12:30 - 12:45
Apply fertiliser to Pumpend pots
{Pumpend}
( Hall & Pumpend )
Pumpend wall borders and Fuchsia troughs.

12:45 - 13:30
Break for lunch
{Home}
( Misc )

13:30 - 16:30
Plant the greens
{Veg Garden}
( Walled Garden )
Planted out Brussels, Cauliflower and Cabbage.

16:30 - 17:00
Planting
{Potting Shed}
( Indoors )
Finished potting in the Petunia’s in to the six packs.

17:00 - 17:20
Moving plants
{Greenhouse}
( Glasshouses )
Had to make some room in the greenhouse for the Petunia’s I potted on earlier.

17:20 - 17:30
Clean and put away the tools
( Indoors )

19:00 - 19:10
See to the greenhouses
( Glasshouses )
Closed the greenhouses and put in the trolley.

Work Book 6th May (Week 18).

See to the sheep
08:00-08:15 (Field)
Checked and counted the sheep.

See to the greenhouses
08:15-08:45
Checked round and put out the trolley.

Mowing
08:45-09:45 (Courtyard)

Mowing
09:45-10:15 (North Front)

Break for tea
10:15-10:35 (Home)

Mowing
10:35-12:30 (Main Lawn)

Break for lunch
12:30-13:15 (Home)

Mowing
13:15-16:15 (All Lawns)

Mow rough grass
16:15-18:05
Cut all rough grass.

Clean and put away the tools
18:05-18:15 (Potting Shed)

See to the bins
18:15-18:25 (Hall)
Put out the green bins. (Note 1)

See to the greenhouses
20:50-21:00
Took in the trolley and put on the heaters as it was quite cool although I don’t expect frost.

Notes:
1) Had to do overtime today in order to get all the cutting done in the day.

Work Book 5th May (Week 18).

See to the sheep
08:00-08:15 (Field)
checked and counted the sheep.

See to the greenhouses
08:15-09:00
1) Watered round.
2) Tied in the grape vine.
3) Thinned out the Apricots.

Pricking out
09:00-09:30 (Potting Shed)
Pricked out some Petunia's for Pumpend walls.

Prune Hydrangeas
09:30-10:30 (Potting Shed)
Pruned the two Hydrangea’s by the gardeners cottage (Which the keeper lives in).

Break for tea
10:30-11:00 (Home)

Fetch petrol
10:50-11:30
Fetched £24s worth in my can.

Strim round
11:30-12:30
Cut off any long grass etc. where I can’t get with the mower like around wall sides as I prefer to do that every three weeks than see a brown spray strip.

Break for lunch
12:30-13:30

Forking
13:30-14:45 (Herb garden)
Tidied up the herb garden.

Edge the boundary
14:45-16:30
(See note below)

Servicing
16:30-17:00 (The barn)
Serviced the Allett mower ready for tomorrow.

Clean and put away the tools
17:00-17:15 (Potting Shed)

See to the greenhouses
17:15-17:30
Close the vents and take in the trolley.

Note: Because I don't have the time to eadge all the garden every week I split it in to three so it all gets done over a three week period. The punblic gardens get done one week and the second week I do all the main garden plus the inner beds in the walled garden and the third week I edge what I call the boundary edge although it doesn't actually stick to the boundary of the garden as it deviates around shrub borders and paths but it is one long cut starting and ending at the greenhouse.

Work Book 3rd & 4th May (Week 18).

See to the sheep
09:00-09:15 (Field)


See to the greenhouses
09:15-09:30

See to the greenhouses
20:00-20:30


----- 04 May 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:00-08:20 (Field)
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
2) Cleaned out the hay rack.

See to the greenhouses
08:20-09:30
1) watered round.
2) Put out the trolley's.
3) Potted on some plants.

Forking
09:30-10:30 (Barn Wall Border)
Forked over and edged the barn wall border.

Break for tea
10:30-11:00 (Home)

Unpacking and taking away boxes
10:50-11:20 (Pumpend)
Helped Jane unpack two bedside cabinates and took boxes away for burning.

Servicing tractor
11:20-11:35
The keeper wanted to borrow the tractor so greased and oiled it.

Forking
11:35-12:45 (Barn Wall Border)
Finished the barn wall border.

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30 (Home)

Forking
13:30-17:00
Forked over the soil and took out any weeds.

Clean and put away the tools
17:00-17:10 (Potting Shed)

See to the greenhouses
17:10-17:20

Made a todo list for next week
17:20-17:30
Had a walk round and made a list for work to be done in the main garden next week.

Note: This week I start my summer hours which are from 8 am to 5:30 pm.

Work Book (Week 17).

----- 26 April 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50 (Field)
Checked and counted the sheep.
Put out some minerals.

See to the greenhouse work
08:50-10:30
Watered round.
Put out the hardening off trolleys.
Trained the sweet peas and geraniums.
Repotted a standard pelargonium.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50 (Home)

Planting
10:50-12:00 (Veg Garden)
Planted maincrop potatoes.

Planting
12:00-12:45 (Veg Garden)
Planted lettuce, rocket and spicy greens mix.

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30 (Home)

Forking
13:30-16:00 (Rose Garden)
Finished forking over the rose garden.

Repairing the earn
16:00-16:50 (Main Garden)
Glued the top of the repaired earn to it’s base on the wall.

Clean and put away the tools
16:50-17:00 (Potting Shed)

See to the greenhouses
20:45-21:15
Shut the vents and took in the trolley’s.

----- 27 April 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50 (Field)
Checked and counted the sheep.
See to the greenhouses

09:50-10:50
1) Checked and watered round.
2) Removed the insulation from the hot house.
3) Potted up the Melons into their permanent positions on the hothouse staging.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50 (Home)

Seeing to the strawberry bed
11:10-12:45 (Veg Garden)

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30 (Home)

Seeing to the Strawberries
13:30-17:00 (Veg Garden)

----- 28 April 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50 (Field)
Ckecked and counted the sheep and lambs.

See to the greenhouses
08:50-09:50
Water round.

Clear boxes away
09:50-10:00 (Pumpend)
Took away some boxes and a couple of old brushes.

Cleaned filter
10:00-10:30 (Potting Shed)
Cleaned the diesel filter on the tractor.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50 (Home)

Clearing up
10:50-11:00 (Veg Garden)
Picked up the rubbish from yesterdays work on the strawberries.

Mowing
11:00-13:00 (Lawns)
Mowed all the lawns in the walled garden with the tractor.

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30 (Home)

Mowing the rough grass
13:45-15:30 (The Green)

Mowing
15:30-16:30 (Courtyard)

Clearing up
16:30-17:00 (Lawns)
Raked and picked up some of the grass from the cutting this morning. The tractor blows the grass in to rows so its not a big job to pick it up and the job looks better for it.

Clean and put away the tools
17:00-17:15 (Potting Shed)

----- 29 April 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50 (Field)

Water the Monteray pine
08:50-09:00 (Cemetry)
I was told there was water in the cemetry so I went with an empty watering can but could find no water anywhere so it was a wasted journey.

See to the greenhouses
09:00-10:00

Water the troughs
10:00-10:30

Break for tea
10:30-10:50 (Home)

Mowing
10:50-12:00 (Lawn)

Mowing
12:00-12:45 (North Front)

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30 (Home)

Plant out Gladioli
13:30-14:00

Removed blanket weed
14:00-14:30
Remove blanket weed from lily pond.

Weed the gravel
14:30-16:30 (Herb Garden)

Clean and put away the tools
16:30-17:00 (Potting Shed)
Put out the black bins

----- 30 April 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50 (Field)
Checked and counted the sheep and lambs.

See to the greenhouses
08:50-09:30
Watered round, put out the trolleys and added more compost to the potatoes in pots.

Cut down the Laburnums
09:30-10:30 (Main Drive)
There two self set Laburnums growing from the base of the house wall so I cut them down before they got any bigger.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50 (Home)

Planting
10:50-13:00 (Veg Garden)
Planted
Red Onions
Leeks
Two types of Lettuce
Peas
Beetroot

Break for lunch
13:00-13:45 (Home)

Hoe gravel
13:45-16:40
Hoe the gravel on the South Front

Clean and put away the tools
16:40-16:50 (Potting Shed)

See to the greenhouses
16:50-17:00
Close the vents and take in the trolleys.

See to the bins
17:00-17:10 (Hall)
Put back all the bins and tubs.

Work Book (Week 11).

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Work Book (Week 10).

Here is my work book for last week, I've had to post it the old way by scanning the actual pages from the 'Work Book' whereas I have been copying straight from the computer but for some reason its not turning out right tonight. Anyway for a better view click on each page to enlarge it.

Work Book (Week 9).

----- 01 March 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
3) Put out some minerals.

See to the greenhouses
08:50-09:30
Checked and watered round.

Put the logs in to store
09:30-10:30 (Summer House)
Put the logs from the cherry trees in to the summer house log store.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50

Trim Ivy
11:00-11:30 (Office Steps)
Trim any on office steps and border.

Prune roses
11:30-12:45 (By The Iron Gates)

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30

Pruning
13:30-15:45 (Barn Wall Border)
Pruned and tied in some of the shrubs growing in the barn wall border. The Pyracantha taking up most of the time as it had become over grown and out of control so I rewired the wall and tied in some of the branches.

Prune any Fuchsias
15:45-16:45 (Japanese Garden)
See to the greenhouses
16:45-16:45
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.

Clean and put away the tools
16:50-16:55

Make a todo list for next week
16:55-17:00


----- 02 March 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
3) Put out some minerals.

Clearing snow
08:50-09:00 (Office Steps)
There was more snow last night so swept off what there was on the steps to the office.

See to the greenhouses
09:00-09:30
Checked and watered round.

Potting up
09:30-10:30 (Potting Shed)
Potting up some more Dahlia tubers.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50

Prune fuchsia
10:50-12:45
Fuel tank passage and pumpend trough.

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30

Prune the roses
13:30-14:15 (Courtyard)

Trim the ivy on the walls
14:15-16:45 (Courtyard)

See to the greenhouses
16:45-16:45
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.

Clean and put away the tools
16:50-16:55 (Potting Shed)

Make a todo list for next week
16:55-17:00

----- 03 March 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50
Checked and counted the sheep.

Seeing to the greenhouses
08:50-09:30
1) Checked and watered round.
2) Repotted a fiscus.

See to the logs
09:30-10:30
There was a load of logs delivered this morning which needed to be thrown down the cellar. One of the ply wood covers broke in half as I lifted it to gain access.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50

Dig over the Dahlia beds
11:00-12:45 (Memorial Gardens)

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30

Dig over the memorial Dahlia bed
13:30-14:45 (Memorial Gardens)

Forking
14:45-16:45 (East Shrub Border)

See to the greenhouses
16:45-16:50
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.

Clean and put away the tools
16:50-16:55 (Potting Shed)

Make a todo list for next week
16:55-17:00

----- 04 March 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.

See to the greenhouses
08:50-10:00
Checked and watered round.

Clear up rubbish from the borders
10:00-10:30
Picked up the rubbish from the area’s that I dug over yesterday.

Break for lunch
10:30-10:50 (Home)

Finish tidying up after cherry trees
10:50-12:45
Raked up what was left of the rubbish from the felled cherry trees and laid turf over where I dug out the two stumps

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30 (Home)

Clean table and chairs
13:30-16:30 (South Front)
Washed off the outdoor furniture from the South Front.

See to the greenhouses
16:30-16:45
Turn on the heating and check round.

Clean and put away the tools
16:45-16:55 (Potting Shed)

Put out the black bins
16:55-17:00 (Hall)
Put out all the black bins and recycle tubs

----- 05 March 2010 -----
See to the sheep
08:30-08:50 (Field)

Prune Fuchsia's
09:00-10:00
Indoor Fuchsia’s

Fetch compost
10:00-10:30

Break for tea
10:30-10:50 (Home)

Start dahlias into growth
10:50-12:45 (Potting Shed)

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30 (Home)

Sow seeds
13:30-14:45 (Potting Shed)

Pot on maroon ivy leaf
14:45-14:50 (Potting Shed)

Pot on green woodpeck cuttings
14:50-15:00 (Potting Shed)

Pick out the celery
15:00-15:10 (Potting Shed)

Prick out aubergines
15:10-15:15 (Potting Shed)

Prick out early sunflowers
15:15-15:20 (Potting Shed)

Finding a home for everything
15:20-16:50
All the work I'd done to this point was standing around waiting for me to find it a place to live.

See to the bins
16:50-17:00 (Hall)
Put back all the bins and tubs.

----- 06 March 2010 -----
See to the sheep
10:20-10:35 (Field)
Checked and counted the sheep, there was one ewe out on the cricket field which I left there.

See to the greenhouses
10:35-10:55
Checked round.

Work Book (Week 8).

Hello Everyone. Someone mentioned last week that the Category for one of the jobs was 'Palm Record'. Its actually got nothing to do with palm trees or palm of your hand but refers to the operating system of my handheld computer. If for whatever reason I don't enter a category for a job it automatically enters it as 'Palm Record' so I hope that explains that for those who were wondering and Jeanette gets a gold star for spotting that and asking about it, those new eyes of yours are obviously working well!

Whilst I'm on the subject I will point out that the between the first brackets is the location of a particular job with in a category. In the second lot of brackets is the category, the category being different area's of the grounds of which there are Main Garden (the area closest to the house) Walled Garden (Withing the private grounds but once removed from within direct view of the house, this is where the greenhouses and potting sheds are). Public gardens (Where the residents and visitors live or have access too). Hall & Pumpend (The big house and dowager house). Glasshouses (Greenhouse and conservatory) Indoors (This covers Potting Shed work or maybe painting in the summer house or servicing the mowers in the barn). Misc (Is anything that doesn't really fall in to any of the above.

Anyway here is my work book for last week.

Monday, 22 February 2010
08:30 - 08:45 Looking for my keys ( Misc )
My keys were missing from their usual place, eventually had them in my CAT body warmer.
08:45 - 08:55 Remove snow and ice ( Office Steps ) ( Public Gardens )
Removed snow from office steps and put down grit there and along the front passage.
08:55 - 09:15 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
09:15 - 09:30 Lit the range ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
With the covering of snow still with us it seems a good day to paint the final garden bench so lit the range to take the chill off the place, make the paint easier to apply and dry.
09:30 - 10:30 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Painting ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
Painting the 4th garden seat.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:15 Removing trees ( Barn Wall Border ) ( Main Garden )
Dug out 2 of the 3 cherry trees that are being removed.
15:15 - 15:55 Painting ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
Painting the 4th garden seat.
15:55 - 16:00 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.

Tuesday, 23 February 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
08:50 - 09:30 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round.
09:30 - 10:00 Servicing ( Potting Shed ) ( Misc )
Cleaned out the diesel filters on the tractor.
10:00 - 10:45 Went for hay ( Farm ) ( Misc )
Brought back 6 hay for sheep and one straw for the strawberries.
10:45 - 11:05 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
11:05 - 12:45 Painting ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
Painting the 4th garden seat
12:50 - 13:35 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:45 - 14:45 Removing the branches from the 3rd cherry tree ( Barn Wall Border ) ( Main Garden )
14:45 - 15:45 Carting off rubbish ( Barn Wall Border ) ( Main Garden )
15:45 - 15:50 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.
15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )

Wednesday, 24 February 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
08:50 - 09:20 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round.
09:30 - 10:30 Potting on ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Potted on Tomato seedlings, auricula and some primula's
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:15 Sorting out plant pots ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Trying to get the plant pots under control ready for the planitng season.
12:15 - 12:45 Repair work ( The Ride ) ( Misc )
Repairing the fence in to the wood.
12:50 - 13:35 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:45 - 14:15 Cleaning the childrens bicycle ( Potting Shed ) ( Misc )
14:15 - 15:00 Removing trees ( Barn Wall Border ) ( Main Garden )
Richard came to cut down what was left of the cherry trees.
15:00 - 15:30 Take the bike for servicing ( Misc )
One of the childrens bycicles has a puncture and needed repairing also it needs a check over. When I got there the shop was closed so will need to go again tomorrow.
15:30 - 15:40 Clean and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
15:40 - 15:55 Went to the garden centre ( Home ) ( Misc )
Doing some work on my calendar.

Thursday, 25 February 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
08:50 - 09:20 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round.
09:20 - 10:00 Take the bike ( Misc )
10:00 - 10:30 Shopping ( MG Garden Centre ) ( Misc )
Bought 5 bags of compost, 3 for planting the dahlia tubers in and the rest for seed sowing and raising.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:05 Pruning ( Memorial Gardens ) ( Walled Garden )
Pruning the roses in the memorial beds.
12:05 - 12:45 Fetch a load of leaf mould ( Memorial Gardens ) ( Walled Garden )
Devided the load between the two rose borders.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:45 Forking ( Memorial Gardens ) ( Walled Garden )
Forking over the memorial dahlia beds
15:45 - 15:55 Put out the tubs. ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
15:55 - 16:00 Clean and put away the tools ( Indoors )
16:00 - 16:05 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Check round

Friday, 26 February 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Checked round.
08:50 - 09:30 Sorting plant pots ( Indoors )
Sorted out some plant pots threw out all the odds and ends as I have an abundance.
09:40 - 09:45 See to the bins ( Hall & Pumpend )
09:45 - 10:30 Seeing to rhe logs ( Hall & Pumpend )
Took up ten baskets of logs.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Misc )
11:05 - 11:50 Planting ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Planted the garlic
12:00 - 12:45 Sow the seeds ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:15 Bring he dahlia's out of store ( Greenhouse ) ( Glasshouses )
Put compost around the tubers and place under the greenhouse staging.
15:20 - 15:25 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.
15:25 - 16:00 Collect the bike ( Misc )

Work Book (Week 7).

Monday, 15 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 see to the sheep ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
2) Put out some minerals.
08:50 - 09:30 See to the greenhouses ( Palm record )
Checked and watered round,
09:30 - 10:30 Painting ( Indoors )
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Misc )
10:50 - 11:45 Clear leaves ( Main Garden )
11:50 - 12:00 Clear leaves from tramoline ( Main Garden )
12:00 - 12:15 Pick up sticks under beech trees ( Main Garden )
12:15 - 12:45 Trim bushes ( Main Garden )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:40 Tidy gravel ( Main Garden )
15:40 - 15:50 Clean and put away the tools ( Indoors )
15:50 - 15:55 See to the greenhouses ( Palm record )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.
15:55 - 16:00 Make todo list ( Main Garden )
Make a list of jobs for next monday.

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 see to the sheep ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
2) Take across some hay.
08:50 - 09:30 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round,
09:30 - 10:30 Turn the compost ( Misc )
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:15 Clear leave off corner borders ( Public Gardens )
12:15 - 12:45 Cut down Japanese Anemone ( Public Gardens )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:40 Trim back the shrubs ( Public Gardens )
Any shrubs by the barn and buddleias
15:40 - 15:45 Make todo list ( Public Gardens )
Make a list of jobs for next monday.
15:45 - 15:55 Clean and put away the tools ( Indoors )
15:55 - 16:00 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 see to the sheep ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
08:50 - 09:10 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
1) Checked and watered round,
2) Took off some dead leaves.
09:10 - 09:20 Spray against whitefly ( Glasshouses )
Sprayed all greenhouse plants with
09:20 - 09:30 Put down grit ( Public Gardens )
Put down grit on the office steps as they were icy.
09:30 - 10:30 Turn the compost ( Misc )
Turned the first bin.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:15 Turn the compost ( Misc )
Finished turning compost.
12:15 - 12:45 Set the pump working ( Walled Garden )
Lily pond
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:00 Have a bonefire ( Misc )
Burnt some boxes and other stuff that had been gathered over the past few weeks.
15:00 - 15:30 Prune the Gooseberries ( Walled Garden )
15:35 - 15:40 Make todo list ( Walled Garden )
Make a list of jobs for next monday.
15:45 - 15:55 Clean and put away the tools ( Indoors )
16:00 - 16:05 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.

Thursday, 18 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 see to the sheep ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
2) Put out some minerals.
08:50 - 09:10 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round,
09:15 - 10:30 Plant the new roses ( Walled Garden )
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:05 Plant the new roses ( Walled Garden )
12:05 - 12:45 Plant the old roses ( Public Gardens )
Planted the old roses dug up from the Memorial gardens.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:15 Clear leaves ( Walled Garden )
Clear leaves from around the Lily pond and tidied up the raised beds.
15:15 - 15:45 Harrow gravel ( Public Gardens )
15:45 - 15:55 Put out the black bins and tubs. ( Hall & Pumpend )
15:55 - 16:00 Clean and put away the tools ( Indoors )
16:00 - 16:05 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.

Friday, 19 February 2010

08:30 - 08:40 Put down grit ( Misc )
Gritted the office steps and front passage.
08:40 - 09:00 see to the sheep ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
2) Take across some hay.
09:00 - 09:40 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round,
09:30 - 10:30 Tidy potting shed yard ( Misc )
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Misc )
11:00 - 12:30 Tidy potting shed yard ( Misc )
12:30 - 13:15 Break for lunch ( Misc )
13:15 - 14:00 Sow seeds ( Indoors )
14:00 - 15:00 Walk round with the boss ( Meeting )
15:00 - 15:20 Sow seeds ( Indoors )
15:20 - 15:40 Sort out some Chrysanths ( Glasshouses )
Cut back old growth, potted on and put in to the conservatory.
15:40 - 15:45 Clean and put away the tools ( Indoors )
15:45 - 15:50 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Check the seedlings and set the mouse trap etc.
15:50 - 16:00 See to the bins ( Hall & Pumpend )

Work Book (Week 6).

Monday, 08 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
2) Put out some minerals.
08:50 - 09:30 Put the letter box and stand back ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
09:30 - 10:00 Deliverying wine ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
The hall had a delivery of wine which was brought on a big truck which couldn't get in the courtyard so I loaded it on my tractor and trailer and helped the guy take it in to the hall.
10:00 - 10:30 Fetch a new gas cylinder ( Farm ) ( Misc )
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Removing tree roots ( The Ride ) ( Public Gardens )
Removed some tree roots that were sticking ou out of the ride as they were becoming liable to trip some one up.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:55 Potted on some seedlings ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )

Tuesday, 09 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.
2) Put out some minerals.
08:50 - 09:00 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Checked round.
09:00 - 09:15 Take some wine down to the cellar ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Took down 11 crates of wine.
09:15 - 10:30 Find a better cover for the water tank ( Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Made a better cover out of wooden batterns and stone slates for the water tank.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Tidying up the conservatory plants. ( Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:30 Finished off tidying the plants in the conservatory ( Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
15:30 - 16:00 Made a new todo list ( Misc )

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
08:50 - 09:15 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Watered and checked round
09:15 - 10:30 Potting On ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Potted on some standard Fuchsia's and strawberry plants for indoors. Also cleaned off some Gloxinia corms.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Pruning ( Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Pruned the Fuchsia and Plambago on the back wall of the conservatory.
12:45 - 13:00 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:00 - 15:45 Made a start on changing the soil. ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses ) Changing the soil in the greenhouse border and where the new roses are to go.
15:45 - 15:55 Put the plants back ( Greenhouse ) ( Greenhouses )
Had to take plant outside so as to work in the greenhouse.
15:55 - 16:00 Clean and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )

Thursday, 11 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
Checked and counted them.
08:50 - 10:30 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
1) Checked and watered round,
2) Finished off pressure washing the floor,
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Replacing the greenhouse soil ( Greenhouse ) ( Greenhouses )
12:45 - 13:45 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:45 - 15:50 Removing old roses ( Memorial Gardens ) ( Walled Garden )
Took out the four roses which are to be replaced in the memorial beds. Also removed the obelisks as they were concreted in and the roses planted on top of the concrete which is no good at all. I will remove the concrete and paint the obelisks before replacing.
15:50 - 15:50 Clean and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )

Friday, 12 February 2010

08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
08:50 - 10:30 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Watered round and took some plants from the greenhouse to the conservatory.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Cleaning the rust from the obelisks ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
12:45 - 13:45 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Painting ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Painted three of the obelisks
15:50 - 16:00 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Lit the heater and checked round.


Saturday, 13 February 2010

09:00 - 09:20 See to the sheep ( Misc )
09:30 - 09:50 Check the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
17:00 - 17:15 Check the greenhouses ( Greenhouse & Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )

Work Book (Week 4).

Sunday, 24 January 2010
10:00 - 10:20 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
Checked and counted the sheep.
10:30 - 10:45 Checked round ( Greenhouse and Conservatory )

Monday, 25 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
08:50 - 09:20 Took the seed orders to the office ( Misc )
09:00 - 10:30 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Made a start on digging over the second plot.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )









15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put and put away the tools (Potting Shed) (Indoors )

Tuesday, 26 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
Put out some minerals, checked and counted sheep.
08:50 - 09:15 Take apples to the hall ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Took in approx 30 apples.
09:15 - 09:40 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouses )
Had a check round and did some watering.
09:40 - 10:30 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Made a start on finishing off digging plot 3. The extension to the plot was dug over before Christmas so I was just left with the old part of the plot to finish.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Finished off digging plot 3 also forked around the currant bushes up to the bean row.









15:45 - 15:55 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) (Indoors)

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
08:50 - 09:10 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouses )
Had a check round and did some watering.
09:10 - 10:30 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Made a start on digging plot 1.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Made a start on digging plot 1.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Digging ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Finished off digging plot 1.









15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put and put away the tools (Potting Shed) (Indoors)


Thursday, 28 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.2) Checked to see if they need more hay.
08:50 - 09:10 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse and Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Had a check round and did some watering.
09:10 - 10:30 Moving Red Currants ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
I had a couple of Red Currant bushes in Plot 1 of the veg garden and after seeing some grown against the north facing wall at Ripley Castle last year I thought I would try the same as it seems a better way to grow them. The two bushes that I moved were only two years old so should take no harm from the move.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 11:40 Moving a Tayberry ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
The Red Currants I moved earlier were a little close to the Tayberry so I moved it along the wall a few feet. I only planted it last summer so it should move ok.
11:40 - 12:45 Moved a Black Currant bush ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Now that the red currants are gone from Plot 1 I decided to move one of the new Black Currants along a bit to give it and the other new one more room.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 13:55 Plant Rhubarb ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Plant a new Rhubarb called Victoria.
13:55 - 14:45 Split and replanted one of the old Rhubarbs ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Dug up one of the old Rhubarbs from the east shrub border and split it before moving it to the veg garden. Saved a piece for forcing in the greenhouse.
14:45 - 16:00 Plant the Peach tree ( West Wall ) ( Walled Garden )
Planted the new Peach tree against the east facing wall.
16:00 - 16:10 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) (Indoors)
16:10 - 16:20 See to the bins ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Put out 1 green bin, the black bins are still there full and now overflowing from last week when they once again never got collected. Also put out one recycle tub.



Friday, 29 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Checked and counted the sheep.2) Took across some hay.
08:50 - 09:35 See to the greenhouses ( Greenhouse and Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Had a check round and and planted a root of Rhubarb in a pot for forcing under the greenhouse bench.
09:35 - 10:00 Tidying up ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Tidied one of the benches that was full of Begonia's that had been drying off. Also swept up.
10:00 - 10:20 Took in some logs ( Summer House ) ( Misc )
Took in some logs ready for the beaters shoot day tomorrow.
10:20 - 10:30 Change a light bulb ( Pumpend ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Put a new light bulb in the bathroom.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 11:55 Sweeping up ( Main Drive ) ( Public Gardens )
Swept the main drive and path through the churchyard.
11:55 - 12:45 Harrowing ( North Front ) ( Public Gardens )
Harrowed the gravel on the North Front and in the Courtyard.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Sowing seeds ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Sowed any seeds that it was time for.
15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
16:00 - 16:10 Put away the bins. ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Took back one tub and one green bins, the rest were still overflowing with rubbish.
23:00 - 23:10 Check round ( Greenhouse and Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Had a quick look round and checked the heaters were working as they should be as it was frosty.

Saturday, 30 January 2010
08:30 - 08:40 Check round ( Greenhouse and Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Had a quick look round
21:15 - 21:25 Check round ( Greenhouse and Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )
Had a quick look round and checked the heaters were working as they should be as it was frosty.

Work Book (Week 3).

Hello everyone, here is the latest week from my work book, as you will see most of it has been devoted to pruning the apple and pear trees. Anyway take a look below, maybe there will be a few jobs there that you can do in your garden.

Sunday, 17 January 2010
10:00 - 10:20 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across half a bale of hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
3) Put out some minerals.
10:30 - 11:00 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Took off some dead leaves and flowers.

Monday, 18 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across half a bale of hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
3) Put out some minerals.
08:50 - 09:30 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round.
09:30 - 10:30 Collect Christmas things from the church ( Church ) ( Misc )
Collect the crib, log and trees.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 11:40 Fetch a propane bottle ( Farm ) ( Misc )
This is the 4th bottle I've had.
11:40 - 12:45 Prune the apples and pears ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Made a start on pruning the apple and pear trees in the walled garden.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:30 Prune the apples and pears ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
15:30 - 16:00 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Indoors )
15:30 - 15:50 Pruning ( Indoors )
Pruned some Fuchsia's that I brought from home, they are now in the conservatory waiting to see which ones survived the cold spell.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
Checked and counted the sheep.
08:50 - 09:20 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Took off some dead leaves and flowers.
09:20 - 09:50 Dead head the pansies ( Hall & Pumpend )
09:50 - 10:30 Prune the apples and pears ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Started the big tree near the steps.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Prune the apples and pears ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Continued to prune the fruit trees.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Prune the apples and pears ( Walled Garden )
Finished off the big tree near the steps.
15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Indoors )

Wednesday, 20 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
08:50 - 09:35 Fill logs and coal ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Took in 6 baskets of logs.
09:35 - 09:50 Brought some plants from the Hall ( Glasshouses )
Brought back a Christmas Cactus and Orchid.
09:50 - 10:30 Repair work ( Dog Kennels ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Repaired the bolt on the dog kennel door.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Prune the apples and pears ( East Shrub Border ) ( Walled Garden )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Prune the apples and pears ( East Shrub Border ) ( Walled Garden )
15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )

Thursday, 21 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
08:50 - 09:20 Take the car ( Personal )
09:20 - 09:45 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Checked and watered round.
09:45 - 10:30 Pruning ( East Wall ) ( Walled Garden )
Finished pruning the fruit trees in the walled garden.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Clearing up ( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )
Made a start on clearing up all the prunings from the fruit trees.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:05 Clearing up ( East Shrub Border ) ( Walled Garden )
Finished clearing up the prunings.
15:05 - 15:30 Sorting out Gladioli ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Netted the Gladioli corms, there are just over 80.
15:30 - 15:50 See to the bins ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Put out 7 black bins.
15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Indoors )

Friday, 22 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Put out some minerals.
3) Checked and counted.
08:50 - 09:00 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Had a check round.
09:00 - 09:30 Check round the gatden ( Misc )
Made some notes on what bedding seeds to order.
09:30 - 10:30 Seeing to a seed order ( Home ) ( Misc )
Made a start on putting together the seed orders for the summer bedding.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Continued with the seed order ( Home ) ( Misc )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 13:45 Go to the office ( Misc )
Went for cash I was owed for the peach tree.
13:45 - 14:30 Sowed seeds ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
Sowed Tomato 'Alicante' and Cauliflower 'Mayflower'.
14:30 - 14:40 Clean and put and put away the tools ( Indoors )
14:40 - 16:00 Finished off the seed orders ( Home ) ( Misc )

Saturday, 23 January 2010
10:00 - 10:20 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
10:30 - 10:50 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Had a quick check round.

Work Book (Week 2).

Sunday, 10 January 2010
09:50 - 10:10 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
10:10 - 10:25 Check the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
17:05 - 17:15 Check the heaters are working ok. ( Greenhouses ) ( Glasshouses )

Monday, 11 January 2010
08:30 - 08:55 Lit the fire ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
08:55 - 09:15 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
09:15 - 09:55 Clearing snow ( Front Passage ) ( Public Gardens )
Cleared snow from office steps and front passage.
09:55 - 10:05 See to the bins ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Put the bins back.
10:05 - 10:30 See to logs ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Took in 7 baskets of logs.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Painting ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
Started glossing the third bench.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 16:30 Finished glossing the rails of the third bench ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )

Tuesday, 12 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
3) Took across a few sugar beets.
09:30 - 09:45 Clearing snow ( Potting Shed ) ( Walled Garden )
Cleared snow and ice from the potting shed and greenhouse paths.
09:45 - 10:30 Checking the ved seed order. ( Home ) ( Indoors )
Checking to see what has come and what is still left to be received.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Clearing snow ( Walled Garden )
Clearing snow from the shrubs and hedges as it has become heavy and is crushing some of them under the weight.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 16:00 Tidying up the greenhouses ( Greenhouses ) ( Glasshouses )
Spent the afternoon tidying the plants up in the greenhouse.

Wednesday, 13 January 2010
08:30 - 08:55 Clearing snow and ice ( Front Passage ) ( Public Gardens )
Put down some grit on the office steps and front passage as they were covered in ice.
08:55 - 09:20 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1)Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
3) Put out some minerals.
4) Took across a few shugar beet. The farmer put some in the field just before the snows came but unfortunately he put them at the other end of the field where the sheep don't go when there is snow so I took a few across to the hay racks for them.
09:20 - 10:20 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Did some more tidying in the greenhouse.
10:20 - 10:40 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:40 - 12:40 Painting ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
Painted the metal framework of the third bench.
12:40 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 16:00 Tidying up ( Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Cleared out the conservatory with a view to washing and disinfecting it shortly.

Thursday, 14 January 2010
08:30 - 08:50 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
08:50 - 09:10 Clearing snow and ice ( Front Passage ) ( Public Gardens )
Cleared snow and ice from office steps and front passage.
09:10 - 09:20 See to the greenhouses ( Glasshouses )
Had a look round and did a bit of watering.
09:20 - 10:30 Burning boxes ( Burn Pile ) ( Misc )
Burnt some boxes and other rubbish that was gathering in the barn.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Painting ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
Assembled the second bench.
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 16:00 Tidy up the potting shed ( Potting Shed ) ( Indoors )
The working part of the potting shed was in a mess and needed a tidy ready for seed sowing etc.

Friday, 15 January 2010
08:30 - 08:55 See to the sheep ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
08:55 - 10:30 Power washing ( Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
Power washed the wooden staging, brick walls and floor.
10:30 - 10:50 Break for tea ( Home ) ( Misc )
10:50 - 12:45 Did more work in the conservatory ( Conservatory ) ( Glasshouses )
12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch ( Home ) ( Misc )
13:30 - 15:50 Reasemble the third bench ( Summer House ) ( Indoors )
Assembled the third bench, just needs to have the bolts tightened and touched up with paint as its easier to paint the bolt when they're in place than paint each individual bolt before assembly.
16:00 - 16:30 See to the bins ( Hall ) ( Hall & Pumpend )
Put back the recycle tubs.

Saturday, 16 January 2010
10:10 - 10:30 See to the sheep{Field} ( Field ) ( Misc )
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
10:30 - 10:50 Light the fire ( Summer House ) ( Misc )
There is a shoot today so lit the fire for the beaters.
11:30 - 12:00 See to the fire ( Summer House ) ( Misc )

Work Book (Week 49).

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Work Book (Week 48).

Here are the pages from my work book for this week.