Top Dressing

MY WORK BOOK

Office work

  08:20-09:00 (Home) 

Sorted out my calendar for this week. Arranged jobs that need to be done the week if possible.

See to the sheep

  09:00-09:20 (Field) 

1) Took across some hay.

2) Put out some minerals.

3) Checked and counted the sheep. The first lambs were born yesterday.

Remove the fleece

  09:20-09:25 (West Wall) 

Remove the fleece from the Peach tree.

See to the greenhouses

  09:25-10:20 

Checked and watered round.

Watering

10:20-10:30 (Dowager House)

Watered the window boxes

Break time

10:30-10:50 (Home) 

Strimming

  10:50-11:45 (Public Gardens) 

Strimmed round where I can't get with the mowers.

Tidy up the gravel

  11:45-12:35 (Courtyard) 

We had some bikers round yesterday causing havoc skiding up the gravel and speeding around the place so I need to clear it off the grass and level it all out.

See to the greenhouses

  12:35-12:45 

Did some damping down as it was quite warm today.

Lunch time

12:45-13:30 (Home) 

Add more plants to the stone trough

  13:30-14:00 

North Front

Put in some blue primula's

Top dress the Hosta's

14:00-14:20 (Church Gate) 

Top dressed with chicken manure pellets and worked in with the hoe.

Planting

14:20-14:45 (North Front)

Planted some Polyanthus by the rock garden steps.

Top dress the roses

14:45-16:45 (North Front)

Top dressed the big bed with rose fertiliser and the rest with chicken manure pellets.

Clean and put away the tools

  16:45-16:55 (Potting shed) 

Clean, oil and put away any tools used today, also tidy the potting shed.

Cover the Peach tree

  16:55-17:00 (West Wall) 

Cover the Peach tree to guard against any frost damage to the flowers.

See to the greenhouses

  17:00-17:05 

Check round and close the air vents.