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February 2018
Details of what was sown/planted in February
For February 2018 weather summary
Details of our February harvest
Archive for previous years' diaries dating from 2007 can be accessed by clicking here
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
1 - 4 February
Visited the lot to harvest vegetables
Sprayed fruit trees with winter wash
Tidied some of the rhubarb clumps
Sowed seeds from the clivia
Snowdrops starting to open
Buds starting to swell on some fruit bushes
5 - 11 February
Hyacinths are in flower
Hellebores are flowering
Garrya tassels are fully open
Clivia seeds are shooting
Apricot has flower buds
Alliums and tulips are pushing through
A sudden stratospheric warming
12 - 18 February
Had a sprinkling of snow
Visited the plot to cut back the hawthorn tree and buddleias
Did some more tidying
Male and female flowers of cobnut are open
Second attempt at growing clivias
Not my idea of a beautiful day
19 - 25 February
Visited plot to cut up hawthorn prunings for pea sticks
Harvested to replenish vegetable sticks at home
Moved seed potatoes from greenhouse to the porch as hard frosts predicted
Crocuses starting to flower
Some narcissus in bud
Apricot blossom is swelling
Had a day in the Yorkshire Dales.
Not much snow so far this week
26 - 28 February
It snowed and temperatures were way below freezing.
Forecast correct - snow showers
It may be some time before we go positive again