The great 2018 bulb-repotting marathon is upon me. All the several hundred pots of dormant bulbs in the greenhouse and frames below need to be emptied and the bulbs cleaned and moved into fresh soil before the end of August. Normally this takes about two weeks. Due to my work schedule this year I have 5 days. Therefore from tomorrow evening until next thursday I will be away from WP.
However, a certain little furry buddy of mine has kindly agreed to post during the weekend, and I may schedule a quick geeky plant post too.
For those who have not met her before, this is my little furry buddy – Molly. She is normally more conscious than this….but considerably less well-behaved.
Wow, wishing you a smooth transition and successfull clean up
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I’m excited to read what Molly has to say! 😀 I hope you get a chance to read at some point. 😉
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I expect I will pop in from time to time😉
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By the way! That is quite a task. Lots if work. Hope you have help. 👍
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Just me. Normally Susan helps but the heatwave means she is staying indoors as much as she can. I don’t mind the heat.
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Wow! I hope you enjoy it. I like trimming hedges. It feels empowering and I it feels great when I’ve accomplished something that is healing both to me and to the hedges.
Happy Thursday!
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I do enjoy it, and thank you. Happy Thursday to you too!
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Wow! What a task! I don’t envy you. 😂 Aww – Molly! What else is there to say except that I look forward to her upcoming post! 😄
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She is looking forward to it too!
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Aw, she is gorgeous!
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Even though she is not my dog she means the world to me.
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Oooh poor little thing -I’m taking about Molly here. 😉 She looks so exhausted from the heat. Seriously, I’m sending you lots of good vibes, Darren. You have so much repotting to do in such a short time. I wish I was there to give you a hand. Then again we would probably laugh so much that we wouldn’t get much work done. Still hot in the UK? Have an ice cream, my friend! 🍦
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She is suffering Dominique. And yes, the heat continues. I see in the news this morning that your heatwave is also continuing.
I wish you were here too!
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Yes, It’s pretty hot down here too. And guess what? Our air conditioner broke yesterday. Nice timing. The repairer must come today thankfully. Ouf!
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Air con is rare in the uk as it is only hot enough a few days a year normally. Keep cool. Eat ice-cream😄
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Any other tips. I already done the ice cream thing. 😄
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Cold showers? Go for a swim? Visit my nice cool 18c lab?
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Third option sounds delightful! Hihi…
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😄😄😄
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Ah, that is the Hogwarts of the Harried Potter! Give Mols a hug from me, and of course, Greta and Walter send tail-wagging lickies!
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This made me giggle!
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At least have a helper….sort of. 🙂
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Hi Sweet Molly!!!
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Woof, woof, gizza biscuit, woof!
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Good luck and Molly is so gorgeous I am glad you got a little helper there xoxo Cris
https://photosbycris.blogspot.com/2018/07/hello-my-beautiful-friends-winter-days.html
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Thank you Cris❤
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Enjoy your time in the greenhouse! What a treat it will be when they bloom! I am looking forward to seeing more of Molly. Hopefully she can stay cool. I must admit I’m ready for the heatwave to end, I have a nursery of weeds that have bloomed in my gardens. Love and hugs😘💗
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Thank you Lisa😄.
Not many weeds here despite the heat. No rain for two months means weed seeds are not germinating😄.
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No weeds 💗💗 The weather has been quite odd this year. 😊
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Aw, the hard part of gardening! Good luck and I hope it goes fast for you🌼
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Thank you. I quite enjoy the job really but less happy about having to rush it. Our PhD student managed to unintentionally feel guilty for taking even these few days because it will be hard for her to get the data she needs before she goes on vacation for two whole weeks later in the month!
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How did she manage to get a vacation as a PhD candidate? I only got maternity leave (twice😉). Obviously she is better at negotiating than I was!!
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I think she would regard your method of getting time off as perhaps a little extreme! The nature of her PhD means that all her field and experimental work has to be in spring. Feel a bit sorry for her in one respect. Her PhD is on the effect of Neonicotinoid pesticides in birds but the government has just banned them. Thankfully she got this years sampling done first.
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To save time I think you can set a no comments option on posts Darren, have fun!!
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Thanks Marie. I considered that but will use self discipline and just not spend all day on here!
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Molly is really the perfect name for her, she Looks like a Molly!! You have a lot of work ahead of you, but something tells me you will enjoy it! Happy gardening. 🙂
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Thank you Jen. She has other, less polite, names sometimes. For some reason today she decided to eat mud from round the pond.
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yes, they can certainly earn less polite names at times, lol!
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Good luck with getting it all done. I look forward to Molly’s posts 😄
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We miss Molly😍🐶
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Hope everything goes smoothly,in the meanwhile we will enjoy Molly s posts😍🐶
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