@Jacqueline29 lovely pictures. What is the name of the last plant with the pink growth. ......I can't make out if they are flowers or new leaves. It's beautiful.
Volunteer day at Capel yesterday, foliar feeding of ericaceous shrubs & planting more ground cover. V busy with lots of visitors it was only later I realised why there were so many young children (schools closed for voting duh). Did anyone hear John Humphreys on R4 -the item was about Oak processionary moth but he mentioned that Box moth had already attacked in his garden. Sure enough I found one caterpillar on a box ball at Capel so watch out if you have any Box. Off to Allotments as soon as I can get myself in gear, already watered greenhouse & all the pots on the patio here.
Haven't posted for a bit, went to our cottage in Norfolk, tidied up the tiny garden there.
Now back in France, so much weeding to do. I've made a start on weeding the flower garden which I will be opening on 17th June for charity.
This is what's happening in the veg garden. Broad beans are growing, mangetout peas and sugar snaps re-sown as mice ate them. Onions growing, red and yellow. Runner beans in pots in the GH, ditto tomatoes and peppers, courgettes and cucumbers just starting to come up in their pots. Sweetcorn and purple sprouting are sown.
Had loads of purple sprouting broccoli, now gone to flower, must dig it up. A deer got into the veg garden when the gate was left open by the House Sitter in March and it ate the perpetual spinach, but it grew back, now it's just starting to bolt but still plenty to eat.
The bit that isn't yet planted, waiting for the more tender plants, is horrid, like crazy paving as it was sodden in winter and is now drying out, clay - although it has had loads of compost and manure added over the years. Will have to rotovate it.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Fergus , liked the seed packet bunting , had a great holiday in West Canda many years ago Lots of gardening this week , tidying up plus cut lawns plus visits to Allotment , on holiday from next week . O/H sorted out green house
@Busy-Lizzie Box moth caterpillar - the only thing you can do is use a contact insecticide & hope you get them all. Same as you the purple sprouting has all gone to flower now. Planted more green Calibrese, some lettuce and climbing French Beans Cobra, given in exchange for some of my Calibrese plants. Spent most of the rest of time strimming down long grass on paths & in areas I haven't managed to cultivate yet.
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Couldn't seem to put any words into my previous post, so here they are!
(Those are my two photos above.)
We live in W. Canada; the weather has been hit and miss, but we're finally having some warmer days.
Up to 20C today. Rain and cooler tomorrow.
I made some bunting out of empty seed packets to jazz up the back of the vegetable beds area.
All the greens are growing like mad, so I have row covers over them this year to protect them from cabbage moths.
The potatoes are way up in their bags too!
Did anyone hear John Humphreys on R4 -the item was about Oak processionary moth but he mentioned that Box moth had already attacked in his garden. Sure enough I found one caterpillar on a box ball at Capel so watch out if you have any Box.
Off to Allotments as soon as I can get myself in gear, already watered greenhouse & all the pots on the patio here.
My son has box moth, what can you do about it?
Haven't posted for a bit, went to our cottage in Norfolk, tidied up the tiny garden there.
Now back in France, so much weeding to do. I've made a start on weeding the flower garden which I will be opening on 17th June for charity.
This is what's happening in the veg garden. Broad beans are growing, mangetout peas and sugar snaps re-sown as mice ate them. Onions growing, red and yellow. Runner beans in pots in the GH, ditto tomatoes and peppers, courgettes and cucumbers just starting to come up in their pots. Sweetcorn and purple sprouting are sown.
Had loads of purple sprouting broccoli, now gone to flower, must dig it up. A deer got into the veg garden when the gate was left open by the House Sitter in March and it ate the perpetual spinach, but it grew back, now it's just starting to bolt but still plenty to eat.
The bit that isn't yet planted, waiting for the more tender plants, is horrid, like crazy paving as it was sodden in winter and is now drying out, clay - although it has had loads of compost and manure added over the years. Will have to rotovate it.
Watered everything by hose.
Picked a few weeds out of the new beds. Looks like my neighbours Ivy Tree is dropping it’s fruit into my beds.
Thought about fixing my carts tyre puncture.
Laid on lounger, enjoyed the sun.
Lots of gardening this week , tidying up plus cut lawns plus visits to Allotment , on holiday from next week . O/H sorted out green house
Planted more green Calibrese, some lettuce and climbing French Beans Cobra, given in exchange for some of my Calibrese plants. Spent most of the rest of time strimming down long grass on paths & in areas I haven't managed to cultivate yet.