Dived into the polytunnel to hack back triffid toms and pull up a rampant gherkin plant. Removed loads of excess stems bearing just flowers or teeny green toms as we have more than enough already ripe and on their way to feed us and both sets of neighbours.
Found 2 more cucs and a galia melon hiding and a lone yellow pepper. With any luck the extra light will help more peppers ripen. Dug up one and a bit rows of Charlottes but my goodness there was as much bindweed root and wild avens as there were potatoes. OH is supposed to weed veggie beds.......
Now have 8 litres of chopped, big beefy tomatoes reducing down to make passata and 2 trays of small ones drying in the oven and a whole lot of little yellow heritage pear-shaped toms called Poire Jaune to nibble. They are very cute to look at and taste scrummy.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I haven't done any proper gardening for some time, apart from watering, deadheading and pulling out bits of bindweed. Had the family, 11 grandchildren staying, son & family still here. But I managed to weed the GH early yesterday morning before it got too hot.
Been up to 37° in Dordogne. Had one lot of storms and heavy rain, another lot expected tonight. The tomatoes timed it right for feeding the family, ditto cucumbers. Had the first corn on the cob this evening.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I also tied in and added support to gladioli, dead-headed plants, did some weeding, watered the front garden. Planted out young perennials, picked more sweet peas.
Shifted my asparagus from front garden to back, in the beds with gladioli and grape.
Unearthed a load of wild arum tubers.
Unbuilt and rebuilt a garden storage unit from back garden through to front. Going to be used for rubbish. Lost about four screws! Might put another one out front as well. Thinking about decorating them with mint and lavender.
Need to pick up all the windfall apples that haven’t rotted. Maybe try to make some apple juice.
Thanks Busylizzie. You have been busy - 11 grandchildren to stay! I've only got two and still get exhausted when they come to stay. OH kindly dug out an old rosemary and climbing rose for me in the raised wall border - both had got too big. I'm sad about the rose because it was the beautiful Mme Alfred Carriere, but I hadn't appreciated just how vigorous it could grow, kept throwing out huge whippy shoots all the time which I then couldn't reach to tie in. I've dunked the rootball (what's left of it) in a bucket of water as can't decide whether to bin it or plant it elsewhere. Beautiful flowers though.
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Found 2 more cucs and a galia melon hiding and a lone yellow pepper. With any luck the extra light will help more peppers ripen. Dug up one and a bit rows of Charlottes but my goodness there was as much bindweed root and wild avens as there were potatoes. OH is supposed to weed veggie beds.......
Now have 8 litres of chopped, big beefy tomatoes reducing down to make passata and 2 trays of small ones drying in the oven and a whole lot of little yellow heritage pear-shaped toms called Poire Jaune to nibble. They are very cute to look at and taste scrummy.
Hope you are OK, Lizzie.
I haven't done any proper gardening for some time, apart from watering, deadheading and pulling out bits of bindweed. Had the family, 11 grandchildren staying, son & family still here. But I managed to weed the GH early yesterday morning before it got too hot.
Been up to 37° in Dordogne. Had one lot of storms and heavy rain, another lot expected tonight. The tomatoes timed it right for feeding the family, ditto cucumbers. Had the first corn on the cob this evening.
Unearthed a load of wild arum tubers.
Unbuilt and rebuilt a garden storage unit from back garden through to front. Going to be used for rubbish. Lost about four screws! Might put another one out front as well. Thinking about decorating them with mint and lavender.
Need to pick up all the windfall apples that haven’t rotted. Maybe try to make some apple juice.
OH kindly dug out an old rosemary and climbing rose for me in the raised wall border - both had got too big. I'm sad about the rose because it was the beautiful Mme Alfred Carriere, but I hadn't appreciated just how vigorous it could grow, kept throwing out huge whippy shoots all the time which I then couldn't reach to tie in. I've dunked the rootball (what's left of it) in a bucket of water as can't decide whether to bin it or plant it elsewhere. Beautiful flowers though.
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I'm constantly deadheading,but moved a rose,and split more rockery plants today.Really enjoyed doing it too,as the temp was perfect!